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Re: Aston Villa v Manchester United Post Match Thread
« Reply #60 on: July 09, 2020, 10:37:47 PM »
Totally fucking inept. No chance of survival.

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Re: Aston Villa v Manchester United Post Match Thread
« Reply #61 on: July 09, 2020, 10:38:57 PM »
Hole End was quiet, they could have got behind the lads more.
Who knows, that might have made the difference as it was on a knife edge.
Our never say die attitude is commendable, really proud of those lads, run through brick walls they would you know

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Re: Aston Villa v Manchester United Post Match Thread
« Reply #62 on: July 09, 2020, 10:39:15 PM »
Well it was the turning point.

As Ads has said, our players gave up afterwards when they should have been furious and wanting to ram it down their throats.
It wasn't the awful penalty decision itself that changed the game - it's happened before and it'll happen again - but our inexcusable response to it.  After all we were only 0-1 down with over an hour to go, and with the perfect motivating factor to tear right into them.  But instead we felt sorry for ourselves and played like they were going through the motions.  Who knows what Dean said at half time but it got no response whatsoever.

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Re: Aston Villa v Manchester United Post Match Thread
« Reply #63 on: July 09, 2020, 10:40:26 PM »
Surprise surprise, “the penalty was the turning point”.
How the fuck do you explain the lack of goal threat, the lack of fight, the lack of bottle?!!
Get out of our fucking club, you chancer.

Well it was the turning point.

As Ads has said, our players gave up afterwards when they should have been furious and wanting to ram it down their throats.
Which is where a manager worth his salt would have earned his stripes. I’m sick of the excuses... I long to hear an honest interview stating that two of our key players bottled blocks and cost us 2 of the 3 goals.
Mental strength should be installed in the players from the manager - Could you imagine a Dyche or Allardyce team dropping their heads like that? No fight from anyone barr Doug in claret and blue.  And predictably, Smith didn’t change anything till we were 3-0 down.
Get rid tonight and get Sam in as the night watchman till the end of of the season. We’re not picking up another point with Smith in charge, so nothing to lose.

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Re: Aston Villa v Manchester United Post Match Thread
« Reply #64 on: July 09, 2020, 10:40:47 PM »
Didn’t want to hear a Sky pundit (Evra) calling us lazy tonight.

Saving grace now TV app on telly didn’t seem to work so I only watched it on the iPad.
And didn’t get anywhere near waking the baby.

Hmmm.

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Re: Aston Villa v Manchester United Post Match Thread
« Reply #65 on: July 09, 2020, 10:41:40 PM »
Interesting that with Smith gone, Brentford have actually improved
As I said last week it will be quite ironic if they are promoted when we are relegated.

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Re: Aston Villa v Manchester United Post Match Thread
« Reply #66 on: July 09, 2020, 10:41:53 PM »
The penalty decision is a classic example of a game being officiated by people who haven't played it in recent times. That drag back on top of the ball trick that Fernandes won the penalty with is impossible to defend because the attacker uses his body to shield the ball and to lean into the defender's face. There's not much Konsa can do, he's being obstructed from winning the ball. On the edge of the box too...the softest fuxking penalty to win.

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Re: Aston Villa v Manchester United Post Match Thread
« Reply #67 on: July 09, 2020, 10:42:37 PM »
I'll caveat my comments with an apology for repeating myself.

I thought we'd lose, but I expected a defeat like Sunday. Competitive.

I felt we got a performance at the start. Energy, pressing, having a go, creating openings, putting good balls in.

Then we're cheated. No ifs or buts. Cheated by a fat c*** like Moss. And I went fucking spare. Absolutely mental. My wife gave up telling me to stop swearing, I called my old man up and went fucking barmy down the phone. Livid does not cut it.

But we weren't. We weren't angry, we were meek. Soft. Accepting our fate. And that is inexcusable and unforgivable. If that shirt means anything or your professional pride counts for a jot, you do not fucking react like we did.

Mings- the defending was appalling. Grealish, the samecriminal schoolboy cowardice. Do not turn your back you twat, you get fucking hit. But you don't. You bottle it and let that odious wanker Pogba pick his spot.

I am infuriated with how passive we were, how stand offish how utterly fucking craven we were.

What happens on Sunday if it doesn't go our way? Fucking hell Villa.

Weak and I cannot abide that. I'll accept not being good enough (to a point), but I cannot accept surrendering. Ever.

Hard to disagree with any of that.
Absolutely spot on

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Re: Aston Villa v Manchester United Post Match Thread
« Reply #68 on: July 09, 2020, 10:42:56 PM »
We were in it before the pen. A scandalous one. That should prompt a response from us. An angry battling guns blazing response. But not this Villa team. Their response was to fight the injustice like Julian Clary in a bar room brawl. I'm fucking fuuuuming with em Tone.

Not this Villa team, and not any Villa team for at least the last 15 years.

We're always a team of Hugh Grants and never Jason Stathams.

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Re: Aston Villa v Manchester United Post Match Thread
« Reply #69 on: July 09, 2020, 10:42:58 PM »
Special mention to Grealish's attempt at a worldy volley when we were 0-0.
Could have,should have trapped it and rolled it in.Should have been benched games ago.

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Re: Aston Villa v Manchester United Post Match Thread
« Reply #70 on: July 09, 2020, 10:43:21 PM »
I'll caveat my comments with an apology for repeating myself.

I thought we'd lose, but I expected a defeat like Sunday. Competitive.

I felt we got a performance at the start. Energy, pressing, having a go, creating openings, putting good balls in.

Then we're cheated. No ifs or buts. Cheated by a fat c*** like Moss. And I went fucking spare. Absolutely mental. My wife gave up telling me to stop swearing, I called my old man up and went fucking barmy down the phone. Livid does not cut it.

But we weren't. We weren't angry, we were meek. Soft. Accepting our fate. And that is inexcusable and unforgivable. If that shirt means anything or your professional pride counts for a jot, you do not fucking react like we did.

Mings- the defending was appalling. Grealish, the samecriminal schoolboy cowardice. Do not turn your back you twat, you get fucking hit. But you don't. You bottle it and let that odious wanker Pogba pick his spot.

I am infuriated with how passive we were, how stand offish how utterly fucking craven we were.

What happens on Sunday if it doesn't go our way? Fucking hell Villa.

Weak and I cannot abide that. I'll accept not being good enough (to a point), but I cannot accept surrendering. Ever.
Have to tip my cap to this. Sums them up perfectly.  I was so angry with the pen but that was nothing compared to how angry I was at the reaction of our players. Someone should have been screaming in the face of Fernandez "you cheating bastard" But nothing but a bit of arm waving at the ref. There's a soft underbelly there that's very hard to take.

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Re: Aston Villa v Manchester United Post Match Thread
« Reply #71 on: July 09, 2020, 10:44:30 PM »
I'm just glad I don't take it to heart as you do Ads.

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Re: Aston Villa v Manchester United Post Match Thread
« Reply #72 on: July 09, 2020, 10:44:56 PM »
Just a hunch but I think there’s an outside chance we’ll go down.

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Re: Aston Villa v Manchester United Post Match Thread
« Reply #73 on: July 09, 2020, 10:46:44 PM »
McGinn is unfit and carrying a spare tyre, he should not be starting. Absolute pish tonight. Luiz is doing the work of two players.

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Re: Aston Villa v Manchester United Post Match Thread
« Reply #74 on: July 09, 2020, 10:47:01 PM »
3 nil flattered us.

Mings, Mcginn and Grealish all pathetic.

Had it with Smith; 2 points from 30.

 


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