Aston Villa vs Spurs post match embarrassment

[Tony Daleys Shorts]

Humiliating would be a better description.

Precisely.

[olaftab]

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.

This is most worrying aspect for me as we try to hang on to fourth. With McGinn out next 3 we have lost an entire midfield through Kamara, Ramsey, Buendia. Not sure if we have requisite strength in there now to get say 7 from next 3 games.

[KevinGage]

Take it the Dendonker loan doesn't have the option for recall?

Napoli were saying soon after the signing they can't afford the agreed TF fee anyway.

[Risso]

Buendia is pushing the point a bit. We had ample time to replace him, and decided that Zaniolo fitted the bill.

[john2710]

First half we took the ball off them in their half several times but never made use of it. Nothing in it at half time then we conceded 2 bad goals & the game is over. McGinn's red card was harsh & the result of Spurs over reaction rather than the foul itself.

Our forward play just never worked & Bailey in particular was poor.

[RamboandBruno]

Buendia is pushing the point a bit. We had ample time to replace him, and decided that Zaniolo fitted the bill.

Not every signing works out, not for any manager in the history of football. I thought there was something there with Zaniola, but he’s certainly been poor in 2024.
Slightly off the point but Diaby in my view needs another full season before being judged..

[Risso]

Two full seasons for a £50m player? Jesus, I hope not.

[Villan82]

Buendia is pushing the point a bit. We had ample time to replace him, and decided that Zaniolo fitted the bill.

Not every signing works out, not for any manager in the history of football. I thought there was something there with Zaniola, but he’s certainly been poor in 2024.
Slightly off the point but Diaby in my view needs another full season before being judged..

It took Bailey two years to click in a Villa shirt. Probably worth about £60m now.

[tomd2103]

First half we took the ball off them in their half several times but never made use of it. Nothing in it at half time then we conceded 2 bad goals & the game is over. McGinn's red card was harsh & the result of Spurs over reaction rather than the foul itself.

Our forward play just never worked & Bailey in particular was poor.

Good summation.  Afternoon to forget, just hope it is a blip and we can pick ot up again starting on Thursday.

[Nii Lamptey]

We were off it from the first minute to the last, yet Spurs didn't get a sniff till the second half.

McGinn red boiled down to frustration. Up to that point, I thought he was immense, and the only player that looked like he hadn't stayed behind in Amsterdam. That tackle was pure frustration at his teammates lack of effort imo.

Once he went off, it was game over. Players are not even worth rating.

Also a special mention for the crowd - Absolutely fucking rubbish. If a full Villa Park can't get up for a game of this magnitude to lift the team, then what's the point? And the whole 'rush for the train/car' excuse after 70 mins, for a lunchtime kickoff - What is the actual point of attending a football match?

Took this during injury time - Compared to the commitment from both sets of supporters midweek, this is nothing short of an embarrassment. We don't deserve nice things.

[Villan82]

Nii, good luck mate!

[malckennedy]

Have been hearing so much shit in the media about Spurs’ “scintillating “ performance. And how much better they were than us.

Better? Well yes in the end. But they scored from their first shot on target and only their second all game up to that point. Against the run of play. The events thereafter are self explanatory. Sure, in the end they deserved the win because of our self destruct behaviour. But Spurs aren’t that good. Brennan Johnson in particular was woeful in the first half and I wouldn’t want him anywhere near our squad.

When the dust settles they’ve still got to beat Chelsea away to squeeze one point ahead. Although to hear the London centric commentators you’d think they’d already got 4th.
In the words of Ron Saunders “do you want to bet against us?”. A question to pose to the Spurs loving media.

[Nev]

It was a foul day, most people arrived soaking wet only to sit and shiver for 2 hours while watching us fall to pieces in the second half. It's also Mother's Day so I would imagine a good proportion were off to do something for that.

[RamboandBruno]

Two full seasons for a £50m player? Jesus, I hope not.

Bailey might not of cost as much, but is a prime example of the need for patience. As is Luiz to a lesser extent, McGinn has been written off wtc etc.

[curiousorange]

In tennis, they say that you haven't broken someone's serve until you've held yours the game after. There is a lot of football left in the season, and some daft results to be seen. Spuds might shit the bed next week in the way we did today. Feels unlikely tonight, but not improbable.