Aston Villa vs Spurs post match embarrassment

[Deano's Mullet]

I thought the crowd was really good up to 2-0 and McGinn sent off. After that it was quiet apart from those rather annoying Spurs fans.

[Monty]

Ultimately, it was our biggest game of the season, and it couldn't have gone worse. I'm just fucking sick of it to be honest with you. Obviously, we're not owed anything as Villa fans, but the false dawn stuff really grinds you down over the years.

[Villan82]

I don't think this is a false dawn.

In fact, I think next season could be quite unbelievable. We will have learned so much from being in Europe this season and sitting in the top for the majority of this season.

[London Villan]

I thought our support was dreadful. Most important home game of the season so far and we were subdued and quiet. Like the players its like we don’t know how to act like a top 4 team…

[Monty]

I don't think this is a false dawn.

In fact, I think next season could be quite unbelievable. We will have learned so much from being in Europe this season and sitting in the top for the majority of this season.

Or we miss out on CL football and collapse back towards midtable-ish having once again spurned our chance. I love Emery, I think he's brilliant, but he can't hold back the tide. If we're going to compete with the more moneyed clubs we absolutely have to take advantage of their slip-ups, and if we don't, then we won't compete.

[VillaTim]

I don't think this is a false dawn.

In fact, I think next season could be quite unbelievable. We will have learned so much from being in Europe this season and sitting in the top for the majority of this season.

Hmm, if we don't make ECL then i'd expect  a few big name departures

[Beard82]

I only saw the first half die to Mother’s Day stuff.  I’m guessing this is a more of a “typical villa only ourselves to blame” defeat rather than a -“we were robbed” defeat.

[VillaTim]

I only saw the first half die to Mother’s Day stuff.  I’m guessing this is a more of a “typical villa only ourselves to blame” defeat rather than a -“we were robbed” defeat.

More of a "what the fucking hell was that" type defeat .

[Proposition Joe]

I don't think this is a false dawn.

In fact, I think next season could be quite unbelievable. We will have learned so much from being in Europe this season and sitting in the top for the majority of this season.

One of the things we've learned is that as soon as we got a couple of statement wins and were mentioned in the context of the title race, we shat the bed. From Sheff Utd at home onwards we haven't been quite right, and fortress Villa Park is now a childrens' bouncy castle.

[LukeJames]

Having had a couple of hours to mull on it, I think I'm more pissed off with McGinns stupidity than the result. We usually bounce back well after a bad result but fucking ourselves over for the next three games was the real killer.

[frank black]

Strange setup, far to much time spent worrying about Tottenham than playing how we can.

Tottenham played like a team that believe they deserve to be top 4.

[Villan82]

I take the point. I have my own theory on why things haven't been quite right since Sheffield United but hey ho

[Steve67]

How that little twunt got betweern two defenders to score the first is a fuck up.  The third goal, Zaniolo and Moreno, shame on you for the efforts you made and then gave up.  Poor selections but to be fair, we are ruing injuries. 

The thinness of our squad comes home to roost.  All that said, if anyone said we'd be 4th or 5th at this stage of the season, I'd have snatched their hands off.  We still lack in a few areas and have too many players hiding or adding absolutely fuck all to the game.   Poor performance but we are having a great season and this one result does not define it.  We really miss Kamara.

[Nii Lamptey]

I thought our support was dreadful. Most important home game of the season so far and we were subdued and quiet. Like the players its like we don’t know how to act like a top 4 team…

That result would have hit the players hard.

The crowd didn't sing to pick them up during the match, the odd chorus which very quickly fizzled out. Players like Emi, Dougie and Ollie would have been looking around those literallly EMPTY stands at fulltime thinking 'what's the point'. If we don't get Champions League now, I fear they all could be off, and we're back to square one.

Cold, wet, tired, annoyed and now feel like I'm coming down with something. I hate football.

[Sexual Ealing]

I don't think this is a false dawn.

In fact, I think next season could be quite unbelievable. We will have learned so much from being in Europe this season and sitting in the top for the majority of this season.

One of the thungs we've learned is that as soon as we got a couple of statement wins and were mentioned in the context of the title race, we shat the bed. From Sheff Utd at home onwards we haven't been quite right, and fortress Villa Park is now a childrens' bouncy castle.

Exactly this. As soon as I saw that there was a TNT documentary about Emery and his tactics in the week, I knew we'd lose. Every time the media pays us any attention it seems to get into the players' heads and we fuck it up. We don't have the mentality to be anything other than plucky outsiders.