Zatman Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 credit to Luton, best team by a mile and their commitment, attitude and willingness to knock the ball about put our clowns to shame. good luck to them for rest of season as for our team, well same old crap really 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberman Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 On the plus side, things have been going well at the Olympics. I hope that is the end of clean sheets for last year's players. Massive black mark against RDM for substiutions - up there with Tim's finest. Very worrying. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VILLAMARV Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 Seriously, what are the likes of Grealish and Tshibola supposed to do about Richards exactly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turnbull Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 1 hour ago, StefanAVFC said: Hutton should be put down. Well said that man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grasshopper Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 We lost again to a team 2 leagues below us 3-1 after leading 0-1 RDM 0/10 tactics & selections/subs Richards as captain? then as CB? bringing on Hutton & Gestede? Bunn 7 kept the score down Richards 0 that throw in then bungling the ball out for a throw in just after - 2nd goal makes a diving header 40yrds from goal ends up on the floor and 15yrds behind play when ball goes in. 3rd goal diving header/outfought by the attacker. On one occasion he was 20yrd outside the box during the 2 on one (Okore) Okore 6/2 6 when partnering Baker, did ok on his favoured right side. 2 partnered with Richards (showing how shit Richards is) looked out if place switching from CBR and CBL because of Richards walkabouts Own goal a product of him not being a CBL, body shape all wrong. Baker 5 walkabouts for first goal rest ok but like before needs a leader by his side (Elphick) Amavi 5 Needs mins on pitch Gardner 3 needs a leader by his side or dont bother with him Tshibola 4 (see Gardner) Ayew 6 needs to keep his cool McGoal 6 clearly not sharp yet Grealish 6 @RDM he's NOT a winger he's a Nr10 Green 4 not effective not ready yet Hutton 0 Utter shite Gestede 1 won a few flicks but the rest of his game is shite total clearout required 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 (edited) Villa have exceeded themselves. Managed to ruin any pre season optimism before the middle of August. Well done to all. Still the bonus of being this shite for this long a defeat like this causes barely a ripple of interest in the football world. Edited August 10, 2016 by The Fun Factory 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 1 hour ago, VillaCas said: Perhaps it's just me but I thought he was really ineffective. He clearly has good feet and look flashy on the ball but ultimately doesnt deliver. I watched him all night when we didnt have the ball and whilst he runs back (mostly) he rarely effects play. To be fair Gardner and Tschibola were useless and so maybe his passing option were limited? No its not just you....he was and despite his show pony style which catches the eye, he needs lessons in how to play in a team. we are horrible without the ball and don't seem to understand the art of closing down or the business of executing it. The co ordination of this lot resembles a gaggle of geese......where is the togetherness? massive job on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponky Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 It's pretty hard to rebuild the house using the same floor, walls, roof, etc as your old house. I can't believe I still let myself get suckered in tosettingg the alarm to watch this shit. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 I would think most Villa fans would be shocked watching that. It is easy to see what is wrong.....but putting it right, I wouldn't have a clue. I have a horrible feeling money alone is not going to solve this......I foresee many years of trial and error, before we stumble on a solution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted August 10, 2016 Moderator Share Posted August 10, 2016 You could well be right TRO - they're so disjointed, so lacking in confidence, leadership, the ability to take five minutes in a game and slow everything up and control it, there's no calm in the side and not enough fire. It could be years. Equally, it could be the case that one or two strong characters could turn some of the current lot around, help the youngsters develop properly and things could click. One thing that is for sure I think, this group don't look like they'll sort themselves out any time soon; they need help. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunnski Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 I think the fans at the game tonight lowered themselves to the same embarrassing level as the players. I know they've every right to be pissed off and have had a hard time of it for far too long but singing 'we're **** shit' and the likes just saddens my soul. I'd rather see them sing proper chants about the club and rise above the rest of the shambles we've become and not get on the same level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 The Luton manager agreeing that they had shown us too much respect said it all for me. I'm sure Rotherham and Huddersfield won't do that after this result. At least we can now concentrate on the league and we need to do so because this was a new low! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 I think we should change our name to Abject Villa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matteyp Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 When is the second leg? I actually think I'd rather have stayed at work than skived off and watched that. Villa were very second best for the last 3/4 of the game. It looks like we need to play one less attacking player and one more defensive player and grind out some results. The Gardner/Tish midfield got played around. No point playing Gestede if we cannot get crosses in - and clearly we cannot. And Richards is a poor football player but a terrible centre back. Which makes me doubt RDM. I am really... a. depressed b. concerned c. not bothered any more I cannot decide. I feel like I'm experiencing Stockholm Syndrome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villanun Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 (edited) Completely forgot about the match and missed it. Do I win? Edited August 10, 2016 by Villanun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briny_ear Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 4 minutes ago, Villanun said: Completely forgot about the match and missed it. Do I win? You and Micah Richards, then. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDuck Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 54 minutes ago, Ponky said: I can't believe I still let myself get suckered in to settingg the alarm to watch this shit. Mug! I gave up the late nights/early mornings about 5 years ago... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrytini Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 2 hours ago, Pilchard said: It'd be wasted on some of the brain dead we have in our team Well, the Coach is supposed to handle he players mentality, (or get rid of them) but it doesn't look like he has made much of a job of it. maybe telling them how good they were and that it was all the fault of previous Managers was, erm, the wrong way around ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Thomas Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 Just about to call it a night, but boy did this one hurt. Lets hope we can look back and say, "Who would have have predicted our great season after that game against Luton Town." UTV Keep the faith. VTD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 2 hours ago, VILLAMARV said: Seriously, what are the likes of Grealish and Tshibola supposed to do about Richards exactly? They could injure him in training tomorrow. Nothing too serious, just a double cruciate or something. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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