Aston Villa vs Southampton Match Thread

[themossman]

This is a genuine 2015/16 style performance.

[pauliewalnuts]

It's pretty hard to believe Hourihane is on the pitch.

[AsTallAsLions]

We've been so shit since Smith got his new contract. God knows why he was offered one at that point. The timing was so strange.

Shite business by Purslow, has to be said.

[Mellin]

Grealish needs to come back inside. He's completely isolated and we've lost the ability he has to bring the ball up the pitch. Trezeguet's no worse than anything we have in centre mid at the minute.

[villadelph]

It's pretty hard to believe Hourihane is on the pitch.

He’s playing on the left side of a 4-3-3.. he has no idea wtf to do there.

[SamTheMouse]

We've been so shit since Smith got his new contract. God knows why he was offered one at that point. The timing was so strange.

We've got form for that. Did the same with that useless chump Lambert. Fuck knows why.

[BoVillan esq]

This is a genuine 2015/16 style performance.

Worse, we had at least the hope of experience to try and fall back on, now...Oh wow!!.

[Toronto Villa]

The players are not confident and not being given the best chance to succeed because of the non existent tactics. Absolutely fucking crap

[Demitri_C]

The new contract at that time of the season seems poor business now.

We have been absolutely shit. Really woeful smiths carryjng on from the last few weeks

[Dazvillain]

Boos at half time I wonder for the first time in smiths reign ?

[CT Villan]

Well at least we have our attacking, front-foot football to look forward to.

[villadelph]

Boos at half time I wonder for the first time in smiths reign ?

Is it possible to come out for the second half worse than this?

The answer is yes. We’ve given up a goal right after half time three weeks in a row.

[TonyD]

What changes at HT?

Ha ha will there bollocks!!

[Demitri_C]

El ghazi has been so bad as illustrated there.

[Toronto Villa]

They have been coached well to know we are shit at crosses. They know we have not improved at all in that area.

Our captain is playing out of position. Our most energetic midfielder is now out injured. Our best CB is out injured and while he was playing made many of the mistakes that led to goals. Our LB is gash. Tom Heaton probably thinks he’s playing for Burnley still.