After weeks of pundit speculation about young players, new tactics, transition period and all that rubbish. I have realised why Aston Villa have been so poor this season... Emile Heskey no longer plays for them. No doubt some of you will overlook him and suggest other more logical reasons behind the fall of villa, who not long ago were consistently gaining 6th position in the premier league under a certain Martin O'Neil. (managed Heskey on a number of occasions.) Now i am not saying that southampton should Sign Heskey as i think it would be rather unfair on Mayuka, Lee and Jay who are finding it hard to get in the team as it is. What i am saying, is that players like Heskey are a rare breed of striker in a world of divers and con artists (not looking at anyone jay )And i am grateful that i was able to witness him play against southampton and play for England. Feel free to watch his latest success. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/fo...s-with-stunning-brace-for-Newcastle-Jets.html Peace.
I remember their total outrage at the fact that we pumped them 4-1 - total disbelief that something like that could happen to their team via the hands of "possibly the worst team in the prem"
One of the great nights of football happened last night, in the League Cup - a competition that some people say is a waste of time. Well it can go being a great waste of time for my money when it produces results like this: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21151984 The fact is, this is what football in the UK is all about. This is what sport is all about. The Underdog biting the Overdog. The lower league club, down on its fortunes, taking the scalp of the big Premier League club. Bradford City did themselves enormously proud and frankly it sent a wee little shiver down my spine to witness such jubilation from their supporters. This is what football needs - a kick up the arse to its normal conventions. OK, Villa were the most likely of preys to fall under an in-form Bradford City, but, I bet, that doesn't make the scoreline any less pleasurable for any Bantam fan. Aston Villa 3, Bradford City 4 Bloody well done, Bradford City, and I'm going to make a point of watching the highlights.
Ruining it for everyone? I'm sure fans of other Yorkshire clubs, as well as those smaller clubs in Europe who fancy a big day out at some of England's top clubs might beg to differ that a Chelsea victory, in the semis and final, would 'ruin it for everyone'.
You know damn well what he meant, but obviously you can't keep one difference of opinion on one topic in that place. Spoiling just to be awkward if ever I saw it. Mature.
I would agree with this. Funny how Michael Owen turned **** after he stopped playing up front with Heskey.
Lambert said: "I am absolutely gutted, disappointed, hurt, everything. "Everyone is hurt. You will never have a better chance to get to a cup final throughout your whole career, even the young lads. "It may take them 10 or 12 years to get even close to one again. That's the hurt." ----------------------------------------------------------------- A most damaging cup exit, they can't even take any joy in winning the home leg. They are in serious trouble now, if they weren't before. The Newcastle game gets bigger with each passing day.
The worst thing for them is that Vlaar was supposed to come back and sort out their back four, but he's been just as bad. That was their last hope, I reckon.
I thought Vlaar had a quite a good game. Benteke was at fault for the goal, & once Bradford got that goal Villa looked so soft going forward. Watched it with a villa mate, it was a tough night, was glad to get out of there!!!!
I really feel for Lambert. He has a very expressive face, you can see the pain written all over it whenever the camera picks him out in the dugout or on the touchline.
About 1/4 I'd say. And those Chelsea fans* don't deserve any trophies for their vile treatment of Benitez and booing their own players. Oh so he trolled Chelsea a bit when Mourinho was manager, big deal. Get the **** over it and stop acting like spoilt brats. * Of course, some Chelsea fans are okay.
I noted that about Benteke as well and it's not the first time. He's been at fault at several set pieces recently!
Villa's downfall is due to Randy Lerner bottling it on the finance front. He's shut his wallet hoping to stay up on the cheap and right now, that looks like a decidedly risky strategy.
They have a fairly good team, just can not understand thier tactics. Yesterday was the same when we won at thier gaff a couple of games ago, they pummeled us with really good crosses yet there was never more than 2 Villa players in the box against 8 Saints players. Lambert made no subs, take a defender off for an attacker or send the biggest CB up front to get on the end of those crosses, not pretty football but that was how they were playing
