Aston Villa v Ajax - Match Thread

[Behind Bluenose Lines]

Richard Wilford revelling (seems it to me) in Ollie's injury on Radio WM.

Bluenose ******!

[kippaxvilla2]

What’s Watkins done?  Looked like his knee.

[Bad English]

Watkins is an idiot. Shit game, shit atmosphere, but we are ahead until the 50th minute anyway. Meh!

[Dave]

What’s Watkins done?  Looked like his knee.

Decided to dive in on their keeper and got a boot to the knee. Didn't look like a twist, just a bash.

[brontebilly]

• Great header from Watkins (he’ll probably be out for the season now knowing our luck with injuries)
• Good first half from Diaby
• Can we not concede a goal in the first 15 mins of the second half for a change

Carlos has had a decent half too. That was daft from Moreno before half time and it could have cost us. Should have the second got already, Bailey and Diaby have been dangerous but need to make it count.
As long as that's only a bang for Watkins it should be ok.

[Matt C]

Diaby & Rogers have impressed. Heart sinking moment with that Ollie injury though.

[paul_e]

I think we look easily the better side but we just can't quite click in the final third. There have been 5-6 times where a slightly better touch, better pass or quicker decision would've seen us in with a good chance.

[pauliewalnuts]

We look good without being amazing.

Bar that last minute thing, Ajax have created absolutely nothing.

We could do with getting the ball into dangerous situations a bit quicker than we are (and have done of late in general) but we are much the better side.

Of course, we know that we are now about to go into the shoot-self-in-face-at-least-once 45-55 minute period so anything could happen.

[JUAN PABLO]

AJAX  be honest are aboslute shite .

suprised after 135 mins its only 1  0

so Im well relaxed watching it , its boring as fuck but quarter finals is coming.

and I dont mind being relaxed watching  us knowing AJAX are wank


but maybe a few more goals Villa

[gpbarr]

I think we are playing well and controlling the game - aside the last minute scramble, they haven’t tested Emi at all where we have had 3 or 4 opportunities.

Given our injury list, the makeshift side on display, and Sundays debacle, I’m pleased with that 45 mins.

Calm heads now needed - keep controlling the game, they will have to open up, and then we pick them off.

[Demitri_C]

Honestly we look nowhere near the levels of the first half of the season

Not sure if fatigues playing a part but we gonna have to be bettee than thia against the better sides. Very slow with the ball too slow

[LeonW]

• Great header from Watkins (he’ll probably be out for the season now knowing our luck with injuries)
• Good first half from Diaby
• Can we not concede a goal in the first 15 mins of the second half for a change

Carlos has had a decent half too. That was daft from Moreno before half time and it could have cost us. Should have the second got already, Bailey and Diaby have been dangerous but need to make it count.
As long as that's only a bang for Watkins it should be ok.

Tbf, Carlos hasn’t had a right lot to do. He usually looks ok until he’s put under pressure.

Yep - Diaby and Bailey working well in tandem

That’s my hope on Ollie as we’re done if he’s got a bad injury.

[pauliewalnuts]

• Great header from Watkins (he’ll probably be out for the season now knowing our luck with injuries)
• Good first half from Diaby
• Can we not concede a goal in the first 15 mins of the second half for a change

Carlos has had a decent half too. That was daft from Moreno before half time and it could have cost us. Should have the second got already, Bailey and Diaby have been dangerous but need to make it count.
As long as that's only a bang for Watkins it should be ok.

Carlos has genuinely gone almost the entire half unmentioned, which is a good thing (I mean, not because it's him, just because our defence haven't been spending much time in-shot).

[Edvard Remberg]

Diaby & Rogers have impressed. Heart sinking moment with that Ollie injury though.

Here am I seeing them as wasteful.  Guess that's football for you

[Jane]

Alan Hutton on the pitch commenting!