10-Man Sunderland vs 0-Win Aston Villa Post-Catastrophe Flagellation

[cdbearsfan]

Unai going down the tunnel before FT was a bit odd.

I like to imagine he wants to get to the dressing room before the players so he can balance a bucket of water on the door.

Bucket of piss

Where's Steve Harrison when you need him?

[Paul.S]

Terrible again, and against 10 men.

[Brazilian Villain]

We didn't lose.

[PaulTheVillan]

Watkins couldn’t finish a wank.
Rogers couldn’t start a wank.

[KevinGage]

There's good and there's not good.

This is not good.

A bit better in possession today compared to Everton away. But so we should be, against a newly promoted Championship side down to 10 men.

We're close to talk of Emery needing to save his job with positive results in the next three home games.

I expected some dropoff from the last few years with the business we did in the summer. But not this level of drop off.

It looks like a few players - and maybe the manager himself - are having a sulk.

[paul_e]

Really poor until Sancho came on, he at least added a bit of intent, no idea why he wasn't on for Buendia at half time though.

Awful from Rogers, nothing is working for him and he looks afraid of getting involved.

Watkins I felt sorry for until he failed to get anything on the Sancho cross, that should've been the match winner.

The defending from Knosa and Cash for their goal was shocking.

[JUAN PABLO]

Im getting frustrated with the players he keeps picking.
Rogers leave him out please , the more you play him he aint going to be worth 5 million at this rate , Buendia is championship , Watkins  is well out of form.
Why not start with  Elliot and Maatsen and should have got Sancho on at HT , he was good.
Too slow most the time and the set pieces are rubbish.
Malen kills the game but that watkins miss , oh my , rubbish.
Need Youri as quick as poss.

[Percy McCarthy]

I enjoyed all the football I watched all day yesterday because Villa weren’t ruining it. It didn’t last.

[rougegorge]

The starting line up was negative and to play for so long against a newly promoted team with 10 men in the way we did was inexcusable. Some players may be bereft of confidence but their lack of commitment is exacerbating the situation.

[dorsetvillian]

Thought the combo of Sancho and Mattsen looked promising. That's what Uni is looking for. He's got options but needs to find the right combinations.

[ROBBO]

I am coming to believe that Emery has lost senior players.Rogers and Watkins both diabilocal and should be dropped, its like playing with nine men. I hate the style of football we are playing it's as dull as dish water, no movement no exitement and thats down to Emery. The way he walked of before the end tells a story, we are not a happy team at Villa Park.

[cdbearsfan]

I enjoyed all the football I watched all day yesterday because Villa weren’t ruining it. It didn’t last.

I can't watch football when Villa have been shit. Was going to watch Arsenal v Man City but bollocks to it.

[Mellin]

Saw the team, so didn't watch the first half. Checked at half time and saw it was 0-0 with them down to 10 men. Thought I'd give it a go. Biggest error of the day. Won't make the same mistake next week.

The quality isn't there this season. It's going to be a slog. Still have faith in everything behind the front four though.

[rob_bridge]

We were awful against a bog standard side - albeit one riding high.

Martinez    5
Cash         3 would have been 1 without the strikes
Konsa        5
Mings        5
Digne        2 Maatsen 4
Kamara     5 Bogarde  4
McGinn      6
Rogers       2 Sancho  5
Watkins      1
Guessand   6 Malen    2
Buendia      1 Eliot      5

[Olneythelonely]

Utter Blues again. We’re easily one of the worst teams in the league at the moment. I don’t see how it changes either.

Rogers not shaking hands with the sub and heading straight down the tunnel suggests something is wrong. Same with Unai going before the final whistle. It completely stinks.