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

[pablo_picasso]

Arsenal deserved to win, but God some of their fans are utter helmets......

https://twitter.com/AFTVMedia/status/1626988527144632320?t=H2XFruFS7BQAaYkkAMlusg&s=19

All. All of their fans are fucking helmets. Like lesta, anybody that thinks one of their supporters is 'alright' needs to have a fucking good look at themselves.

And the amount of whinging about how Saka needs to protected from continual brutal fouling is off the scale. Snide as f**k.

Which might be valid if he didnt deserve to get sent off.

Twice...

Fucking helmets.

[FatSam]

Apologies if it’s already been discussed, but why wasn’t their third goal offside because of the players obstructing Emi’s view of the shot?

[pablo_picasso]

Because VAR owed them one for Arteta whinging all week about theirs last weekend...

[RamboandBruno]

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.

Im travelling on holiday and watched the game on the plane rather than being there as normal. Before their second Andy Townsend was blathering on about the stat they’d had 10 shots or so to our none, it was an utter bollocks stat, as at that stage most of those shots were harmless floaty things over the bar.
At the end of the day they are a very good side this year and they had more possession than us as would be expected, but in major parts of the game we also looked like we could win it and with Bailey and Durans shots we were a bit unlucky not to go 3-2 up. Their 3rd was a great shot but ultimately a lucky rebound. We’re not shit, we’re average, as with most mid table teams, some not so great players, a lot of average ones and some very good ones.

[LeonW]

Because VAR owed them one for Arteta whinging all week about theirs last weekend...

How different was it to the McGinn goal at their place a couple of years that was disallowed because Barkley was in front of the gk?

[OzVilla]

It’s not, it’s exactly the same. This has been happening every week with VAR since its inception, inconsistencies all the time, I hate it. Bin it off until you can introduce competent officials.

[Louzie0]

I’m still reeling from the result.
I was ecstatic when we were 2-1 up, relatively resigned to the draw with a bit of hope for some last minute magic, and then…
Reading this, I realise the result didn’t really reflect the game but unfortunately it’s what denies us the points.

Hoping for Unai’s plans to come to fruition soon.
And very glad our Tyrone is back!

[LeonW]

It’s not, it’s exactly the same. This has been happening every week with VAR since its inception, inconsistencies all the time, I hate it. Bin it off until you can introduce competent officials.

That’s what I thought. It just depends on the club in question. A decision goes against arsenal last week and there’s a national inquest where the head of the PGMOL contacts arsenal directly to apologise and sacks an official. This week…probably not so much

[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.

There it is

[Goldie.7]

Ollie has just said it all on motd. He said we do the hard work to get a lead and then throw away the game and that he’s seen it too often at Villa.

Very telling!

[Goldie.7]

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.

Great post and hits the nail on head. Can't have it both ways.

I instantly thought of that topic seeing Arsenal's January signing make the difference for them. I had a little chuckle to myself.

[eamonn]

If Martínez's view really was obstructed, he's the first player I'd expect to appeal for it yet he didn't say a thing.

Surprised (Impressed in a way - as if such things are beneath us) not to see any mention of Tom Hanks first attendance as a Villa fan and equally disappointed that the MOTD highlights didn't cut to his great celebration when Ollie scored the opener.

I was watching the game with my Dad, a Gooner, and reminded him that Watkins had also scored after five minutes in the corresponding game two years ago.Unlike that day, both of us were pretty sure that there'd be further goals.

[tony scott]

We are mid table team I get it, but we’ve just shipped 11 goals in three games are we all supposed to be content with our lot, because I’m not happy when we lose, when it’s three on the trot is that acceptable? To the players managers and the poor suffering support.

[CT]

We certainly had our moments today against the team at the top, much better than last year when we were pathetically passive. But, we just can’t keep gifting goals like we do and expect anything against anyone.

The first two are an absolute joke. How many times did they double up and take a quick corner while we fell asleep? If only we had a set piece coach to specifically sort out these issues. I liked the look of Duran when he came on, he may be raw, but he’s willing and confident. As mentioned before, the script always seemed set, we expected they’d get a winner and so it proves.

On another note, we’ll be looking to move seats in the summer. The three new people in front of us are ruining games and I’m going to end up getting in trouble. They stand motionless all game, don’t support, sing or clap. What they do is turn round and shake their heads if they hear swearing or something they don’t agree with.

My lad has social anxiety problems and the football is one avenue where he feels comfortable and able to get involved. I swear if that turd in front turns around and looks at him one more time, he’ll wish he hadn’t.

When the ST’s increased in price, we lost the three good people in front and got Roger Neuveau and family.

Had this in the past, guy with his teenager son who thought he was at the theatre, ended up reporting me to the steward for telling an opposition player to fuck off 

Don't move, just make him as uncomfortable as he tries to make you every time he turns around.
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We certainly had our moments today against the team at the top, much better than last year when we were pathetically passive. But, we just can’t keep gifting goals like we do and expect anything against anyone.

The first two are an absolute joke. How many times did they double up and take a quick corner while we fell asleep? If only we had a set piece coach to specifically sort out these issues. I liked the look of Duran when he came on, he may be raw, but he’s willing and confident. As mentioned before, the script always seemed set, we expected they’d get a winner and so it proves.

On another note, we’ll be looking to move seats in the summer. The three new people in front of us are ruining games and I’m going to end up getting in trouble. They stand motionless all game, don’t support, sing or clap. What they do is turn round and shake their heads if they hear swearing or something they don’t agree with.

My lad has social anxiety problems and the football is one avenue where he feels comfortable and able to get involved. I swear if that turd in front turns around and looks at him one more time, he’ll wish he hadn’t.

When the ST’s increased in price, we lost the three good people in front and got Roger Neuveau and family.

Had this in the past, guy with his teenager son who thought he was at the theatre, ended up reporting me to the steward for telling an opposition player to fuck off 

Don't move, just make him as uncomfortable as he tries to make you every time he turns around.

Yep, I actually started to yesterday (he sounds like the same guy you had!). I mean, if people want to turn up and say or do nothing, then so be it. But don't be turning round shaking your head just because I berate the ref or one of the opposition players or because my lad has a view on the game.

Spoils the game though, just don't want the hassle, esp for my lad.

[Allan C]

Emi might not have been at his best at times of late, that’s fair. It’s when people extend that to him just being “decent” and not a big deal if he leaves. That’s the step too far - we are lucky to have a keeper of genuine quality and we should appreciate that and probably acknowledge that if he leaves we’ll really struggle to get a player anywhere near his class.

Absolutely correct. Despite his time wasting, his poor kicking etc, he’s world class and I would argue our only world class player. Right there is where you start to build a genuine top quality team