Aston Villa vs West Ham Post-Match Thread

[Chip Butty 111]

A really poor game until we sprung into life. Paqueta MOTM for me, wonderful display of comedy from the lad. A good advert for VAR, so many incorrect decisions by the officials. When we decide to turn it on offensively we are a real handful. Great atmosphere tonight too.

[Beard82]

Actually thought we mostly controlled the first half without really threatening, and got done on the now customary sucker punch.

We continued to control the second half until things clicked into place in the space between the midfield and the forwards, and then we looked proper tasty.

All three later subs had a good impact - especially pleased for Buendia (always scores at Goodison, so bodes well), but Ramsey gave us another dimension. Ned, he’s a serious young chap, isn’t he?

Goldish stars also to Maatsen and Cash.

UTV!

I’m happy with the result and the way we came back. But I wouldn’t get revisionist on this, we were utterly dreadful in the first half. I’d say West Ham controlled it, they got the lead and then sat in and we did nothing. We have to be much more proactive and stop gifting teams goals (we nearly gifted again at the end).

I would say that they rarely troubled us - they were better first half but offered very little. 

[Small Rodent]

Tielemans dropping back opened up the field for us with his range of passing

To me, this was the key.  It wasn’t so much that Tielemans was bad in the first half, he couldn’t get on the ball to make those passes - and when he did get it it was in a congested last third.

He needs to play quarterback.

Wrong sport altogether.

Villa in Denmark….are you in a surf band? I know a Danish Villa fan who is.

[Tuscans]

Anyone watch the Live Post Match stuff on X after the games? McInally is pretty good at chatting with the players, having a laugh with them...better than the sterile shite Sky and TNT serve up.

I like McInally  - think hes good at this stuff

Aye he is, good to see him working for the club, proper down to earth bloke.

[Beard82]

Anyone watch the Live Post Match stuff on X after the games? McInally is pretty good at chatting with the players, having a laugh with them...better than the sterile shite Sky and TNT serve up.

I like McInally  - think hes good at this stuff

Aye he is, good to see him working for the club, proper down to earth bloke.

Im biased cos he once liked one of my twitter posts.  About football - not elon musk still ones. 

[eye digress]

Either by design or by circumstance , Mings and Konsa must be the slowest build up from defence in the league.

They take too many touches in getting the ball out of their feet, which means we have less of the kind of thrust that Torres gives us.

[Jon Crofts]

Looking forward to United away in round 4 already.

[Lizz]

Watched it in a bar in the Canary Islands. Probably the least Sky Sports type bar I’ve ever been in overseas. No football shirts but a few customers could have been either side based on their polo shirts. As it turned out the only noise was for our goals.

[Beard82]

Either by design or by circumstance , Mings and Konsa must be the slowest build up from defence in the league.

They take too many touches in getting the ball out of their feet, which means we have less of the kind of thrust that Torres gives us.

I think thats why Barkley started rather than Onnana

[Bent Neilsens Screamer]

Sounded a great atmosphere on the telly, fair play to all those who attended.

[Toronto Villa]

I can watch FA Cup football this weekend. The first time in ages I’ll have given a fuck about this competition.

[AGRIPPA]

Considering we went on to win, I feel a bit embarrassed to have been so critical but we were so poor in the first half. It's encouraging that as always Unai can tweak it and we do have gears we can move up to. Ramsay and Buendia did really well.

Glad/relieved we won and we're winning the Cup this year.

Honestly don’t think Uni tweaked much. It was more a case that once West Ham lost Somerville they had to tweak but not in a good way for them. The non corner was the big turning point, but sometimes you need that bit of luck.

We were denied a cast iron corner minutes before…

[VillaTim]

We were largely awful , but with better leadership on the pitch we held it together and got the job done . Too many times this season we lose that game with a lack of resilience. We hung in allowed them to tire and got the two goals , that said again we had chances to put that firmly to bed, Rogers final ball is generally poor , he had chances to put Watkins in , same with Maatsen and Tielemans should have put Bailey clear . That said other than the goal they didn't really have any other clear chances for that we have to credit the backline .
Ned best performance for us . Hope his confidence grows
Olsen has to be moved on , he's a liability.

[Beard82]

I can watch FA Cup football this weekend. The first time in ages I’ll have given a fuck about this competition.

I find that the big advantage when Villa wins - Im interested in other football.  Normally when we lose I avoid it for a couple days cos it just reminds me we lost.

A big weekend of football awaits and I couldnt be happier.

[SaddVillan]

The non-corner makes up for the non-penalty back in the day.

Justice for Ken McNaught.

Fuck the Cockernee twats

Why do you say that? It was a blatant hand ball.

Caused by their defender grabbing McNaughts elbow and pushing his arm  up into the ball

Correctamundo.

And the the Met's finest stood and watched as the Cockernees piled in, before intervening to only nick Vills fans.