Aston Villa (A) | PL | Post Match Thread

[Semper aggressus]

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

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

If that happens we won’t even get top half. I just cannot see the club putting up with that.

 

[ninjamonkey]

Disgraceful that. It's not even the defeat, it's the lack of fight, desire and pride from the entire team, that is simply unacceptable. I saw more effort on the pitch when the players downed tools and got smashed 8-1 to Boro.

Second goal was one of the most pathetic things I've watched.

Said at halftime they'll be no change until they score an easy second and we'll throw on wingers chasing a lost cause and that's exactly what happened. If a nobody like me can accurately predict pep, think how easy it is for opposition managers to out think him right now.

Pep continues to set us up to be wide open and easy to play against whilst simultaneously offering zero threat and we keep seeing the same thing. This cannot continue.

 

[BlueTG]

Forgot to add, if another player comes out with the ‘yeah we need to start performing for the fans and the club’ bollocks line again, they can get out.

Either do it then, or shut up until you do it.

 

[ProofMCFC]

Did the players clap the fans this time?

 

[fathellensbellend]

Bernardo, Gundo finished

 

[Bluemoon has risen]

That 2nd half was absolutely awful. The 1st half wasn't good, but that 2nd half was really bad.

We're too nice a team. Happy to pass it around side to side and try to keep the ball but we don't penetrate teams anymore and when the opposition have it, we don't attack them, we just stand off and let them play through balls behind the defence. The 2nd goal a perfect example of just letting them run through untouched. Rodri would've stuck his foot in and took a booking for the team if needed but none of these lot are willing to do it or work hard enough.

We simply have to buy in January. 2 or 3 players are needed minimum. The midfield especially is crying out for some physicality and creativity.

 

[stan bowles]

Something Better Change...and soon.

Funny how a team managed by the highest paid manager in the world can come out for the second half looking even more bereft of energy, tactics and desire than they did sloping off at half time.

 

[normskih]

Must drop Gundy, Bernie, Rico, Haaland, Walker end of

I maybe repeating myself but I’d add Gvardiol to that list. I hate having a go about our players but they aren’t playing well and must be taken out of the spotlight to get some confidence back. Guardiola has to do something radical too like change tactics because these tactics aren’t stopping this rot.

 

[OldhamBlue94]

Rogers, palmer, luiz, brahim, even tommy fucking Doyle. Delap. FRIMPONG. Michael Olise. The amount of academy players we have got rid of that could do a good job for us now is absolutely criminal.

Lavia to add to that as well

 

[inchy14]

He's one of the most successful managers ever using his principles of play.
If he changes then we should sack him

His principles are fine but he’s not using the correct personnel.
Put some kids in in their correct positions instead of square pegs in round holes.
Lewis stepping into midfield is a disaster, he can’t tackle and can’t pass it well enough. Spends his time hiding behind their midfield players.

Anyway nothing else to add. Be glad when the season is over.