Villa 1 Man. United 2 Post match thread.

[SoccerHQ]

We played well today for long spells.

Everyone know by now this is just unique opposition who we can find endless ways to lose to when they're not even playing well and this was about the 40th time it's happened in last 25 years.

Think I said elsewhere at half time we'd concede another from McTominay or someone like that getting a header in and I'm afraid it's those small details that cost you important stuff like CL qualification.

We need to start winning some games soon.

[LeonW]

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

I don't think it was. His marker was challenging him which cut-out the option to hit it to the left and the angle it came to him, made it hard to place it to the right.

He’d already done the hard part getting across the front of his marker. It’s straight at the keeper.

[Jane]

I think that people under a certain age don't remember what it's like to play Man U and lose marginally every. single. fucking. time. Ever since the RVN shit show in 2002, it's always been the same. That's what's so infuriating.

[eamonn]

I think we played very well.
Longlet is truly a weak link.
Bailey should have stayed on the pitch
I hate Manu. 

Is this meant to be a haiku on manyoo?

[RamboandBruno]

Watkins had an awful game.

He was dreadful.

Dont agree at all

[Clampy]

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

I don't think it was. His marker was challenging him which cut-out the option to hit it to the left and the angle it came to him, made it hard to place it to the right.

If its the one I'm thinking of, they've just showed it back on BBC news. The goalie came rushing out and blocked it. The chance Dougie had he, should have buried.

[LeonW]

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

I don't think it was. His marker was challenging him which cut-out the option to hit it to the left and the angle it came to him, made it hard to place it to the right.

If its the one I'm thinking of, they've just showed it back on BBC news. The goalie came rushing out and blocked it. The chance Dougie had he, should have buried.

I’m thinking of the one second half; the Cash cut back. He’s got to score that one.

To be fair he missed a few.

[SamTheMouse]

We played with much more intensity than in recent games and looked a lot better for it. Didn't deserve to lose.

Although we still look wide open at the back at times. Carlos and Lenglet are very average indeed.

[eamonn]

Would have the won the game comfortably if the offside for their corner goal been given.

Same thing happened for Newcastle's first goal. Why does VAR only check goals and not every offside? Presumably for time reasons but it's a bit stupid. You should either use tech fully or you don't.

[London Villan]

We played well, a million times better than the last 2 home games. We  are week closer to getting Torres, Konsa and Digne back. Ramsey looked like he is almost back up to his best.

14 games to go - we need 25ish points for CL.

Nowhere near over.

[TonyD]

It's not OK to point out when Emery has got something wrong?

Its fine to point out if he got something wrong, but he should have loads of credit in the bank. Not a popular opinion but I think we lost the game but we missed 3 or 4 good chances, not because Bailey went off.

But surely if Bailey had of stayed on we might well have a scored another as the momentum was with us.
So yes Emery got it wrong.
Shit happens.

[Stu]

It really saddens me to see so many people who forget where we were 18 months ago… this manager mad team have come so far in that time it’s unbelievable…..really….get some reality in there.
We have no divine right…..

Loser mentality

Yes you are…..doesn’t post for weeks then pops up to have a good whine when we lose narrowly and play better than we have for weeks.

We’ve beat Man Utd at home twice in 40 years…

What the fuck that’s got to do with anything? I’m more worried about what we do not the opposition. Yes it’s annoying losing to those fuckers but I’m genuinely encouraged what I saw today, a bit more clinical and that’s a win by two clear goals for me. Ramsey was properly good as well, which starts to create a whole different dimension to our play. I swear getting wound up by the fact it’s that lot is blinding people to a much better performance.

It's a troll

[algy]

Well, at least we don't have to play them again this season.

[VillaBoy_23]

It really saddens me to see so many people who forget where we were 18 months ago… this manager mad team have come so far in that time it’s unbelievable…..really….get some reality in there.
We have no divine right…..

Loser mentality

Yes you are…..doesn’t post for weeks then pops up to have a good whine when we lose narrowly and play better than we have for weeks.

We’ve beat Man Utd at home twice in 40 years…

What the fuck that’s got to do with anything? I’m more worried about what we do not the opposition. Yes it’s annoying losing to those fuckers but I’m genuinely encouraged what I saw today, a bit more clinical and that’s a win by two clear goals for me. Ramsey was properly good as well, which starts to create a whole different dimension to our play. I swear getting wound up by the fact it’s that lot is blinding people to a much better performance.

It's a troll

Just because I’m sick of watching the same shite on repeat for decades on end, doesn’t make me a troll

[SoccerHQ]

Emery getting pelters now, Jesus wept.

You can think Emery remains on the whole brilliant for us while querying him taking off Bailey I think.

I get the feeling Emery didn't want it to develop into a basketball type match as Garnacho was starting to get shots away.

It was odd though, they basically took off Rashford to get another player on to counter what we were doing and we would've created way more 2 v 1s with Bailey remaining on the pitch and up against Lindelof.

Diaby also completely messed up that good break we had with that hopeless shot, Bailey would've got that sort of chance on target at the very least.

Them are the decisions you make and Emery managing for twenty years knows this. I think Neville called it spot on doing the comms, we had the ascendency but the Bailey subbed filtered through to the team so we slowed the game down and that gave them time to breath and a bit of a sniff to win it and that's what happened.