Aston Villa vs Sheffield United Post-Match

[Tony Daleys Shorts]

Better to be second or third going into the New Year and then come off the pace late on in the season.

[Clampy]

Oh and VAR really needs to fuck off.

[pauliewalnuts]

Glad we got a point because they most definitely didn't deserve to win. We're going to get games like that unfortunately, it's just that the way it is. Had that been against a Newcastle or a Brighton, we'd have won that. Shame Sir Cam scored but he was always going to wasnt he?

The teams around us also have games like that.

Liverpool in particular have put in the odd absolute stinker.

We struggled to break down a determined defence today, and it could have been much worse than it actually was.

No need for us to panic, we move on.

[Ads]

Badly missed Tielemans speed and line of pass tonight. We have an issue with bus parkers and they were embarrassingly devoid of any ambition. Needs to be quick around the box, as they're never going to press, just congest space.

Great header and character to get a point. Not sure why McGinn went diving in for their goal, just stay on your feet

Moreno ought to have scored.

I cannot fathom why our goal was disallowed, yet we didn't get a penalty for more substantial contact. Bizarre but hey ho.

What a year. Undefeated at home still, but we do need some help to unlock these genital wart style teams.

[coreyfeldman]

If its a foul on the keeper it's a pen on watkins

[FrankyH]

Not long back.Just watched the highlights, thought it was a soft VAR at the time for Bailey's goal chalked off. Watching it now , I would be screaming for a free kick if Martinez had been in a similar situation. The Witton Arms queue gets longer every game , the're  obviously not checking people for drugs as it seems like Coke central in the beer garden.
One more moan (this isn't a better fan than you gripe) , but every season without fail around Christmas we seem to attract fans that only go to one game a season and proceed to moan their bollocks off. Granted , it wasn't great tonight, but cries of shambles and sort it out Emery piss me off. Well I won't miss their footballing insight for another year, although there will probably be another new batch of them for the Burnley game.

[leylandalbion]

Just back and we'll it was a point saved...much better to break the run in this game rather than last 2.  A win on boxing day and it will still be a fantastic december.  Konsa at.right back will be a blessing and I would be tempted to put donk in...and shift Mcginn to the right...he is much more effective running and turning onto his left.   

[Clampy]

Not seen the disallowed goal back yet

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[AlexAlexCropley]

Not long back.Just watched the highlights, thought it was a soft VAR at the time for Bailey's goal chalked off. Watching it now , I would be screaming for a free kick if Martinez had been in a similar situation. The Witton Arms queue gets longer every game , the're  obviously not checking people for drugs as it seems like Coke central in the beer garden.
One more moan (this isn't a better fan than you gripe) , but every season without fail around Christmas we seem to attract fans that only go to one game a season and proceed to moan their bollocks off. Granted , it wasn't great tonight, but cries of shambles and sort it out Emery piss me off. Well I won't miss their footballing insight for another year, although there will probably be another new batch of them for the Burnley game.

Similar on here tonight

[OzVilla]

Not seen the disallowed goal back yet

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Just seen it, it’s soft at best and nowhere near clear and obvious. Plus they had at least 2 chances to clear the ball, what happened to phases of play?

[Risso]

I think it was right to disallow it. Ramsey was holding the keeper back by one of his arms, which meant he couldn't catch/clear the ball properly, so the ball ended up back with one of our players. I'd have been pissed off it that had been allowed to stand against us. The penalty for the shove seemed far more clear and obvious.

[Somniloquism]

Not seen the disallowed goal back yet

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https://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/13036623/aston-villa-1-1-sheffield-united-premier-league-highlights

[VillaTim]

I think it was right to disallow it. Ramsey was holding the keeper back by one of his arms, which meant he couldn't catch/clear the ball properly, so the ball ended up back with one of our players. I'd have been pissed off it that had been allowed to stand against us. The penalty for the shove seemed far more clear and obvious.

Agree , it's a foul, though Ramsey is also being fouled too. Move on , take the point , let's not lose at Mould Trafford

[usav]

We struggle against bus-parking teams, and do better against more expansive ones.

If we dip into the market in January, I hope it is for someone who gives us something else in unlocking teams.

I think Tielemans or Kamara would have helped tonight

[AV82EC]

Thought we huffed and puffed our way to a point. Scores on the doors

Martinez -7 had little to do
Cash - 4 he was the man with all the space and ňtime tonight and wasted it either being too slow with his passing or a dreadful final ball.
Konsa - 6 a few loose balls but overall ok
Lenglet - 6 covered for Paus absence well.
Digne - 5 just didn’t go enough for me going forwards
Luiz - 6 ok, good cross for the goal but needed him to take more responsibility for upping the tempo.
McGinn - 6 ok but did his job diligently until he sold himself for their goal.
Ramsey - 4 poor tonight in thought and deed.
Bailey - 6 again ok but still not enough end product.
Diaby - 5 there were some green shoots of recovery tonight esp in 1st half but seems loathe to shoot.
Watkins - 5 kept trying but a dismal lack of service.

Dhuran 2 - abysmal, headless chicken.
Moreno 5 - didn’t really get that involved other than his headed chance.
Zaniolo 7 - good goal seemed energised and despite a few poor touches did alright.

Emery - 6 don’t think he got this set up right tonight with either the starting 11 or his subs.

Overall, we looked jaded and leggy and our squad depth looked a bit thin tonight. We were sloppy and slow in our play and just didn’t use our width to get behind a stubborn Sheff U defence. Fair play to Sheff U yes its eye bleedingly bad to watch but they were organised and disciplined and stick well to their plan. I’m happy with a point. Onwards…..