Chelsea v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[Witton Warrior]

Looked  a right loon bouncing round the car park in Bewdley as we equalised - at least my son joined in!
That's the problem with havng friends who don't like footie...

[villajk]

Just seen Lerner's celebration.

Absolutely brilliant.

[curiousorange]

Satisfied with today. Pride worth more than a point.

[luke25]

Satisfied with today. Pride worth more than a point.

Absolutely, the pride and fight are my valuable than the point

[Lizz]

I´m in the Canaries at the moment ánd watched the game on Sky in one of those bars I hate - overweight, multi-tattoed men, full English Breakfast, Sky Sports, why bother going abroad type places except the weather´s better. Made 2 soda waters last 90 minutes. Making up for it now.

[WikiVilla]

Every day I wake up & it's Sunday

[CJ]

Not 100% convinced about their penalty but I guess the acid test is ...if Terry had challenged Gabby/Ivanhoe like that would I be shouting for a pen? Absolutely

[villajk]

I´m in the Canaries at the moment ánd watched the game on Sky in one of those bars I hate - overweight, multi-tattoed men, full English Breakfast, Sky Sports, why bother going abroad type places except the weather´s better. Made 2 soda waters last 90 minutes. Making up for it now.

Enjoy the drink and the holiday Lizz.

[TimTheVillain]

I´m in the Canaries at the moment ánd watched the game on Sky in one of those bars I hate - overweight, multi-tattoed men, full English Breakfast, Sky Sports, why bother going abroad type places except the weather´s better. Made 2 soda waters last 90 minutes. Making up for it now.

I was in Tenerefe once observing something very similar.

Put me off that place for life !

UTV Lizz

[Legion]

I was in Fuerteventura this time last year. Watched the Liverpool home game when Torres scored in the last second. To say I was pissed off is an understatement. The pratts on the table next to me had done my head in all game. Stormed out of the bar on my own at FT and went straight back to the hotel to go to bed.

[damon loves JT]

No argument in my view, when he jumps he's nowhere near the ball, goes right across the other bloke's body and lands in a big heap.

Good job he only landed on Paul Faulkner

[Legion]

No argument in my view, when he jumps he's nowhere near the ball, goes right across the other bloke's body and lands in a big heap.

Good job he only landed on Paul Faulkner

You should be on telly.

[villajk]

No argument in my view, when he jumps he's nowhere near the ball, goes right across the other bloke's body and lands in a big heap.

Good job he only landed on Paul Faulkner

You should be on telly.

Very good both of you.

[rutski]

did anybody see the tv camera focus on Andy Jacobs off talksport?? His show on a monday is fabulous when chelsea havent given anyone a good stuffing!
Also i was in portugal this aug and my 9 year old and i made our selves known when we got a penalty against Newcastle! We soon knew how many geordies were in there as the bar went up when carew stuck it over the bar! They continually let me know after every goal went in, but we got a round of applause for stopping till the end of the game!

[old man villa fan]

Deserved point from a battling performance.

Lot of debate about the Collins penalty. Sometimes they are given, sometimes not.  If that had been Terry on Heskey, would it have been given as a penalty.  Did anybody else notice Malouda lash out with his arm (could have been his elbow) as he went down.  He certainly connected as it cut Collins.

Not impressed with Mason, although he has always been a bit of a 'home' referee.  As others have said, Essien should have been booked for the foul at the end of the first half as the Villa player went past him on the edge of the area.  If he had been booked perhaps that would have curbed his tackling in the 2nd half like it did with Petrov and Reo Coker.

We do tend to see everything with claret and blue glasses on and whilst it was a great fighting performance there were still passages of play when we didn't get our act together.  Everybody has their own opinion about individual performances but I do not think any of them had superb games as we still conceeded three goals.  Yes, there were individual errors but we allowed them too much of the ball 2nd half and backed off too much.  On a better day for Essien and Lampard we could have been taken apart.  I think we should have brought an extra central midfield player on to replace Gabby with about 15 minutes to go as Petrov an Reo Coker were getting nowhere near their players.  I do not understand the love-in with Cuellar on here as I think he puts a lot of effort in but is quite limited in what he can do.  What he cannot do is jump and head the ball, so I have difficulty in understanding how some can say he is the best central defender at the club.  Still too many statues when we have the ball.

Anyway, perhaps I am being a bit too critical on what was a good day and a good overall performance.  Let's enjoy it as we haven't had much to be cheerful about of late.