Abject Villa v Chelsea post match thread.

[Gareth]

My priority every season is always shiny things and my one wish is to see us win the FA Cup so that performance in a long line of abysmal FA Cup submissions(including 2 bloody finals) was sooooo annoying.

With a sense of perspective having slept on it it’s key that come Sunday we get back on the horse and see a reaction but it also highlights where the summer surgery is needed….Lenglet & Carlos are definitely not good enough, Mings if he comes back will need a few months to get back up to speed so in reality we need to buy two centre halves who are capable of standing in for & challenging Konsa and Torres.  Right back, again Cash flatters and doesn’t give enough at either end of the pitch, willing but his touch is just not good enough.  Decisions need to be made at left back too, personally I think you go with a Moreno or a Digne + a left back who can actually defend where needed.

The performance and the lack of reaction from the bench is still very raw but I think it’s clear that we are a work in progress and in reality with that back four we have been a little on quick sand since Christmas time…Torres and Konsa there with Kamara dropping in to allow the full backs to go we look fluid…these two just don’t cut it.

[Ads]

I wish we'd stop entering the stupid competition. No intention of winning it, so let's save our legs and save our money and not bother. Total waste of time.

[pauliewalnuts]

I wish we'd stop entering the stupid competition. No intention of winning it, so let's save our legs and save our money and not bother. Total waste of time.

I kind of wish that were the case, though, because I fear that shit show last night WAS us trying to win the match.

That’s even more worrying.

[London Villan]

I think an element of self-doubt/imposter syndrome has kicked in too. My fear is the Sheff Utd/Man Utd will go down as the turning point this season. The "Moscow/Stoke" moment.

[Archbishop Herbert Cockthrottle]

Stick the kids in, play the home ties at Bescot and refuse any television coverage. Let's face it, the competition is cursed.

[Ads]

I wish we'd stop entering the stupid competition. No intention of winning it, so let's save our legs and save our money and not bother. Total waste of time.

I kind of wish that were the case, though, because I fear that shit show last night WAS us trying to win the match.

That’s even more worrying.

I dunno, they looked like they couldn't be arsed. We have to think about how spinless and cowardly a side we were playing. Then ponder how we couldn't be bothered to close or move off the ball. It wasn't just that we were absolute fucking shite, it was how lacking in effort we were too. That's what makes the performance so embarrassingly disgusting.

[LeeB]

On the plus side, I left after an hour and the traffic wasn't a problem.

Once again, the abject pheromone was in the air and it was clear what would happen after about 10 minutes. I don't even want to think it but no further games in this competition may be a blessing given how thin we're spread right now.

[Ads]

No further games ever. What's the point. You will never see us win it.

[kippaxvilla2]

The early season start and European adventures are catching up with our thin/injured squad.

i think we should cut them some slack its been a great season regardless.

Some perspective.

We’ve not even started March yet!  That traditionally is even worse.

[LeeB]

No further games ever. What's the point. You will never see us win it.

Yeah, I think I've resigned myself to that now.

[kippaxvilla2]

The point about you knew the way the game was going to go after ten minutes of the match thread still holds true.  Never at one point last night did I think we would get back into the game. 

[VillaTim]

The atmosphere seemed really great aswell for the first 5 mins or so , it seemed like the ingredients were there for a great night

[john e]

We’ve had some great nights at Villa Park this season
Last night wasn’t one of them

Last night was the worst of them
Embarrassing performance with no redeeming features whatsoever
You can look at the two makeshift central defenders who were rubbish, but what about the rest of the team who were also rubbish
Carbon copy of the Newcastle game in the first half, beggars belief You can sit and watch that for 45 minutes then turn out exactly the same tactics and players for the second half and expected to be any different.
I’ve no idea what Emery was doing last night but whatever it was it didn’t work

[kippaxvilla2]

Maybe it’s because the players knew it would be a big tv audience? On straight after Corrie or at least that slot.

[manic-road]

Played poorly for around 80 minutes last night, Kamara, Luiz and Tielemans were way off it with so many stray passes.

I can't recall Chelsea being caught offside once and Chelsea and Newcastle played similarly with the high press meaning we couldn't play the build up from the back as we normally would. The weekends game will be just as tough I think.