Aston Villa v Everton Post-Match Thread

[Somniloquism]

Is it just me, or did MOTD make us look way better than we were!

They showed the highlights and we had several reasonable chances (same as Everton). What you don't see is all the wasted Everton Freekicks and corners that could have cost us and had us believing the next kick would be a goal against when watching live.

[Toronto Villa]

Please please tell me it's just a wind up, with this phil brown banter on MOTD

It's true. Phil Brown will be our next manager, with Paul Jewell as assistant. Have it on good authority.

[Chris Smith]

So chuffedwith the spirit today, we're not quite right but after a couple of dodgy performances at the back we defended manfully today. Proud of the lot of them.

[Guy M]

Is it just me, or did MOTD make us look way better than we were!

They showed the highlights and we had several reasonable chances (same as Everton). What you don't see is all the wasted Everton Freekicks and corners that could have cost us and had us believing the next kick would be a goal against when watching live.

Only part of the way through the highlights and that's what's struck me so far. That and wondering again why when a free-kick is out wide, we defend so deep. If we were to hold a line on the edge of the box (or in the case of the free-kick that Albrighton gave out wide in lne with the penalty spot), there's no way they'd be able to get their players in as close to trouble Friedel. We got lucky. On another day, at least 1 sneaks in at the far post. But it didn't so f**k em 

[Lizz]

So chuffedwith the spirit today, we're not quite right but after a couple of dodgy performances at the back we defended manfully today. Proud of the lot of them.

Me too. I can't adequately articulate how much I expected an Everton equaliser, or worse still, winner.

[Chris Smith]

So chuffedwith the spirit today, we're not quite right but after a couple of dodgy performances at the back we defended manfully today. Proud of the lot of them.

Me too. I can't adequately articulate how much I expected an Everton equaliser, or worse still, winner.

I know exactly what you mean but almost by force of will they kept them out, mind you I was expecting that idiot of a ref to give them a penalty just to spite us.

[Mazrim]

Another slovenly start of a season for Gollum. Unlucky, you ugly boring twat.

As for the match. Lots of heart and effort, very little control and not much composure. But all the points. So be it.
We missed Ireland's control and distribution but he's still not one of two central midfielders for my money anyway.
Shame Albrighton didn't put his chance away. He'll score plenty though, what a player.

All this team needs is a bit of stability, Gabby fully fit and one or two bodies in the middle that can keep, win and use the ball.
Then take it from there.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

So chuffedwith the spirit today, we're not quite right but after a couple of dodgy performances at the back we defended manfully today. Proud of the lot of them.

Me too. I can't adequately articulate how much I expected an Everton equaliser, or worse still, winner.

I know exactly what you mean but almost by force of will they kept them out, mind you I was expecting that idiot of a ref to give them a penalty just to spite us.

I thought the same. It seemed cheating was the only way they'd have got through our defence today and with the ref we had, anything was possible. I think I was just as delighted to hear the final whistle as I was with Luke Young's goal. I'll ask the neighbours to confirm.

[Tony]

Is it just me, or did MOTD make us look way better than we were!

It certainly didn't reflect the amount of possession and corners Everton had, but as I said earlier, we had the chances to win by a bigger margin, it would have flattered us beyond belief, but the chances were most definitely there.

[Tony]

Ads, Albrighton still had one run again where he beat a couple of players and i was off my seat. Shit finish maybe but this kid looks a special player.

He did, but there was no end product from it, which was the same as Downing. You want your widemen to create chances and stick balls into the box and neither of them did that today. Although as I've said, you've got to caveat that by remembering that we didn't have a lot of the ball all game and we were sat quite deep for large portions when we did have it.

Wasn't it Albrighton's cross for the Carew header? It was a peach of a cross.

[not3bad]

I was sitting next to the only guy in the ground who was using Albrighton as his scapegoat.  He was really pissing me off.

[Irish villain]

That was the sort of game I will remember for years. I was so nervous from the minute Luke Young scored.

Here's hoping that game will go down in villa history as the one that ended the interregnum and ushered in a great new era with a new manager!

Great three points to get even if we were dominated for large spells.

[dave.woodhall]

Does anyone else have that Derby 1989/Dean Saunders' greatest game for the Villa feeling?

[hilts_coolerking]

Ads, Albrighton still had one run again where he beat a couple of players and i was off my seat. Shit finish maybe but this kid looks a special player.

He did, but there was no end product from it, which was the same as Downing. You want your widemen to create chances and stick balls into the box and neither of them did that today. Although as I've said, you've got to caveat that by remembering that we didn't have a lot of the ball all game and we were sat quite deep for large portions when we did have it.

Wasn't it Albrighton's cross for the Carew header? It was a peach of a cross.

Yes, first half. Was inch perfect and Carew really ought to have done better with it.

[mozza]

To be truthful I wasn't confident when I arrived in L6 today and watching Ireland
being treated and finally limping away during the warm up made matters worse-

Yes we rode our luck but this was a team performance which would indicate that
the spirit in the dressing room is not as bad as we might imagine-

LukeY did enough to be motm six times over ............glad to have him back -

Surely the FA assessor will remove that chump from the Premier list !

Thanks KMac for standing in for these games - it wasn't to be but you gave it a go