Aston Villa v Chelsea Match Thread

[Mellin]

How have we become so bad in such a short space of time. It's the worst drop off I can ever remember in such a short space of time. Chelsea's wide players have murdered us and it's been allowed to continue for 3/4 of the game. Unai looks completely lost.

We've lost our starting midfield

I'll give you tonight, but not Brentford, Everton, Leeds and Wolves.

[PeterWithesShin]

ManU are 1-1 at HT.

[Woody17]

End of an era

I said exactly this last week. This team and Emery is in its winter.

[curiousorange]

I don't see how Unai rebuilds this squad after such an abject period. And the painful thing is, almost everybody else seems like a step down.

[NorthYvillan]

How have we become so bad in such a short space of time. It's the worst drop off I can ever remember in such a short space of time. Chelsea's wide players have murdered us and it's been allowed to continue for 3/4 of the game. Unai looks completely lost.

We've lost our starting midfield

I'll give you tonight, but not Brentford, Everton, Leeds and Wolves.

They've been out since mid January

[pauliewalnuts]

Injuries with an inferior squad, loss of confidence and not having a functioning striker. Thats why.

Not having a functioning striker, except the one who starts on the bench when the non-functioning one starts every time.

Injuries in a midfield, where we have a midfielder we brought in at the start of the season but aren't 'allowed' to use because, err, Monchi.

A midfield where we've got two players with a combined 75m value as stand-ins.

It's bullshit, and it is Emery's job to manage this, along with Monchi previously and whatever the new guy is called, but they have not.

And the season is disintegrating right now.

[The Edge]

Our midfielder two are beyond terrible and they have Rogers and Buendia aiding them but all they mostly do is lose possession very easily. Chelsea exposed us thoroughly tonight.

Yep

[JUAN PABLO]

3 former Chelsea players now on the pitch for us.
Not that it matters.

thats why I would have started them.

[Ianu]

I don't see how Unai rebuilds this squad after such an abject period. And the painful thing is, almost everybody else seems like a step down.

What makes you think he and the backroom team are capable of a rebuild. They haven’t so far. We are still playing with those he inherited because our transfer policy has been so bad.

[Goldenballs]

It was fun while it lasted, but the 'rules' have worked and put us back in our place.

[jwarry]

To rub it in it sounds like Ramsey got sent off for a dive when he slipped then the wnakers equalised! Big game next week now

[Martyn Smith]

I honestly don't remember a worse performance from Rogers

[kippaxvilla2]

This is David White 1991 proportions.

[Le Lapin]

Ollie has been very poor. It's costing us a lot at key moments in games. Yes he can play well in some games, but he's not scoring and that at the end of the day is his job.

[Stu]

To rub it in it sounds like Ramsey got sent off for a dive when he slipped then the wnakers equalised! Big game next week now

Already a write off.