Aston Villa vs West Ham post-match thread

[Proposition Joe]

Well that was a bit dispiriting.

Had to hang on. They had a couple of simple tactics that worked over and over.

Maatsen needs a run of games I think, and he'll be better with Torres inside him.

Digne just kept getting caught.

Rogers and Ramsey were our best two I thought, Ramsey looks like he's getting back to his best.

Digne was very frustrating, Maatsen kept making forward runs and instead of passing early to set him away, kept delaying until Maatsen check his run and then passed. Meaning Maatsen was heading backwards, and there's nowt scarier for our own defence than Maatsen coming backwards!

[PaulTheVillan]

I like how we started with some pace in our play.

Then it turned to dross. Again.

[Somniloquism]

Is that the third game on the trot Soucek cost them a last minute goal?

[malckennedy]

This is a prime example of an inadequate standard refereeing ruining and altering the course of a match. Unacceptable.

[Toronto Villa]

Once the current mood settles back down we will still find ourselves 4 points off 4th place and with a realistic chance of automatic qualification of the CL knockout phase. This season hasn’t been an easy watch most of the time but somehow, amazingly we are close to objectives we set at the start of the season. It’s not been as bad as it feels.

[eamonn]

Absolute garbage. VillaTim, Dimitri C, Risso and Chicago Villa will be absolutely buzzing!

Ha ha, this! You’ ve must cheered me up mate

Love (and Risso) don't live here anymore.

[VILLA MOLE]

Once the current mood settles back down we will still find ourselves 4 points off 4th place and with a realistic chance of automatic qualification of the CL knockout phase. This season hasn’t been an easy watch most of the time but somehow, amazingly we are close to objectives we set at the start of the season. It’s not been as bad as it feels.

Absolutely  yet here I am all  grumpy !!

[Mister E]

Peter Bankes once again failed to control the game, allowing persistent niggling - mainly be the away team - to morf into downright cheating. That aside, Villa were poor and ceded control of the game far too easily. The drop-off in intensity after scoring has become a regular feature, and Emery is delinquent in not addressing it. Furthermore, his overplaying of a clearly-knackered Rogers is concerning.

[Aldridge Villa]

Once the current mood settles back down we will still find ourselves 4 points off 4th place and with a realistic chance of automatic qualification of the CL knockout phase. This season hasn’t been an easy watch most of the time but somehow, amazingly we are close to objectives we set at the start of the season. It’s not been as bad as it feels.
[/quote It’s been every bit as bad as it feels.

[jwarry]

Absolute garbage. VillaTim, Dimitri C, Risso and Chicago Villa will be absolutely buzzing!

What does this even mean ? Why would any of us be happy troll?

You’re one of the most negative Villa fans ever. I wouldn’t be surprised if you celebrated the equaliser.

Indeed

Give it a rest  your boring everyone. you go have a hard on with villaboy over DM we want to talk about the game not this nonsense

Bloody hell that makes a change, all I ve seen from you is moan about the game not talking about it

[Hampshire Villa]

Once the current mood settles back down we will still find ourselves 4 points off 4th place and with a realistic chance of automatic qualification of the CL knockout phase. This season hasn’t been an easy watch most of the time but somehow, amazingly we are close to objectives we set at the start of the season. It’s not been as bad as it feels.

This would have been pure fantasy a few years ago. Fully agree with you

[jwarry]

Peter Bankes once again failed to control the game, allowing persistent niggling - mainly be the away team - to morf into downright cheating. That aside, Villa were poor and ceded control of the game far too easily. The drop-off in intensity after scoring has become a regular feature, and Emery is delinquent in not addressing it. Furthermore, his overplaying of a clearly-knackered Rogers is concerning.

I think you’re right , the niggling did us over

[VILLA MOLE]

Once the current mood settles back down we will still find ourselves 4 points off 4th place and with a realistic chance of automatic qualification of the CL knockout phase. This season hasn’t been an easy watch most of the time but somehow, amazingly we are close to objectives we set at the start of the season. It’s not been as bad as it feels.

This would have been pure fantasy a few years ago. Fully agree with you

Also we could be Spurzzzz! (snigger) 

[eye digress]

Not worth going over the whole team. Suffice it to say that playing Digne in the middle was an odd choice.

I’ve mostly had faith that Unai was building up for a strong second half of the season, but that is a little fainter as we progress beyond 20 games with little improvement in sight (though would have been a whole lot stronger with the extra two points - small margins, so maybe no need to panic).

We look like the Jaudis last year - actually a bit better, but in a similar inconsistent loop.

[WRVilla]

In the end I was happy with the point as that had last-minute West Ham winner written all over it (thankfully they were offside). Konsa had his best game for a while and Kamara was magnificent - world class.

Something is badly wrong with the team at the moment. The summer signings have not improved the side at all and we are floundering in the league and the champions league. We’re trying to play at the top level with the same defence we had 2/3 years ago.

Special mention to the referee who was abysmal. He looked completely lost and made the wrong decision time and time again, like he’d bought into the narrative that “West Ham are a physical side” and constantly made allowances for it.