Ratings & Reactions: Villa v Chelsea

[BleedClaretAndBlue]

Fulham is must win. Do we go with the same XI and hope for a repeat performance of that first half? Probably but football doesnt work that way. We are just a miserable football club im still pissed off all the momentum built under Jack and Deano has been stolen from us. How long have we suffered as a fanbase just to do that multiyear rebuild just to get back to a certain level only for City to keep taking our best and knocking us down again. We still haven’t recovered.

[Ingram85]

6 minutes ago, PaulC said:

It’s not working for him. His tactics were good today but individual errors and the inaability to stick the ball in the back of the net will cost him his job. 

Not to pick on your posts chap but tactics were good? His lack of adapting to Potters change of plan second half and his usual clueless Hail Mary subs changed the game for the worse lol. 

Edited October 16, 2022 by Ingram85

[Spoony]

Also didn’t watch. No point. This is barely like being a Villa fan anymore. 

[Philosopher]

First 60 minutes bar the Mings freak error was the best football we have played all season. 

What it proved was the problem this team has had, which is a lack of runners. You play 2 narrow 10's with your central midfielders covering your fullbacks, then who the f*** is going to run from deep and break the lines? 

So to come back from 2 down he takes off two runners (the best runners with the ball at their feet in the team) and replace them with Buendia who is constantly dropping deep, and the static Coutinho and turn to a 442, so we are now outnumbered in midfield.

Gerrard is a tactical numpty!

 

[DaveAV1]

8 minutes ago, Sam3773 said:

Did anyone see the owners? Even they’re too bored by our football to attend. 

They were there but not picked up by the Sky cameras. They definitely weren’t sitting next to Larry or Lange. Is Larry setting up Lange for the fall guy in this whole farcical project. Sacks Lange and keeps his pal. A frightening thought but it doesn’t explain where NSWE we’re?

[PaulC]

3 minutes ago, Ingram85 said:

Not to pick on your posts chap but tactics were good? His lack of adapting to Potters change of plan second half and his usual clueless Hail Mary subs changed the game for the worse lol. 

We should have been ahead at Half time and when it was 2-0  the game was gone anyway. 

[Ingram85]

1 minute ago, PaulC said:

We should have been ahead at Half time and when it was 2-0  the game was gone anyway. 

But we weren’t. 

[maqroll]

At least the players are "all in"....

[theboyangel]

Just now, maqroll said:

At least the players are "all in"....

A relegation battle 

[PaulC]

1 minute ago, Ingram85 said:

But we weren’t. 

What are you on about we were 2-0 down when he made subs. Yes he could have changed things earlier but we were still creating chances

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[Ingram85]

Just now, PaulC said:

What are you on about we were 2-0 down when he made subs. Yes he could have changed things earlier but we were still creating chances

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We should have been ahead of half time. 

They scored and we didn’t. So we weren’t. 

[IrishVilla10]

19 minutes ago, PaulC said:

Players are letting Gerrard down. Mings had a striker and Martinez should have done better from the freekick and we still cant score despite creating numerous chances. 

You’re right, it’s everyone but Gerrard  

[romavillan]

10 minutes ago, Philosopher said:

What it proved was the problem this team has had, which is a lack of runners. You play 2 narrow 10's with your central midfielders covering your fullbacks, then who the f*** is going to run from deep and break the lines? 

Not just who can run between the lines from deep but who is in midfield at that point? Only the number 6.

[jacketspuds]

A strong first half performance against a Chelsea team that were awful does not change anything.

We still lost, we’re still on 9 points after 10 games, and Gerrard still needs to go.

[IrishVilla10]

26 minutes ago, DJBOB said:

But at the end of the day, that’s now 10 games against the top 6 during Stevie’s reign with a grand total of 2 points to show from it.

 

This is the man people think can take us on a cup run too, laughable. 

[Wainy316]

42 minutes ago, HanoiVillan said:

The main thing I have to say about that match is I picked up an awful lot of leaves instead of watching it. Having an oak tree in the garden is great for most of the year, but autumn is a real pain!

Sounds like a blessing in this case 

[TomC]

I hope that the two votes for Mings as MOTM are sarcastic!

With Southgate there to watch his mistakes, you have to believe that he just ruined his chances of going to the World Cup.

[rjw63]

1 minute ago, TomC said:

I hope that the two votes for Mings as MOTM are sarcastic!

With Southgate there to watch his mistakes, you have to believe that he just ruined his chances of going to the World Cup.

He wasn't going anyway.

[Tayls]

51 minutes ago, maqroll said:

Worst possible outcome. A loss while playing ok.

May have done enough to save himself.

You can’t play ok and concede 2 goals and fail to score. We lost. It was crap

[thunderball]

We can play half decent all we like but making errors at this level will cost us dear. Again no points.

The positives: we clearly have enough talent that if coached well, with a few tweaks, some confidence and January additions we can be a decent side. The problem is the manager, that’s a really easy fix.

Edited October 16, 2022 by thunderball