Chelsea v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[eastie]

Fantastic effort- fully deserved a result.

Well done to everyone today including manager and coaches- Clark far better than warnock at left back!

[Risso]

Clark was superb at left back, Warnock hasn't given a performance that good for the best part of a year.

[AV82EC]

I'll have that.  Thoroughly deserved point, some pride restored and hopefully some confidence.  Fair play to Albrighton for that cross after the mistake for their third.  Houllier IN.

[mrfuse]

Dunne was back to be being good again which was good to see.

yeah deserves a slap up dinner erh maybe not

[citizenDJ]

Clark was superb at left back, Warnock hasn't given a performance that good for the best part of a year.

I couldn't agree more, he was very good indeed.

[sfx412]

Review of Chelsea goals.

1 Undeserved penalty and 2 shots turned in following saves.  Hardly bad defending.

Dunne was totally out jumped for one of the Chelsea goals, that was bad defending.

And Albrighton gave the ball away in a terrible position, Houlliers fault for subbing him.

Good decision by Houllier to bring Albrighton on his cross to Clarke was nice.

Superb performance, even if we'd lost.

[glasses]

Review of Chelsea goals.

1 Undeserved penalty and 2 shots turned in following saves.  Hardly bad defending.

Dunne was totally out jumped for one of the Chelsea goals, that was bad defending.

If we are going to single out a players only mistake in the game, what the feck was Collins doing to concede the penalty. That was awful defending, but wasnt a penalty, if that makes sense. Dunne was Brilliant all game and deserves credit.

[Toronto Villa]

as much a I want a result, I want to see green shoots of progress. That is evidence of team unity, cohesiveness and fight. We might lose against Chelsea. I can take that. As long as we go down giving it everything we have.

I posted this before the game. I get everything I asked for. Yes, 3 points would have been great but that was quite brilliant. If we play like that between now and the end of the season, we'll be just fine.

Don't quite agree with that.  It took three world class saves from Friedel just to get a draw, and we still conceded 3. Our average goals conceded over the last 10 games must be well over 2, we've got to sort that out.  But yes the performance overall was pleasing.

We were playing Chelsea at their place Risso. Given our current form and supposed discontent that was a massive result. Friedel is a Villa player, so him making saves is no different any other player pulling their weight. They all contributed to the cause. We wanted fight and grit, and given recent events that was as good as we all could have hoped today. The pre-match thread was all doom and gloom. Today shouldn't suggest we've turned the corner, but we're showing signs of life, which quite frankly is a major step forward.

[Sarunyu]

Anyone doubting Randy's passion for Villa just needs to watch
his celebration when we equalised and they will never
question it again.... get in there Villa!!

I love to see this also.

[Proposition Joe]

Two points dropped but getting the last goal in a draw like that makes it feel like a win, and hopefully the players feel that way too and this gives them a lift to take into next week.

If only we had the confidence/personnel to ping it around amongst ourselves in the last 10 mins and kill the game.

[PaulMcGrathsNo5Shirt]

The thing that pleased me most about today was the fact that players actually looked like they wanted it together as a team. They fought together, they scrapped for each other and backed each other up. I don't like the bleating at the ref if i'm honest, but after the way we rolled over at Man City and accepted the decisions as we did it was good to see us show that we were actually bothered.

[Mac]

Review of Chelsea goals.

1 Undeserved penalty and 2 shots turned in following saves.  Hardly bad defending.

Dunne was totally out jumped for one of the Chelsea goals, that was bad defending.

And there may have been a touch of hand ball from Drogba too.

[Toronto Villa]

Anyone doubting Randy's passion for Villa just needs to watch
his celebration when we equalised and they will never
question it again.... get in there Villa!!

I love to see this also.

what's disappointing is those people who ever called into question his passion for the club. I hope this puts an end to all of that.

[Risso]

Clark was my MOTM.

[sfx412]

4 centre backs in defence and we just miss out of a win, even Friedel got his game back and Heskey lasted to full time didn't he.
Looked much more sound in midfield with Coker and Petrov, and despite what some said I thought Downing was superb mostly.