Stoke City v Aston Villa Match Thread

[Rudy65]

Remi has to take some blame here You don't out players for not having any commitment and then start them two days later

If you are going to call players out for lack of effort on the pitch and in training you then punish them by dropping them. Not send them back out again. This is another balls up.

Agreed. But what options does he have? the squad is threadbare of any quality This isnt an occasion for throwing in lots of kids, the odd one maybe, but not in great numbers

[RonBurgundy]

Stick the kids on, we've done this narrative of the game repeatedly this season.
Try something else, just something else please between now and the end of the season.

Remi called them out and we've seen today - second half heads down, no fight.

[JUAN PABLO]

cissoko  - you are good

[CJ]

Just Head coming on

[pauliewalnuts]

Any sign that Garde is awake on the touchline?

I don't think he knows what to do

I don't think there's anything he can do.

This club was heading unstoppably down when he rocked up.

Too many players not up to it or not caring.

[Boz]

We want him out
Randy Lerner out
We just don't think you understand
From European nights
To relegation fights
We want Randy Lerner out

Lerner wants out as well, there's just no one to buy a piss poor club that will be in the Championship next season, when the price will be even less than it's worth now.

Everton are a much better run club

[berneboy]

Any sign that Garde is awake on the touchline?

I don't think he knows what to do

I really can't see what he can do.
He has been hung out to dry. It's a mess and it's not his fault.

[JUAN PABLO]

Remi has to take some blame here You don't out players for not having any commitment and then start them two days later

If you are going to call players out for lack of effort on the pitch and in training you then punish them by dropping them. Not send them back out again. This is another balls up.

Agreed. But what options does he have? the squad is threadbare of any quality This isnt an occasion for throwing in lots of kids, the odd one maybe, but not in great numbers

Im not sinclairs biggest fan but Id have him on instead of Bacuana . he had been awful for mths .

 

[Dave P]

The definition of insanity is doing the same thing and expecting a different result.

[JUAN PABLO]

We want him out
Randy Lerner out
We just don't think you understand
From European nights
To relegation fights
We want Randy Lerner out

Lerner wants out as well, there's just no one to buy a piss poor club that will be in the Championship next season, when the price will be even less than it's worth now.

Everton are a much better run club

they can get half the money back with Stones . BArkley and Lukaku

[aj2k77]

Any sign that Garde is awake on the touchline?

I don't think he knows what to do

Drop the players he's called in to question rather than hide behind them. Take centre stage, say this isnt acceptable, and put in players who want to play first team football for Aston Villa. I don't care if they are 16 years old or whatever, I am not spending another bloody minute watching this shambles. You are the manager, take the responsibility for the starting 11 and do the best you can do with what you have, if we have toxic players, keep them as far away from the team as possible.

How is having Bacuna on the pitch of any use to us? He doesn't want to be here, he doesn't give a shit, he's contributing nothing, he makes basic errors because he's not switched on but it's an easy play to let them all continue and just blame the players. They don't have to play, we select them.

[JUAN PABLO]

Bucana still on ??

[shipscat]

I've seen more encouragement and leadership  amongst a bunch of u'15's in the Tamworth league.

Gestede and Green on...Bacuna and take your pick off please

[jwarry]

That cry of fucking hell from the sidelines at Hutton's pass said it all

[VillaAlways]

Bacuna !!! Lol