Southampton vs Aston Villa post-match thread

[Toronto Villa]

I fucking hate this

Kevin Mac tonight "We came with a game plan and frustrated one of the form teams in the Premier League,”

How about a fucking game plan to beat one of the form teams in the Premier League? I'm sick to death of us being scared. Is it too much to ask to be the Dom and not the sub once in a while? We're like the fucking gimp.

[aj2k77]

Kev, nice guy, good with kids, hasn't got a fucking clue in the big league though. Beats at Spurs and Man City coming up.

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

I fucking hate this

Kevin Mac tonight "We came with a game plan and frustrated one of the form teams in the Premier League,”

How about a fucking game plan to beat one of the form teams in the Premier League? I'm sick to death of us being scared. Is it too much to ask to be the Dom and not the sub once in a while? We're like the fucking gimp.

Couldn't agree more TV.
Thought this was a great chance for KMac - or any stand-in/new man to show what he believes...he was in a totally no-lose situation.
And he picks a weird, "nothing" team to try to win a knock-out cup tie, ffs, with total deference to the opposition and how superior they are!
FFS!


Hope it says more about him than it does about the club.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

If we put a half ambitious side out tonight we could very well have won that.

Agreed, 100%.

Instead it was so conservative. It's like a virus has infected the club and manager after manager is forced to play shit depressing football.

Again, sadly true. I'm so bored of this shit. Watching the Villa these last 15 years has become such a chore. I fucking hate the pointlessness (can I say that?) of our football. Maybe if I filled my belly with good ale before the game it wouldn't seem so bad but I watch the games cold, stone sober.

Lerner just needs to get one management appointment right. After that, everything thing will fall into place but right now I really fear we're going down. I'm actually scared to look at the new manager thread in case we've been turned down by Garde and even he will have his work cut out.

The only positive I can take from tonight was our fans. Love and respect to you all (except the two muppets in the wigs and the fat slaphead on the coach).

[N'Zimidy]

-------------Guzan-----------------
Hutton---Richards--Okore---Amavi
Gil----Gana-----Sanchez----Grealish
---------Ayew-----Kozak-----------

Or put Gil in behind a lone striker with Adama on the right.
Or play Gana Sanchez Veretout in the middle and go 4-3-3.

Or do anything really, just don't start Gabby, Lescott, Gestede, Richardson, Westwood or Bacuna. Not even one; let alone all of them at once you stupid twerps. 

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

"twerps" is about right.


Fu*k it.
I'm going to bed.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Oh, almost forgot. Scott Sinclair? Can you please fuck off. You're not a footballer. You're shit. Your control makes Gabby look like Messi. I hated you but tried to like you but do you know what? You're fucking worse than I originally thought you were.*




*I've no objections bringing him off the bench to take penalties.

[adam#1]

When are we going to play players in a normal formation in their normal position? How about Ayew and Gestede up front,  Sinclair Left wing, Gil right, Veretout and Gueye central, Hutton Rb, Amavi Lb and Clark/ Okore cbs. And then let them play a few games.

It works on FIFA 16.

Maybe thats the problem, all the Managers have got the team set to professional difficulty and not Semi-Pro. I win a lot more in Semi-Pro mode....

[PeterWithesShin]

One of the form teams? They are 10th in current form. Admittedly anyone is in form compared to us, but jeeze.

[Toronto Villa]

How on earth are the players going to gain confidence if the coaches send them out not to lose? Not to express themselves. Set up to contain. Don't get beat. Stop the opposition from playing. Frustrate them. Fucking hell. How did it or when did it happen that we became so soft and subservient? Tonight was an opportunity to say fuck our league form. Let's go for it and whatever happens, happens. Instead new bloke, same routine. It's so draining.

[PeterWithesShin]

At least I can see what he was trying to do even if I disagree with it. Makes a change from wondering wtf the plan was after each game.

[Ron Manager]

Kevin MacDonald is a good kids coach. He failed as a manager at Swindon leaving citing personal problems.He clearly cannot cope with the mental pressure of looking after the first team.

Mr Fox for gods sake we need a manager who can accept responsibility have full control over incoming transfers and who can sort out this bloody shambles of a club.

It is unfortunate but that manager is probably Nigel Pearson.

[Salsa Party Animal]

and noticed Tony Parkes is still working with us ? Why are we keeping him instead of letting him go among with Team Sherwood ?

[ciggiesnbeer]

and noticed Tony Parkes is still working with us ? Why are we keeping him instead of letting him go among with Team Sherwood ?

I dunno but I have always appreciated his level of emotion and engagement during games.

[mr underhill]

but in the absence of results, so what. And I don't mean to be cruel - it's just that now more than ever, we can't carry passengers.