Villa v Palace Post Match Thread

[tomd2103]

I think that's enough of a sample size now to see that there is very little appetite for the domestic cups at the club.  There is just a noticeable drop off in attitude and intensity in these games and it looks like no-one really wants to be there.  It's happened too many times now for it to be a coincidence.

I really can't fathom why Diego Carlos struggles to pass the ball into central midfield when under no pressure, but he misplaces that pass far too often and it usually costs us.

[kippaxvilla2]

I think we should calm down with the Richard Cranium references gentlemen.

[JUAN PABLO]

Anyway, well done to Palace for taking it seriously. Hope they win the cup.

Arsenal away next

[andyh]

The positives.
Mings - back in the team, lasted 90 mins and played very well. He’s ready to come back.
Kamara - back in the starting line up. Lasted 90 and played very well. He’s ready to come back.
Carlos - the most improved player at the club. Looking more assured every game.

The rest of them. Shit.

Where was the urgency ? Where was the desire to try and equalise once 2-1 down ?

Buendia - every bit as lightweight and  constantly caught in possession as before his injury.
Jaden - awful. I have this feeling that he has billy big bollocks syndrome. I have thought that all season.
Gauchi - benefit of the doubt, but all in all, not very good.

Unai - I adore you, we all do. But this cup obviously is number 4 on the priority list. But you have promised us a trophy. That’s another chance gone.

[pauliewalnuts]

Take the bloody cups seriously for once!  Feel sorry for the people that go.

I do feel sorry for anyone paying and having to schlep back and forth to Aston on a work night in winter but maybe we’re just taking other things seriously. Withdrawing isn’t a serious consideration so we have to prioritise.

As I’ve said elsewhere, all means nothing if we don’t show up against Spurs and Brugge though.

Next season i think a majority of our fans will give the carabao a miss as we dont give a shit about this competition as a club so why should the fans.

Sets a poor example

Just hope we dont lose sunday otherwise im gonna be a tad bit pissed off we rested players for nothing

Resting players isn't about guaranteeing to win the next match it's long term strategy around minutes for players, development, seeing where the squad is at. Emery said this last year also. If we lost Sunday and finish in champions league very few people will begrudge tonight's result imo

Exactly this.

We are going to play a lot of games this season. We need to use the whole squad and manage their usage  over the season not just for the next game.

I also note with interest Spurs beat Man City but lost one of their most important players with a hamstring injury and Palace had their two best players crocked tonight too.

Imagine if we’d had that happen?

[cdbearsfan]

Anyway, well done to Palace for taking it seriously. Hope they win the cup.

Arsenal away next

FFS. Still, if they play that team and Arsenal rotate like we did, you never know I suppose.

[VillaTim]

The Bayern win has papered over a lot of cracks . Our form is distinctly average and nowhere near good enough .

We are 4th dickhead

Again get back under your bridge

It is you who is the troll you absolute bell end. Distinctly average is 4th and top of champions league. Get fucked you cretin

Juvenile, bed time , school tomorrow .

[pauliewalnuts]

The positives.
Mings - back in the team, lasted 90 mins and played very well. He’s ready to come back.
Kamara - back in the starting line up. Lasted 90 and played very well. He’s ready to come back.
Carlos - the most improved player at the club. Looking more assured every game.

The rest of them. Shit.

Where was the urgency ? Where was the desire to try and equalise once 2-1 down ?

Buendia - every bit as lightweight and  constantly caught in possession as before his injury.
Jaden - awful. I have this feeling that he has billy big bollocks syndrome. I have thought that all season.
Gauchi - benefit of the doubt, but all in all, not very good.

Unai - I adore you, we all do. But this cup obviously is number 4 on the priority list. But you have promised us a trophy. That’s another chance gone.

Carlos?

Really? Did you see the second goal?

[PaulWinch again]

I was a bit skeptical at bringing Jaden in without another attacking option coming in, but I see absolutely nothing to suggest he’s got too big of an ego. If anything he looks very low on confidence. Hopefully he’ll come good.

[pauliewalnuts]

The Bayern win has papered over a lot of cracks . Our form is distinctly average and nowhere near good enough .

We are 4th dickhead

Again get back under your bridge

It is you who is the troll you absolute bell end. Distinctly average is 4th and top of champions league. Get fucked you cretin

Juvenile, bed time , school tomorrow .

Sleep tight, Tim.

[Martyn Smith]

I've only just noticed that we had Ramsey on the bench.

The one player we had who might just have made a difference from the bench. Why wasn't he brought on?

[VillaTim]

The Bayern win has papered over a lot of cracks . Our form is distinctly average and nowhere near good enough .

Yeah before tonight wasn’t it just the one match lost this season, and top of the champions league?

Terrible form.

I said distinctly average which it is - domestic form -
Palace 1-2
Bournemouth 1-1
Fulham 3-1
ManUtd 0-0
Ipswich 2-2

[andyh]

The positives.
Mings - back in the team, lasted 90 mins and played very well. He’s ready to come back.
Kamara - back in the starting line up. Lasted 90 and played very well. He’s ready to come back.
Carlos - the most improved player at the club. Looking more assured every game.

The rest of them. Shit.

Where was the urgency ? Where was the desire to try and equalise once 2-1 down ?

Buendia - every bit as lightweight and  constantly caught in possession as before his injury.
Jaden - awful. I have this feeling that he has billy big bollocks syndrome. I have thought that all season.
Gauchi - benefit of the doubt, but all in all, not very good.

Unai - I adore you, we all do. But this cup obviously is number 4 on the priority list. But you have promised us a trophy. That’s another chance gone.

Carlos?

Really? Did you see the second goal?

Only in real time, was he at fault ?

[eamonn]

A sad night for me. After two years of blind happy clapping this is the first night of the Emery era that I find myself a bit disappointed.

It's so frustrating. I'm getting on and I want to see a Villa captain hoist a cup over his head. If not now, when?

If you've got over Stevenage to the point it doesn't register, you'll definitely get over this.

[PaulWinch again]

Resting Rogers and Tielemans was essential. I suspect the former is close to the “red zone” in terms of the amount he’s played against his relative experience.