Spurs v Villa Post Match Thread.

[Demitri_C]

Wednesday was Moscow today was Stoke. Okay I might be overreacting.  But since when did Villa become too important to take cup competitions seriously?  I’m still fcuked off about that.

I said this midweek and got crucified by a poster. But i would say this is even worse. At least we drew with stoke !

[pelty]

Pretty clear Morgan is essential to our team.  1-1 when he went off and we were looking for the winner

I think this is a key point. We looked awful without him and have done every time he comes off.

[Drummond]

Some people just can't wait can they?

Clearly not.

We played crap though
What’s the point in coming on here and pretending we didn’t that’s just stupidity

Nobody is though John, as you seem to do a lot, you create an argument that hasn't been made by anyone and then argue vociferpusly against it.

[PeterWithesShin]

Since winning 5-0 at Sheff Utd it's 3 clean sheets in our last 25 league games. No side will ever be even close to being consistently successful with that ropey a defence.

[villadelph]

We lost our second game from the first ten.

It was shit but it happens. It doesn't define the season, any more than a win would have done. And there doesn't need to be an immediate finger pointing exercise either

Hear, hear! Friendly reminder to all, we’re 5th in the league and at the top of the UCL table.

[stubbsyandy]

I’m sorry but Ezri Konsa laughing at the end is a disgrace, how anyone can think it’s ok is beyond me.

If you watch rugby,they thump shit out of each other then shake hands and have a beer and get on, did Ezri play badly ? No
On the day we lost but we are a bloody good team and play with confidence, we will be ok but need to tighten up, Tyrone will help.

[Demitri_C]

You lost 4-1 ezri and you think its funny?

Cheers ezri

Players are allowed to have lives and laugh with their mates. It's not an affront to anyone, he obviously doesn't think the result is funny does he

What about the poor fans who paid all that money, wasted their money going to watch that? Laugh in the changing room dont disrespect the fans and laugh on the pitch

Im sorry but that stuff infuriates me. I wouldnt mind if we lost 1-0 but to get absolutely humbled 4-1 like this i dont like that after you perform like that.  They should be angry after that

Come on now. You're being silly, mate.

I dont think i am mate

You just lost a game 4-1 you dont have a laugh with your mates so all the villa fans who again have been humiliated by spurs. Wait Till later.

Have consideration for the fans thats all i say

[amfy]

No need to overreact.  That was never a 4-1 game.  These score lines don’t mean anything.  We should’ve been 3 up at halftime but because it was only 1-0 it was always up for grabs. 

I will say this though, for all the talk of a great bench… I’m not sure it’s that gray when we’re chasing a game, Duran aside.  And I’ll also say that bringing Rogers off was a rare mistake from the genius - we looked worse with Watkins and Duran on the pitch (bit still should’ve scored at least 1 goal when they were): 

Finally, the ref. Awful awful game where he basically let spurs shut down breakaways with rotational fouling without any booking.  There were borderline red cards that were not even yellows and they literally kicked us off the pitch.  Shocking ineptitude. 

Grr.  But we’ll finish above these wankers again, regardless of what’s said in the media over the coming week. 

You didn’t see how badly Rogers limped off the bench at the end of the game then? He might not of wanted to come off, but he had to.
….& in terms of subs he might have put Duran on for a Ollie instead of playing them together if he hadn’t had to take Rogers off.

[brontebilly]

Dreadful 2nd half. Torres was laughably bad, as was Watkins who is nothing like the player he was last year and gets far too many free passes. Mings and Kamara play against Brugge and I think we need Mings and Konsa back in that defence asap. Try and find a system for Kamara to play alongside Onana, a 4-2-3-1. You have to take the game to teams like Spurs. Fuck around and they'll dick on you.

I'm not sure about Watkins attitude at all this season. He seems a bit pissy with Duran at his heels. Watching Duran from the bench for a few games might sort it. The two of them together is a waste of time anyway, two strangers picked from the stand would have better interaction.

Torres played himself out of the next PL team anyway, wouldn't be surprised if Emery played him v Brugge to get that debacle out of his system quickly. He lost his head totally today and Emery should have replaced him for his own good.

[nick harper]

No need to overreact.  That was never a 4-1 game.  These score lines don’t mean anything.  We should’ve been 3 up at halftime but because it was only 1-0 it was always up for grabs. 

I will say this though, for all the talk of a great bench… I’m not sure it’s that gray when we’re chasing a game, Duran aside.  And I’ll also say that bringing Rogers off was a rare mistake from the genius - we looked worse with Watkins and Duran on the pitch (bit still should’ve scored at least 1 goal when they were): 

Finally, the ref. Awful awful game where he basically let spurs shut down breakaways with rotational fouling without any booking.  There were borderline red cards that were not even yellows and they literally kicked us off the pitch.  Shocking ineptitude. 

Grr.  But we’ll finish above these wankers again, regardless of what’s said in the media over the coming week. 

I find it difficult to fathom how the Bournemouth game can have 13 bookings and this one none in the first 65 mins and then what, 2 altogether. The inconsistency is ridiculous.

[PaulWinch again]

Since winning 5-0 at Sheff Utd it's 3 clean sheets in our last 25 league games. No side will ever be even close to being consistently successful with that ropey a defence.

Quite - and it’s general defensive discipline across the team. We are far far too sloppy in defence.

[ez]

We looked so much like a team that only has one way of playing. When that doesn't work we're screwed.

That's not true. We've seen Villa under Emery adapt and change play within games many times before today. Come from a goal down to win more than a few times, too.

Talking about today.

[malckennedy]

I think we play economically on purpose, conserving energy. It could have worked if not so many players were off it. For example, immediately before the 2-1 goal Watkins had a chance to get behind their defence and fucked it up (again). They broke and scored, courtesy of Konsa playing him onside. Small margins become big ones in that situation when so many are playing stupidly - cue Torres for the 3-1. Game over then.

[john e]

We lost our second game from the first ten.

It was shit but it happens. It doesn't define the season, any more than a win would have done. And there doesn't need to be an immediate finger pointing exercise either

It’s the fucking Spurs Villa post match thread you numpty

you just said it was shit yourself then go moaning about people saying it was shit

[cdbearsfan]

We've been in decline since Footy left the site.