Aston Villa v Chelsea Post-Match Thread

[eamonn]

None of us saw that coming at 6:30pm.

You mean we all did! Unless you're being iconic.

[Demitri_C]

Whoever saw us getting thumped  with that starting line up? Another pathetic performance  to add to the wolves horror show

[OzVilla]

Suicidal high line, they carved us apart. Needed more from everyone tonight. Really poor.

[Stu]

Gutless and clueless, it's not a great combination. Theres not many I'd be sorry to see the back of in the summer.

It’s so strange seeing the arse fall out of a good team so quickly though.

[Woody17]

None of us saw that coming at 6:30pm.

You mean we all did! Unless you're being iconic.

What do you think?

[TonyD]

Yes we have lost 3 key players.
But it didn’t have to be this way. 
Recently Emery has week in week out picked the wrong team. 
And week in week out made ridiculous substitutions. 
He has been as bad as many of the bad managers we have seen over the years. 
But it’s not too late Emery. 
You still have time to sort this.
Over a week until Lille to try a new shape. 

[PaulWinch again]

Unacceptable - everyone one from the manager through to every player should be embarrassed. We continue to do the same thing every week and it’s fucking obvious it’s not working.

We’ve lost three key players - that’s rough. It’s not an excuse to be as bad as we have been for weeks. Guess what if they’re integral to playing the way we wanted to play maybe try something different when they’re not available. There are teams with less talent playing much better than us.

Chucking away Champions League qualification from the position we’d gotten ourselves into would be unacceptable.

[eamonn]

Confused performance, coaching and plan which was once so strong seems off. Wonder what is happening in the background because I think something has changed since Jan and not just the injuries have fucked us.

We were winning games by the odd goal with an emphasis on quick turnovers in midfield. McGinn, Kamara and Tielemans are the best at that. It's not that surprising really. Our lack of battle and fucking organisation is really disappointing though.

[Legion]

Not the best.

[curiousorange]

I cba for the rest of the season, which is unfortunate because twelve hours ago I bought a ticket for the Lille match.

[kippaxvilla2]

Schooled by a bloke sacked by Hull.

[Smithy]

Gutless and clueless, it's not a great combination. Theres not many I'd be sorry to see the back of in the summer.

It’s so strange seeing the arse fall out of a good team so quickly though.

The arse didn't fall out, the entire midfield did.  Unless you meant SJM?

We are simply a very different side when we don't have Kamara, Youri and SJM in midfield.  With those three fit and playing, we look like Champions League contenders.  Without them, we look mid-table, at best.

The worrying thing is, I think by the time Youri and SJM are back, we'll be playing catch-up against teams right in form, rather than defending a points lead ahead of them.

[CT Villan]

That was absolute crap after the first 15 mins. It pains me to say it but smirker is right - Watkins is finished. The only players that come out of that shit with any credit are Luiz and Barkley - and McGrath only knows why Emery decided to sub Luiz. Rogers and Buendia were woeful. The reffing was also so biased it invites suggestions of corruption. Unai has been tremendous for us, and yes we do have key players missing, but we have shown nothing over the past couple of months to convince that we are Champion's League pedigree. Emery can definitely turn it around but right now his stubbornness and predictability are killing us.

[LukeJames]

How many fecking times did a simple ball over the top rip us open?

Were trying to play as if we still have Kamara and Tielemans in midfield.

[kippaxvilla2]

Buendia Watkins and Bailey are a waste of a shirt.  When you add that to the missing then we will lose more often than not.