Aston Villa vs Sheffield United Post-Match Thread

[St AustellAVFC]

Well bugger me, what a comeback. I left home at HT, not by protest but to go to work, my comical Fulham supporting brother was keeping me updated. That’s a huge point and the difference between making and not making top 6 ( I hope)

[colin69]

Terrible 80 minutes, great last 10 minutes. Jedinak way off the pace and Hourihane just awful. But at 3-0 down I’d take a draw all day long....great atmosphere in the Holte End when our third went in.
Really can’t see us getting into the play offs, but then I couldn’t see us getting 3 goals in 10 minutes so who knows.

Smith in by the way....

[tomd2103]

Don't really know what to say or think about that really.  The first 80 minutes were absolutely dire and I don't think what happened in the last ten minutes should detract from that.  It looked like we had given up, but to stick at it and get a point in the end deserves credit.

[MillerBall]

Full credit for the comeback. I left on 78 mins only to find a huge queue at Aston station. Some happy fans when news of the equaliser came through. Our defence is truly awful!

[PeterWithesShin]

I'm struggling to remember a season in my time that's had so many bizarre games.

[pooligan]

49 goals we have now conceded in the League,only Ipswich 51 have only conceded more. Why Smith did not bring in a couple of full backs and a defensive midfielder only he knows

[olaftab]

For balance you should mention how many we have scored as well?

[London Villan]

Sharp isnt offside as he’s behind the ball... did the keeper have it in his hands under full control?

[myf]

Our full backs are shit but at least Hutton kept going.
Jedi was atrocious.
Hourihane shit.
Kodija his frustrating don’t give a fuck self.
Ming’s is some player, I thought El Gazi kept trying,
SJMcarried the midfield again.
Not convinced by the keeper.

Hutton keeps going? to where exactly. another game where he was torn a new one. it's embarrassing

[SoccerHQ]

I'm struggling to remember a season in my time that's had so many bizarre games.

All the crazy games seem to happen midweek/week nights. The Saturday games have been pretty sterile by comparison.

That's one thing I do like being down here, all the midweek randomness.

[Lastfootstamper]

I think Whelan's our best option at the base of the midfield. He doesn't give the ball away cheaply. If players move ahead of him, he'll generally find them. It's when we collectively get a bit static that his lack of trickery and guile means he goes backwards or sideways for the sake of it. He'll definitely need replacing once we've secured Champions League qualification, but he'll do for now.

[olaftab]

Sharp isnt offside as he’s behind the ball... did the keeper have it in his hands under full control?

Sharp is offside when the first ball is played, he is also offside when Madine heads the ball and keeper ONLY had two hands on the ball. But other than that officials did nothing wrong.

[Sexual Ealing]

If the pattern was reversed I don't think we'd be praising the first 80 minutes.

[Leicester_Villian]

There should be more praise tonight for Glen Whelan .....he was the player who changed the game for Villa .....most people see him as the scapegoat but compared to Jefi tonight he was world class ...although maybe I could have been too ...but well done GW tonight

[Lastfootstamper]

Sharp isnt offside as he’s behind the ball... did the keeper have it in his hands under full control?

Is he off when the initial shot comes in? It's hard to make a case that he's not interfering, if he is stood offside.