Aston Villa v Spurs Post-Match Thread

[russon]

I'm sure we all have our own oersonal highlights from that game. I think mine was the corner kick routine very early in the second half, when Sancho played it short, and was immediately flagged offside on receiving it straight back.

i thought Mings' side-footed pass directly out of play at the beginning of the 2nd half was exquisite, particularly given there was nobody within a million miles of him

[adrenachrome]

Can't remember a team (forget a shit team) that dominated us for 90 minutes at Villa Park.

Did they dominate us or did just none of our staff even care about today?

Both propositions can be true, and probably are.

My first game at VP was in 1966, so I have witnessed some dire games, but there was usually a spark of hope, even when going down to Division 3.

This was fucking abject.

[Brazilian Villain]

Without massive surgery in the squad over the summer, this team is relegation fodder. Don’t tell me we are 5th. I dont want to hear it.

We are fifth.

[rob_bridge]

Without massive surgery in the squad over the summer, this team is relegation fodder. Don’t tell me we are 5th. I dont want to hear it. Ever since that mega run (where we fluked a load of wins) we have been bad. Really bad.

Which wins did we 'fluke'? I can't recall any.

People saw us beating most of the other best teams at the time and thought - fupp not Villa Park. Kamara Youri and McGinn lost in successive games and only McGinn looked on it since coming back.

The surgery we need is getting Kamara and Onana fit and identifying a long term replacement for McGinn.

We need Bailey, Buendia, Digne and Mings replaced - the loanees won't be here. Big ask but get that part right and we are more than a match for all but 3 or 4.

I get your frustration but can't see a relegation battle.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

I just hope Emery is honest with himself when he's interviewed.  Wank selection, inept ponderous performance.  Second best in every position.  Only one shot on target, a lack of movement, no energy, poor passing, every free kick and corner was wasted.  Really, really poor performance.  Abject display.  Why is it that we limp towards the end of the season, make stupidly shit decisions. 

Can't argue with a word of that, Steve.

[Chris_Jephcott]

I am - simply - too angry to say much.

Golden opportunity utterly fluffed. Well done Emery. You’ve done incredible wonders with us, but tonight was dreadful.

Winning on Thursday is not an option now. If we fluff our lines, you’ll be gone on this one. Very very poor decision making unless it’s to bring Forest to play their strongest team tomorrow

[pelty]

I'd just ask you whose post you initially replied to.

Ah, I see that the OP was not yours, so I apologize for putting HT’s words in your mouth.

But, why do you think my original position is odd? Would you want a manager who does not want to be here if that is, in fact, a decent reading of HT’s meaning?

[eamonn]

Buendia man of the match...says it all.

Does it? The poor cvnt gets picked on even when he scores one of his salmon-leap headers.

[kippaxvilla2]

Four wins in 15 is fucking relegation form.

[kippaxvilla2]

And the doom mongers predicted it because this is what we do.

[VancouverLion]

Unai walks this summer and I honestly believe we’d struggle to stay up, this squad is so bad.

[Chris_Jephcott]

And the doom mongers predicted it because this is what we do.

I fear that the doom mongers are actually realists

[purpletrousers]

We could regret that in a year or two if Spurs end up sorting themselves out. We could have sent them down.

4D chess tbh. Balls of steel. Forest gonna have to work hard tomorrow. What team will they play Thursday now?

Go through on Thursday and personally I won’t give a fuck about today.

Shocking choice starting XI overall.

I don't think i've ever seen Villa ditch a game so blatantly as that.

Thinking back.  My suspicions were aroused by Emery’s post match interview on Thursday.  He mentioned the second leg then hesitatingly mentioned Tottenham almost like he didn’t care.

If it wasn’t for the fact that Tottenham going down would have been hilarious, my only criticism with the starting line up would have been the fact that it contained Morgan Rogers and Youri Tielemans.

Spurs are probably safe now.  If that's the result that saves them, we've missed a once in a lifetime opportunity.

Everytime Spurs beat us, pip us to a European place, outbid us for a transfer target, injure one of our players or negatively affect us in anyway, we'll be harking back to this day and this result.

We had the opportunity to set them back 4 or 5 years, and under DeZerbi, they won't be as bad again next season.

Just gotta hope that it was entirely deliberate as otherwise it is incredibly worrying.
That putting pressure on Forest really outweighs momentum for us, that resting plenty except maybe the one that needed it most, pays off.

Would really have liked to have knocked Spurs back off balance to reduce their future threat, but if Emery gets this right, and winner takes all then all is forgiven. if.

[eamonn]

Disgusting. I'm sure  Damian Five Bellies will be whooping up the troops for Thursday.. Spin and not much substance seems to be our stock in trade.

Out of order. Most of us have bigger bodies than we should.

[Villatillidie25]

I'm sure we all have our own oersonal highlights from that game. I think mine was the corner kick routine very early in the second half, when Sancho played it short, and was immediately flagged offside on receiving it straight back.

That was Tielemans’ fault. I think mine was the free kick routine after Rogers was fouled (when the ref should have played on given Sancho was 1 on 1 with the full back basically in the box).