Aston Villa 2 Chelsea 2 Post Match Heart Massage.

[Nev]

I went for 2-2. Hoped we'd play better than we did.

Let's face it, we've already achieved what we hoped for league wise, no one was predicting CL.

My only disappointment was the complete abandonment of playing our usual style for the last half an hour, booting it and hoofing it.

And everything about the ko time was shit.

[Forge10]

Don't understand the Chelsea moans about the goal, and Poch saying it's unbelievable and ridiculous. Sky saying it was controversial.

It's a clear foul, absolutely blatant.

Im sorry but it looked really soft and wek from carlos for me. Id be furious if that was given against us tbh

Right that statement is enough for me, I can’t take anything you say seriously. You clearly watched a different game. Night folks 🙏🏼

Right....

Because someone doesnt agree you you can't take their opinion seriously.

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

You’re right, we’ll agree to disagree. I don’t think Olsen was to blame for any of the goals however. Just because he doesn’t shout and dictate as much as Martinez doesn’t make him a bad keeper. In the last games he’s played he’s made some great saves and rarely repeated any of his early performances. As for the disallowed goal, if it had been the other way around I wouldn’t have argued if the goal was disallowed. It was blatant to me.

[Lastfootstamper]

Now just need Spurs to fuck up their next three games.

They lose their next three (which is still very possible) and we'd actually confirm 4th by beating Brighton so that's the perspective needed for tonight I think now I've calmed down after that second half.

Exactly, posted similar in the 'Champions League Contention' thread.

I don't know if it makes it better or worse, but spurs' third game, at Liverpool, doesn't kick off until after we've finished against Brighton. We're at 2, they're on at 4.30.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

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

If I was him and fighting for my job I'd probably be saying the same. It was still a foul but needs must when you've had a season like Chelsea. Any straw..

[Risso]

Didn’t see it at the time but the replay showed it was a blatant foul.

We didn’t play well but if Ollie gets that late chance on target we probably win the game.

[Forge10]

I just watched it again and he just barges him shoulder into his back, how anybody can argue that isn’t a foul amazes me. It shouldn’t even be talked about it’s that blatant 😂

[Forge10]

https://www.skysports.com/football/video/34063/13124764/chelsea-swarm-referee-after-late-axel-disasi-disallowed-goal

Seriously does anybody else think this isn’t a foul?

[Beard82]

Now just need Spurs to fuck up their next three games.

They lose their next three (which is still very possible) and we'd actually confirm 4th by beating Brighton so that's the perspective needed for tonight I think now I've calmed down after that second half.

We need to get a minimum of 3 points from the last 3 games - if we dont get that then we cant really have any complaints.

They've got 3 games in the next 8 days, if I was a spurs fan, id be a twat, Id want 5 points from those games minimum. 

[PeterWithesShin]

The only way someone would think it wasn't a foul

[Pat Mustard]

https://www.skysports.com/football/video/34063/13124764/chelsea-swarm-referee-after-late-axel-disasi-disallowed-goal

Seriously does anybody else think this isn’t a foul?

Anyone who thinks that goal was in any way legitimate must be taking the piss. We were sat directly in line with it and could not believe the foul wasn’t called immediately - absolutely diabolical refereeing.

In the second half we looked exactly what we were - a side missing 4 first choice midfielders who have already played 50 matches this season. It’s disappointing not to win given the position we got ourselves into, but a point will do under the circumstances.

[rougegorge]

https://www.skysports.com/football/video/34063/13124764/chelsea-swarm-referee-after-late-axel-disasi-disallowed-goal

Seriously does anybody else think this isn’t a foul?

We were right in line, and it looked like a push,  and lots of people round us were calling for a foul before the ball went into the net.

[SoccerHQ]

How desperate was the TNT commentary for that Chelsea comeback ,  phew Lucy thank fuck for that !!

Proper Chelsea fanboys weren't they? They even cut to Joe Cole midway through the second half to congratulate Chelsea on scoring past us.

They've had a poor season but they're not some Luton standard team, more one that still cost 400m + despite all their injuries.

Will stick on the world feed next time if they're covering this game next season as it was nauseating.

[colin69]

Poor all round tonight, especially second half, but got away with a point which could be massive come the end of the season.
Chelsea completely outplayed us but still couldn’t beat us.
From where I was in the Holte End I had no idea if it was a foul or not, but watching it back now clearly it was so Chelsea have nothing to complain about there.

[ExclDawg]

The foul was a foul.  Even the commentators on my US feed said "Oh, that's a foul", the second Carlos got pushed and before before they had even scored.  Their other non-goal was pretty clearly offsides as well.  So I'm not sure what their beef is.  The ref let them get away with tugs and bumps all night.

That was a pretty abysmal point, but I think the Tielemans injury really started to derail us.  Up until then, I thought we were looking pretty good.  We were sort of consigned to sitting back and letting them possess the ball, but we were still dangerous on the break.  When Martinez went out at half-time though, we really looked unhinged.  Yes Olsen had that one big save, but he seems much less confident with the ball at his feet, and we weren't doing our usual kick-arounds to start off attacks.

I also don't know what's wrong with Dougie.  He seems more content to try and pick a fight than play football.  Unfortunately, I think he might be the main reason we've looked so much better the past two games.  McGinn and Tielmans seem a better pair together. (Likewise, maybe Luiz and Kamara are a better pairing as well)

Ollie also seems to be trying too hard to get that 20th goal. His touch seems off. Rogers has looked great though!  Can't wait to see his future.

I'm also not sure what happened to Diaby.  He walked straight to the tunnel after he was subbed off, and the commentary seems to chide him for it.  Was he injured?  Or mad at Emery for subbing him off?  Was he the one to blame for their second goal?  I thought I saw someone about 10 feet off their goal-scorer and he never bothered to close the gap, letting him get off an uncontested shot.  Was that Diaby?

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

https://www.skysports.com/football/video/34063/13124764/chelsea-swarm-referee-after-late-axel-disasi-disallowed-goal

Seriously does anybody else think this isn’t a foul?

The ball bounces in front of Carlos who is shielding it, as the ball bounces up the Chelsea player shoves him so the ball comes back down behind him. There is simply no debate, it is a clear and obvious foul.
Understandably Chelsea were frustrated at the time but anybody still complaining after looking at that needs to give their head a wobble.