Aston Villa v Southampton Post Match Thread

[Toronto Villa]

Right now I’m convinced none of the players know what the fuck they are doing. Because the tactics that don’t work are being employed to damaging effect week after week. The players look completely fucked off with the nonsensical lump up the ball up to the lump tactic or the equally stupid playing Jack Grealish on the wing approach. He doesn’t make HT changes. He has lost us games from winning positions not making adjustments late on. Players have been played hurt are now injured which fucks us even more. The whole thing is a disaster much of his own doing.

[VinnieChase84]

Just home. That’s up there with some of the worst shit I’ve seen. Utterly abject and clueless. Lose v Norwich and atmosphere will turn nasty again.

[kieron]

Full match showing has just started on Sky channel 402 if you can bear it. McGinn's just gone off.

Apparently it's the 'Game of the Day'.

[Bobby Boy]

What a horror show that was! The very least you expect from professional footballers is appetite, desire, a willingness to put in a shift. That's a given but we were second to everything. Southampton wanted it more, they were quicker physically and mentally.

Confidence can go, sure, but hard work and application matters.

Jack kept going to the end and was on his back with his hands across his face in front of the Holte for several minutes after the game. He clearly is losing heart.

Jack cares as do a few others but as for most of them I don't know.

This was a very dispiriting afternoon. Norwich just in terms of application will tell us a lot.

[robbo1874]

I haven’t seen the game yet so can’t really comment on it. But 1 point in the last 5 matches is relegation form and the worst form in the league. Something has to change and fast. I’m not calling for it, but it wouldn’t surprise me to see Deano sacked if we don’t see an improvement in the next three games.

[kieron]

Dean won't be sacked over the course of the next three games.

[LukeJames]

I haven’t seen the game yet so can’t really comment on it.

If you saw the Leicester game then it was pretty much like that.

[brontebilly]

What a horror show that was! The very least you expect from professional footballers is appetite, desire, a willingness to put in a shift. That's a given but we were second to everything. Southampton wanted it more, they were quicker physically and mentally.

Confidence can go, sure, but hard work and application matters.

Jack kept going to the end and was on his back with his hands across his face in front of the Holte for several minutes after the game. He clearly is losing heart.

Jack cares as do a few others but as for most of them I don't know.

This was a very dispiriting afternoon. Norwich just in terms of application will tell us a lot.

Grealish's application was as bad as anyone else in the first half. Whinging to anyone and everyone aswell.

[UK Redsox]

Leeg was in attendance, so that kind of performance was nailed on

[brian green]

Yes but Leeg lost his glasses so it does not count.  He actually has to see the game.

[Legion]

Yes but Leeg lost his glasses so it does not count.  He actually has to see the game.

I saw a lot of blurs.

[AsTallAsLions]

Yes but Leeg lost his glasses so it does not count.  He actually has to see the game.

I saw a lot of blurs.

That was just the speed at which we capitulated, glasses wouldn't have helped

[ROBBO]

He should be sacked, not for todays horror show but for constantly and stubbornly playing to the same failed game plan each week with players that are clearly out of their depth.
El Ghazi is powder puff I don't want to see him in the team again, Wesley, we can all see that the guy is no where near premiership standard yet week after week he is trundled out instead of recognising the obvious and finding a game plan that doesn't rely on a big man up top I mean if Kodja can come on and improve us god help us.
The pity of it is we have one of the best footballers ever to come out of Villa Park and in the summer unless drastic action is taken he will be lost to us.
I don't want to give Dean more time I have seen enough wait another month and we will be relegated and the person who chose these new players that for the most are very average should go as well.

[Toronto Villa]

Yes but Leeg lost his glasses so it does not count.  He actually has to see the game.

I saw a lot of blurs.

So did our defenders as their forwards ran by them.

[HolteLower]

Very depressing can only concur with what is being said. Dean said something about "no tactics out there" again - does this mean players are not listening to him? From feeling we would be OK to now feeling we are likely to go down if we stick with this groups and these "tactics." Its not working.