Chelsea v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[SashasGrandad]

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!

1.  I hope he smacked his co-commentator who assumed Chelski had won it.
2.  I managed to scare our Rottweiller when we equalised. I was going barmy when we had a chance to win it, she was hiding in the kitchen!

[Toronto Villa]

As time goes on I'm becoming more convinced about Clarke; he's very similar to John O'Shea, both flexible players who can cover midfield and defence. I'd say he has potential to be better though.

He's played Right Back, Left Back, Centre Back and Midfield so far.

he's our new Gareth Barry. I think he shows remarkable composure for someone so young, and as you've pointed is proving to be quite versatile.

I thought he was channelling the spirit of Laursen today with that goal.

the whole game had very familiar feel about it didn't it. Like we'd seen it before kind of knew how it might end. Clark took his goal as camly as both Barry with his penno and Laursen that day. The delivery from Albrighton was as perfect as Ash's ball. It was a big moment and he didn't fluff his lines.

[The Situation]

Guys, it was a blatant penalty for them... Collins yet again made another dumb decision in jumping all over Malouda when there was no need to as he was face the other way.

It's no debate, it was a peanlty.

[Legion]

It wasn't a penalty. A clumsy challenge but not a penalty. Malouda went down like a powder puff after taking a step or two.

[pauliewalnuts]

I thought it was a penalty. Well, put another way, it wasn't cast iron, but there was sufficient there to make it giveable.

Whatever that means.

[dave.woodhall]

It was against us. Therefore it wasn't.

[deero83]

Good performance I thought, nice to see a bit of fight and effort for a change. Had my heart in my mouth for the last half an hour but if we play like that for a few games we'll be alright. Nice to see Randy at the game and showing a bit of emotion

[Karlos96]

If you make a challenge like that in the box there's always the chance the ref will give it.  If that was at the other end we'd all be calling for a penalty.

[KevinGage]

Lets not get too carried away though.

This match was similar to the Manure game. We played pretty decent and got a point, the following week we got hammered 0-2 by blackburn!

Aye.

Lets leave celebrating draws to the peasants down the road.

It might (might) be a turning point if we follow it up with a win on Wednedsay and put a run of form together.

Not sure how we're going to fortify the defence though. Four CB's today didn't do it. Maybe 5 at the back (all centre halves) and two centre halves in midfield might give us a fighting chance.

[garyshawsknee]

Just finished watching it now,its been a long time coming,but it was good to see them show some fighting spirit,play really well at times,and stick to a game plan. Special mention to Clark who shows great composure at both ends,and Ivanhoe who put in a good shift and bullied their defence. I think Petrov showed what we've missed when he was out.

 A special word on Terry,who we all know is a complete tool at best,so pleased that we didnt see his ugly mug smiling at the end of the game.

[SashasGrandad]

If you make a challenge like that in the box there's always the chance the ref will give it.  If that was at the other end we'd all be calling for a penalty.

Yes - but we wouldn't get it!

[Toronto Villa]

Lets not get too carried away though.

This match was similar to the Manure game. We played pretty decent and got a point, the following week we got hammered 0-2 by blackburn!

Aye.

Lets leave celebrating draws to the peasants down the road.

It might (might) be a turning point if we follow it up with a win on Wednedsay and put a run of form together.

Not sure how we're going to fortify the defence though. Four CB's today didn't do it. Maybe 5 at the back (all centre halves) and two centre halves in midfield might give us a fighting chance.

while we shouldn't get too carried away, the big difference between the two situations is with Man U, we gave away the lead. This time we scored last and saved a point. The effect on the players will be different. The proof will be on Wednesday. We need a good attendance and a win.

[Clark W Griswold]

It was against us. Therefore it wasn't.

I think that is what quite a few on here should say rather than trying to justify it, because to the neutral it was clearly a pen, but i can't argue with your take on it!

[Karlos96]

If you make a challenge like that in the box there's always the chance the ref will give it.  If that was at the other end we'd all be calling for a penalty.

Yes - but we wouldn't get it!

True i'm amazed ours was given Essien actually tried to claim it as a foul on him.

[WikiVilla]

Nice Bon Jovi piece there