Aston Villa v Tottenham Post Match Wake.

[dorsetvillian]

Cheers Percy...

[Skerra]

I’m not a Gerrard hater but think the Premier League is a step too far for him at this stage of his career. He needs to be far more ruthless with his team selection. He seems the same as DS when it comes to substitutions and also can’t seem to change tactics during a game, when needed. In summary, he’s not the man for me and don’t think I would trust him to spend £millions in the summer. If I were the owners of the club, I’d be on the lookout for a much more experienced manager if one is available.

[Percy McCarthy]

Cheers Percy...

Sorry mate..

[colin69]

Weird game, dominated the first half after they scored but couldn’t find a way past Lloris. Unfortunately after their second we were a shambles.
We were not good enough all over the park in the second half and I’m beginning to think that perhaps the Gerrard appointment was the wrong choice.
God only knows where we go from here.
I have a niggling feeling that Norwich will turn us over and if they do what then for Stevie G?

[Damo70]

I'm sorry, but today showed the difference between having a top manager like Conte and having a PR stunt appointment like Gerrard.  Spurs were under the cosh for virtually the whole first half, so he changes it.  Gerrard's response?  Rabbit in the headlights.  He's got to go.

This is where I am

Where?

That today we saw the difference between a top manager and a PR stunt.

Don’t agree that he has to go - but think we have seen why maybe we could of looked a bit harder to find our next appointment

I was underwhelmed when he was appointed and I am even more underwhelmed now. However I think we need to give him a full pre season and pre season transfer window and see how we go. Let's see how we get get on early doors next season when it will be very much his team rather than him having to go with the previous managers' players.

[RamboandBruno]

I'm sorry, but today showed the difference between having a top manager like Conte and having a PR stunt appointment like Gerrard.  Spurs were under the cosh for virtually the whole first half, so he changes it.  Gerrard's response?  Rabbit in the headlights.  He's got to go.

This is where I am

Where?

That today we saw the difference between a top manager and a PR stunt.

Don’t agree that he has to go - but think we have seen why maybe we could of looked a bit harder to find our next appointment

Every time we lose the two of you are out in force with the anti Gerrard stuff, its not just todays battering, its every week and whilst you are entitled to your opinions its dull as dishwater. And then you back track as soon as your challenged, God its painful!
Firstly Gerrards not going to get sacked this season, just a fact. And it would be ridiculous to sack  the manager after 5 months, when we’re mid table. Whilst he cant avoid blame for the last few weeks, ultimately many of our players are mid table to lower mid table table standard. First half is the best we’ve played all season, the difference in the two sides, Watkins and Ings to Kane and Son. Thats an over simplification, but we should of been 3 up by half time. Stating the obvious and every team wants this i guess, but new centre back, new defensive midfielder, new forward and we’ll be challenging for Europe next year. 

[eamonn]

Did we win the game on xG? That'd be something I can taunt my Spuds colleague with on Monday...

[Lastfootstamper]

I hope, one day, we can get one of these "striker" thingys that other teams have. One can but dream.

[Proposition Joe]

I didn't see any of the game thankfully, but it irks me that Gerrard called them a "top club". With that mentality we won't get anywhere. They're not a top club: they're Spurs.

[Clampy]

First half after we went behind, great. The second half, I can't work out if we fell apart or they just seemed to score with every chance they had. Depressing stuff anyway.

[HolteLower]

Not a surprise to fall behind after a mistake. But we dominated the first half. After wasting all our chances, it was inevitable we would lose. This was such a Villa performance.

This

[SoccerHQ]

Has to be the most ridiculous 0-4 I’ve ever seen. More possession, loads more shots, more shots on target, loads more corners, more touches in opponent’s penalty area. But looks like they’re streets ahead of us on scoreline - they ain’t!

Difference is you never expected Son to miss that one on one or close range shot for fourth.

Put Ollie in the one on one and he probably hits it straight at the keeper. And Ings for 4th would've likely taken 2-3 touches and had his shot blocked, these weren't tap ins but Son made them look very easy given he's a world class striker and we just don't have those or can afford them.

End of last season it looked like we could start pushing likes of Spurs in the league but instead they kept their talisman, we lost ours and now the gulf will be back to 20 + points again and that's generally too much to make up in 12 months so likely same again next season as Kane will probably hang around if they make top 4.

[rougegorge]

After another defensive lapse, we were all over them in the first half, but you just knew that we'd rue so many missed opportunities. If we'd played like Spurs in that first 45, we'd have been 3 down. However we're too easy to score against.

Konsa and Mings have been quite flaky this season and that was borne out today; Konsa for the first and then Mings should know to show Kulusevski inside. After the second, worryingly the team lost shape, belief and energy.

[Three Spires Villa]

After another defensive lapse, we were all over them in the first half, but you just knew that we'd rue so many missed opportunities. If we'd played like Spurs in that first 45, we'd have been 3 down. However we're too easy to score against.

Konsa and Mings have been quite flaky this season and that was borne out today; Konsa for the first and then Mings should know to show Kulusevski inside. After the second, worryingly the team lost shape, belief and energy.

So why was Chambers dropped and Konsa kept for the last 3 games? It was a strange game, and we are poor at the moment and have been for most of the season, under Dean and Stevie. If it was that good under Dean why was he sacked? Because it wasn’t that good under him. SG needs at least next season then we can judge. I said in the pub earlier, how many seasons would I have cried for mid table mediocrity, well I have got it now.

[curiousorange]

Glad that the Easter break started for me on Friday, anyway.