Aston Villa v Spurs Post-Match Thread

[Demitri_C]

When spurs came to villa park last season they rested players and took it easy because they had a europa league game after. No-one said anything about it.

Spurs were not as pathetic  as we were  then and were the away side.

[Brazilian Villain]

This will be forgotten when we win on Thursday

Sorry but that will never be forgotten

Lest we forget.

[Halfway to Moseley]

Just got back from that embarrassing shit show. A performance that was an insult to every Villa supporter in the stadium.

It’s one thing playing poorly or being beaten by a good side. But that was just a capitulation - zero effort or desire.

We better win on Thursday or we’ll look very stupid indeed.

[Mellin]

I think people are too emotional and are failing to see what he's doing. Don't worry about the integrity of the league (this stuff happens every season). Don't worry about who gets relegated. Don't worry about what fans of other clubs think. Worry about Villa getting what they want out of both the league and the Europa.

[Max Villan]

I think people are too emotional and are failing to see what he's doing. Don't worry about the integrity of the league (this stuff happens every season). Don't worry about who gets relegated. Don't worry about what fans of other clubs think. Worry about Villa getting what they want out of both the league and the Europa.

The issues comes if we lose Thursday though. Its a gamble from Unai, I hope it pays off.

But this is Villa, it wont. We'll lose. We're cursed.

[Crown Hill]

What’s scary is I don’t think we actually rested many attacking players this evening. Only Watkins. So we really do need to hope to have Onana and McGinn back on Thursday

[Bobby Boy]

I was sickened by that performance.

Sorry, performance is the wrong word.

Sickened by that surrender.

Hand out the white flags to everyone in the home dressing room.

[Mellin]

I think people are too emotional and are failing to see what he's doing. Don't worry about the integrity of the league (this stuff happens every season). Don't worry about who gets relegated. Don't worry about what fans of other clubs think. Worry about Villa getting what they want out of both the league and the Europa.

The issues comes if we lose Thursday though. Its a gamble from Unai, I hope it pays off.

But this is Villa, it wont. We'll lose. We're cursed.

Yeah, I get it's a gamble. I think it'd would've been worse (for the Europa) to win and give Forest the opportunity to do what we've done though. It was intentional. He knows what he's doing. Hopefully he's right.

[eamonn]

So bad that the "give Spurs points to shit Forest up before Thursday" conspiracy theory actually seems very plausible.

Genuinely can't remember a worse performance, and I'm normally someone who is happy taking the most minor of silver linings. There was literally nothing today.

Hope you and the kids stayed for Emi's cracking header. You could tell them we won the second half. Kids cling to shit like that.

[Demitri_C]

I think people are too emotional and are failing to see what he's doing. Don't worry about the integrity of the league (this stuff happens every season). Don't worry about who gets relegated. Don't worry about what fans of other clubs think. Worry about Villa getting what they want out of both the league and the Europa.

If we win Thursday  night all will be forgiven.  But if we lose that as well i think most us are going to be furious

[Mellin]

Yeah, which is fair. Probably worth waiting for Thursday though. Last time I checked most people are already furious.

[Brazilian Villain]

If we win Thursday  night all will be forgiven.  But if we lose that as well i think most us are going to be furious

Even more furious than people are now?

[AlexAlexCropley]

Well.if unles there's a sea change in performance and we stuff them by 6 goals I won't be forgetting tonight for a very long time

[Nii Lamptey]

I just don’t get it.
Some saying it’s a tactical decision to throw the game to give Forest something to think about prior to Thursday, but it’s all very risky and shorty term gain in my opinion.
Surely the better tactical plan would have been to batter Spurs today, going some way to dispatching one of our key rivals in the league and transfer market down to the championship?
Instead, they’ve created unrest amongst the fans, and the first misplaced/sideways pass on Thursday is going to have fans spitting feathers!

[RamboandBruno]

The only thing to come from tonight, is hopefully once and for all it ends the Mings or Torres debate and Watkins or Abraham debate.