Aston Villa v Sheff United Post Match Thread

[olaftab]

Yep, it was like being given out LBW and then shifting your position to try to con the umpire.  Canny.

Yes but somehow Aussies (they are the only ones who do that ok. ) never look as guilty as Nyland did last night.

[DB]

I thought it a poor game with both sides looking well out of condition and that resulted in a distinct lack of quality all over the field. We have rushed back with undue haste and second half was littered with mistakes from all.

Mings looked comfortable, Davis a real problem for their defence and Jack showed the only real quality from anyone, despite looking well off the pace overall.

We looked like we had done most of the season, plucky triers with few looking like they really belong at PL level.

I agree with that, both teams looked well of the pace. Jack got better in the 2nd half, McGinn looked very rusty, Luiz played really well. Our defence were not troubled but still show too many silly mistakes which could cost us for next games. I would drop El Ghazi, and try Trez vs Chelsea.
Still, not football though is it.

[DesBremner]

Those of us of a certain age will recall Pat McMahon's 'goal' against Leicester in 1970 that was not given, as the ball came back off the stanchion.  They do say that luck evens itself out over time.

My dad  (god rest him) was at the game and growing up used to tell me that story every time we played Leicester, convinced it was a conspiracy to relegate us

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In 2069 I'll still be moaning about Kevin Fucking Friend.

[hilts_coolerking]

In 2069 I'll still be moaning about Kevin Fucking Friend.

People will still be saying 'Keinan Davis just needs a goal'.

[Smithy]

Whatever people say about the 'goal' that Sheff Utd didn't get (and yes, it should have been a goal), to me, it just makes up for the point we didn't get at Palace for our disallowed 'goal'.

Tough on Sheff Utd, but a bit of balance restored for us.

[Richard E]

Tough on Sheff Utd, tough on the causes of Sheff Utd.

[simon ward 50]

Whatever people say about the 'goal' that Sheff Utd didn't get (and yes, it should have been a goal), to me, it just makes up for the point we didn't get at Palace for our disallowed 'goal'.

Tough on Sheff Utd, but a bit of balance restored for us.

This!

[ASHTONVILLA]

Mixed feelings on the result.

On the one hand I am pleased we didn't lose and looked as good as they did as I feared a mauling. However we also do not look like a team that will win any games anytime soon, and I still have little faith in the manager to motivate the players, select a winning formation, or make substitutions that have an impact.

For me it was a 'must win' game, as I am looking at the fixture list with little confidence we will turn our poor form around now. I was hoping for a better Villa than the one hurtling towards relegation before the pause in the season and we didn't see that last night. Instead we saw a slightly better defence (that still looked vulnerable to mistakes), a slightly better midfield (that was still one paced and lacking invention and stamina), and a toothless attack. A win would have given a boost in confidence going in to a tough few games.

The positives for me were that Target looked a lot better, the clean sheet, and Davis who was far better the Wesley has been. Grealish and McGinn were disappointing but we know they will come good as both are excellent players.

Negatives were the formation, the lack of goal threat (good as Davis was he needs a more prolific partner), the poor performance from Samata (who was looking good prior to lockdown), and the goalkeeper.

Still close to safety but no longer in our hands and a tougher fixture list than those around us. Lets hope we get a nice surprise on Sunday.

[darren woolley]

I'm happy that we didn't lose I thought Keinan did well on his first Premier League start he put himself about and could have scored but for good saves from Henderson the defence looked good I would have loved three points but we move on to Chelsea now we really need some wins.

[Drummond]

We had to win. We didn’t. I absolutely fear the worst now.

We didn't have to win at all.

We have to gain a point on 2 clubs above us over the course of 9 (difficult but aren't they all) games. There's plenty to play for.

[Villan82]

That is a useful point in my opinion. If we can get a point at the weekend, I think three wins might be enough from - Newcastle, Palace, Arsenal and Wolves.... We also have that last game of the season against West Ham, but hopefully job will be done by then.

Before yesterday we were on 25 points and thought we needed 4 wins minimum. Now we have that  point under our belts, and looked capable of keeping things tight, we might just grind our way to safety.

[Bad English]

After sleeping on it, here are my thoughts on the Sheffield "goal": Tough shit Blades! UTV!

[Mister E]

Luiz looking fit and 'at the races' was one of the biggest bonuses of last night.

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we looked like a team who'd have beaten Arsenal last night. Crikey did they look shit.