PSG v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[trinityoap]

Win 2-0 and beat them on penalties. Doesn't sound impossible. Keep the faith.

[PeterWithesShin]

Mings would have made smeg all difference. They outplayed us so much that 1992 McGrath wouldn't have changed the scoreline.

[Meanwood Villa]

I love how we wouldn't have lost against one of the best teams in European football if Tyrone Mings had been playing.

I think it's a mistake starting Torres in only his second game since injury. He offered very little defensive wise and his passing USP wasn't there either .

I thought he defended well

[OzVilla]

I see what was a football discussion based on common sense and informed opinions has been infiltrated by Villa Troll.

[PaulWinch again]

What we have to work out, and it’s bloody difficult, is how to release the ball quick. They press in 3 or 4’s so well but it means if you get through they are exposed.

[villa for life]

I'm.not too sure how much difference Mings would have made overall to be honest. Two of their goals came from belting finishes and on the opposite side too.

Indeed. The defensive organisation and strength was very good. This is about some weakness down the right and playing a team that are a much higher level than we have been playing.

Can’t be all a coincidence though. Play Pau and GD against goes up. Play Mings and it goes down. That can’t be a coincidence. It’s over a fair few games

Well only if you think that the only factor that changes in that time is Mings or Pau. But it’s not - Mings has done well but our improvement has also coincided with having more players fit, crucially Kamara playing a lot. Also Pau started last week and we won 3-0 away at a team who had been scoring for fun. This game wasn’t about Pau vs Mings, it was about PSG being a significant level up.

I get your point but Kamara has played virtually every minute of every game since his return from injury. His inclusion in the team was supposed to herald a tighter defensive unit but it didn’t.

Kamara has played loads during good and bad runs. I don’t think it’s him.

When pau plays, we concede more. Thats just a fact.

[Somniloquism]

A lot of people mentioned Tranmere after the first leg at Bradford as well.

TBH if we won this second leg 2-1 I would be ecstatic still.

[PaulWinch again]

I love how we wouldn't have lost against one of the best teams in European football if Tyrone Mings had been playing.

I think it's a mistake starting Torres in only his second game since injury. He offered very little defensive wise and his passing USP wasn't there either .

I thought he defended well

He did - if by did very little defensive wise means didn’t really make any mistakes and wasn’t at fault for any of the goals then I’ll take that most games.

[tomd2103]

Annoyingly that 3rd goal came after we had the ball in their defensive corner and again lost possession cheaply.

At the time we were looking like the team more likely to nick a goal too as we were getting some decent possession.

Yeah, I remember that as well.  Had it in the corner with not long left at all, but gave it away and they broke.  2-1 would have had such a different feel to it.

Been trying to flip it and looking at our perspective when we were 3-1 up against Bruges from the first leg.  It didn't feel comfortable going into that game as you knew that one goal would completely change the complexion of the tie. 

[VillaTim]

I love how we wouldn't have lost against one of the best teams in European football if Tyrone Mings had been playing.

I think it's a mistake starting Torres in only his second game since injury. He offered very little defensive wise and his passing USP wasn't there either .

I thought he defended well

Not convinced . The defence is weaker when he plays through lack of leadership and strength  . I get his ball playing might be better but we saw none of it tonight in a game he should have thrived in picking passes from the back, we saw nothing of it .

[olaftab]

I love how we wouldn't have lost against one of the best teams in European football if Tyrone Mings had been playing.

I think it's a mistake starting Torres in only his second game since injury. He offered very little defensive wise and his passing USP wasn't there either .

Fucking total bollocks being spouted here. Pau gave us some composure and stability when others were floundering. Look some where else if you can be bothered?

[Bent Neilsens Screamer]

What we have to work out, and it’s bloody difficult, is how to release the ball quick. They press in 3 or 4’s so well but it means if you get through they are exposed.

Rashford and Tielemans are key for me. There were a few opportunities tonight and the wrong option was taken, fine margins but that’s the level were operating at.

[PeterWithesShin]

We've got to hold and give but do it at the right time.

[Somniloquism]

We had no one further forward to pass to. The only thing Mings might have done was give us more of a threat at set pieces, but there is no way that Mings being on the pitch would have stopped the 1st and 2nd goals either.

[aldridgeboy]

I said this morning that if Real Madrid get an early goal against Arsenal , they’ll win.

It would by hypocrisy to not apply that to us.

Yes, at 2-1 I thought we are in it. At 3-1 gutted.


But we are in this. A rocking VP. Early goal, we can beat these.