Remi Garde - Departs Aston Villa

[Clampy]

He went with the same side that won last time out which was fair enough I thought.

[ChicagoLion]

I was surprised Bacuna started the second half, he then went on to gift the 3rd goal.

[rob_bridge]

He went with the same side that won last time out which was fair enough I thought.

Same here. Rather not play Westwood or Bacuna but not sure there were any viable options

[curiousorange]

I don't see any reason to not give some squad players a go. I get the whole 'we're not down yet' thing, but we are, aren't we? Besides which, it's not as if the "name" players are giving us much of a fighting chance is it?

[LeeB]

In my view he's totally blameless. Whatever line up he selects is inferior against any given opposition in this league, and he's not responsible for any of them.

He's got the shittest players and the shittest board in the league. What a fucking double whammy.

Him and the fans are the only two decent things left. We need to stick together.

[pauliewalnuts]

In my view he's totally blameless. Whatever line up he selects is inferior against any given opposition in this league, and he's not responsible for any of them.

He's got the shittest players and the shittest board in the league. What a fucking double whammy.

Him and the fans are the only two decent things left. We need to stick together.

He had the shittest squad we've had in a long time, and we've just come out of a January window in which the club didn't get a single player in, not even a loan. Staggering.

[David_Nab]

What squad options is he going to use , as it is he is reduced to sticking a 17 year old kid who has barely played for the under 21's?

Sanchez ,Grealish and Adama are all injured so who could he have stuck in today ?

[achilles]

Can't he f**king motivate the players a bit more, instead of sending out the players looking as though they have pissed themselves!

[aj2k77]

I'd lay a pretty heavy bet that if we'd started with 9 men today we'd have conceded more than 6.

I've seen 9 man teams put up more of a fight than we do. I'd be amazed if Liverpool got out of second gear. Keep picking the same players, it's obviously working.

[passport1]

Some ex pro on the Talksport commentary mentioned that when we were one down and there was a break in play he was talking to the fourth official. They could not understand why he was not gathering the players around him. The inference was that he was showing no leadership or passion.

[ozzjim]

The frustrating thing is though, they have, apart from the Man City game, looked decent for the last few weeks, worked very hard and deserved some results.

I hate the hex like mentality some sides have over us I really do.


Garde must be so pissed off. We are the mentally weakest side ever. I can't wait for the day Lerner and the board go, and this squad, bar 2 or 3, are all fucking gone.

[aj2k77]

Some ex pro on the Talksport commentary mentioned that when we were one down and there was a break in play he was talking to the fourth official. They could not understand why he was not gathering the players around him. The inference was that he was showing no leadership or passion.

I wouldn't be surprised if he can't be bothered with this mess now. It wasn't his and he wasn't backed.

[claret and blue blood]

I think he will walk , as after all if your  manager didn't support you or give you the necessary told for the job you would struggle .
His options for today were the 18 he picked with only untried under 21's left to consider. Who would have preferred Hutton for instance to Richards ? ( although he shows little commitment to the cause)

[django]

He's not blameless but he bears less blame than the board, the players, and Sherwood. He had got us to improve over the last few weeks, which is impressive given the shit he has to work with.

But ideally I think we'd start next season with someone who could come in Graham Taylor like, and say this team is broken I am going to fix it. I think it's difficult for Garde to be that new broom now. It's a bit like Lambert who had a lot of mitigating factors and hands tied when he came, after a while that didn't matter he was associated with some horrendous results and couldn't shake it off.

[Steve R]

Of all the things going wrong at the club right now, Garde is just about the last one to be pointing a finger at. We have just about lost everything that is Aston Villa, even the little things that put us a class apart.

I can't see Garde going out with his tail between his legs after a 6-0 drubbing, that would be tantamount to saying 'my fault'. But he will go soon, I sus[ect.

First out of the door has to be Slimy Fox. I have never been impressed by what he does or the way he does it. Unlike Garde, Hollis has had choices in the way he could approach his job. He (Hollis) hasn't exactly impressed either.