Aston Villa vs Chelsea Post-Match Thread

[ozzjim]

Seeing them again, I still think Benteke is unlucky today

The first, he has not once looked at the bloke, just got his arms in place as the ball is coming, the second, he hardly touches Terry and literally only has eyes for the ball. Terry at that point under the laws of the game should have gone, for either a straight red, or a pair yellows in 5 minutes. Even he knew he got away with the one on Weimann, he ran back away from the ref at a pace laughing about it. Had he not been booked at that point, he would have been. The ref bottled reducing them to 9 men, simple as that.

[bertlambshank]

Have you ever seen a player give the ball away so much as Sideshow Bob?

NRC.

[Somniloquism]

The ref bottled reducing them to 9 men, simple as that.

Bottled it several times in fact.

[cdbearsfan]

Disappointing. Benteke was lucky not to be sent off last week at Carrow Road. Then he made two stupid challenges first half but still didn't learn his lesson. Had he stayed on we'd have won it, had we not acted like headless chickens for the first five minutes after the red card, we might still have won it.

Terry could maybe have gone too but I think it's the sort where the ref has a chance to give the defender the benefit of the doubt and, in those circumstances, they usually do. So I'm not going to moan too much. Their goal that wasn't given may well have crossed the line too.

Overall, we knew before kick-off Chelsea were better than us. Delph and Sylla were excellent. Still a bit of a let-down to lose when a bit of maturity would've got us at least a point.

Bloody Lampard, loves scoring against us. I don't think there was a single Villa fan who didn't expect to him at least equal the record today.

Oh well, if you'd offered me six points from the last three games I'd have taken it.

Just need no fucking around from Arsenal on Tuesday and the suffering will finally be over. If Wigan somehow win that I have to spend another week cowering like a schoolgirl at Jimmy Tarbuck's house.

Come on Arsenal!

[levico]

Can't believe some posters are blaming Benteke. We wouldn't have anywhere near 40 points (still not enough IMO) without his goals.

Was today the start of a cruel twist of fate? Am I alone in thinking that Wigan may beat Aresenal. Very disappointed with Gabby and Weiman today. Can Bent fill Bentekes boots in the final game?

The angst is back.

It never really left with you, did it?

Actually it did for a while,specifically after the Sunderland and Norwich results. It's just that the unlucky way we lost today made me wonder if fate has got some final nasty surprise waiting for us. I'll pull myself together soon.

[Irish villain]

Just checking the score and reading this thread.

All I can say is feck. Sounds like three points thrown away.

[john2710]

Ref set his stall out right at he start when he booked Baker for a perfectly good tackle. Neither Ramires nor Benteke 2nd bookings were worthy of a booking.  But once more we end a game talking about a ref rather than the game itself. We matched them throughout but didn't have the legs to keep going.

[olaftab]

Have you ever seen a player give the ball away so much as Sideshow Bob?

I though he was "our" best player in the second half!

[dave.woodhall]

Just checking the score and reading this thread.

All I can say is feck. Sounds like three points thrown away.

Given away by the referee.

[Legion]

[Legion]

Kick racism out of football:

[levico]

Just can't understand what was in Westwood's mind (very little i suspect) with his poor clearance which lead to Chelsea's second goal.

[olaftab]

Actually it did for a while,specifically after the Sunderland and Norwich results. It's just that the unlucky way we lost today made me wonder if fate has got some final nasty surprise waiting for us. I'll pull myself together soon.

Nothing has really changed since the two results you mentioned. If it's fate and luck than we had the good side last week winning with a 90th minute goal.

[taylorsworkrate]

To be honest I thought the only thing the ref got wrong was not to send off Benteke for the elbow.

[olaftab]

Just can't understand what was in Westwood's mind (very little i suspect) with his poor clearance which lead to Chelsea's second goal.

He was knackered. Should have been subbed 10 mins earlier.