Remi Garde - Departs Aston Villa

[adrenachrome]

Today was another in a long line of hammering we've taken these past five years. Those saying it was the most humiliating game they've seen weren't at Stamford Bridge or Valley Parade or St Marys or the Emirates or the Ethiad.

Getting ritually smashed at least once a season is another one of our trademarks.

That is true. I was convinced were going to be smashed today, but I thought we would score as well.

At least my spread bet on total goals scored mitigated this latest  humiliation.

[andyh]

Our 2 "strikers " are injured.
Ayew is suspended.
Hutton just back from injury.
Sanchez injured.
Grealish injured
Sinclair 1 goal in 18 games.
Not sure who could have played today although a dustbin could replace Bacuna.
The point is that he is not exactly spoilt for choice.

Yes, the majority of our players are shite, I think we all pretty much agree on that.
BUT, surely even the rabble we do have, could have been motivated enough to have shown some fight,passion,belief or endeavour today.
These are things that the manager can influence and he spectacularly failed today.
It looked to me that we appeared beaten before the game kicked off. We started negatively and got progressively worse.

[Ads]

Nah, the 8-0 at Chelsea was horrendous. 8-0 is what used to happen when you played under 11s football. I've never felt so angry as that walking up the King's Road, paying £55 notes to see Guzan save a penalty and spare us the joint 9-0 record.

Watching Aston Villa stopped being enjoyable at White Hart Lane, November 2011 and the beatings we have taken since, and there are a tonne of them, have become routine to the point where you struggle to be annoyed for longer than five minutes post game. We're going to be relegated and it will pass without even a flicker of emotion.

[Clampy]

I'm coming round to thinking that the total clear out should include the manager.

Me too. Nice guy, speaks eloquently but the team are still a rabble and his selections are as safe as you can get. We are rock bottom, we've needed wins.

What do you mean 'safe' team selection? We've got 3 strikers out.

[sickbeggar]

Bottom line is we're stuck with the majority of these players. He can't motivate them in any shape or form. With that scenario the manager goes - as true with Garde as it is with Mourinho

[Ads]

I'd much rather the players go.

[LeeB]

Bit of a cliche asking for the kids to be promoted. They're not good enough.

Bang right.

[Legion]

I'd much rather Lerner, Fox and Hollis went.

[sickbeggar]

I'd much rather the players go.

So would i, but it never happens

[LeeB]

Bottom line is we're stuck with the majority of these players. He can't motivate them in any shape or form. With that scenario the manager goes - as true with Garde as it is with Mourinho

Why? Because someone needs to be sacrificed to appease the football gods?

[sickbeggar]

Bottom line is we're stuck with the majority of these players. He can't motivate them in any shape or form. With that scenario the manager goes - as true with Garde as it is with Mourinho

Why? Because someone needs to be sacrificed to appease the football gods?

no, because if you can't motivate players and they're don't want you there, then you can't manage

[Ads]

They were plenty motivated for Norwich. They're massively shit, collectively and largely individually. That's a pretty big problem.

[ChicagoLion]

Our 2 "strikers " are injured.
Ayew is suspended.
Hutton just back from injury.
Sanchez injured.
Grealish injured
Sinclair 1 goal in 18 games.
Not sure who could have played today although a dustbin could replace Bacuna.
The point is that he is not exactly spoilt for choice.

Yes, the majority of our players are shite, I think we all pretty much agree on that.
BUT, surely even the rabble we do have, could have been motivated enough to have shown some fight,passion,belief or endeavour today.
These are things that the manager can influence and he spectacularly failed today.
It looked to me that we appeared beaten before the game kicked off. We started negatively and got progressively worse.

For me it was the first goal, Sturridge walked into 5 yards of space in front of goal to score unchallenged, whilst Lescott was ball watching. After that we gave up which is disgraceful. You are right the Manager can not escape criticism for today's performance but he has not been able to change the squad in any way.

[OzVilla]

Reading his comments there I don't think Garde will be here at the end of May. First time I've thought that.

[sickbeggar]

Norwich will get relegated along with us. I don't think either of the managers will keep their jobs this summer.