Aston Villa 2-0 Cardiff City Post Match Thread

[Demitri_C]

Im really suprised bogarde did not get motm. He was very impressive. Garcia did well also.

Rashford continues to impress. He is like a postman delivering assists

[Baldy]

Whenever the opposition fans sing 'Champions League, your havin a larf' we up our game and score.

Perhaps the Villa fans should sing it. 

Comfortable win. Well played lads. Special mention for Bogarde and Garcia.

[ctvillafan]

If Rashford converted from Bailey’s nice ball through, Bailey would’ve had two assists.  Some progress there.  A good win, but eventually we need more  goal/assists apart from our loanees.  Watkins was not bad.  Thought he could’ve converted that chance he tried to bend in but couldn’t have done much more with that chance close to the keeper.

[PaulWinch again]

Bogarde and Garcia were very good.
Concerned we are so reliant on SJM and Tielemans in midfield.

Well yeah that’s because all our other centre mids are out.

[Behind Bluenose Lines]

In case no-one's mentioned it already:

WE KEPT A CLEAN SHEET!

 I'm so thrilled for Emi!

Lovely to see Anwar get such a great reception from the Villa fans, wasn't it? Hope Cardiff stay up for his (and our Dinas's) sake now if nothing else!

[DrGonzo]

Decent that. Never looked troubled but really we shouldn't have been.  Bogarde is the breakthrough player of the season, looks like a quality prospect.  Asensio showed what class looks like by having 2 chances and burying them both.  Rashford ran at defenders and was a handful.  Tielemans and McGinn did their thing.

Solid.

[Louzie0]

I hope the clean sheet ( and saves) have given Our Emi a boost.

[LeeS]

I enjoyed that. Completely stress free for a change. Wasn’t a brilliant performance but the result was never in doubt. Well done Villa.

[SaddVillan]

Re the clean sheet.

Let's not forget Emi's sharp save in the second half, down to his left from their right wing cross.

It was 0-0 at the time.

Pretty well the only thing he had to do in the whole game.

Crucial!

[eamonn]

Next.

You'll only predict a 0-2 instead of a 2-0 

[Somniloquism]

For all the fancy new VAR offside, they didn't seem to use it for the first goal to show Rashford was on. Was that because the on field decision was Onside or because it wasn't actually working? I'm sure in the World cup (and others they have used it), they showed it still to confirm the onfield decision was correct.

[eamonn]

Hope the Cardiff crew have a cracking night out on Broad St. Buy Dinas a drink if you see him.

[Percy McCarthy]

If Rashford converted from Bailey’s nice ball through, Bailey would’ve had two assists.  Some progress there.  A good win, but eventually we need more  goal/assists apart from our loanees.  Watkins was not bad.  Thought he could’ve converted that chance he tried to bend in but couldn’t have done much more with that chance close to the keeper.

Watkins was given the assist for the second goal. A slight touch is all it takes.

[ROBBO]

Our defence had a night off for once, Bailey still a big fail for me, Ascensio is brilliant and the lad coming on had a very good cameo.

[tomd2103]

Was always going to be that sort of game.  We laboured at times against a team that put 10 men behind the ball, but we weren't really troubled and had enough quality to see us through.