Aston Villa 0-2 Chelsea post match thread

[Legion]

https://www.skysports.com/watch/video/12722201/aston-villa-0-2-chelsea-premier-league-highlights

[Legion]

Despite losing via two goals which weren't just presented to the opposition but positively fucking gift-wrapped, the way we gave up after the second was inexcusable. Gerrard can't stop Mings and Emi looking like hung-over pub players, but he can be pro-active and change things up without waiting until the last 20 minutes. All the half-decent work in the first half for nowt. Oh, and Watkins is absolutely atrocious.

Potter realised Chelsea were very lucky to be leading at half time and made two subs and altered their shape.

How long before we get a manager who can do stuff like that?

I didn't look pre match, was Archer injured or dropped? We aren't using the 9 subs at all well. Gerrard seems content just to use it to cover every outfield position, do we really need all of Chambers, Bedanrek and the young CB there when Chambers can cover a few positions.

Cam was neither injured or dropped. He was with the squad for the game but was taken ill this morning.

[cdbearsfan]

Feel a tad unfortunate for Gerrard today. The profligacy of our strikers today will take some beating.

They're the same strikers he's had, and decided not to upgrade, during the last two transfer windows. That's his fault.

[Taylor]

He stays. 
We go down again.
Simple.

Chillingly true.

That or we will be perilously close and survive by the skin of our teeth relying on three teams to be even worse than the shitstorm of an omnishambles we currently are.

Yep, with more than a quarter of the season gone we're on less than a point per game and we've played six of the nine other teams in the bottom half. It's well within the realms of possibility.

 It bizarrely we’ve played better against the top teams

Not really. The top teams allow us space to hurt them, we just can’t do it, the lesser teams defend in numbers, and we can’t break them down. Unfortunately this is only going to end in a relegation fight.

[avfc_1874]

Mings is Zat Knight 2.0

[simboy]

Despite losing via two goals which weren't just presented to the opposition but positively fucking gift-wrapped, the way we gave up after the second was inexcusable. Gerrard can't stop Mings and Emi looking like hung-over pub players, but he can be pro-active and change things up without waiting until the last 20 minutes. All the half-decent work in the first half for nowt. Oh, and Watkins is absolutely atrocious.

Potter realised Chelsea were very lucky to be leading at half time and made two subs and altered their shape.

How long before we get a manager who can do stuff like that?

I didn't look pre match, was Archer injured or dropped? We aren't using the 9 subs at all well. Gerrard seems content just to use it to cover every outfield position, do we really need all of Chambers, Bedanrek and the young CB there when Chambers can cover a few positions.

Cam was neither injured or dropped. He was with the squad for the game but was taken ill this morning.

Ta for clearing that up. Gerrard said on Friday he’s got a groin problem and needs an operation but should be in the match squads. So was wondering why not on bench

[PaulTheVillan]

Chelsea were utter shit. We gifted them goals. 

Villa? Couldn’t score in a brothel


Pathetic bastards.

I would not cry about any of our players leaving. All. Shit.

[jwarry]

He stays. 
We go down again.
Simple.

Chillingly true.

That or we will be perilously close and survive by the skin of our teeth relying on three teams to be even worse than the shitstorm of an omnishambles we currently are.

Yep, with more than a quarter of the season gone we're on less than a point per game and we've played six of the nine other teams in the bottom half. It's well within the realms of possibility.

 It bizarrely we’ve played better against the top teams

Not really. The top teams allow us space to hurt them, we just can’t do it, the lesser teams defend in numbers, and we can’t break them down. Unfortunately this is only going to end in a relegation fight.

Er I think that’s what I was saying

[john2710]

Doesn't matter who you play if you gift 2 goals to the opposition. Can't beat the lower teams & plucky losers against the top teams. That's the way it's been more or less since we came up.

We've spent a lot of money & not improved one bit. I think he's got a week to get some points otherwise he is in trouble

[Taylor]

He stays. 
We go down again.
Simple.

Chillingly true.

That or we will be perilously close and survive by the skin of our teeth relying on three teams to be even worse than the shitstorm of an omnishambles we currently are.

Yep, with more than a quarter of the season gone we're on less than a point per game and we've played six of the nine other teams in the bottom half. It's well within the realms of possibility.

 It bizarrely we’ve played better against the top teams

Not really. The top teams allow us space to hurt them, we just can’t do it, the lesser teams defend in numbers, and we can’t break them down. Unfortunately this is only going to end in a relegation fight.

Er I think that’s what I was saying

Sorry. I meant it isn’t bizarre.

[andyh]

16th
2 points off the bottom 3.
Improvement?

[Villafirst]

I thought we got worse with each sub in the second half. The formation in the first half cut through Chelsea almost at will but somehow failed to score.

[rob_bridge]

16th
2 points off the bottom 3.
Improvement?

Wage bill 15m more and overall player value about 150m less

[Legion]

Despite losing via two goals which weren't just presented to the opposition but positively fucking gift-wrapped, the way we gave up after the second was inexcusable. Gerrard can't stop Mings and Emi looking like hung-over pub players, but he can be pro-active and change things up without waiting until the last 20 minutes. All the half-decent work in the first half for nowt. Oh, and Watkins is absolutely atrocious.

Potter realised Chelsea were very lucky to be leading at half time and made two subs and altered their shape.

How long before we get a manager who can do stuff like that?

I didn't look pre match, was Archer injured or dropped? We aren't using the 9 subs at all well. Gerrard seems content just to use it to cover every outfield position, do we really need all of Chambers, Bedanrek and the young CB there when Chambers can cover a few positions.

Cam was neither injured or dropped. He was with the squad for the game but was taken ill this morning.

Ta for clearing that up. Gerrard said on Friday he’s got a groin problem and needs an operation but should be in the match squads. So was wondering why not on bench

He does not have a groin issue. It was a hip niggle a few weeks ago that kept him out.

[MillerBall]

If Villa had been printed with a similar goalscoring chance from which Chelsea scored their opening goal then would we have scored?
I think the answer is very sadly "No."