Aston Villa v Brentford Post-Match Thread

[TheToffnar]

Yeah but the disallowed goal and the result are depressing. I mean, win that and we'd be on such a high.

We never seem to get any luck. To think we'd be on a title charge and three important players would get injured and we'd be on the wrong side of dreadful officiating. It beggars belief.

I get what you're saying, but I'm not one for the whole 'woe is us' mindset. We still have plenty of quality, more then enough to suggest we can still kick around with relative ease in the top 4. Injuries happen, get the next man up and let's keep fighting.

Yesterday was a shit litmus test for determining where we are. We played a quality side who played the exact type of football that counters our own. If we lose badly to Bournemouth where the game will be more open and suited to us, I'll start to worry.

[Monty]

There are some hysterical posts on here.

I don't find them all that funny.

[eamonn]

Getting a man sent off was a fantastic game-plan by Keith.

[Clampy]

There are some hysterical posts on here. We lost a game. Brentford defended very well. If I didn’t know the context, I’d assume we just slipped into the relegation zone.

 I read somewhere that it's the first time in two years that we've lost two league games on the trot at home. That's some going and should be remembered.

As an aside, fair play to those that applauded the players after rhe game.

[LeeB]

There are some hysterical posts on here. We lost a game. Brentford defended very well. If I didn’t know the context, I’d assume we just slipped into the relegation zone.

 I read somewhere that it's the first time in two years that we've lost two league games on the trot at home. That's some going and should be remembered.

As an aside, fair play to those that applauded the players after rhe game.

Im glad they did, there was no lack of effort yesterday.

[paul_e]

I agree, if you replayed that game 10 times I reckon we win the other 9. Unfortunately what we were hoping to do in the 2nd half was to draw them out and then get the goal which would've completely changed the game but when it worked VAR came to their rescue and from there forward they just retreated to the edge of their box and held on.

I think that if the goal had stood we'd have gone on to win comfortably.

[LeeB]

I agree, if you replayed that game 10 times I reckon we win the other 9. Unfortunately what we were hoping to do in the 2nd half was to draw them out and then get the goal which would've completely changed the game but when it worked VAR came to their rescue and from there forward they just retreated to the edge of their box and held on.

I think that if the goal had stood we'd have gone on to win comfortably.

Fully agree, we'd have won about 4-1. Would've probably popped the free kick we were denied against Everton in as well, and been 1 up against 10 men, such fine margins and bent officiating.

[SamTheMouse]

Probably an unpopular opinion, but I thought the ref did fine yesterday.

[LeeS]

Probably an unpopular opinion, but I thought the ref did fine yesterday.

Agreed. If anything, I thought he gave us stuff that we didn’t deserve. Lots of 50:50s our way. And he can’t be blamed for the VAR

[AlexAlexCropley]

Probably an unpopular opinion, but I thought the ref did fine yesterday.

Agreed. If anything, I thought he gave us stuff that we didn’t deserve. Lots of 50:50s our way. And he can’t be blamed for the VAR

Could he have stuck with his on field decision?

[olaftab]

Probably an unpopular opinion, but I thought the ref did fine yesterday.

Other than not having the balls to tell VAR that the decision made by him and his mate on the pitch requires no interference, especially a million seconds later.

[aldridgeboy]

[Monty]

I gotta tells ya, that's pretty goshdarn outta play.

[brontebilly]

Probably an unpopular opinion, but I thought the ref did fine yesterday.

Agreed. If anything, I thought he gave us stuff that we didn’t deserve. Lots of 50:50s our way. And he can’t be blamed for the VAR

Could he have stuck with his on field decision?

With VAR chirping in his ear that the ball was out? Which it was. VAR shouldn't have got involved - that was the issue.

[Bent Neilsens Screamer]

I gotta tells ya, that's pretty goshdarn outta play.

The angle they showed on MOTD looked pretty conclusive as well. Makes you wonder why it took them 5 minutes to decide.