A bizarre match, at times i had to remind myself this team won the league last season as Villa were running us ragged for long periods. I thought i had gone back in time ten years!
After our gift goal we looked superb,playing some great football and with a bit of luck and boots that actually gripped the turf [ What on EARTH is going on with our players boots and the pitch???] we could have scored a couple more. That then was that,twenty minutes good play then Villa started to take control.
Not many players came out with much credit. Mangala again looks improved aside from the odd wobble and his infuriating habit of keep passing the ball backwards. Zab was good in parts, Silva too and Navas, Fern when he came on, Aguero in patches when he wasn't slipping over.
This team at the moment looks to be playing on memory and a reserve tank and major surgery is needed in the summer.Two strong box to box midfield players, a left back, a centre back and a winger with more end product than Navas. The manager might get another season if nobody else better is available but that is all that will save him. He has been found out big time this season and looks clueless as how to tighten us up at the back and at times we are so wide open it is humiliating. Every single team looks like they will score against us if they have a go and nobody fears us any more.
I feel drained this season has been dreadful aside from a very short period when we won seven games and i can't wait for the final whistle to be blown on the bugger!