Aston Villa vs Juventus post-match thread.

[eye digress]

Bit ruff on Bailey that - he got down the line a couple of times and put that great chance on the plate for SJM.

Rogers was poor though, looks like he’s temporarily hit a ceiling.

Emi was superb, as was Kamara and, as a result, Tielemans put in a much improved performance.

Whisper it, Carlos played pretty well. Digne was strong at the back and going forward second half.

[ASHTONVILLA]

I think we can be quite proud of that performance, and the fact that we are upset about not beating Juventus in the Champions League shows how far we have come under Emery.

Better team, made most of the best chances and could have scored 2-3 with a bit more luck. That goal should have stood as well.

Martinez and Kamara played really well. Defense all played well. Tielemans was hampered by the early card, but had some good moments as did McGinn. Rogers and Bailey keep getting pelters, but both got involved and had chances today.

That team looks a lot better with Kamara back available, think the results will start to pick up now. Looking forwards to seeing him partnered with Onana and Tielemans which will be a very solid midfield and see the defence protected better.

[SaddVillan]

https://x.com/johntownley11/status/1861900601069895754?t=BJsRdx6aijBBjqMNaSZnkA&s=08

Unai criticises the ref - something he very rarely does.

[Demitri_C]

https://x.com/johntownley11/status/1861900601069895754?t=BJsRdx6aijBBjqMNaSZnkA&s=08

Unai criticises the ref - something he very rarely does.

Sounds very unai he didnt really criticise on that quote just that he felt it was soft

[kippaxvilla2]

Unai Emery has beaten Juventus twice before in the UEFA Champions League, winning with Sevilla in 2015 and Villarreal in 2022.

No manager has ever beaten Juventus with three different teams in the competition.

Aston Villa hold my beer.

[Clampy]

Atrocious refereeing with a hint of dodginess thrown in. He could and should have booked two of their players for dissent in the first half (he finally got round to booking one on 44 mins) and the disallowed goal was just laughable. It looks worse the more times you see it.

Improved performance overall though I thought.

[olaftab]

The ref gave the goal didn't he? It was VAR's decision to disallow it.

[Demitri_C]

Atrocious refereeing with a hint of dodginess thrown in. He could and should have booked two of their players for dissent in the first half (he finally got round to booking one on 44 mins) and the disallowed goal was just laughable. It looks worse the more times you see it.

Improved performance overall though I thought.

Dont forget when the juve player blatently kicked ball away and no booking too

[Paul.S]

One of the most biased refereeing performances I’ve seen for a very long time.
He didn’t even try and hide it with his pathetic yellow cards.
As for us, Bailey and Roger’s not making the most of the ball I think cost us but overall a decent performance. 10 points from 5 is a very good return but it should’ve been 12 if it wasn’t for the soft foul at the end.

[Flamingo Lane]

The ref gave the goal didn't he? It was VAR's decision to disallow it.

If the referee gave it then the most that VAR could do would be to call the referee over to the monitor, VAR can't just disallow the goal of its own volition.

[Legion]

One of the most biased refereeing performances I’ve seen for a very long time.
He didn’t even try and hide it with his pathetic yellow cards.
As for us, Bailey and Roger’s not making the most of the ball I think cost us but overall a decent performance. 10 points from 5 is a very good return but it should’ve been 12 if it wasn’t for the soft foul at the end.

+1 if Mings hadn't picked the ball up.

[Somniloquism]

The ref gave the goal didn't he? It was VAR's decision to disallow it.

No-one is fully sure on the ref as indicating a goal / freekick to the defence are similar points to the other end of the ground. Watching the "goal" again, he did look like he was ready to blow BEFORE Rogers hit it though. And I'm pretty sure even in Europe, the ref is sent to the monitor for any overriding of a pitch decision unless it is one of the absolutes like offside or handball.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

And now we’re into ‘oh great save from Emi Martinez’ which changes the narrative. Yes, great save.  But… FUCK OFF.  The story here is the absurd decision (after a load of shit decisions) at the end. 

That's the beauty of goal line technology, 95% of the ball had crossed the line but Emi stopped it being 100%, therefore great save, no goal.

[jon collett]

Stopped at Tyburn House on way home and only reading this now do I actually understand what happened!

[olaftab]

What was Rogers pass completion?

There is no significant data available to computate an answer.