Aston Villa 2 Chelsea 2 Post Match Heart Massage.

[Somniloquism]

Alot of neutrals are all saying it was soft too. I dont want to say it but it was soft in my opinion. A soft nudge. Carlos was so weak and shit for that. We got a tad bit lucky there

What? All the ones in the press who support the "big" six. We had a soft VAR against us against Sheffield. So why not accept it happens to all teams rather then you stating we should offer Chelsea the three points because it was a supposed soft decision. For it being soft, the Sky commentator called it a foul in real time.

[VillaTim]

It was a foul on Carlos,ifyoudo that in the build up to a goal, it is going’s to get reviewed.

Chelsea the better team, that should have won,they didn’t.

We are tired, its obvious.

Not buying the tired excuse . They just had a week off .

[PaulWinch again]

One thing I will say, Pochettino and Chelsea contingent all coming out saying their third was a goal, it was definitely a foul.

[Des Little]

Despite going two up, I’ve come away tonight thinking that we got away with it, and it’s actually a good point. The way we invited them onto us wasn’t an easy watch, made worse by the fact that we weren’t able to spring them. Too many players were off it tonight and with the enforced changes, we were a shadow of our recent self.  A bad day at the office, but we’re a point better off so I’ll take it.

[PeterWithesShin]

A week off doesn't just wipe out all fatigue from 50 previous games and have everyone fit as a fiddle like it's first week of the season.

[tomd2103]

Absolute carbon copy of the FA cup game in terms of them being bigger, stronger, faster all over the pitch.
They certainly seemed way more up for it than us.

No Villa performance more than 5 out of 10, and that being generous.
2 players to pick out. Diaby was absolute wank tonight. Not even that good.

And Dougie is fast becoming a liability. In terms of his discipline and general fucking about.

Still 7 points clear. C’mon the Arse !!

Think they worked us out tactically to be honest.  In both games at Villa Park, they pushed their wing-backs right up, which meant our full-backs had to go wide to mark them.  That left pockets of space inside which they always seemed to have someone in. 

Worked especially well down our left in both games and they got in behind us a lot on that side tonight.  I agree they looked a lot more athletic and stronger than is in both games as well.

[baddowvillans]

Got away with one there.

Can't be having Diego Diego Diego or Olsen anywhere near the squad next se

That was fucking pathetic. We got veey lucky with that

A true horror show. Cannot believe how mamy times we have let 2 goal leads slip. Its simply not good enough

ason.

You need to calm down mate.

[pauliewalnuts]

It was a foul on Carlos,ifyoudo that in the build up to a goal, it is going’s to get reviewed.

Chelsea the better team, that should have won,they didn’t.

We are tired, its obvious.

Not buying the tired excuse . They just had a week off .

It's not about 'have a few days off, then play' when you talk about tiredness.

It's a long season, we're not used to playing 50+ games, fatigue grows over the longer term not just from day to day.

Playing this many games, with this much pressure must also be mentally draining. It all adds up.

It's not as simple as "well. they've had a couple of days to mook about at the Belfry, what's wrong with them?" 

[PaulWinch again]

Overall across the season Chelsea are one of the teams to have our number, in terms of performance. They outplayed us tonight, they were much the better side before the red card at Stamford Bridge, and they ran over us in the FA Cup. The return of 4 points against them in the league is pretty bloody good. Unai will have to work out how to play against them next season, but hopefully they really turn up against Spurs.

[walsall villain]

Not sure what it is with us and 2 goal leads. The crowd can sense the warning signs, the players seemingly not.

The two goal lead was very flattering. Yes we had opportunities with fast counter attacks first half but Chelsea looked strong and dominant just like the cup game. I was hoping we could upset their rhythm second half but we had even less of the ball. Feels like a point won to me.

[kippaxvilla2]

Spurs last 2 games are 6 points (Burnley / Sheffield U) . Tonight is a costly costly 2 points gone .

It’s a valuable point.

So I assume we aren’t getting another point this season?

[kippaxvilla2]

Chelsea not played in Europe either.

[Brazilian Villain]

It's not about 'have a few days off, then play' when you talk about tiredness.

It's a long season, we're not used to playing 50+ games, fatigue grows over the longer term not just from day to day.

Playing this many games, with this much pressure must also be mentally draining. It all adds up.

It's not as simple as "well. they've had a couple of days to mook about at the Belfry, what's wrong with them?" 

Agree with this.

I've mentioned it before, but I'd imagine that taking in all Unai's instructions is a bit more mentally draining than playing under Deano or wor Bruce.

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

"We will test him tomorrow," Emery said about Martinez. "Even with the injury of Tielemans, we will have to wait for tomorrow. I don’t know exactly. Even if they are not available for one week, two weeks, three weeks, we have to accept it."

[Risso]

Put wor boots on and roll up wor sleeves.