Aston Villa (A) | PL | Post Match Thread

[paulsimpson]

Everyone saying it’s the defence they got peppered all game and only conceded a deflected goal, the midfield is a shambles and that is on pep. Who would pick that midfield, our most experienced players out wide in Phil and Bernado, then Alvarez & Lewis in CM, absolute madness, then he put Lewis RW, he can’t get across the pitch to be a midfielder.

Well he's got to give Phillips a chance really imo. He said he would pre match.
He better sort it come Sunday at 2pm with a strenghtened side -a must win game

 

[DavidWhitesUnderpants]

FUCK ME

just seen United are only 3 points behind us

Aye, and Brighton only 5 behind ! Newcastle could be one behind if they win their game in hand tomorrow, which they probably will against Everton, and we'll probably be level with a depleted Spuds by tomorrow evening too.
But being so close to the swamp dwellers is genuinely depressing as fuck considering how utterly shit they've been. That one does hurt.

 

[eastmanc]

That midfield was awful no physical presence bar stones. We look rudderless at present. Not being funny but I’m a little embarrassed by how Phillips is being treated absolutely no way he’d have done worse than Rico Nunes or Kovacic alongside Stones tonight. It’s actually humiliating for the lad to be sitting there seeing us struggle in midfield and to not even get minutes in a game like that

Agree with all that but tonight showed how threadbare the squad is.

 

[Rammy Blue]

Who else was going to play out wide tonight? Fucking Gomez?

Not in a million years. But considering we didn’t create a chance in 85 mins then whatever we did try didn’t work.

 

[r.soleofsalford]

Shite and predictable.

Could see it coming before the game and at half time.

Squad depleted and not good enough at the moment.

The fight to win the title starts now.

 

[eyalluvitt]

Big January now because we can’t go to pieces every time Dad bod Rod is out ,the midfield is non existent & defense resembles the keystone cops

 

[levets]

2 points from 4 games is not good enough. This was the worst I’ve seen us play in a long time. Only 2 shots on goal as well. Summer transfers coming back to bite us. That’s what happens when you get your 4th choice midfielder.

3 mate

 

[chaddblue]

Worst performance ever under Pep

But after conquering football is anybody really surprised that we're having such shit season by our standards. I totally expected it

Half the squad look like they're not interested. No hunger to do it again

 

[Fordyboy46]

Just wait till we lose to Luton.
We know it’s coming on current form.

Wouldn't surprise me in the slightest, it's a game we'll not fancy at all

 

[bondsman]

Some players need a spell on the bench in my humble opinion. Dias, Gvardiol and Alvarez. They’re all 3 top top footballers but look disjointed at the moment. On a positive though, Arsenal go there this weekend. We go to Luton. Could be back within 3 and even the potential to be top again at Christmas with the scousers and Arsenal playing.

Liverpool are the bigger threat than Arsenal imho and Villa won’t play as well at weekend they won’t be playing a team that’s really struggling for a start

 

[JonH12]

March will be interesting…United, Liverpool, Brighton and Liverpool

Life goes on, we have had a very good time over the past 12 months, let’s not lose our heads when the bad times come, there’s a long way to go!!

 

[Gus Fring]

Fuck me I hope we finish 5th and win fuck all if it means that some of these braindead plastics piss off and ‘support’ somebody else for a while. All I’ve seen plastered over the net is bollocks all night and whingey, moaning pricks.

Was it good enough - no of course
Has it been lately - no of course

However if ‘fans’ haven’t got the belief in that squad coached by that manager then they clearly know fuck all.

Pissing me right off (if you hadn’t guessed)

As Pep once said… ‘we will be there’

 

[Goldust]

Well he's got to give Phillips a chance really imo. He said he would pre match.
He better sort it come Sunday at 2pm with a strenghtened side -a must win game

Feel for him he’s better than Lewis in midfield

 

[Fordyboy46]

Worst performance ever under Pep

But after conquering football is anybody really surprised that we're having such shit season by our standards. I totally expected it

Half the squad look like they're not interested. No hunger to do it again

And Pep said he'd fuck off if he saw that in these players

 

[supercity88]

Strange lineup to start with and bizarre how Pep then changed it. Stones was way off the pace, as you'd expect but stayed on. The ball was only ever with Akanji or Stones in central areas and it was pedestrian more often than not. No idea why Foden would come off rather than looking at going more gung-ho at the end. A depleted squad but also some baffling tactical choices from Pep at the moment.

Never seemed to have the drive or fight to win the game tonight. One good spell with the two Haaland chances was all we showed from 90minutes. Villa weren't even that good, they didn't need to be.

The tough run is over. Time to start picking up points. The club world cup is the one we all want really!

 

[Utter bobbins]

No idea why Phillips- has not moved on. If he couldn't get on today he never will.

It’s December

 

[Rammy Blue]

Absolutely gash, his form has fallen off a cliff. Start Bobb now over him, can't do any worse

Phil needs to be central imo, then work the rest out after that.

 

[Gabriel]

Foden should feel ashamed at being subbed off for Bobb.

If he wants to be a top player he has to take games by the scruff of the neck and make something happen.

He goes missing far too often.

Both he and Alvarez look tired and in need of a rest. I’m still waiting for Foden to put some muscle on up top, as he’s quite frequently brushed off the ball. Until he does, he’s going to find it hard to play in midfield.

 

[Kippax77]

Some players need a spell on the bench in my humble opinion. Dias, Gvardiol and Alvarez. They’re all 3 top top footballers but look disjointed at the moment. On a positive though, Arsenal go there this weekend. We go to Luton. Could be back within 3 and even the potential to be top again at Christmas with the scousers and Arsenal playing.

I like you

 

[jim tolmies perm]

I voted lose....in hope I would be wrong but that performance doesn't lie. How have treble winners turned into such a shit show? I don't see much better on Sunday. Said it last week, Pep is having his stubborn twat month or so ...let's hope it's coming to an end.