Leeds United vs Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[astonvilla82]

Sorry - I’m still far too rattled by Blues stadium announcement to enjoy any of this.

It's all smoke and mirrors

[Meanwood Villa]

An interesting afternoon sat in the wrong end. I was certain their goal would be disallowed for a foul. They showed an offside picture in the stadium that looked dodgy. McGinn really wound their fans up, which was nice to see. Thought it was a tight game and we just did enough to win, couldn't have had too many complaints with a draw though. Thought Malen looked more dangerous than Watkins. Konsa played well. Some of Rogers' skill was magnificent but him and Ollie were both a bit wasteful in attack I thought. Surely their keeper should have saved the free kick? Great save by Emi late on. Leeds fans around me were very despondent. Farke not popular at all. I thought they gave us a challenge and I could see them staying up, although Forest and West Ham finding form doesn't help. As for us, up to 4th and the early season blip looks just that.

[andyh]

Sancho pulled out of a 50/50 and watched their player run off with the ball, at a time where we needed real commitment from every player.

I’m really not sure what he offers us.

[Meanwood Villa]

Sancho pulled out of a 50/50 and watched their player run off with the ball, at a time where we needed real commitment from every player.

I’m really not sure what he offers us.

Yes I noticed that too. He doesn't look right but I can see him popping up with an important goal at some point. Zanioloesque.

[eamonn]

Well done on 2nd half. Thought Malen made a huge difference, another fine cameo from Barkely. Youri grew into the game. 1st half lethargic and sloppy but we stepped up.

Can I just make one comment that we can all agree on.

Leeds are not a Big Club.

Correct, I've not seen them this season but it seems they still play like bunch of hyperactive kids juiced up on Sunny D.

Cracked-up, stacked-up, 22, psycho for sex and glue

[SaddVillan]

Aston Villa manager Unai Emery to BBC Match of the Day: "Leeds United eh? First half we struggled, they deserved the first half. We weren't dominating and competing like we did in the second half. Leeds were playing fantastic. Second half we changed some things. They tired in the second half and we dominated the ball more. We scored quick and that helped us a lot.

"It was key to equalise the match and then it continued. We had chances to get the second goal and we did. Then they had some chances. We are happy because this match was a challenge. I am so, so happy for the players.

"We are trying to set as high a standard as possible. My players were fantastic.

"Every team in the Premier League has great players and coaches. We must be consistent. We must be strong. Tactically it is very important and individually we have to show our quality."

On Morgan Rogers: "He was playing fantastic. Today scoring his goal was brilliant. I try to get of him his qualities and make him feel comfortable in our structures. On the left, in the middle and as a striker. He is so, so competitive player. Always he accepts everything we are trying to do with him."

He was performing fantastic, even when he wasn't scoring. It has always been his task to focus on the gameplan we have. Always he's playing well. Today it's better to be scoring goals but to me he's always the same. His season has been fantastic. He is getting progressively better like the team. And today, scoring goals, he was brilliant."

[AV82EC]

Well that was a nice afternoon even if the weather was shite.

Altogether now….

🎶Leeds, Leeds are falling apart again….🎶

[eamonn]

Sancho pulled out of a 50/50 and watched their player run off with the ball, at a time where we needed real commitment from every player.

I’m really not sure what he offers us.

Yes I noticed that too. He doesn't look right but I can see him popping up with an important goal at some point. Zanioloesque.

That's not really enough though, is it?

[eamonn]

Sorry - I’m still far too rattled by Blues stadium announcement to enjoy any of this.

It's all smoke and mirrors

Chimney pots and towers.

[SaddVillan]

Aston Villa's Morgan Rogers, speaking to BBC Match of the Day about his second-half free-kick: “I call it the Emi Buendia. He did it the in the last game before the break. It's something I've been practising, probably not as hard as him or as much as I should.

“Once he was off the pitch, I looked around and there was nobody else that really practised them, so I thought ‘why not?’ I know I’ve got them in the locker. It’s about consistency. From so close, it’s just about getting it up and down as quickly as possible.”

On celebrating with the set-piece coach: “He bangs on at me to do it more. Sometimes I don't do it as well as I should. That one was for him. He does his homework on all free-kicks, especially attacking free-kicks – how high we have to get it, how much it has to come down. He’s really good at stuff like that. That one was for him.”

On Villa's position: “The season kind of shapes in this big period. There’s no break, there are no gaps, it’s just relentless. The table kind of shapes how it will be until the rest of the season. We have to make sure we’re in and around the mix. It’s a good start.”

 “It’s a difficult place to come. They’re really strong at home. They played really well, with a high intensity. We had to dig in, we had to dig deep. Luckily, we managed to find two goals in the second half to win the game, which is the most important thing.”

“Of course we want to play better with pretty football, but you can’t always do that in the Premier League. Different teams pose different problems. We were really good with grit and dertermination, and we got the win.”

On Villa's second-half improvement: “We played a lot quicker with more intensity and tried to hurt them more. In the first half, we didn’t really cause that many problems, but in the second half we definitely did. We played a lot quicker and a lot more forward.

“That definitely helps, but normally it’s about our heart and our spirit to win. Competing in battles, competing in duels, keep running, keep working. It was a difficult win, they pushed us right to the limit.”

On his goals: “I'm really happy. There’s been a few goals I haven't quite got in other games so it was nice to get on the score sheet. But if I don't score, it's OK as long as we get the win.

“The manager’s always banging on at me to get into the box. That’s where the goals are scored. Sometimes I'm hesitant to go in. I went in and just kind of reacted to the ball. I’m lucky I could get a toe on it. I was really happy with that one.

“Straight out of half-time, we had the energy. The crowd was up, everything was going well. It was a good time to score.”

[andyh]

I think SUE thinks it was fantastic.

That works for me.

[cdbearsfan]

Apparently a Leeds fan invaded the pitch to have a go at Farke. I missed that.

As if by magic

Leeds fan deciding a banning order is better than watching us score

Ta. I must have been busy ranting.

[NorthYvillan]

Sancho pulled out of a 50/50 and watched their player run off with the ball, at a time where we needed real commitment from every player.

I’m really not sure what he offers us.

Morgan did that too - a couple of times in the last few minutes. But i'll forgive him because of goals

[PeterWithesShin]

Ta. I must have been busy ranting.

That doesn't sound like you.

[cdbearsfan]

Ta. I must have been busy ranting.

That doesn't sound like you.

Completely out of character.