Aston Villa v Liverpool - Post-Match Thread

[LeeB]

I said to the wife watching it that when you play there or at Old Trafford, it's like there's a 75/25 split in terms of the referees decisions in their favour, fouls against you have to have been near death experiences, 50-50 decisions are only going one way, and the only 'cheap' decisions you get are for free kicks in your own half, usually just after the officials have absolutely shafted you.

[Demitri_C]

Thats the most unraged ive been about a penalty that went against us

[Beard82]

I thought the Watkins one was - and I think it had been given it wouldn’t have been over turned. 

I think our players are always too tame when we appeal for a pen.  We need to get the - this is the greatest injustice of all time - kind of reactions that the other top teams do. 

[amfy]

I thought it looked like Watkins was far too theatrical, when you throw your arms and legs up in the air, it usually pisses refs off and they don't give the penalty.

VAR can though & the impression from commentary was that it wasn’t even worth looking at.

[LeeB]

I thought the Watkins one was - and I think it had been given it wouldn’t have been over turned. 

I think our players are always too tame when we appeal for a pen.  We need to get the - this is the greatest injustice of all time - kind of reactions that the other top teams do. 

I'm afraid you're right, everyone seems to be allowed to rag doll Ollie with impunity, he needs to learn a from Kane how to make the most of it or else they'll just ignore it each time.

[Ads]

If Salah's was a penalty the other year, Watkin's non-penalty ought to have been given too. As should the Torres one. The Kopites routinely get decisions, made easier by an absolute blundering ****** of a referee in Coote.

[eye digress]

I thought it looked like Watkins was far too theatrical, when you throw your arms and legs up in the air, it usually pisses refs off and they don't give the penalty.

VAR can though & the impression from commentary was that it wasn’t even worth looking at.

Initially, it did look theatrical. But on review less so, it just looked like a really odd waist high challenge.

[Simon Page]

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[RamboandBruno]

I only saw the MOTD highlights this morning, so hard to tell how well or otherwise we played, but it did seem we played well enough, not that I enjoy playing well enough and losing, its what nice mid-table teams tend to do.

I cannot work out how the Torres shirt pull can be looked at by VAR and not given, Bradley practically swings him around.

Its ironic that the last time we had a proper bad run under Emery, was in his first season when we lost to Leicester, Arsenal and Man City and it was a scrappy win against Palace at home, that got us back on track.

A big couple of weeks coming up for Emery and his coaches, would take a win of any kind against Palace to get us back on track.

Sounds obvious, but being such confidence players, Bailey and Watkins both badly need a goal.

Also, although Diaby fell away fairly badly after xmas last year, him, Bailey and Watkins were pretty dynamic this time last year. Two out of that three are off form, which needs re-discovering, but Im really not sure Philogene is an adequate replacement for Diaby. I think Kamara and Onana together maybe the quickest answer her, with Rogers wide and Tielemans where Rogers normally plays closer to Watkins.

[VillaTim]

You don't get decisions at VARfield and even if you do they quickly even things up somehow . Hope Ramsey is ok i thought he was fantastic last night like his old self

[Percy McCarthy]

Konsa has pretty well only been chosen this season when Cash has been injured, so whatever the stats do or don't say, Cash is still Unai's first choice when fit. Konsa was dreadful at right back yesterday, Carlos was awful at centre back, and one of his characteristic mistakes led directly to their second goal.

Unai always picks Konsa at RB & Carlos against the best teams, and has been proven right to do so.

Funny you criticised me for calling Mings "mongs" yet you called Konsa "Kinsa" shows how easy it is to make a typo. But unlike you I won't make up rubbish like you did yesterday and offered no apology.

What the fuck are you on about?

You very well know what im on about dont make out you dont know percy pig

Just ignore me and ill do same for me. Cant be asked with anymore of your games and nonsense

I was making a joke out of trying to get away with editing my post. Don’t be so precious.

I thought jokes were meant to be funny 😂

You haven’t been on the jokes thread have you?

But even the ones in there are funny enough not to have to post emojis so people know it’s a joke.

[The Edge]

Thought the commentary was excruciating. They described the first goal as "an amazing break by Liverpool" when all their player did was hoof the ball into an empty half of the pitch and some players chased after it. While I'm on it I watched the re-run several times and there's no contact from Bailey when Salah did what Salah does- he fell over. Bailey did put his arm on his shoulder though which made it look worse but Salah had already committed to the dive by then. I think the commentators wanted him sent off and given the cat'o'nine tails for his heinous assault on Saint Mo.

[malckennedy]

If Salah's was a penalty the other year, Watkin's non-penalty ought to have been given too. As should the Torres one. The Kopites routinely get decisions, made easier by an absolute blundering ****** of a referee in Coote.

Although I’ve no doubt that Coote is blundering ****** of a referee I also believe he has an ingrained bias against Villa. The frequency with which he makes wrong decisions against us, match after match, has no other real explanation.

[TonyD]

Watching football over the last 45 years and the media especially the BBC have a soft spot for Liverpool, ManU and Arsenal. 

But Liverpool is their real sweetheart. 
The bias is staggering. 
Alan Green.

[darren woolley]

Disappointed if we had taken our chances thing's would have been different.