[Albion] Aston Villa vs Brighton & Hove Albion *** Official Match Thread ***

[Lever]

I need a bit of time to process that performance before making any comment. Otherwise it is simple emotion......

 

[Grizz]

A humping and no mistaking. Disappointing, of course, but it's happened before, it'll happen again. Villa are a massive bogey team for us, I didn't expect anything from today anyway.

Oh and stopped getting stressed out about football a long time ago. Just enjoying the roller coaster ride, though today feels like the fat kid in front has barfed his milkshake all over us

 

[Icy Gull]

9 shots 6 goals. 39% possession yet thrashed us. We must have lost every 2nd ball and just kept giving the ball to them.

Humiliating display all round.

Losing 50/50s is becoming a habit unfortunately.

Managers now know how to play against DeZerbi ball. Let’s see how he changes things because he will need to

 

[Bridcutt]

 

[US Seagull]

A bad day at the office, 3rd in the PREMIER LEAGUE and NSC is having a melt down.

Don’t ever change NSC!!
THIRD?

Is it Monday night already? *checks calendar*

As much as people going into a full panic on the back of this one result is probably overreacting, ignoring it and pretending everything is fine is probably wrong too.

It's not the end of the season, but we just got absolutely stuffed, and that's concerning. We've been just too shit since Athens.

I'm beginning to dread Marseille...

 

[Gabbafella]

Well, that was embarrassing.
I feel sorry for the fans who travelled all that way to watch that.

 

[GloryDays]

Good old Stuart. It wouldnt look that much different - we'd have lost about 4-2 if everything had gone our way.

 

[Neville's Breakfast]

John McGinn reckons it was always going to be either 6-1 to them or 6-1 to us. He probably has a point.

 

[Durlston]

4th

Still Champions League place for now.

 

[Washie]

A humping and no mistaking. Disappointing, of course, but it's happened before, it'll happen again. Villa are a massive bogey team for us, I didn't expect anything from today anyway.

Oh and stopped getting stressed out about football a long time ago. Just enjoying the roller coaster ride, though today feels like the fat kid in front has barfed his milkshake all over us

TBF with your last statement, football is the only thing some of us look forward to in this awful world, so its really hard to not get stressed after a poor game

 

[Justice]

We should have signed an experienced midfielder with the Mac/Caciedo money one that didn’t need time and experience. Ridiculous to lose our midfield duo and replace with a free transfer and a prospect.

 

[GT49er]

Radio Sussex (via MyAlbion Play) has been buffering for much of the secnd half - it came on again just now. It's still 5-1 and we're still playing!

Come on lads - all is not lost yet!

 

[bomber130]

At least I don’t have to watch MOTD tonight after watching that shit show already. I fecking hate villa.

 

[Gully Forever]

Should get a 5-0 or 6-0 drubbing to prove these tactics are shit.

I said this a 3-0. total shit show

 

[Bodian]

John McGinn reckons it was always going to be either 6-1 to them or 6-1 to us. He probably has a point.

If Pervis had put away that early chance, it may well have been completely different.

 

[chickens]

If I had to describe our performance in one word, it would be “listless.”

From the look on De Zerbi’s face throughout the match, I think he knows he’s got things wrong.

Nonetheless, we gave GP several seasons, I don’t feel there was any lack of effort on the part of the players, I’m 100% team De Zerbi, I just hope that the coaching team and the players can bring us through to a place where we’re firing on all cylinders quickly.

 

[Icy Gull]

If Pervis had put away that early chance, it may well have been completely different.

He was offside

 

[Wrong-Direction]

Ive not seen him use those as EXCUSES before

My stream froze at 4-1, every cloud..

 

[Bodian]

If I had to describe our performance in one word, it would be “listless.”

From the look on De Zerbi’s face throughout the match, I think he knows he’s got things wrong.

Nonetheless, we gave GP several seasons, I don’t feel there was any lack of effort on the part of the players, I’m 100% team De Zerbi, I just hope that the coaching team and the players can bring us through to a place where we’re firing on all cylinders quickly.

Surely the former contradicts the latter?

 

[Munchkin]

Desperately need Baleba up to speed and asap.

Our lack of a strong defensive holding midfielder is costing us. It’s also heaping the pressure on an already fragile defence.

Moder returning to fitness would be a huge boost in that department also.