Aston Villa vs Sheffield United Post-Match

[Drummond]

Well. I've slept on it and having been surrounded by Blades fans watching it, I came away feeling that we did what we do, slow methodical build up without breaking through. Then we had a lapse in concentration, and conceded.

Both goals were good.

I'm disappointed our run has finished but look forward to the rest of the season.

If anyone had offered us 7 points from 9 at home so far in December we'd have probably taken it.

I'm pissed off with VAR, and the inconsistency; the push not given because it wasn't clear and obvious, but the foul on the 'keeper given despite not being clear and obvious (and Ramsey himself being fouled).

[simboy]

Their goal comes from a lack of concentration immediately after the VAR with Duran. Cash, Konsa and Longlet all switch off.

We are a work in progress, but it’s moving forward.

Anyway, who wants to be top at Christmas? Far rather be top after 7pm on the 19th May next year

UTFV.

[Goldenballs]

https://twitter.com/0neAstonVilla/status/1738483500834078941?t=poYMd6P2ZyDrdVw8_kgSjg&s=19

There's a video of the 'handball'

[Clampy]

One plus point is that we don't give up easily. We've rescued anothen point last night late on.

[ChicagoLion]

https://twitter.com/0neAstonVilla/status/1738483500834078941?t=poYMd6P2ZyDrdVw8_kgSjg&s=19

There's a video of the 'handball'

crikey, we have seen them given for a lot less.

[LeonW]

https://twitter.com/0neAstonVilla/status/1738483500834078941?t=poYMd6P2ZyDrdVw8_kgSjg&s=19

There's a video of the 'handball'

crikey, we have seen them given for a lot less.

Every game it’s a lottery.

[Clampy]

I think it's fair to say VAR had a mare last night and not for the first time.

[Monty]

Got round to watching the highlights and the Italian commentator described the Watkins one as 'the Platonic ideal of a foul'. Genuine, genuine fucking bullshit.

I agree the Ramsey one is a foul, albeit a cheap one, but if it is how in the hell isn't it a penalty on Watkins?

Sure, we played far from our best in general, but a goal in the 10th minute changes the game and everyone knows it.

[Richard E]

I was very impressed with Lenglet, I thought he slotted in nicely.

[Lastfootstamper]

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.

The ball ended up with their player, so in referee speak there was a different phase of play, they then lost the ball and Villa scored. Any foul on the keeper was irrelevant. This was VAR re refereeing the game.

That's how I see it too. How far do you go back?

[LeonW]

As questionable as some of the decisions may be, we can’t get away from the fact that we didn’t do enough. Their Gk had little to do. We need to get better at breaking down low blocks.

[Paul.S]

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.

It wasn’t dismal. I think we’ve all seen dismal pre Emery and this definitely wasn’t dismal. We’ll have a dip and maybe this is it but with the squad we’ve got, sitting second is unbelievable.
Personally I don’t expect us to stay where we are without 2/3 quality additions and they aren’t cheap or easy to get. At the moment losing a couple of players really affects us but we’ve never been dismal. The players have given everything in every game, have produced some fantastic performances and results and I couldn’t more proud of them and the manager.

[Mister E]

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

We struggle against teams that concede possession and sit deep. And that's even with two wingers-speedsters on the pitch. We will need to develop a setplay that can deal with this sort of game; may need a de Bruyne / Maddison type of player to come in.

[tomd2103]

We’re still progressing. We’re nowhere near the point where we can expect perfection. We need to keep that in mind.

Totally agree. We're just over a year into Unai Emery being with us and the progress has been astonishing really.  Like you say though, it's still very much a work in progress after only a year, particularly in the area of squad development.

[SamTheMouse]

I think it's fair to say VAR had a mare last night and not for the first time.

I think we should use the name of the official, rather than saying VAR, which makes it sound like a machine has made the decision.

John Brooks definitely had a mare.