+++Villa v SAFC Sky Sports Premier League ko 14.00+++

[Fred]

At least it looks like Forest are helping to send Spurs down.

One little win from today

 

[ZeeZee]

We’ve been great this season.

But this second half performance has been as bad as anything we’ve seen this season. Heads dropped from 46th minute.

 

[The soap powder]

A few players have not looked as happy today

Rigg hardly celebrated his goal and was well pissed off going off

Brobbey has huffed on all game

Sadiki where is that smile ??

Hume is pissed off

Le Fee hasn’t looked at it

 

[IanS]

Just a difference in attacking quality between the teams really

Absolutely, with all respect to our players, la fee+brobbey+rigg does not equal watkins+Rogers+mcginn. If we want to push for top five next year, this needs addressing.

 

[TartanMackem]

Those substitutions.
Rigg must feel aggrieved to be taken off with Diarra still on the pitch.

I think Diarra needs game time. He’s in a new league and he missed a large chunk through injury.

 

[DonaldDownTheWing]

First half we were excellent

You don’t go in a goal down at HT if you’ve been excellent.

 

[Roker Mackem]

we look ok but you can see a difference in class quite clearly. It’s been a good season. Hopefully kick on next season

Season isnt done

 

[excalibur]

Don’t understand some reactions. Of course a firing Villa are better than us in their own patch. They are in champions league position deservedly so.

I didn’t see after first half but I thought we played ok actually. Better than against spurs I thought.

Sometimes we just have to hold hands up and say got beaten by a decent team.

It’s our first back in premier ffs.

 

[SAFC 2012]

Early goal second half clearly killed us off because we Weren’t bad at all first half bar the daft mistake

 

[ChrisAshley]

Many already had visions of booking their flights to Europe so will start sulking if/when it doesn't happen.

Bonkers really considering they'd all have been thrilled with staying up and we've surpassed any and all expectations this season.

Away to Villa we're big underdogs and people acting like we're playing Port Vale.

 

[Southern Monkey]

Xhaka passing has been way off today like

Agreed he’s been poor, although I’m not sure we’re allowed to post anything against this man on here !

 

[McMackem]

If even 20% of our over hit balls had been better, we might have been hunting for an equaliser instead of a consolation.

 

[Just jam]

We need to start playing Le Fee in the middle and Talbi on the left now. I feel we’re a lot stronger that way.

Talbi has been his best when he’s played on the left, don’t understand why he doesn’t play there more often

 

[Lord Alfred]

They aren't. Sadiki is more defensive. He could play the Xhaka role if required. Sadiki is a better dribbler, Diarra has a bit more pace. Diarra has more goal threat. Nowt like each other really.

As another poster pointed out they play similar roles for their country, it’s us who seem to think they’re different styles.

 

[scotch]

Give over man. We played very well first half. They're just a very good side.

This, provided we don't concede a 4th, hard to argue against the scoreline or the fact that when we've had the ball we've been more than decent, Villa just been a team 3rd k the league on merit when they've had the ball and punished us

 

[Tom]

I’ve got to say we’ve been poor in attack today.

 

[Sea to Shining Sea]

The difference between them in the final third and us is night and day really.

Rogers, Watkins and McGinn are superb footballers. We’ve not coped with them and their movement.

 

[SuperKevsLeftBoot]

The difference between them in the final third and us is night and day really.

Yep very much so.

 

[Antidotes]

No real damage done if Everton draw in anyways albeit still don't think we'll actually qualify for out.

 

[The soap powder]

We went in 1 goal down courtesy of a cracking goal from Rigg. They scored twice and hit the bar. In general play we were canny, but we didn’t threaten them much.

We never really threaten that much though it’s how we play