Aston Villa getting utterly obliterated vs Manchester City Match Thread

[Legion]

Sadness in my eyes.

[AsTallAsLions]

Backwards, sideways, snail paced passing.

I hate the way some of our players go about their work. Nobody screaming and demanding a performance. Just a meek surrender.

Fucking twats.

Surrender is about right.

We have no game plan, no hope, no desire, no sign of wanting to stop them, and frankly no talent out there bar Jack Grealish who... even he right now looks like he couldn't be arsed. Which is when you know it's bad.

I would say Smith out - but frankly, what's the point eh? He's still the man for many, including the CEO. If this is good enough for the money men then frankly we really are fucked.

[kippaxvilla2]

Danny Drinkale.

[Damo70]

I will get pilloried for saying it but do we deserve to stay up playing like this? Fuck the injury crisis. Any coach worth their salt would have a squad that can cope with this. Dean might be one of us but he is out of his depth as Burnley aside have we really looked like we can win and comfortably? If our ambitions are built around this shower of shite then our ambitions are to be warming the championship......

It is very simple. If you finish in the top seventeen you deserve to stay up. If you can't manage that you deserve to go down.

[Bad English]

Fergie, on the Dole!

[kippaxvilla2]

‘Fergie, Fergie on the dole.’

[PeterWithesShin]

Wahey a shot and some decent play

[SoccerHQ]

I will get pilloried for saying it but do we deserve to stay up playing like this? Fuck the injury crisis. Any coach worth their salt would have a squad that can cope with this. Dean might be one of us but he is out of his depth as Burnley aside have we really looked like we can win and comfortably? If our ambitions are built around this shower of shite then our ambitions are to be warming the championship......

The two wins we've looked most comfortable in were Burnley and Newcastle. Don't think it's any co-incidence those two are more physical teams that don't have great movement or press a huge amount.

We were very lucky to beat Norwich who can press. Someone like Hourihane is a real passenger in this sort of game as he can be bypassed so easily.

[wince]

But will he change it at half time? Doubt it. Drink water is washed up and is absolutely out of form. It’s like joe Cole but he at least tried. They are carving us open and I cannot see where the wins are coming from. But a shot ! A shot!

[hilts_coolerking]

Is there a case to be made for persevering with Smith?  Window is still open, the season is still salvageable.

[mr underhill]

why in fuck did we waste a single penny on Drinkwater? That decision alone is worth fucking Smith off for.  unfuckingbelievable.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

It's all so fucking pathetic and embarassing

And sadly predictable. We worry about no strikers but we're also missing a midfield.

[Bad English]

Oh we're the boys from Astooooon!

[Chris_Jephcott]

Oh we're the boys from Astooooon!

And you can score when you like!

[hilts_coolerking]

But will he change it at half time? Doubt it. Drink water is washed up and is absolutely out of form. It’s like joe Cole but he at least tried. They are carving us open and I cannot see where the wins are coming from. But a shot ! A shot!

Yes and Joe Cole's game was always based on technique, which he always had.  Drinkwater's is based on energy, which he no longer has.