Aston Villa vs Stoke City - League Cup Rd 4 Match Thread

[Chris_Jephcott]

Neil Taylor is awful. I will likely type that again tonight

He’s being shown up tonight so far. I like the chap, but really we need him to be away from the 1st team.

[Hookeysmith]

Traore is so casual. Does he think it's a training match.

Get a fucking grip villa

[jwarry]

Only Marv is coming out of this with any credit at the moment

[Chris_Jephcott]

We’re also missing Watkins movement up front.

[SamTheMouse]

I think apart from Steer, Ramsey & Traore I wouldn’t batter an eyelid if any of these were bombed out.

I imagine Smith would agree and that they will be moved on eventually, it's just a matter of time. The process of upgrading the squad is a lengthy task.

[hilts_coolerking]

Jesus wept, our throw ins.

[themossman]

Davis has been ok too

[Toronto Villa]

My concern is that THIS team doesn’t have an extra gear to get back into this and win. We will need to bring on players who could do with a rest ahead of Sunday’s game to rescue things.

[AlexAlexCropley]

Davis has been ok too

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[gpbarr]

No tempo or urgency at all - slow, lethargic, lazy. Too much ball watching and far too little fluency

[Risso]

What the fuck was that Davis?

[Ads]

I think the front 3 have been particularly poor so far. No real understanding amongst them. Distribution from the back 5 has been weak too.

[Toronto Villa]

Lansbury really is a dreadful footballer

[Bad English]

Come on Villa!*

*I'm typing this lethargically.

[DB]

Too many changes tonight and may cost us. These players you think would be playing out of their skin for their futures, either here or to be moved on.