Chelsea vs Aston Villa Post-Match Thread EFL 3rd Round.

[brontebilly]

Posted from other thread!

Steer 7 - some fine saves, never lets us down
Cash 8 - I've been critical of him in the past but he was brilliant tonight and great assist
Tuanzebe 7 - lost Tuchel a bit for the goal but that aside was very good, he's a fine defender at RCB
Hause 8 - A warrior, especially when Lukaku came on. Never lets us down and a warrior in the air.
Young 6 - lots of critical comments on match thread but I thought he did well v CHO. Not great with the ball though.
Nakamba 8 - excellent performance, surprising me of late
Sanson 7/Chucky 6 - Sanson was very impressive before injury, Chucky took a while to settle but made a few nice runs
Buendia 6 - did ok, missed a big chance but grafted hard. Bit of work to make our first X1
Traore 7 - fitness coming along nicely, surprised to see him come off to be honest so hope not injury related
AEG 7 - poor in first half bit seemed to grow a pair at half time and battled far harder in second half. Always gets into good positions, decent chance missed
Archer 8 - missed two big chances but a truly brilliant header. Good movement throughout

Deano 8 - ballsy selection but fully vindicated. Seeing Tuchel throw on likes of Lukaku and Mount while we brought on kids was brilliant.

I thought Tuchel was on the bench with his coaching staff and subs?

Haha, the other German...Tuchel might be a better forward than him

[PaulWinch again]

Playing devil's advocate, if Ings or Watkins had been on the bench then Cam might not have been on the pitch to score the equaliser.

Yeah potentially, but I still think we’d be before off we more balance there.

[olaftab]

In the longer term, maybe a good call to keep the kids away from the penalties. Their confidence building is just as vital as building their skills and experience.

I get that.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Posted from other thread!

Steer 7 - some fine saves, never lets us down
Cash 8 - I've been critical of him in the past but he was brilliant tonight and great assist
Tuanzebe 7 - lost Tuchel a bit for the goal but that aside was very good, he's a fine defender at RCB
Hause 8 - A warrior, especially when Lukaku came on. Never lets us down and a warrior in the air.
Young 6 - lots of critical comments on match thread but I thought he did well v CHO. Not great with the ball though.
Nakamba 8 - excellent performance, surprising me of late
Sanson 7/Chucky 6 - Sanson was very impressive before injury, Chucky took a while to settle but made a few nice runs
Buendia 6 - did ok, missed a big chance but grafted hard. Bit of work to make our first X1
Traore 7 - fitness coming along nicely, surprised to see him come off to be honest so hope not injury related
AEG 7 - poor in first half bit seemed to grow a pair at half time and battled far harder in second half. Always gets into good positions, decent chance missed
Archer 8 - missed two big chances but a truly brilliant header. Good movement throughout

Deano 8 - ballsy selection but fully vindicated. Seeing Tuchel throw on likes of Lukaku and Mount while we brought on kids was brilliant.

I thought Tuchel was on the bench with his coaching staff and subs?

He's obviously pissed, he gave El Ghazi a 7.

[Deano's Mullet]

I've seen idiots on Facebook claiming we never win a penalty shootout and that Steer is useless saving them. Are they for real or what? That's only the second time I can remember Villa losing a penalty shootout and the first time we did the match was replayed.

[Goldenballs]

Played really well, a really enjoyable game to watch. Marv was ace, still gives me heart attacks when he tries a Cruyff in a tight spot. His pen was OK, picked a spot hit hard, good save from the keeper.

Can't really knock any of them, maybe Emi and El Ghazi could've done a bit more, but they didn't have shockers.

Would've loved to have been able to bring on Ings or Watkins for the last 20 though.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Deano 8 - ballsy selection but fully vindicated. Seeing Tuchel throw on likes of Lukaku and Mount while we brought on kids was brilliant.

Well it's obviously not *fully* vindicated or we'd be in the next round.

We need to remember that if we want to hoover up all these fantastic kids we've got to reward them with first team football. It's all well and good training with the first team squad every day, even making the bench but nothing comes close to running out with the first team on a match day.

Dean may have weaknesses but bringing through the kids ain't one. It's just a shame their cup run has come to an end but the experience will have done them the world of good.

[cdbearsfan]

We lost to Wimbledon once, too. We still have a fairly good record, though, and Steer was instrumental in our penalty shoot-out victory against Albion which, if we are being honest, was the most important one in our history.

[PaulWinch again]

I've seen idiots on Facebook claiming we never win a penalty shootout and that Steer is useless saving them. Are they for real or what? That's only the second time I can remember Villa losing a penalty shootout and the first time we did the match was replayed.

They obviously don’t follow Villa or haven’t done for long.

[Sexual Ealing]

We lost to Wimbledon once, too. We still have a fairly good record, though, and Steer was instrumental in our penalty shoot-out victory against Albion which, if we are being honest, was the most important one in our history.

Ahem, the Peace Cup?

[steamer]

where is the troll ?
forgot to mention in my post, Tuchel really is a bit of a prick.

[olaftab]

I am grateful to Jed for his past heroics but tonight he really was crap during pens. Comical stuff.

[SaddVillan]

We lost to Wimbledon once, too. We still have a fairly good record, though, and Steer was instrumental in our penalty shoot-out victory against Albion which, if we are being honest, was the most important one in our history.

14 May 2019
Penalty shoot out
Jed Steer's Aston Villa 4-3 Tesco Carrier Bags.

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

When we beat Chelsea on pens in the FA Cup final in May we'll laugh about this. 

[brontebilly]

I am grateful to Jed for his past heroics but tonight he really was crap during pens. Comical stuff.

Nearly got last one? Went a bit early for the first few alright