JB Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 I may be coming back from the a night out and full of booze (I'm in Australia), so please forgive me for any nonsensical comments in the match thread, but I don't think I've ever seen Villa concede six, let alone seven goals in a game. I'm distraught by the nature of that hiding and it almost proves the negative people on here correct. I never imagined that that could happen to our team. I feel like crying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piav_k4 Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 We've ran out of steam again and hit a brick wall. This is very similar to the Liverpool game last season. We've been solid in defence all season so to concede 7 is a real shock. We must beat Bolton now to get ourselves up for the Chelsea game, because if we don't we can kiss goodbye to any hope of winning the FA Cup. Chelsea were awesome and it's a shame we were at the Bridge today and not Spurs. Going to be a hard weekend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VT Supporter Chindie Posted March 27, 2010 VT Supporter Share Posted March 27, 2010 People will talk a lot of shit about this and we all be very angry. Good first half, second half fell apart, defence best described with laughter. The loss was expected, to lose by that much I don't think you can predict really. Everything Chelsea touched going forwards in that second half turned to goal. Not a lot else you can say really. Onto the next one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thejoker Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 Everyone has seen this coming except MON. He is too stubborn to manage at the very top IMO. I think it will be time for a change in the summer. I would love to see us get David Moyes, but can't really see him leaving Everton for us. Wonder if Celtic want MON back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santa_Rosa Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 It could be worse, we could be Hayes and Yeading Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 I'm not sure what to say to that game. I really can't just write it off as 'one of those results'. Defensively, we were dreadful. A team doesn't ship 7 goals, even against a side like Chelski, unless they've not played well. I'm off to have a good cry and bemoan the fact that I have no alcohol to help drown those sorrows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trevor Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 Been playing poorly almost all season Really? all season - almost? Don't know what I've been watching over the last 40 years then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paddy Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 Shocking. I'd like to say it's a one off but I feel it's been coming. Hopefully it's a wake-up call, to the board as much as anything. I think the cup runs are papering over a lot of cracks. I won't be voting for a MOTM for the simple reason that there can't be one when you've lost like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFC-Prideofbrum Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 A tad unlucky, I thought we might nick it at the end but it wasn't to be. Agreed, it's as if people expected us to keep it below 7. Talk about high expectations. We've gone to the Bridge, we've only conceded 7 and yet some people still can't see the positives. Disgraceful. To be fair, it got to the stage of funny which was at least a positive. Lose 2-1, your annoyed you didn't get something, 7-1 is just Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaztonVilla Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 Not a lot to say really. I did, however, think Sidwell was our best player today. But being the winner of the day's "Tallest Dwarf" competition isn't a huge honour. Friedel looked like he couldn't be arsed any more by the end. Luke Young looked knackered after 20 minutes and his concentration went from that point. Warnock was below average. Collins and Dunne were clumsy in the extreme. Ashley Young put in one good cross for the goal. Apart from that, didn't really offer much. James Milner had the first touch of a rapist all day. Petrov was a rabbit in the headlights. Sidwell put himself about well and, like I said, was our tallest dwarf today. Gabby ran about a bit but looked heavy. John Carew got a nice goal and tried his best to do the lone striker job, but Chelsea's centre backs enjoyed nicking the ball off him whenever he tried to hold it up. One of two things will happen now. The team will feel sorry for themselves, blame as many external factors as they possibly can, curl up and die. Or else they will look at themselves in a realistic and critical light and seek redemption in the remaining games. I hope they choose the latter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PompeyVillan Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 Watched online but got cut off before 3rd and 4th goals. Friedel - 6 - Couldnt really do much Defence - individually everyone on a 6. As a unit....2 what the hell has happened recently? Midfield - Not enough possession 2nd half and were completely overshadowed. Sidwell - 7 (motm) - First half was quality tackled everyone, composed passing and looked to join the attack. Second half, didnt know what to do with change of formation. Petrov. 5 - Anonymous Milner - 6 - Kicked out of the game early on. Never really showed his ability. A Young - 6 -Started brightly, but faded and didnt get enough of the ball Gabby - 5 - First half caused some problems with pace, didnt get into the game though. Carew. -5 - Took goal well again but sweet fa for the rest of time he was on. Didnt hold the ball up. Subs Delboy - 7 - Played well and looked lively, didnt get the ball enough. Downing - 4 - Was he on the pitch Beye 4 - See downing At upto 3 - 1 hadnt played badly, but once Chelsea got the fourth, heads dropped and that the end of it. Chelsea's quality told. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilchard Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 No team, no matter who they are playing, should lose like that, in the manner that we did, after so much money has been spent on assembling it. A result which shows exactly how far away we are from the Champions League, how tactically naive our team can be at times, and how once again we have self destructed and ruined our season. No doubt the insults will come soon thrown by the usual people as it usually does when someone dares predict we'd get a hammering, or criticise O'Neill, but even they - even the manager - will now (or should now) realise that once again we leave March trying to scrape something together of our season. Not good enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 Do we still have the best defence in the league? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulanddonya Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 "In Martin we trust" DELUDED !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phumfeinz Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 Time for Davies to get a go again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CottenM Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 Yeah, but apart from the 7 we conceded Freidel barely had to make a save... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
euro_kings_82 Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 Time to move on and forget this one! And quickly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emma_villan1 Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 I really have no words, this is not good for the team. MON takes everything to heart and I find it hard to see us recovering from this loss now, a win next week would help lift us before the cup final but it is not looking hopeful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 How did Ferreira, Deco and Mikel not get sent off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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