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Originally Posted by Mystic Mock

I know that Aston Villa still lost today, but I don't know why they haven't shown the fight all season like they have done in these last two games?

Today was easily one of their best games despite result. Too little too late.

Shackles and pressure are off so they can express themselves. Black really should have played U21/ kids today (not just Toner).Why not? Get the kids to play. Most kids will go down to championship, blood them in.

Next season there will be few remaining first teamers, the greedy lazy "senior " players will move on to get transfers. Adams Traore (admittedly been injured) has gone from hot property to relegated nobody. He will be angling for a big money move to a Monaco, Soton or Borussia M'gladback type team. Villa will need to sell him as his wages increase to £90k next season.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/foo...-contract.html

I don't buy Black's excuse of not playing U21: "Doesn't want to scare kids". I think the board have instructed him to play seniors to get money worth, Villa #7 highest wages. Playing the seniors no matter how crap makes them a bit easier to sell.

Local "fan" Agbanglahor has already began the process of leaving Villa by pretending to do honourable thing by saying he is not worthy to be captain and standing down. Purlease. In reality he's out for a move to escape playing in championship, hope no one buys him.

All season the players have been lazy, uncommitted, passionless, uncreative, lacking urgency or fight, never repaying loyalty shown to them, and 'average will do' mentality, poor at decisions, sloppy etc.

Being over reliant on mediocrity costs teams eg Cameron Jerome (Norwich City), Giroud (Arsenal, Ozil and Sanchez have gone off boil for large swathes of season) etc. All teams no matter how poor at least need a teeny bit of quality eg Defoe (Sunderland would have been relegated even before Villa without him).

Aston Villa should be a cautionary tale to other mid tier EPL sides (Stoke, WBA, Soon etc).