Southampton vs Aston Villa post-match thread

[tj66]

They just asked Kmac how he had to approach the job as a caretaker -"Try to enjoy myself" he said and "get the players to enjoy themselves" !!
. . . . not what I thought the job was.

[myf]

Disappointing from kmac. A great opportunity to make some exciting changes and he reverts to an average starting 11 all over the pitch. Frankly quite bizarre.

At least we have a weekend without having to endure this reoccurring nightmare, but I can't help feeling it's going to get a lot worse over the next few weeks regardless of who's in charge ...

[Clampy]

Only just realised we actually scored a goal as I turned off the radio dead on 90 minutes.

Sinclair continuing his act of somehow ending this on 15 goals despite doing fcuk all.

He wasn't any worse than anyone else.

[django]

I don't know what our intentions are from the way we play. Hutton is our most consistent attacking threat, I can see what he's trying to do, he's technically limited but a good athlete and a willing runner. Gestede, as useless as he is in most aspects of his play, I get that he's here to do, nod in any aerial opportunities.

But in the rest of our play I don't know what the other players are trying to do. We seem to have loads of players who are much of a muchness players who are caught between being; defenders or midfielders, (bacuna, Richardson, amavi?) forwards who are neither wide or central, goalscorers or providers (gabby, Sinclair, ayew?) midfielders who neither sit well or get forward (Westwood, Sanchez, veretout?)

Whoever comes in needs to decide who does what and drill it into these fuckers, they aren't adaptable, they need to learn one specific job to the best of their limited abilities. Grealish, gana,  and Gil have to be involved every game they can physically play in because they are our best quality players.

[brontebilly]

We were ok without looking threatening.

We don't have great players, or that many good ones. But I've seen most of them do good things occasionally. I really think that a manager who manages to find the right system for the right players could keep us up but we need them to find tote system pretty fucking quickly.

Agreed, its clear that system isnt 442 and it really doesnt look like Rudy Gestede is going to work for us either.

Grealish confirmed tonight that on the left is where he needs to play but we need him further forward.

We simply have to play 4231, fair enough if we need to bring Gestede or a forward on but we need to work on 4231 and finding players to nail down their positions. Amavi should be left back but has played his way out of the side by jumping out of tackles consistently, until he man's up he should stay on the bench.

Thought our back four did well tonight but a midfield two of Sanchez/Westwood isnt mobile enough. Thought Westwood had a decent game mind. We had no threat up top all night, bar Grealish threatening on the left and Ayew's run at the end.

For Spurs

----------------Guzan
Hutton, Richards, Clark, Richardson
---------Sanchez, Gueye-------
Gil/Traore, Veretout, Grealish
-------------Ayew--------------

[Percy McCarthy]

At least we have a weekend without having to endure this reoccurring nightmare

Monday is coming like a jail on wheels.

[Batman]

When I was a kid I lived for the villa, I would have gave my life for the club
Over the last few years I didn't bother with a season ticket because I've been priced out of the game
If I needed a new shirt or coat or anything like that my first stop was the Villa shop because I wanted to show the badge as often as possible

These days I buy my shirts and coats from asda and I didn't even realise that the villa were playing until 1/2 hour before kick off and even then I didn't know who we were playing until we kicked off.

This isn't so much a statement on the villa but more football in general...I just don't care anymore, the big boys are the big boys and everyone else will get swallowed up without a second thought, I love the villa and always will, 13 season tickets and 4 trips to wembley (only winning one of them) and now I just don't really care.

I am lucky that I have found other hobbies/interests that can take up a hell of a lot of my thinking time, I have to admit though that without football my Saturday afternoons are extremely boring without football to hold my interest but I manage to get by.

Can I just take this moment to say thanks to the money men who have spoilt one of my passions

cheers thanks that is all

[kippaxvilla2]

I think everyone is just punch drunk nowadays.

[mr underhill]

I know what you mean Batman, those moneymen are Robin bastards

[Ads]

Westwood was his usual absent self. He is utter toss defensively and leaves us wide open time and time again. The way Southampton drifted off him was no surprise. He's garbage going forwards, no drive, the crabby little git. Get him back in the 4th division where he belongs.

[LTA]

Like lots of others on here, have a lot of time for Kevin Mac.

However, I was very suprised at how cautious the selection was.  We were probably the better side in the first half and I thought we could have maybe honest for it a bit more in the second.  He had nothing to lose tonight, but it was a bad error of judgment.

[LukeJames]

I know what you mean Batman, those moneymen are Robin bastards

Absolute Joker!

[django]

I'd pick the same team brontebilly. I'd have picked it for the last few weeks but what do I know.

[caster troy]

Another dark knight for Villa fans.

[ciggiesnbeer]

Actually I rather enjoyed how we played for most of the game. Harsh to lose that I thought.