Aston Villa v Chelsea Match Thread

[Goldie.7]

You can't play football like we do and expect anything other than failure.
Dreadful.

Remember when they said Smith plays "attacking" football, lolz.

[Ad@m]

Nakamba should've be on ten minutes ago.

But when we're chasing the game Nakamba should be nowhere near the pitch - he offers zero going forwards.

I'm bemused by Smith's changes.

[andyh]

It’s all so fucking predicable.
We are so fucking predictable.
Smith is so fucking predictable.

[Legion]

Sighs heavily.

[Nii Lamptey]

Fuck me. He does know he can mix the tactics/formation up during a match doesn’t he?
I knew the second he took Davies off for Samatta we’d lose this. Having trouble to get the ball to stick up there with Davies... NO chance with Ally.
Agree with previous posters that Smith should have been potted before now, too late now, but definitely got to go at end of season no matter which division we’re in.
Garbage

[cdbearsfan]

It's amazing that we managed to spend well over a hundred million to buy precisely zero players that frighten the opposition. Sure I saw the Chelsea full back light a cigarette when he saw Trezeguet was coming on.

[Stu]

One point in the last six games. Do what's best for the Villa, Dean. Go.

[cdbearsfan]

That was the worst "attack" I have ever seen.

[CT]

16% possession at home.

[ez]

The owners say they want us competing with the likes of Chelsea for champions league.  Its laughable.

[Ian.]

Well it’s getting very easy to predict team selection, tactics and substitutions so not going to get too upset. You can see it coming from when the team sheet is announced.

[Risso]

if this stays the same, that's 6 defeats and one draw in the last 7 games.  Absolute rubbish.

[FatSam]

We carry so little threat, I can't see how we are going to win the 4 games or however many it is that we need to stay up. It's all very well playing like this when the onus is on the opposition to attack, but as soon as we go behind it falls apart.

[Goldie.7]

Why are we playing Grealish in stupid positions?

Why is Smith still here?

[cdbearsfan]

You just never expect us to score. Two in a game would be like winning the lottery twice in a row.