Chelsea vs Aston Villa Match Thread

[PaulWinch again]

How Westwood continues to take corners is beyond me.

[JUAN PABLO]

mourinho pus his hand up and then theres a card  - cnut

[JUAN PABLO]

I fucking hate these

[brontebilly]

Grealish totally anonymous since half time.

We are really going to struggle to get goals again this term im afraid.

[kippaxvilla2]

Never thought I'd pray for a Sunderland equaliser.  7 points adrift in mid October is really fcukin scary.

Bournemouth only have 8 points and are 4-1 down at Citeh - we are only 4 points adrift. We are 7 points behind the Stripeys.

That makes me feel slightly better.

[SamTheMouse]

Gestede is a decent striker but he's simply not suited to this squad or style of play. We're trying to play fairly tippy-tappy stuff, largely through the middle or down the channels. Gestede needs wingers who can scoot to the bye-line and drill crosses over. Players like Townsend or Lennon, funnily enough.

Although our signings have been pretty decent in terms of quality, I would question what system they were purchased to play in. Did Sherwood specify how he wanted to play, with Almstadt and co then going away to identify appropriate signings? Or did Almstadt decide on a style of play and then expect Sherwood to follow it?

To me, it doesn't look like there was enough consultation over the summer. It looks a mess.

[claret and blue blood]

Sherwood should have gone after Stoke if they don't sack him now they never will

[CJ]

How Westwood continues to take corners is beyond me.

How he keeps getting in the team is beyond me. Championship player at a stretch

[aj2k77]

At least the 'but we only lose by 1 goal' brigade will shut up.

It will be the 'it was Chelsea, what did you expect' argument.

It sure will. Next week it will be Swansea are in good form and have been stable for years, the week after it's Everton, great club really good team and decent manager, then it's Spurs, who have spent more than us so what do we expect.

We have to wait until we play Bournemouth or Watford at home.

[pauliewalnuts]

They're not going to sack him

[VillaAlways]

Sherwood should have gone after Stoke if they don't sack him now they never will

He will go after we lose to Swansea

[Exeter 77]

Never thought I'd pray for a Sunderland equaliser.  7 points adrift in mid October is really fcukin scary.

Bournemouth only have 8 points and are 4-1 down at Citeh - we are only 4 points adrift. We are 7 points behind the Stripeys.

That makes me feel slightly better.

It probably doesn't really but I know what you mean.

[VillaAlways]

They're not going to sack him

They will, they'll have to.

[Stu]

The team has no confidence; they look like they're waiting for the axe to fall and have no answer at all to going behind. No belief, no clue.

[JUAN PABLO]

Guzan needs dropping next game