Villa 1 Man. United 2 Post match thread.

[Martyn Smith]

This will be the catalyst for a Stella last third

We have to show a bit more Desire

[taylorsworkrate]

Youri wasn't a 'waste of space' last weekend now was he?

Bloody hell

But for Bailey?

That’s not his fault though; that’s onEmery.

agree, the problem was Bailey off and Diaby on.

Diaby did not come on for Bailey.

I know but we ended up without Bailey and with Diaby.
Which was shit.

I agree. Bailey and Diaby together were giving them fits down their left hand side

[ChicagoLion]

Watkins should have buried that ball in from Cash. The whole goal to aim at, and he blasts it straight at the keeper.

So frustrating. Was such an easy chance

He has to score that.

[PaulTheVillan]

Emery should have swapped Bailey to the other wing way earlier

[ChicagoLion]

Emery should have swapped Bailey to the other wing way earlier

Emery did not have a good game.

[Allan C]

Although I’m absolutely gutted, I think there’s loads to be optimistic about and I’m convinced we’ll finish above them. From their first goal to their second we were clearly the better team and created so many chances which any other week go in. Like others on here, was puzzled about the Bailey sub but the criticism of the players that came on is a bit harsh. Ok they are five points BEHIND us but we’ve got plus 18 goals ahead of them. Still think we’ll make 5th

[PaulWinch again]

On the plus side we played much better than we have of late and created a lot of chances.

On the negative side, we wasted nearly all of those chances and coughed up another 2 goals. 3 absolutely key home games in a row and lost them all - which is just weak. Also assume Kamara will probably be out for months now.

[Stu]

The better team by a mile.

Our record $50M forward came on to replace Bailey, how is that settling for a point??

1 point off ‘title chasing’ Spurs in 4th & 5 points above the mighty Manchester United. We are struggling for consistency but Jesus fucking wept let’s not throw in the towel just yet.

UTFV!

We lost, which makes us losers. I’ll bet you any amount of money we don’t finish in the top 6. Typical losers 

Oh come on, man. If you're going to take the piss you need to be less on the nose than this. You need to build up steadily rather than going for gold right off the bat.

[Toronto Villa]

As utter shit as it is against these pricks I’m taking positives from that. We play that way the rest of the season we will still win more than we lose. That was so much better than the shocking displays ve Chelsea and Newcastle.

[TonyD]

I think we can put to bed the question of did we throw the match on Wednesday. 
We did. 

[ChicagoLion]

Yes we played better than our last 3 home games but we lost them all.
These are confidence shattering defeats. Fortress Villa Park has gone and our away form has been patchy all season.
So no, I don’t take a losing good performance as any indication of our prospects. Winning is everything.

[Stu]

Encouraging performance. I still fancy our chances of getting top 4/5 with Torres and Konsa back. Thought Ramsey looked much better this week, him finding form will help us no end, opening up our threat down the left, especially when he starts linking up with Pau. Could be the key to re-discovering our attacking fluidity.

Gutted with the result, but very optimistic.

Yep.

[PaulWinch again]

As utter shit as it is against these pricks I’m taking positives from that. We play that way the rest of the season we will still win more than we lose. That was so much better than the shocking displays ve Chelsea and Newcastle.

It was - but as has been highlighted they were rubbish and we still shipped 2 goals. We’re not going to win many if we’re regularly shipping 2/3 goals, that’s really bloody poor. Combined with the fact we’re not taking our chances, there’s still plenty to turnaround to give us a chance.

[Risso]

We play that way the rest of the season we will still win more than we lose

How many times have we said that down the years, and how many times does it actually happen?

[ChicagoLion]

As utter shit as it is against these pricks I’m taking positives from that. We play that way the rest of the season we will still win more than we lose. That was so much better than the shocking displays ve Chelsea and Newcastle.

It was - but as has been highlighted they were rubbish and we still shipped 2 goals. We’re not going to win many if we’re regularly shipping 2/3 goals, that’s really bloody poor. Combined with the fact we’re not taking our chances, there’s still plenty to turnaround to give us a chance.

Ineffective in both penalty areas is not a recipe for success.