Aston Villa (A) | PL | Post Match Thread

[phargrave]

I'd play some of the academy lads that are making the bench

True, can’t be any worse can they……??

 

[avoidconfusion]

Team's in absolute freefall and Pep looks totally devoid of ideas - waiting until the 85th minute to bring Doku on is just one example.

 

[Wretched Vengeance]

 

[burnley blue mcfc]

That high-line defence pep’s insisting on is football suicide with the midfield we have, & yet it continues week in week out, fuckin mind boggling

 

[Damocles]

What if the times have changed and what worked in 2000 doesn’t work quarter century later?

He’s taught the world not only how to play this way (sweeper keeper, inverted full backs, possession football) but also the antidote (size, speed, strength and the fast break in behind the high line, 3 man defence), without adapting AT ALL…even as the masters have all seen better days and should be playing in the Masters league!

This isn't tactical though, its player related.

 

[N1985]

These players don't look like they're playing for Pep :-( I think they may want him gone which is fucking sad. That was a decent 11 and there's absolutely no need for that performance.

Unitedesque. Downed tools.

 

[IcriedwhenTueartleft]

Pitiful performance, 2nd half was as bad as anything for years with no heart and shirking out of 50/50's all over the pitch. Tone set within first 15 seconds with another Gvardiol brainfart, the lad might be pretty tasty upfront but he's a liability, at times, at the back.
Something very wrong behind the scenes at the moment.

 

[mdj0520]

Honestly can't see why anyone thinks January is going to fix anything

We won't spend and will ride it out till summer

I'm not even sure buying 4 players would fix it.

 

[eyalluvitt]

Lovely seeing Pep give Rogers a huge hug

Like hugging your miss world ex wife

 

[Withnail]

No physicality in the side and we are far too easy to play against and today was no exception. We desperately need an injection of young, pacey and physical players asap.