Aston Villa (A) | PL | Post Match Thread

I don't think people should be too surprised by that performance or result. As soon as I saw the starting XI with Bobb and Savinho, I knew we would be non existent as an attacking force. Could they both become decent players in the future? Maybe - but right now they'd be barely good enough for a side with Europa Conference aspirations.

No Rodri and No Nico in the starting XI was also a major blow. It meant we struggled on the transitions and gave away too many cheap chances.

Then you've got players like O'Reilly on the bench when he's previously added in more steel and grit to the side - which was sorely missing today.

I can't stress how important it is that we add quality wide options next summer. There were several people on this forum saying they didn't want Rodrygo because we had Bobb and Savinho. Utterly mental analysis. This is why you don't judge football on just stats.
 
Shite loss that.

That's not the good Villa side that beat us in the 2 seasons prior. They were there for the taking today. So to beat us playing like that is shite.

So disjointed in the final third, outside of Haaland we need to pull our finger out in the final third.
 
If Haaland was playing for Villa today he’d have got 3 or more.

When we played with two ‘wingers’ we didn’t get a cross in to him. It amazes me how little we use him in general play. It seems any time we can potentially play him in, we turn back inside/backwards to recycle, then end up giving it away playing a riskier ball in midfield than we could have played to Haaland earlier in the move.

Also, dont remember a game where as many of our players were just bouncing off opposing players in any 50/50. Looked like men v boys.

Bad day at the office.
 
Pep made a big deal about last season’s display here being toothless and how we are a ‘changed team’ compared to that version.

Not based on that we’re not.

Rubbish. Boring. No urgency or fast tempo to our game whatsoever.

I’m fed up of aimlessly crossing the ball too. We get into good areas then just put our head down and cross to nobody. O’Reilly is the only one who looks up most of the time. It’s just shit.

But his tactics were criminally bad from the start and he should be held accountable for them. No midfield against one of the most combative teams in the league.

Not only that, Reijnders as one of the few we had in midfield who doesn’t have a defensive bone in his body. Suicidal from Pep.

Bernie stealing an absolute living I’m sorry to say. But gets picked religiously. Reminds me of Walker last season it’s that bad.

A tough place to go but we made it even tougher by playing absolutely shit and into their hands.

Villa played like they meant it, like they wanted it and we played with the arrogance our last 18 months don’t warrant us having.

Just poor all round. Ultimately on Pep IMO.
 
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