Aston Villa vs Chelsea Post-Match Thread

[CJ]

A late afterthought - don't know if anyone else has mentioned it - but great to see Gary Gardner making the bench yesterday

[russon]

A late afterthought - don't know if anyone else has mentioned it - but great to see Gary Gardner making the bench yesterday

Did he use his own tools?

[N'ZMAV]

A late afterthought - don't know if anyone else has mentioned it - but great to see Gary Gardner making the bench yesterday

Did he use his own tools?

he used the biggest tool on the planet - his brother.

[mrfuse]

Was thinking MOTD highlights didn't show
Delphs effort first half
Westwoods volley that produced a cech great save
I'm sure we had a few more good efforts they didnt bother showing

If I hadn't been there I'd have thought Chelsea played us off the park after watching that.

Just watched MOTD to see if I could clarify points that I couldn't see at the match and I don't know why I am surprised but it looked a totally different game.

I hate MOTD editing we had far more of the play and chances that were highlighted and looking at the red cards both were probably right from the refs view although Ramires was a bit unlucky from a different view and Terry was hardly touched but Benteke deserved a 2nd yellow if not a red for the first incident.

But unless my minds playing tricks wasn't there a couple more John Terry tackles that should have been a yellow? nothing was really made of the handball that I've seen given and has been said we had some great shots particularly Delph's who was motm for me.

[Hillbilly]

The upside of yesterdays game was that at long last we appear to have found a midfield to go with our forward line.

The downside is that they dont appear to have a goal in them...pity!

Either one of Sylla or Delph need to be in the box when a cross is going to come in. Sometimes we don't get enough in the box.

I guess the emphasis is on holding back to cover the shonky defence.

[Pete3206]

I suppose it's a measure of how far these young players gave come in the last few weeks, that I'm still absolutely gutted about losing to such a good team. As long as we can hold on to the these players, we can have a decent season next term.

[Witton Warrior]

The officials were largely terrible yesterday. At one point the Chelsea forward was played in on goal in an offside position but it wasn't given because the linesman hadnt kept up with play so couldn't see it. Terrible at this level.

That happened twice in the first half - was awful line running

[Witton Warrior]

A late afterthought - don't know if anyone else has mentioned it - but great to see Gary Gardner making the bench yesterday

Was a rousing cheer when he was announced

[villa `cross the mersey]

I am usually gutted after we lose but not today. I thought we were the better team for a lot of that game, that is astounding when you think of the money spent. So we got unlucky with our chances and they got lucky with theirs, it happens.

Well played lads, keep on like that and I cant WAIT for next season. Great effort.

My sentiments also - proud to be a Villa fan yesterday on many levels - well done those who applauded Lampard off the pitch , it appeared to be appreciated by the player as he went down the tunnel. In all my years watching football I have never witnessed so much vitriol for a player being stretchered off - well done Terry you made a lot of people happy yesterday !!! Like many others I was looking for the assassin on the grassy knoll

[SoccerHQ]

In my opinion Kendrick is correct about Luiz. They looked x100 times better with him on

They barely got over the halfway line for the firsyt 15 minutes of the second half and we were passing the ball around them no problem.

The red card changed everything. We are toss the thankfully rare occasions we go down to 10 men like  Norwich at home earlier this season.

[jcsutv]

Do I detect a nose?

Are you serious? Just because I think it was over the line? How rediculous.

Well to be fair, repeatedly stating the ball was over the line, while ending each post with an apparently mirthful 'kiss' suggested you were maybe taking pleasure in your opinions?

Thats the way it appeared in my drunken  , messed up brain anyway.

Rather harsh to call me a nose. That has to be the worst insult ever! Delighted the goal wasn't given but I still think it was over. The x should have been a smiley face.

[SoccerHQ]

So MOTD decided to show nothing of the rest of our play. What about Bennett's deflected close effort for one?

Couldn't believe that. They missed out the Delph first half shot that just went wide, Lichaj's deflected cross clipping the bar and Westwood hitting a 20 yarder straight at Cech just before the 2nd goal.

It was the only game they had on for christs sake.

[jcsutv]

Do I detect a nose?

Are you serious? Just because I think it was over the line? How rediculous.

It was the ability to not be able spell that gave it away...

I will give you the spelling mistake! Are you a nose also as you can't put a sentence together correctly.

[Percy McCarthy]

Do I detect a nose?

Are you serious? Just because I think it was over the line? How rediculous.

It was the ability to not be able spell that gave it away...

I will give you the spelling mistake! Are you a nose also as you can't put a sentence together correctly.

Ouch! It was the inability to construct a sentence that gave it away.

[jcsutv]

Do I detect a nose?

Are you serious? Just because I think it was over the line? How rediculous.

It was the ability to not be able spell that gave it away...

I will give you the spelling mistake! Are you a nose also as you can't put a sentence together correctly.

Ouch! It was the inability to construct a sentence that gave it away.

Enough now. I don't mind insults but blue nose accusations are bang out of order. I can guarantee my knuckles do not drag on the floor.  There should be a rule about accusations like this. Mods?