Aston Villa (A) - Matchday Thread

[Norman Deeley]

Reading and Burton this week. 6 points and this $#@! goods away

It doesn't though, does it? Yes, we'll still go up and we'll still go up as champions, but these defeats have shown some glaring weaknesses, not least in the manager's thinking

 

[Deleted Cyber]

Sorry, we do not look good enough to go up - arrogantly saying we will do has been our problem since new year.

Sorry. We looked fine against Leeds this week. This is a big week but Nuno has got it right after losses before.

 

[Stan Hullis]

Fair play Helder Costa - trying his absolute best to drag us back from the abyss.

 

[Johnny75]

Reading and Burton this week. 6 points and this shit goods away

Exactly this. 6 points against piss poor teams keeps the pressure up on everybody else.

 

[Tredman]

Sorry. We looked fine against Leeds this week. This is a big week but Nuno has got it fought after losses before.

We're flat track bullies. Realistically there are only 3 of those games left max.

 

[BGreenWolf]

It’s not the result, it’s the manner of it.

We were utterly shit today, and got a result to match.

 

[Alan]

This entire result was down to Batth setting the tone early on with terrible defending. Add in terrible decisions from the ref for Neves free kick and not giving a penalty and it really has been an uphill struggle.

Aye.

We weren't playing that badly overall until the 3rd goal went in. But something absolutely has to change. We look more and more like a team who don't know we can lose and aren't willing to work to win. Going forward we are too fractured and don't look to drag defenders around as much as we just want to play a magic pass or nutmeg everyone.

Something has to change. Something has got to get our players to recognize that they can and will lose everything they were working toward if they don't wake the fuck up, and soon.

 

[Johnny75]

We're flat track bullies. Realistically there are only 3 of those games left max.

What are you on about? Hull, Sunderland, Blues, Burton, Reading and Sheff Wed are all easily winnable games.

 

[Alan]

Nuno applauding the fans. Fair play.

 

[Tredman]

What are you on about? Hull, Sunderland, Blues, Burton, Reading and Sheff Wed are all easily winnable games.

Sunderland away....? Blues is a derby game and we usually underperform against them. Wednesday will not be an easy game too.

 

[Premier Quality]

3 games left against top 6 sides, the rest against bottom end teams

 

[The Bion]

What are you on about? Hull, Sunderland, Blues, Burton, Reading and Sheff Wed are all easily winnable games.

Not to mention there's literally 2 teams out of the other 23 we haven't beaten this season. And one of those is Sunderland.

I wonder how some of you manage to get out of bed in the morning given the crushing inevitability of life, I really do.

 

[Premier Quality]

What are you on about? Hull, Sunderland, Blues, Burton, Reading and Sheff Wed are all easily winnable games.

And Bolton...

 

[The Bear]

Let's be realistic and not get om the panic wagon here.

Cardiff are away at Brentford midweek and Derby next. We're at home against Reading and Burton. We could easily be 6-9 points clear again come next Sunday.

 

[Norman Deeley]

On my predictor I still have us finishing on 97 and Cardiff on 94. Had today down as a loss, but didn't have today down as the worst performance of the season...

 

[GLASGOWOLF]

It was another fuckimg disgraceful performance in a big match.
The only query is who was worse the cheating bastard in the middle whom missed 2 stonewall penalties and gave a foul against Neves for kicking the ball.
It was disgraceful no heart no fight nothing against a team.of old fucking useless players

 

[Deleted Cyber]

It doesn't though, does it? Yes, we'll still go up and we'll still go up as champions, but these defeats have shown some glaring weaknesses, not least in the manager's thinking

Yes we have been exposed but lets examine where.
Danny Batth is not a good enough centre half. We knew that already.
Afobe is notr the long term answer up front. We knew that already.
Bonatini needs upgrading. We knew that already.
The wing backs can't defend. We knew that already.

Despite this we are still top of the league. Its good to have your ass kicked sometimes. Wakes you up.

 

[Dublin Drummer Wolf]

Cant believe how bad we were 2nd half. Absolute WANK.