Aston Villa vs Burnley Post-Match Thread

[PeterWithesShin]

Brilliant.  We have a Cup final to look forward too and decide to churn ought two dismal displays.  What a farcical football club we have become.

A couple of weeks ago some folks didn't want us going into it on the back of 4 straight wins.

[ez]

As we finished 17th i'd be interested to see where the bookies have us next season.

[ciggiesnbeer]

Strange game. I do not understand Sherwood's thinking at all. Rested players who needed game time, played players who needed rest. If he wanted us to go into next week with a confidence builder that didnt work either.

Oh well, we are safe but it was odd all around.

[PeterWithesShin]

Couple of questions for those saying how shit it is etc.

At the start of the season, would you have taken finishing 17th with an FA Cup final to come?

Think back to Hull, just how much would you take have taken 17th and an FA Cup final to come?

It's been a crap league season, it is all going to end in glory!

[CJ]

Tired performance from a tired looking team with one eye on next Saturday. Not sure why he played N'Zogbia at left back - I know Richardson is injured but is Cissokho too? And I thought Bennett had impressed in training? Not brilliant options but at least they are left backs and Charlie patently isn't. Also don't know why Gabby merits a place in the team. Playing Steer was a bit of a slap in the face for Guzan I thought - Given is apparently injured, and with Steer cup-tied I thought Guzan could have done with a game. All in all it was just a bit.....meh. Still, we've scraped across the line and we've got next Saturday to look forward t - just hope we turn up.

[ChicagoLion]

Strange game. I do not understand Sherwood's thinking at all. Rested players who needed game time, played players who needed rest. If he wanted us to go into next week with a confidence builder that didnt work either.

Oh well, we are safe but it was odd all around.

Agree think TS got it completely wrong. Gave Gabby and Baker a game which was correct.

Should have played Sinclair Gill Lowton Westwood Hutton Senderos.

[ciggiesnbeer]

Strange game. I do not understand Sherwood's thinking at all. Rested players who needed game time, played players who needed rest. If he wanted us to go into next week with a confidence builder that didnt work either.

Oh well, we are safe but it was odd all around.

Agree think TS got it completely wrong. Gave Gabby and Baker a game which was correct.

Should have played Sinclair Gill Lowton Westwood Hutton Senderos.

Agreed. Lowton actually played well last time he was given a run out, same for Gil. Senderos I have no  idea, his small injury took him out for the rest of the season. Just weird.

I am sure Sherwood had a plan for today but whatever it was it didnt work in my eyes.

[Toronto Villa]

Brilliant.  We have a Cup final to look forward too and decide to churn ought two dismal displays.  What a farcical football club we have become.

How does that make us a farcical football club? What a load of melodramatic nonsense. We played poorly in two games having played overall really very well for about two months. It's disappointing heading into the cup final this way but it doesn't at all make us a farce of a club. And it is entirely possible that the players mentally took their foot off the pedal once safety was all but assured after West Ham. They could put in a completely different display next weekend. We simply don't know. Whether we won the last two weeks or lost the games as we did Arsenal will be a very tough game. Nothing changes that.

[PeterWithesShin]

Nice thing about selling is meeting people. Nice to meet Dave Shelley for the first time, and seeing John E, TimTheVillain and a few others besides the usual suspects again.

[dekko]

We looked like a team that had nothing to play for, are knackered, and have a cup final in a week.

Disappointing that the last league game of the season went this way but hey ho, FA CUP FINAL next week......

[andyh]

Yes, it was a very poor result.
But, I accept the mitigating circumstances: Safety already achieved; Both eyes on the FA cup final next week.
In addition to this, their keeper had an absolute stormer, and they really did park the bus, with 11 behind the ball every time we were in their half (95%of the game).

It would have been nice to go into next week with a confidence boosting win, but to be honest, I don't see how today's result will influence next week in any way.

So, onto next week, and let's hope the powers that be ensure we never have to go through the same shit we have had to go through for the last 4 years.

[Percy McCarthy]

just didnt get it tactically today.

nzogbia? just why

if he starts with gabby on sat we are fucked

We are big underdogs next week. Gabby could play like he did today or destroy them on his own. I'd be tempted to pick him.

[KRS]

Very strange day. Flat performance from the players and the fans.

We need to turn up and get stuck into them next week otherwise we're going to get humiliated.

[ChicagoLion]

Gabby has been injured so not match fit. Good to give him a run out today and ready for next week.

[Malandro]

I couldn't care less about today. The club is safe and it's all about the FA cup now.
Grealish winner would be a dream.