Chelsea v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[villajk]

Oh, and Jonathan Woodgate was sat three rows in front of us.

[Legion]

[Toronto Villa]

Highlight was Randy and Doug celebrating that equaliser

Is there a clip of that somewhere? Doug laughing was brilliant.

http://videa.hu/videok/sport/ch3-3asmatchhighlight.com-sVTUBSEaCPPNoeTz

Is that Capello next to Doug?

Yes it is.

It probably isn't him, but the lad the row in front looks a bit like Hitzlsperger  as well.

I think it is Tommy, you know.

it's definitely der Hammer. He really is Villa.

Spotter's badge for me then.  He didn't look that delighted to be fair, maybe his pleasure was tempered by the fact that our result is bad for his current employers.

Right. I'd imagine going mental woudn't be good for his career if he was seen by the perv twins.

It's not Capello, just some bloke that has the same gurn and is sporting a decidedly dodgy lid.

[Mazrim]

Bit disappointed not to have all three points like after the Man U game.  Much better performance though, just wish we'd changed it round when they were well on top.  Ah well, it'll do.

How I saw it too. Chelsea were bloody lucky to get a draw but we're still at sixes and sevens at times in defence. Just one less silly error and we'd have had three more points, just like the Man Utd games.

Still, much more encouraging.

[Rancid custard]

I'm happy that we kept having a go, and despite the score I think our defence was good (obviously not in the clean sheet aspect) or at the very least a marked improvement. In a through back to the dark ages with Carlos at right back, he was a bit stifled, but won his headers and got his foot in whenever he could, When he saw Downing wasn't really in the game for the first 18 minutes he got forward to support him and give Downing a bit more freedom.

Dunne was getting back to his best, and Jimbo was immense in the air - dodgy penalty aside.

The jury is out on young Clark, but he got the equaliser so you can't really bemoan his effort either.

It seems to me that NRC is a worse player when Petrov's on the pitch though, not sure they've got the whole tandem partnership worked out. I saw Stan switch play directions, look for the quick pass and stay strong on the ball, NRC kept letting his man get goal side and stayed to loose to their midfield. NRC is better than that.

I think my main concern though is the striker situation, Ash is great on the wing, Sure Gabby ran his socks off and battled today, but I don't think it's the answer for a 4 5 1 with Heskey up top.

I really didn't expect much today, but went along because, well, if you're willing to overlook the 7 - 0 humiliation of last year we always try and play with no fear against Chelsea, always an entertaining game. I felt quite vindicated for going too. who wouldn't have settled for a draw before we started? A good never say die attitude and looks like we're turning the corner. Time will tell but you know one thing's for sure we'd fuck up all the good work against Wigan if MON was still here.

[Toronto Villa]

what a nutter. Quality

[Lambert and Payne]

RE the chelsea penalty, Malouda looks at Collins stops and makes no attempt to go for the ball, Collins does nothing wrong there.
The Collymore screaming video - brilliant

[Ian.]

what a nutter. Quality

I had a great link on the net but had to go and pick the mrs up from work, I whacked on the radio on and got this, he went more nuts than I did!! I thought I can scare me kids when Villa score!

[Rigadon]

Haha - that Collymore clip is great.

[mrfuse]

RE the chelsea penalty, Malouda looks at Collins stops and makes no attempt to go for the ball, Collins does nothing wrong there.
The Collymore screaming video - brilliant

I disagree with the comments about Malouda he didnt have to jump the ball was his side and the only way a defender was going to win the ball in that situation was to go over the top of him which Collins did which you cant blame Collins in his desperation i would have done the same.
 but Malouda won the penalty by going down after the challenge which Heskey would have done be it the other way round so no real complaints, what i would complain about is how many fouls Chelsea made without getting any yellows Essien for example

[Fasth56]

If a bloke the size of Collins jumps for a header, and a much smaller man like Malouda makes no effort and is backing into the defender, then the reasult is what you got. Malouda was very clever and conned the ref into giving them a pen. Fair play to Malouda, but the ref should have caught on to that.

Collins was never going to head the ball from his position so he should have just held his ground. He was rash. Malouda was clever alright but that would have been a foul on any other area of the pitch too so was deservedly a penalty.

Malouda didn't go down from the initial jump, he moved 2 steps to the RH side before throwing himself down, therefore no penalty!

[Lambert and Payne]

RE the chelsea penalty, Malouda looks at Collins stops and makes no attempt to go for the ball, Collins does nothing wrong there.
The Collymore screaming video - brilliant

I disagree with the comments about Malouda he didnt have to jump the ball was his side and the only way a defender was going to win the ball in that situation was to go over the top of him which Collins did which you cant blame Collins in his desperation i would have done the same.
 but Malouda won the penalty by going down after the challenge which Heskey would have done be it the other way round so no real complaints, what i would complain about is how many fouls Chelsea made without getting any yellows Essien for example

The fact is he looked at Collins, then stood still, if your gunna say collins dont jump for the ball when there players leaving it then its an unfair advantage surely? Even a level 4 ref said it wasnt a pen. Then John Terry did it outside the box on Heskey but there was no foul. Inconsistancy at its best.
 Petrov's challenge for his yellow was dangerous could have been a red. Reo-Coker was fairly booked but then Drogba did exactly the same minutes later and the ref diddnt even speak to him!
I forgot to mention Essien, i counted 5 fouls from the penalty and the ref warned him 3 times, he should have been off.
The ref definately diddnt have his best of games today.

[Risso]

I think the thing that made up the ref's mind (other than his innate shitness) for their penalty was the fact that Collins's arm came down around Malouda as he fell.  They showed his view again as a replay, and the first response from the people I was watching with was that it was a pen from everybody.

[WikiVilla]

Essien should have been booked for the lunge on Coker

[Mac]

Highlight was Randy and Doug celebrating that equaliser

Is there a clip of that somewhere? Doug laughing was brilliant.

http://videa.hu/videok/sport/ch3-3asmatchhighlight.com-sVTUBSEaCPPNoeTz

Pleat thought it was Petrov that crossed.  Idiot.

Sky was no better the commentator was saying 'Cuellar should of handled the ball for their equaliser.......... I couldn't believe it!

Pleat. Plumbing new depths of stupidity.

I thought that was Alan Smith