West Ham London - 1 Aston Villa - 1 The Post Match Thread.

[clash city rocker]

We gave everyone above us an 11 games head start thanks to Gerrard, that we're even talking about the chance of qualifying for Europe is testament to the job Emery has done turning us around from the shambles we were.

I reckon unai is the son of Sir Ron. The man that will lead us to the promised land. The man who will make us great again. Where we can piss off motd if it still exists and the top 6 eankfest associated with it. A team that gatecrashes their happy little party. A team that says fuck you we're the villa the most beautifully named football club in the world and being as our founder invented the football league we are here to reclaim our crown.  VTID   oh and fuck the fuckers. I love the villa.

[KevinGage]

Finally, the interesting thing for me is three players that lots of us, including myself have said regularly need to be upgraded, McGinn, Mings and Watkins and probably the three most improved players under Emery, actually coaching going on here.

Fair point. Good managers find a way to get a tune out of the existing panel. Shysters like Stevie, DOL et al will always witter on about what they don't have.  Throw money at it. It's always about the next signing or five for them.

[rob_bridge]

I always think a point away from home is good. You can see what we're trying to do, there's stuff to work on and improvements needed.

We missed Kamara, and I'd rather have had Dendoncker than Chambers. Coutinho would have been better than Bailey, and he needs to start doing it.

We've gained on Fulham and Brentford this weekend and lost out to Chelsea whilst maintaining position with Brighton. So overall its positive. Just a shame we couldn't capitalise and gain 3 points.

As others have said we are now looking at catching 3 teams who have massively over achieved this season and one that was European Champions 2 years ago. As opposed to scrambling around with huge under achievers like West Ham and Leicester and the other also rans Leeds Soton Forest etc...

[Legion]

https://www.skysports.com/watch/video/12832289/west-ham-1-1-aston-villa-premier-league-highlights

[john2710]

A really poor decision to give the penalty. Given how close the ref was to the incident I can't imagine what he thought he saw that made it a penalty. But we didn't deserve the win.

We have spells where it works really well & others where it simply doesn't. We'll be better with new players more suited to Emery's style & hopefully some more options off the bench.

[Martyn Smith]

18th v 11th and it looked like it. Biggest single improvement throughout the match was Traore coming on for Bailey

[Ian.]

Finally, the interesting thing for me is three players that lots of us, including myself have said regularly need to be upgraded, McGinn, Mings and Watkins and probably the three most improved players under Emery, actually coaching going on here.

Fair point. Good managers find a way to get a tune out of the existing panel. Shysters like Steven, DOL et al will always witter on about what they don't have.  Throw money at it. It's always about the next signing or five for them.

It’s incredible how he’s turned Ollie and McGinn around. Mings has always been good in my opinion, but saying that his distribution of the ball is much better. Dougie is having a great season as well.

It makes you wonder what Gerrard was doing? The game was up for me with the treatment and egotistical nonsense he used on Mings.

[eamonn]

18th v 11th and it looked like it. Biggest single improvement throughout the match was Traore coming on for Bailey

Dunno about that. Felt Traore spent his cameo just feeling his way back into the pace of the PL (it has been a year or so since his last appearance) Didn't do much of note.

[Beard82]

I think we were far the better side without really turning it into loads of chances.  I thought Luiz and McGinn were excellent - and Ramsey wasn't bad. 

Bailey was woeful, cash had a mare - and we looked shaky from corners.  Lacked any real options - someone like Phil could have made a difference. 

But - we have lost games like that plenty of times.  Going in the right direction, need to add some quality and numbers in the summer

[olaftab]

I’m in Budapest so didn’t see it.

I'm currently in Mauritius  and could not get a feed. Will watch YouTube later

Mauritius is full of Tories at this time of the year so you must be the only Villa fan there😉

[Drummond]

Emery has done brilliantly so far, and you can see the way he wants us to play.

We need quality signings in the summer, but I can see where he wants to take us and how he wants us to play, and I like it very much.

Imagine being West Ham, shackled to Moyes and his MONish football.

Agree with this.

[N'ZMAV]

2 poor games, Palace & West Ham. 4 point and no goals conceded from open play.

Not pretty, but sings of progress.

Watkins good. Moreno good but wasteful going forward. Buendia, Bailey and Ramsey far too quiet.

[andyh]

Bailey is just a liability at both ends of the pitch

[brontebilly]

Bailey is just a liability at both ends of the pitch

Penalty decision was a joke. Buendia looked more likely to give away a valid one.

[VILLA MOLE]

2 poor games, Palace & West Ham. 4 point and no goals conceded from open play.

Not pretty, but sings of progress.

Watkins good. Moreno good but wasteful going forward. Buendia, Bailey and Ramsey far too quiet.

Getting a tune out of this squad