Aston Villa 4-0 Saints - Match Thread

[trousers]

On 03/03/2022 at 12:28, trousers said:

The 'laws' of probability would tend to suggest that we're bound to lose a game or two at some point between now and the end of the season, and Villa away is up there with the most likely candidates I'd have thought

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[Chez]

2 minutes ago, Mr X said:

We all thought this team had turned a corner really hope this is a one off! 

it has turned a corner compared to earlier in the season, but we are still a mid table side. We are not world beaters.

[Teddeer]

If this proves anything it's that Salisu is a brilliant centre back who we can't do without.

[AlexLaw76]

Villa have been very good today

[Saints foreva]

It's just such a awful way for our run to end. It's been too easy for Villa. 

[Jimmy_D]

Just now, trousers said:

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To be fair we’re one of Villa’s biggest bogey teams.

Unfortunately... just not today.

[Teddeer]

Just now, AlexLaw76 said:

Villa have been very good today

Agree but we've made it far too easy for them.

[OttawaSaint]

If we can get a goal or two and/or shut up shop from here then it's just a wakeup call and we work on it for Newcastle. 6-0 and we'll go into a tailspin.

[Saint Billy]

2 minutes ago, trousers said:

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How's the ego? 

[Saint_clark]

Wtf is happening? Just got out of work and saw the score. Who's fucked up at the back for this to be the scoreline?

[Teddeer]

We've been chipping away at our goal difference. Didn't think it would all be undone against Villa.

[DT]

4 minutes ago, Chez said:

If KWP is fit enough to play, I think he should be starting ahead of Tino. If you lose Salisu to injury, why change a second member of your back four? Try and keep that settled winning side if you can.

Agreed. He likes a tinker. Thought he was over that. 

[trousers]

1 minute ago, Saint Billy said:

How's the ego? 

The best ever. Thanks for asking. In fact, I would say my ego is better than anyone's. 

Edited 5 March, 2022 by trousers

[Holmes_and_Watson]

great dribble from Broja there, and a nearly from a corner before that.

[obelisk]

A bit of pressure from Saints at last. Nothing comes of it.

[SNSUN]

Sod it I'd give Walcott a game at this rate. Can't do much worse. Give Smallbone some more experience too.

[Scully]

Romeu going to get a red at this rate

[OttawaSaint]

Just now, Saint_clark said:

Wtf is happening? Just got out of work and saw the score. Who's fucked up at the back for this to be the scoreline?

Everyone. Mainly Bednarek and Stephens.

Whole team have been 4 or 5/10 today. Not at the races at all. Coutinho running riot and it really should be 6-0.

[Teddeer]

Just now, SNSUN said:

Sod it I'd give Walcott a game at this rate. Can't do much worse. Give Smallbone some more experience too.

Steady on, we're trying to keep the score down 🙂

[Micky]

1 minute ago, Scully said:

Romeu going to get a red at this rate

Can't see how that was a yellow tbh

[Holmes_and_Watson]

No idea why Romeu gets booked for that.

[OttawaSaint]

After beating West Ham with (initially) the reserve team, the squad got cocky thinking they'd have it easy today.

RH took all the plaudits for Wednesday but he's got to keep this squad's feet on the ground. They took their eye off the ball here, overcelebrating the cup win.

[macca155]

Most teams have days like this at some point. Combination of believing the hype, no Salisu or KWP, opposition playing well and the team looking jaded.

It happens but don't just give in and concede 5 or 6. Fight, try and get a goal or two back.

Crucial to keep some self belief 

[Chez]

3 minutes ago, Micky said:

Can't see how that was a yellow tbh

never a yellow. 

[OttawaSaint]

Should be red for Watkins. Horrible challenge on FF.

[HKsaint]

Please give AA a chance 

[Chez]

Just now, macca155 said:

Most teams have days like this at some point. Combination of believing the hype, no Salisu or KWP, opposition playing well and the team looking jaded.

It happens but don't just give in and concede 5 or 6. Fight, try and get a goal or two back.

Crucial to keep some self belief 

in games we have won or drawn there are incidents and chances that have gone our way. Today they haven't. It a fine line between winning and losing games at this level. 

Putting to one side the cup win, in general, against the decent sides, we have to have our best side out to win games.

[Sheaf Saint]

1 minute ago, OttawaSaint said:

Should be red for Watkins. Horrible challenge on FF.

Not really. Yellow more than sufficient. 

[Micky]

1 minute ago, OttawaSaint said:

Should be red for Watkins. Horrible challenge on FF.

It really wasn't.  

[Teddeer]

1 minute ago, HKsaint said:

Please give AA a chance 

Might give them a call after this debacle.

[hackedoff]

1 minute ago, HKsaint said:

Please give AA a chance 

Indeed,they sorted out my booze problem.

[Chez]

Villa may well have dropped the pace, but we've kept working at least.

[Holmes_and_Watson]

2 minutes ago, HKsaint said:

Please give AA a chance 

An appeal for those chucking down beers to blot out the memories of the 4 goals.

[Teddeer]

Just now, Chez said:

Villa may well have dropped the pace, but we've kept working at least.

The money these guys pick up that's the least I would expect.

[Wurzel]

Well we all said prioritise the cup now. But we meant rotate the squad 50%at a time , not play the first choice XI at 50% effort.

[Chez]

Armstrong has made things happen all game.  Unlucky it was on his left foot there.

[Micky]

1 minute ago, Chez said:

Villa may well have dropped the pace, but we've kept working at least.

Agree, the scoreline may not reflect the effort that we have put in today. 

[Teddeer]

I guess the luvvies in the press will be drooling over the brilliant Steven Gerrard after this.

[obelisk]

Saints free kick on the edge of their box results in a Villa corner.

[Teddeer]

Just now, obelisk said:

Saints free kick on the edge of their box results in a Villa corner.

Saints of old again.

[Chez]

2 minutes ago, Micky said:

Agree, the scoreline may not reflect the effort that we have put in today. 

it's hardly ever a lack of effort, and almost always down to quality. The scoreline could easily have been worse mind you.

[OldNick]

and of course we will be on Motd first.....Not that I will be watching anyway

[Teddeer]

Look on the bright side - remember when they battered Liverpool 7-2 🙂

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Broja goes down as if he'd been shot, and then loses his cool and moans that his shirt has been pulled a little out of shape. Pointless.

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Cracking throw out by Forster. Shame Armstrong couldn;t do much with that.

[Teddeer]

Bloody Ralph - why did he have to play the Red Sea formation, it never works.

[OttawaSaint]

Good old Saints. Just when you start to get used to winning they slap you straight back to reality. 

[obelisk]

Villa have pretty much had a stroll today. Their better players stuck their chances away. Saints have hardly created anything of note. Just have to hope this season doesn't drift to an end.

[OldNick]

I feel sad for my daughter and grand-daughter who travelled up. Such a shame

[woodsaint1]

As bad as we have been defensively today, its also quite a feat of our usually good forward players to get shut out by a defence consisting of Mings, Chambers, Cash and Young 💩