Aston Villa vs Spurs post match embarrassment

[Rory]

Insert Ricky Gervais “ooh you’re hard” gif.

That gave me a much-needed laugh.

[olaftab]

Just got home wet and cold just like our performance today. Didn’t understand 5 at the back to start with and now we are going to be without McGinn for 3. We are limping.

[Sexual Ealing]

Aston Villa: Giving Sky what they want since 1993.

We have always found a way to fuck it up at the most pivotal moments.

Yep this tendency goes all the way through the club like the writing in a stick of rock.

Why do we so often fall to pieces when we concede? I'd say we miss Mings here to grab things by the scruff when we suffer a setback, but even with him in the team we've suffered collapses.

Defensively we are just pretty poor this season as a whole, we concede 1.5 goals a game, including 19 in our last 10. Isn't very good really.

That's why playing for the 0-0 was so fucking idiotic. We don't concede nil when we're brilliant. Sending them out like that today just emphasised everything we're bad at, whilst nullifying what we're good at. I love the man, but Emery couldn't have got it more wrong if he was trying to.

[Tony Daleys Shorts]

I’m not sure if I’ve got my rose tinted Villa glasses on, but I don’t think McGinn’s challenge is a red, the Spurs players/bench reaction gets him sent off for me.

[Pat McMahon]

Sub standard from start to finish.

I thought we struggled to cope with Spurs high press first half and had no real foundation on which to keep possession and play our way into the game. However the long ball over the top to Watkins gave u some hope of nicking a goal, but in reality neither side looked like scoring. At half time I was reassured by the bloke in front of me that we were deliberately playing on the counter and that was how to catch them out. Plus Spurs had not had a proper shot on goal.

In reality that was as good as it got. We were second best in most duels and never really got out passing game together. I think we were probably tired from chasing the ball for 50 minutes and nobody looked remotely capable of lifting us.  Poor defensive play for 2 relatively easy goals meant we were wading through treacle and then McGinn made matters worse. We were never going to score and I just hoped we could keep it to 0-2 but that score line is a psychological hammering.

The squad is creaking  now and Emery really needs to galvanize the players and get them back on track for 2 games before a break.

An utterly shite day.

[olaftab]

Well that was good. For Spurs.

It’s your choice but Embarrassing Villa?

[Villan82]

Can we change the thread title? Bit much for me.

[wolfman999]

Absolute disaster of a game and now I've got 3-4 hours of the mother in law to endure.

I feel your pain.

[AV82EC]

I found a live scallop on the beach, I’ve come home and me and my daughter have prepared, cooked and ate it.

Prior to this we was drawing 0-0. I sheltered in a pub for the second half with my family and sank two pints watching us fall apart.

Blame me if you like, but the scallop was delicious.

Oh scallops lovely but only 1!!

Ha! Yes only 1.

I’ve lived here since 1983 and I’ve never found a live scallop so this was a result!

Well it’s a start and hopefully you find more.

I think I may have a bag of mini Scallops in the Freezer, I’ll be digging them out when I get back and making my nice Sherry Vinegar and Butter sauce to go with them. Hopefully there’s some Serrano Ham to go with them.

[Sexual Ealing]

I’m not sure if I’ve got my rose tinted Villa glasses on, but I don’t think McGinn’s challenge is a red, the Spurs players/bench reaction gets him sent off for me.

They reacted like that because it was a clear, copper-bottomed red card challenge.

[Risso]

Humiliating would be a better description.

[Toronto Villa]

Well that was good. For Spurs.

It’s your choice but Embarrassing Villa?

To lose 4-0 at home to a team one place below in a massive game is nothing but embarrassing. It’s not a commentary on the club, or our history or heritage. But very specifically on the game and outcome.

[aj2k77]

He just ran at him and kicked him. It was violent conduct and poor from the captain.

[wolfman999]

Playing on Thursday while Spurz had the week off certainly contributed to that. But that's what you have to deal with if you want to progress in competitions. Throw in a a host of injuries and now a red card into the mix and this is what happens.

[Meanwood Villa]

I’m not sure if I’ve got my rose tinted Villa glasses on, but I don’t think McGinn’s challenge is a red, the Spurs players/bench reaction gets him sent off for me.

He gave the ref a decision to make. It was stupid.