Aston Villa vs. West Brom Post-Debacle Thread

[mr underhill]

that has a certain ring to it

[Phil from the upper holte]

In fairness, there's been plenty on here saying play Gabby today and Tuesday,

The fact Gabby was 17/2 1st goalscorer tells you all you need to know. I was stupid enough to back him, that tells you more

[warleyboy]

Feel so sorry for you guys, as I said last week, I could not stomach anymore, after last weeks performance.
Didn't go, didn't watch, and I feel better for it.
Although I expected us to draw rather than lose. I'm afraid i will stick with my observation that Blues will beat us next week, sounds like they may put a few past us.
They have everything to gain from thrashing us.
I have not watched any footy this week as TS tactical naivity has had me curled in a corner with my straight jacket on.
I'll be staying away for the foreseeable future, once TS is gone, I may return.
I feel I can watch Tuesday from my living room chair and really not give a toss, because obviously Tim don't, I hope for the fans we can scrape it.
Only slim chance of survival this year is Gana and Traore staying fit.

[Ads]

If you don't care, why are you boring us on here telling us how much you don't care.

[citizenDJ]

Well I was trying (and not doing too badly) to remain upbeat but I've just spotted that in his post -match comments Sherwood refers to himself in the third person ("Tim Sherwood is at his best when backed into a corner" - from the Guardian), so my patience with him is reduced drastically.

[Hookeysmith]

I want T'S to do well. I like the players he has bought in the main. I think the players play for him. I just hope that it is down to the fact he is as new and inexperienced as some of the players. We bought on Rudy so you have to play to his one strength. Gil was shattered and looked to the bench to come off. Bacuna gave us some width and produced ghe best cross of ghe game for RG to head over. We started slowly and they had a few chances. Once they got their lucky goal it was revert to type. A lot of teams better than us fail to break teams like this down when they pack out their half of the pitch. I feel it's still work in progress but just want us to be away from the bottom of ghe table for a change. I know it's a cliché but there really are not any easy games in the premiership any more. West ham Leicester Swansea are all evidence of that

[lukey27]

It looks to me like Gana got injured and we have literally got no backup plan. That formation with that personnel does us absolutely no favours at all.

Sanchez and Westwood as a central two are hopelessly exposed. I actually thought Sanchez had his best game for us at Palace when Gana was in there and we played narrower, but in what is a bastardised version of 4-4-2 he looks like the headless chicken we had for much of last year.

4-3-3 has to be the way to go. Gil and Grealish are not wingers in that formation and were hung out to dry. We had none of the ball first half, yet played it long again and again.

Gestede came on and we never once played to his strengths. The sarcastic cheers when he headed a ball midway through the second half were pathetic. The kid needs to play in a 4-3-3 and we need pace and width wide.

At the moment it looks criminal that he hasn't signed another central midfield player and striker. We're scratching around for options with Gana out. Veretout is the only fit option really unless he puts Clark or Ilori in there.

Worrying yesterday that he thought we could control a game with a central two of Westwood and Sanchez with no extra protection. It's basics and it's not the first time.

I'd go as far to say we won't win another game if he persists, why aren't his coaches telling him. I've seen very little in game flexibility / formation changes since he's been here.

[PaulWinch again]

If you don't care, why are you boring us on here telling us how much you don't care.

It must be a luxury not caring. I wish I didn't care!

[Ads]

It became all the rage last year for whoppers to come on here and drone on about how they'd be doing their washing or trimming their rose bush rather than be watching the Villa, with some boss eyed smugness.

If you don't care, fuck off.

[aj2k77]

Down again about the Villa. Thought we were terrible most of the game. I know there's a lot of Westwood fans on this site but imo he's fucking terrible. How often have we seen a midfield with him at the centre of it completely outplayed? It's like playing with 10 men with him he has such little effect on the game. If Veretout isn't good enough to displace him in the team then he's a bum signing and another huge waste of money.

Get Veretout in the team. Get Ilori in the team. Sort the fucking ''strike force'' out, it's embarrassing. Gabby as a lone striker? Pull the other one, for fucks sake, stop buying in to this Gabby Villa man legend shit Sherwood, he's finished. Try Ayew in his favoured position at least, this is shit we should have been doing pre season, not groping in the dark nearly two months in to the season trying to work out how to form an attack.

Amavi, put your foot in, you let yourself down.

All in all another shambolic mess, crap start to the season and it looks like we will be doing another Wigan around Easter time. Plus point, Guzan didn't throw one in to the net this week for them and Gil looks like he can play football, shame about the rest of them.

[PaulTheVillan]

It became all the rage last year for whoppers to come on here and drone on about how they'd be doing their washing or trimming their rose bush rather than be watching the Villa, with some boss eyed smugness.

If you don't care, fuck off.

I'm sure everyone cares, it's just cooler to act like you don't care   

[PaulTheVillan]

If you don't care, fuck off.

This should be a note to the players.

[Ron Manager]

As an aside to yesterday can anyone who sits in the Trinity confirm Wilkins was in attendance?. I couldn't see him yesterday, but my eyesight isn't the best, and I couldn't place him this morning on the tele.

[The Edge]

Feel so sorry for you guys, as I said last week, I could not stomach anymore, after last weeks performance.
Didn't go, didn't watch, and I feel better for it.
Although I expected us to draw rather than lose. I'm afraid i will stick with my observation that Blues will beat us next week, sounds like they may put a few past us.
They have everything to gain from thrashing us.
I have not watched any footy this week as TS tactical naivity has had me curled in a corner with my straight jacket on.
I'll be staying away for the foreseeable future, once TS is gone, I may return.
I feel I can watch Tuesday from my living room chair and really not give a toss, because obviously Tim don't, I hope for the fans we can scrape it.
Only slim chance of survival this year is Gana and Traore staying fit.

thats ok then. You just desert the sinking ship and leave the rest of us to battle on.You can come back and join the party when things are better

[kippaxvilla2]

If you don't care, why are you boring us on here telling us how much you don't care.

Even if he doesn't care, he's entitled to state on here in a non caring manner that he no longer cares.  I think.