Aston Villa (A) | PL | Post Match Thread

[Mike S]

No pace. No press. No leaders. No fight.

The next 3 games (Everton, Leicester & West Ham) are all, on paper, very winnable. However the game is played on grass, and not paper !

If we don't pick up at least 7 points from the possible 9 I suspect the patience being shown by most Blues up until now will start to be tested.

Merry Fkn Xmas Blues

 

[Mcfc1.9.8.0]

Those players have downed tools for the manager

 

[Beanhead]

An absolute shocker of a performance. The second half was easily the worst of this run.

Outplayed is one thing but outfought is just completely unnaceptable.

The tactics are complete madness too currently.

MOM - The fans for getting behind them when there was absolutely nothing to get excited about.

A shocker of a day this one.

I can’t see where the next win comes from to be honest we are that bad.

It’s insane the drop off, something that has never been witnessed before.

 

[jamielowndes]

Management needs to have a list of names to hunt down and kidnap if needed for January. We need reinforcements ASAP.

And stop acting like Pep is on the verge of being fired or quitting. The club has stood by him all the way, he's on great terms with Khaldoon, they'll give him the cash and opportunity to fix things.

If it doesn't work after that, they'll discuss mutual parting more than likely, but you don't just dump the clubs most successful manager the year after he won the 4th PL in a row because you're on bad form with a thin squad. Yes, he takes some of the blame for recruitment, but we arent some shitty midtable Championship team looking for a new manager bump.

 

[RayCTID]

We can't drop anyone until the injuries subside. No real sign of that happening. Any signings at this point will be squad fillers which adds its own problems of bedding in and the danger of them making the same mistakes as the current set of players. If the players had totally given up they wouldn't have scored that last minute consolation.

 

[ChicagoBlue]

This isn't tactical though, its player related.

I could be the greatest tactician in the world, but if the tactics don’t fit the personnel???

Talk to Sean Dyche!

 

[Paulmcfc2703]

Every team runs all over us, all I want for Christmas is a clean sheet

Be careful what you wish for. Everton has 0-0 written all over it

 

[gomer27]

I’d say this 80 percent on the players and 20 percent on pep

At the end of the day the players are on the pitch. I said this after the united game. I don’t mind losing, what I do mind is a lack of effort, heart and overall grit. Right now many of the older players look like they’ve given up. Pep can’t make them not play like shit. He could however just stick them to the bench and play some of the kids. But at the end of the day it’s on the players to show up

 

[eyalluvitt]

An absolute shocker of a performance. The second half was easily the worst of this run.

Outplayed is one thing but outfought is just completely unnaceptable.

The tactics are complete madness too currently.

MOM - The fans for getting behind them when there was absolutely nothing to get excited about.

A shocker of a day this one.

I can’t see where the next win comes from to be honest we are that bad.

Who would have thought Pep would take us on our worst run of form in 18 years

 

[citytill1die84]

Unitedesque. Downed tools.

Seriously looks that way which is so frustrating. I mean where does this end?