Aston Villa v Chelsea Post-Match Drubbing

[Phil from the upper holte]

I said to my mate earlier I hate the way Lescott pretends to look dejected after every goal when it's usually he's fault. I've never hated a villa team before now. I hate the lot of them

[Percy McCarthy]

Am I right in saying that if (when) we lose next week and Norwich get a point we will be mathematically down?

Yes.

By my reckoning we'd still be able to catch them on goal difference so won't mathematically be relegated next weekend.

If they got a point and we lost then they'd be 16 ahead with five to play wouldn't they?

That's a very small 'if'.

[Duncan Shaw]

Waheeeey, MOTD time!

[Nunkin1965]

I'm not saying by any stretch he's Premiership quality but why doesn't Gestede get any fucking service??? There's no point in playing him if you don't cross the bloody ball.

Why didn't Black shake things up and play a couple of the talented youngsters ffs. If you want to attempt to connect with fans then put a couple of younger players into a nothing to lose game. But you decide to pick the same sorry team.

And Leandro fucking Bacuna?

Fuck off. The only way you're getting anywhere near Champions League son is by subscribing to BT Sport. You and several others are stealing a living from a great historic club and you'll be remembered for nothing else.

David Moyes by next week please.

[Chris Harte]

Fuck off. The only way you're getting anywhere near Champions League son is by subscribing to BT Sport.

Mate, that's really harsh.
























He can surely afford a PS4 and a copy of FIFA16.

[Nunkin1965]

I assume judging by the fact Hutton is out next week he will be in a right back. He deserves to be part of the team that gets relegated. Champions League? No son. Sorry.

Funny really that after years of watching the Villa there's always a team scapegoat regardless of how well we are doing.

This season we've got 7 or 8!

[Flamingo Lane]

Trying to stay awake to watch us on MOTD, solely in the hope of hearing Shearer and Wright rip into certain of our players.

[tomd2103]

I assume judging by the fact Hutton is out next week he will be in a right back. He deserves to be part of the team that gets relegated. Champions League? No son. Sorry.

Funny really that after years of watching the Villa there's always a team scapegoat regardless of how well we are doing.

This season we've got 7 or 8!

Hope not.  Okore could come in with Richards going to RB (I presume his effort will start picking up now in the hope of a move) or Lyden could play there, which would be my preference.

[Matt C]

That Hutton challenge was awful.

[adrenachrome]

That Hutton challenge was awful.

He always does stuff like that, once he is outside his zone.

Tell him to stick on the right, show the wide player outside, don't venture forward without cover and he he is more than decent. 

Unfortunately at VP, every single manager that The Randoid turfs up will not realistically adapt to the materials available to them, preferring to score points against the ineffable stupidity of the project.

[tomd2103]

That Hutton challenge was awful.

He always does stuff like that, once he is outside his zone.

Tell him to stick on the right, show the wide player outside, don't venture forward without cover and he he is more than decent. 

Unfortunately at VP, every single manager that The Randoid turfs up will not realistically adapt to the materials available to them, preferring to score points against the ineffable stupidity of the project.

He is not decent.  Consistently gives the ball away and is constantly caught out of position defensively.  Dropped four years ago out of the squad for not being good enough, yet somehow four years later he is in the first XI. Speaks volumes really. 

[adrenachrome]

That Hutton challenge was awful.

He always does stuff like that, once he is outside his zone.

Tell him to stick on the right, show the wide player outside, don't venture forward without cover and he he is more than decent. 

Unfortunately at VP, every single manager that The Randoid turfs up will not realistically adapt to the materials available to them, preferring to score points against the ineffable stupidity of the project.

He is not decent.  Consistently gives the ball away and is constantly caught out of position defensively.  Dropped four years ago out of the squad for not being good enough, yet somehow four years later he is in the first XI. Speaks volumes really. 

I disagree.

He is caught out of position when trying to play as a  wing back, but not as a full back with a wide midfielder in front of him. Same for Ally C on the left. There was ample evidence of this when they were first restored to shore up the defence.

Of course, you can argue that this is not enough in today's game, but then I go back to having to work with the players at hand.

[old man villa fan]

Didn't watch the game as I am away on holiday. Usually, I would find a bar showing the game but could not be bothered. Sounds as though it was the same old s***.

We must have a clear out of players, even if it means bringing in youngsters that may not be ready yet. Don't be fooled into thinking that, although some may not be good enough for the PL, they will be good enough for the Championship. Attitude is a major part of a players makeup. We have players that go from casual to downright couldn't care less.

The defence and keeper need a complete overhaul from the one that started yesterday. They are all disasters waiting to happen. Foremost is the need for a strong captain.

I would agree with the 'get rid' list that most have come up with and we are yet to see which of the better players we lose because of relegation.

There are glaring faults in many of our players and my concern is that the Club think that a new manager will get a better tune from them. There is too much negativity around the squad which is affecting the confidence of some of the mentally weaker players e.g. Clark, that needs stripping away to see if there is a player that can improve.

We have had some low points in my time as a fan but I am really struggling to think when it has been this bad, although time does blur the memory. Somehow we have to clear the decks and I am firmly convinced that paying some players off will be better in the long run. There is something fundamentally wrong in the club that needs cutting out. Is this something that causes the downturn in form of players that come in and start well, I don't know.

[pbavfckuwait]

Why are we where we are, well a forward line that cannot score, a midfield that is lightweight and lack vision and a defence that has to be the worse that has ever pulled on a Villa shirt collectively, within that defence we have a  2 tryers (Ally , Hutton) but are woefully lacking in basic football skills, two wankers who could not give a toss for AVFC or anything apart from their wages and Guzan.
If anyone thinks that team that went out there yesterday are goibng to get us out of the Championship, they are as deluded as Bacuna.

[OzVilla]

That team won't no but I firmly believe we have a nucleus of 6/7 players that will be easily good enough in the Championship.

If we make the right appointment and clear out those known suspects we'll be in good shape for next seasons challenges.