Aston Villa 2 The Arse 4 Post Match ah well what could have been thread

[PeterWithesShin]

I do wonder if that's offside, although these days, who knows as they seem to make it up as they go along. Knowing VAR if they checked it they drew the line on Ramsdale.

[pauliewalnuts]

McGinn, Luiz, Cash, Buendia, Mings, Watkins and Konsa. All have been here for long enough now and we've never threatened the top half of the table.

These players are quality! They're so good newly promoted Fulham have 10 more points than us and are one win from being in the top 4. No doubts Willian was too old, on big wages and past it for us. Oh well...

Joao Paulinha is exactly the type of player we still lack in central midfield imo. Him alongside Kamara and we'd be a very difficult team to break down off the ball.

One of the signings of the season there. Think they signed him for similar fee to what we got Dendoncker for.

I can't believe we signed Dendoncker.

Fuck me, who did the scouting for that one?

[Ian.]

McGinn, Luiz, Cash, Buendia, Mings, Watkins and Konsa. All have been here for long enough now and we've never threatened the top half of the table.

These players are quality! They're so good newly promoted Fulham have 10 more points than us and are one win from being in the top 4. No doubts Willian was too old, on big wages and past it for us. Oh well...

Joao Paulinha is exactly the type of player we still lack in central midfield imo. Him alongside Kamara and we'd be a very difficult team to break down off the ball.

One of the signings of the season there. Think they signed him for similar fee to what we got Dendoncker for.

I can't believe we signed Dendoncker.

Fuck me, who did the scouting for that one?

I guess that’s why we didn’t just sign any fucker in the last hours of the January window.

[PeterWithesShin]

In fairness I wouldn't have touched Willian. He was shit at Arsenal, apparently pretty shit back at Corinthians. I'm not sure many expected him to be as decent as he has been this season.

[SoccerHQ]

McGinn, Luiz, Cash, Buendia, Mings, Watkins and Konsa. All have been here for long enough now and we've never threatened the top half of the table.

These players are quality! They're so good newly promoted Fulham have 10 more points than us and are one win from being in the top 4. No doubts Willian was too old, on big wages and past it for us. Oh well...

Joao Paulinha is exactly the type of player we still lack in central midfield imo. Him alongside Kamara and we'd be a very difficult team to break down off the ball.

One of the signings of the season there. Think they signed him for similar fee to what we got Dendoncker for.

I can't believe we signed Dendoncker.

Fuck me, who did the scouting for that one?

He's limited but I actually feel he's been a bit underused recently. Guess that mistake v Stevenage has blacklisted him in Emery's mind but then you see Kamara do the same thing v Leicester and a member of our back 4 do it every game seemingly.

He started the Brentford and Man. United home games so not like we can't play decent football with him in the team and gives us more physical presence which he could well need v Everton.

As regards the signing well we had Arsenal bidding for Luiz late in the August window and many players would've gone on strike to force the move so I think it was just in response to that and Luiz still had to sign a new deal.

[darren woolley]

Very disappointed again.

[hilts_coolerking]

In fairness I wouldn't have touched Willian. He was shit at Arsenal, apparently pretty shit back at Corinthians. I'm not sure many expected him to be as decent as he has been this season.

Exactly right.  If we'd been in for him I would have been very disappointed.  Fair play to him he's done okay there but I'm glad we didn't take that risk on.

[LeonW]

Some of the reaction on here is over the top. We’re a mid table squad playing a team going for the title who have spent a lot. The difference in the game was one shot went off the woodwork and fell kindly. Another went off and struck the goal keeper at a ridiculously lucky way to go in. That’s it.

[colin69]

Thought we played very well for a lot of the game, with two very good goals and Bailey just missing out on a cracker. The late goals were just so deflating. We are conceding too many goals at the moment which has to stop.

[Risso]

Some of the reaction on here is over the top. We’re a mid table squad playing a team going for the title who have spent a lot. The difference in the game was one shot went off the woodwork and fell kindly. Another went off and struck the goal keeper at a ridiculously lucky way to go in. That’s it.

Well actually that's not it. They had 67% possession and 20 shots.

[Ads]

And for all that it boiled down to angles on the woodwork.

[LeonW]

Some of the reaction on here is over the top. We’re a mid table squad playing a team going for the title who have spent a lot. The difference in the game was one shot went off the woodwork and fell kindly. Another went off and struck the goal keeper at a ridiculously lucky way to go in. That’s it.

Well actually that's not it. They had 67% possession and 20 shots.

Which is what I would expect. What we’re you expecting? That a manager who has been in post for a few months with a mid table squad where there has been low net spend would do what against this arsenal side which has been developed over many seasons and have consistency, stability, a sustained plan of investment?

[PeterWithesShin]

2-2 as we go into added time, we hit the bar and it goes out, they hit the bar and it hits the keeper and goes in. That ultimately decided whether we got 1 point, 0 points or 3 points.

[LeonW]

And for all that it boiled down to angles on the woodwork.

 Exactly.

[ChicagoLion]

They camped in the final 3rd for almost all of the 2nd half.
They had 3 chances at 2 2 that they should have taken.
We had a couple of breaks and one decent shot which I think was tipped in to the bar.
They dominated and deserved the win.