Alpaywasawesome

That was brilliant by Clark.

Credit has to be given to Gabby for winning the ball and playing a beautiful ball for Young.

Walker was a shining light for us today. I said before that he is brilliant going forward but sometimes questionable at defending. Well today he was quality on both points. I just hope he performs as well when we play against better quality opposition as we have to remember that this has been his level so far and he was playing against his former club and the one he supports, and on his debut, so we were entitled to have expected a higher level performance from him!

Ash is going to be a big miss for the Blues game as we already have one of our main attacking threats out. Costly for us in that respect.

Friedel made some very good saves.

Carlos was ropey at times today and was the most unsure I have seen him in a long time.

I thought Albrighton took his goal well and kept getting into the box.

Gabby showed glimpses of brilliance and then glimpses of rubbish.

I would like to add that I think Downing is the man to play in the middle of the park behind the main striker. He played a couple of very good balls through from that area and also broke into the box and should maybe have done better when the keeper came out of the box.

Villa - PLEASE stop making things so bloody difficult for yourselves!!!!!!

Agree, let Young play in the position he's best at. But both Young and Houllier seems to think he should play in the hole.

Thought Dunne was really poor again.... If Bridge comes in I can see Clark being a regular centre back.

As much as I would love to see him in the team ad often as possible, I don't think he's above Cuellar or Collins in the pecking order.

Has Friedel ever saved a penalty for us?

Mason is the biggest threat in this game.

We need to nullify him.

YEAGH!

Wtf? Lee Mason is determined to let Chelsea play against a 9 man villa.

He is going to send someone off from our side, while he lets Chelsea get away with everything.

I hope the 2 people who voted for Pires are just having a laugh.

I never want to see him on the pitch for us again.

He's slow, makes poor passes, and just is a liability when you are trying to chase a game.

I thought Collins had a **** poor game.

Someone needs to teach him not to get sucked in towards the ball so easily. It makes him rather easy to beat.

Cuellar made quite a few mistakes tonight, including the one against Bale for the second goal but with him an Lichaj on the right, I thought they were very solid. It was only when Cuellar was pulled over to cover Collins side that he made a lot of **** ups. 

I still think he's a great defender, he just needs the right partner. I really think Clark should be starting for us alongside Cuellar, the lack of positional sense and intelligent decision-making from Collins doesn't inspire me with ANY confidence.

Warnock, ok offensively, but **** shit defensively. Wtf is wrong with him?

Downing doesn't get back to defend. He's great going forward, but what made us so hard to beat under MON was players like Ashley coming back from the LW position to defend and put some pressure on the opposing team. Downing doesn't do that. I don't know why, it's not like he has a lack of pace and has to stay upfield to ensure a more potent counter.

I was impressed with Petrov when he came on, we really missed his presence in the middle of the park.

Albrighton struggled on the right, because he was essentially double-marked out of the game. He got a lot more joy on the left, when he had the 'Ashley Young' inswinger option, and it worked wonders. Only question is why didn't Houllier ask him to swap wings with Downing earlier, especially when it was obvious Marc wasn't getting much joy out on the left?

Lichaj, only positive from this game. Best right-back I've seen since Delaney, heck I would say on current performances, he seems better than Delaney. He possesses a great mix of natural ability and defensive acumen, for instance using his pace and his positioning to shut out Bale almost completely in the first-half. Cutting out the angles, and not letting Bale run around him. Fantastic player. And his attacking qualities, both in supporting the overlap and getting in crosses, those were top notch. His long crosses back into the box after the ball was cleared was fantastic. And his supporting runs into the box? Awesome to watch, and really dangerous.

Lichaj's performance today makes sitting through this disaster of a match almost worth it.

Lichaj MOTM!

COME ON! Let's do this!

Seriously. I think Collins is really poor.

We need new central defenders.

The moment Bale switches sides we concede.

We really are desperately poor on the left.

Pires! Why do i feel not confident.

We suck.

Petrov on!

Yes.

I want Stan on for Hogg.

Surely Petrov has enough in the tank for 45 minutes.

And boy do we really need some creativity in there. Delph is trying but the others all seem scared to make telling passes into the forward. Delph made so many great passes to Heskey in the box in the first, half, but all the time Heskey played it back out to the wings again.

Lichaj has had a stormer today.

Showed up Bale for what he is. A one-trick pony.

Woo! Shitty ref-ing finally goes in our favour.

If we don't at least score in this game i will be **** pissed and asking serious questions about Houllier's tactical nous.

Collins and Warnock. Terrible on the left-side.

I made the most awesome cheese burger on Sunday.

Blue cheese beef patties, with grilled red cheddar cheese buns, flambed portobello mushrooms and onions sauteed with balsamic vinegar.

It was so goooooood.

Agree with comments about Herd.

Looks dangerous and is a real fighter in the box.

The header he pulled off from a set-piece seconds after he's entered the field showed great determination and aggression.

No wonder the Port Vale fans liked him.

**** no.NOT DELFOUNESO!

I feel like we're becoming Mowbray's West Brom.

**** it.

Pires Hat trick special please.

Thank you.