Aston Villa Banter 3

10 May 2026 16:01:10
Today was another extremely poor performance against a side who have only won 4 games this season. If we don’t qualify for CL, it will be the same issue this season as cost us last, ie our failure to put away poor teams. I think our best chance of CL qualification is the Europa League.

Today both full backs were poor, substitutions were far too late, and we were particularly one-paced in the first 30 minutes. I really don’t understand why we have to make life so difficult for ourselves.

10 May 2026 16:17:53
100%
Far too many mistakes.
Why didn't he take Rogers off? Half of Burnley's attacks came from him losing the ball.
Sick and tired of seeing the same mistakes every week.
Great as Thursday was, this was the best chance to cement CL football.


Win, take the pressure off the final.

But no, we have to gift teams goals.
Can't rest anyone next Friday now.
Have to go for it (as much as we can. 🙄).

10 May 2026 16:25:24
Noways T74, id rest the starting 11 cant risk injuries.

10 May 2026 15:59:20
Shocking today. Not good enough, I feel that we wont beat lpool or City. Best hope is Europa League now. We have blown the league now.

10 May 2026 15:46:01
5th place is gone.
We don't deserve it with performances like this.
2-1 up and make basic, basic errors.
Shocking performance all round.

I reiterate my concerns regarding Mings. Too slow. Over confident.

10 May 2026 16:08:37
Ridiculous starting Mings and Maatsen, and leaving Buendia on the bench so long. We will never progress as long as we keep putting in these performances against the worst teams in the league, it's just shocking how they can go from a performance like Thursday to this rubbish.

10 May 2026 16:10:25
Yep, might as well concentrate on the Europa League final, cos there's no way we should risk any of the starting 11 on Friday against Liverpool. Still can't believe we have messed it up as well.

10 May 2026 16:11:56
Trinity, I said after Sunderland we wouldn't win another league game, and my view still stands. Over the last nine games we are in the bottom few in the table. Why can't we compete against the bottom sides? Either Brighton or Bournemouth, or both, will catch us if that's the case. Conference is for us if we lose in the final, and apart from Forest on Thursday we have been awful all this year.

This is why some of us have doubted Emery. We obviously can't risk our top players on Friday, so Liverpool will walk all over us, and City always do us. I just hope our season doesn't end in failure, and it will be because of recent form and tactics if it does.

10 May 2026 16:20:34
I get so angry watching Villa with Mings in the team. You can hear him shouting and calling the shots, but he needs to keep his big mouth shut and do what he's paid to do.
He even lets the ball bounce instead of attacking it. Should have sold him 2 - 3 years ago. No sentiment in football. Not good enough.

10 May 2026 16:25:30
Scotty, it's so frustrating.
Rogers must have received the ball 15 times in the final third in good areas and either falls over, gets tackled, or gives the ball away. Half of their attacks came from him.
Should have been subbed at HT. Bring Sancho or Buendia on.

10 May 2026 15:42:25
Bring on Tammy Abraham.

10 May 2026 15:21:58
Wot was Cash doing Jesus bck to being normal Matty Cash maybe we need a top class rb aswell.

10 May 2026 15:21:52
Absolutely shocking defending. Cash just needs to put the ball up front.
When will they learn?!

10 May 2026 15:10:04
I think Mings, Maatsen, Digne, Onana, Bailey, Bogarde, Garcia, Barkley all need moving on in the summer. Not good enough. Onana is just always injured. If he wasn't injured then I might change my mind. If we get a good offer in summer I'd sell him

10 May 2026 14:39:03
Emery has got his work cut out here. All the bad things we've seen from Villa the last month are back again.

10 May 2026 14:34:33
Typical. Watch us get beat. It's a joke. 3 points are needed, else we will bottle the lead, with lpool and city coming up.

10 May 2026 14:19:40
If anyone interested, Uefa are doing corporate seats in a box £1250 each inc drinks and meal they hold 12 people.

10 May 2026 14:30:43
Need to get Maatsen off.

10 May 2026 15:01:10
Bit inappropriate, but whatever floats your boat. ;)

10 May 2026 15:27:22
Whether we win or don't, this is another poor performance, I'm afraid.

10 May 2026 14:26:17
As good as we were Thursday, this is dreadful.
Call it as I see it. Very disappointing.

10 May 2026 14:16:41
I know this is very early but this has the feeling of Wolves away.

10 May 2026 14:32:57
Slow, ponderous, lacklustre.
Honestly, cannot see us scoring.