Match Thread Aston Villa v Everton - Preview, Match Report and MotM Poll

[DualityNSNO]

So what's the excuse this game? Last game it was "we gave it a go but it wasn't our day", are now Villa supposedly going to win all the cups and push for top 4 or is it something else?

We were predictably absolutely horrible. A proper Dyche team.

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

Was a training session for Villa, absolutely embarrassing.

 

[Mashtray]

Still angry

 

[58 toffees]

I can see a goalless August (has that ever happened before?) and a goal against Sheff Utd. After all they are meant to be one of the two teams that are definitely worse than us. After today, I have my doubts about that

Sadly we need 3 teams to be worse than us

 

[witchdoc187]

Sadly we need 3 teams to be worse than us

One season this isn't going to happen. We have weakened a squad which has survived by the skin of its teeth the last two years. Our defence looks terrible. We've lost coady and mina (for me our best defender), we look lost in midfield and have failed to strengthen up top. Yesterday was a culmination of the utter disgraceful mismanagement of this once great club. We've just been declining year on year.

 

[58 toffees]

2 games in and we are relegation candidates.

The worst thing is the other relegation candidates will be looking at the fixtures to see when they play us to get themselves some points

 

[58 toffees]

The scary thing now is we’re a million miles away from the likes of Villa, Newcastle, Brighton. How long is it going to take to even crack the top 7 in the future.

I'll be happy if we crack the top 17

 

[raiseyoureyebrow4thewin!]

its so sad now, jus saw Dom's dad share his heartbreak and feelings over the abuse from fans.

villa fans have enjoyed their by now annual screening of a view to a kill. and their band is Duran Duran (thanks Keane and young)

but we will not be broken, or stay down. one win next sat and this place will be bouncing with optimism again

UTFT

 

[Khalekan]

I had made up my mind to go across for Bournemouth game but I am now seriously reconsidering it. Not sure I can justify the price of the airfare etc. to watch that.

Oh go the game, C.

You never know what might happen

Imagine you has cancelled a trip to Brighton last May.

You would have been kicking yourself

 

[coleman=quality]

Are people on the wind up with some of these votes or just clueless?

 

[everton1953]

its so sad now, jus saw Dom's dad share his heartbreak and feelings over the abuse from fans.

villa fans have enjoyed their by now annual screening of a view to a kill. and their band is Duran Duran (thanks Keane and young)

but we will not be broken, or stay down. one win next sat and this place will be bouncing with optimism again

UTFT

The abuse came on social media. Don't go on social media and you will be unaware of social media halfwits.

 

[desensitized43]

Villa fan.

Going to try and be as honest as I can.

That was a very weak performance yesterday from your side. You started ok, but once the first goal went in (and tbf it had been coming at that point) there was a really concerning lack of heart from a number of the players almost like they had resigned themselves to it. I thought we looked decent but it's really difficult to judge our performance because it was made too easy for us at times yesterday.

I'll be honest, I've never liked Dyche. He's like a slightly more evolved version of your Allardyce/Pulis kind of manager but I can totally see why you appointed him because frankly, the board don't seem to care about backing him or putting some money on the table to allow him or another manager to put right the things that are wrong so they've gone for the best guy availble who can maybe anti-football out of the situation and to be fair last season it paid off. This season though you, you have lost Coady and Mina and not replaced which has made you miles weaker. Why they didn't sign Coady I'll never know. Keane just can't be trusted, the young kid you've got (Banthwaite?) is not the time and place to be blooding a youngster. The bright side is you only have to be better than 1 other established team because Luton and Sheffield Utd just don't have enough so I think this weeks Wolves game has to be seen in that light...please go and smash them!

Good luck for the rest of the season and try and keep some positivity around the place. It's a long season.

 

[raiseyoureyebrow4thewin!]

The abuse came on social media. Don't go on social media and you will be unaware of social media halfwits.

yea I avoid twitter

this is my safe house

or more like my halfway house now that the Everton board have driven me to drugs and drink

 

[Toffe3m4n]

We're a Championship-level squad still operating in the Premier League. We really should've dropped last season. It's as simple as that really.

 

[zebedee]

2 games in already looking at the other prediction of the drop. During the Moyes era we'd start of proper meh but I knew we'd kick on eventually. Last few seasons nah.. win Vs wolves it takes the pressure of but need sustainability and this lot just can't do it.