Aston Villa vs Sheffield United Post-Match

[LeonW]

Whilst I can see why the goal was chalked off, how is a little tug of the arm deemed a foul when a two handed push into an attacker's chest not?

Well done lads for fighting back.

1000%.

[Small Rodent]

I’d rather not be top at Christmas.

All the headlines when you don’t maintain the lead are embarrassing.

It’s only halfway through the season.

Exactly what I was thinking. The league is a marathon, not a sprint.

A tactical draw to position ourselves on the leaders shoulder ready for a sprint in the last two games.

Just trying to be positive.

Absolutely spot on!

[Somniloquism]

Compare and contrast our players responses compared to Arse or Plop. (although he forgot we played them here again and won the following season).

On Villa's disallowed goal: "I think it's a wee bit harsh. Goalkeepers are protected and I'm not sure what the rules are on phases of play. That's one for the referees.

"Things go for you and against you. The last time we played Sheffield United here the goalie carried the ball over the line."

[andyh]

Not good enough really. We are accustomed to better. Sort it out Emery!

Thanks for that

Do you sit in your basement only ever posting snyde comments ?

[danno]

Just back and crestfallen.
I bemoaned our lack of pace and movement at half time and it was no better second half.
The only time we moved the ball quickly and delivered some quality with runners, zaniolo nicks one
The rest of the game was turgid, slow and predictable.
I’m not sure how much may have been down to arrogance or over confidence, because until the 94th minute, we didn’t show any desire to get into them.


I really don’t know how you can go from an all action, swashbuckling, powerful performance like the Man City game, to that shower.

To lose our incredible home run to Sheffield fucking united is utterly dismal.

Well look on the bright side we’ve  lost our home winning run, but not our unbeaten at home run!

[Stu]

That doesn’t even feel like a point. It feels like...nothing.

Solid point against a rejuvenated team. Fair play to them.

What’s really important for us is that our team never, ever, give up. Point earned and we carry on.

[Small Rodent]

Get a grip, people. We're currently second.

Yup! I’m loving it.

[nick harper]

Cash suspended for Boxing Day I think so Carlos in and Konsa at right back. Hopefully Pau is fit or we’ll look a bit weak at the back.

[LeonW]

We need to improve against low block teams. I said in the summer that we needed a target man precisely for games like this. As good as Watkins is he’s not a Carew and sometimes we need that option. This is just part of the evolution we need to go on and we’ll get there. It was disappointing that we didn’t make their keeper work more but we didn’t lose. Take the point, learn and move on.

[SaddVillan]

Well, guess we can go back to being plucky title challengers.

A couple of take-aways:

1. Tomorrow's headlines were written before kick-off:

What next for world conquering Man City?

The outcome of Pool v Arse WILL decide the future of the Planet.

And

2. Put yourself in the shoes of Toon, Spuds and Scum fans. One minute we've dropped 3 points, then like proper contenders we score a last minute equaliser to really piss them off.

[ChicagoLion]

We need better than Cash and  Duran.
Duran or Archer? Not even close.

[Stu]

Compare and contrast our players responses compared to Arse or Plop. (although he forgot we played them here again and won the following season).

On Villa's disallowed goal: "I think it's a wee bit harsh. Goalkeepers are protected and I'm not sure what the rules are on phases of play. That's one for the referees.

"Things go for you and against you. The last time we played Sheffield United here the goalie carried the ball over the line."

Good stuff, this! We move forward.

[Brazilian Villain]

Good point in the end. We'll beat Yanited and Burnley and all will be well heading into 2024. Away to Everton and home to the Jaudis will tell us where we're at.

[Richard E]

Was there any point Anthony Taylor being on the pitch seeing as he relied on VAR to make every decision?

[taylorsworkrate]

It felt like one of our home performances in the europa this season. Too slow and circumspect.