Aston Villa (A) | PL | Post Match Thread

[cupsforcockups]

Would settle for mid table but fear it will be worse

 

[Barcon]

Only one positive from that and it was Phil Foden, briefly looking a bit like Phil Foden.

 

[Fordyboy46]

The lack of any pattern of play to our attack and defence is concerning. We have lost the one-touch build up from the back, and line breaking passes, as we used to do in prior seasons. This has been gradually degrading over the past two seasons. We now insist on the ponderous, multi touch approach that lets the opposition press us in the mid block and dispossess us at ease.

I imagine the lack of practice between games to keep the players fresh, and the fatigue (both mental and physical) from relentless games has played a part. But over reliance on those factors borders on making excuses and letting players and coaches off the hook.

We have zero style anymore, I really don't know what has happened

 

[Shirley]

Can’t win ‘em all…is that acceptable?

 

[balotelli's back pocket]

Good to see Erling coming out to bat for Pep and taking some responsibility. He's the last one to blame though.

 

[wolviedinho]

A truly awful performance.

The players only know how to play a possession game when we dominate.

Now that we can’t keep the ball and have no idea what to do with it, the same players are just trotting about with not a care in the world waiting for pep to sort it or for injuries to stop.

The whole thing is a right mess. Time for cool heads now and for the club to act ruthless in the market to steady the ship.

The players are gone which leaves us a problem trying to shift them.

Huge job on our hands here huge.

Let’s see if the hunger has gone out of the board aswell as the players.

Something drastic has to happen now for things to stabilise.

Pep may have to finally concede that his approach with this set of players is done for now.

Problem is how do you retrain them? We are seeing signs of them only being able to play one way so even if he changed who is to say it would be any better.

What a mess.

 

[eyalluvitt]

according to Pep everything is fine. im glad i was getting worried

Delusion or acting for the camera?

 

[Jonas.shaffer]

He decided to jump ship then rather than battle for a place in City's team....

Oh, brother...

 

[markp]

Can’t win ‘em all…is that acceptable?

one two every now and again be ok though tbh

 

[citytill1die84]

At the moment what he is saying is true.
You sound like a bigger bollocks

None of that it true haha. Doyle who can't get in a Wolves side haha. Lavia would be on the surgery bench with all our other crocks.

Go lie down pal.