Nottingham Forest v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[brontebilly]

Barkley was more than decent I thought.

He was ok but didn’t do enough, has to have more impact from that position.

Good shot in build up to Rogers miss to be fair.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Everybody gets a 5 or a 6 with the exception of SJM (9), Lindelof (7.5), Torres, Youri and Bizot (6.5). Too many couldn't make a simple pass or control the ball. Fortunately as fluid as Forest were they consistently failed with the final ball. They were well up for it, we were looking for somebody else to unlock them. Blowing the chances we did create obviously didn't help. Clinical we're not.

Overall a really tough game to have immediately after a Thursday night away game. Forest are fighting for their lives and it showed. We have to stop giving the ball away so cheaply. McGinn's pass completion was 90%. I'd be interested to see the stats for the rest of the team.

[Exeter 77]

A point is looking a better outcome after seeing the current Chelsea v Man City score.

[saint13]

A point is looking a better outcome after seeing the current Chelsea v Man City score.

I think Chelsea will get a maximum of 12-13 points from here, so 2 wins and a draw will probably do it.

[aj2k77]

7 points clear with 6 games to go now. Chelsea have Man Utd, Brentford have Fulham and we have Sunderland. Win and the worst we can be is 8 clear with 5 to play.

Brentford still have Man Utd, Man City and Liverpool to play.
Chelsea still have Man Utd and Liverpool
Liverpool still have Brentford, Chelsea, Us and Everton and Man Utd
Man Utd still have Chelsea, Brentford and Liverpool

We should have won today but the point gives us an additional buffer. 2 wins and a draw will put us there I reckon.

[SaddVillan]

Win our 3 home games.
That would give us 64 (we're on 55 now).

Meaning Chelsea would need 16pts out of a possible 18.

ManU H
Brighton A
Forest H
Liverpool A
Spurs H
Sunderland A

[Percy McCarthy]

60 points will probably do it.

[Mellin]

Just alluded to it in the CL thread, but to hammer it home, massive point in hindsight. We are now three games clear rather than two, which with six games remaining is a huge shift. Celebrate it my brothers and sisters.

[Crown Hill]

Barkley was more than decent I thought.

He was my man of the match for us.

We looked jaded today. He may have impressed because he was fresh. Thought Bizot did ok overall but disappointed he was beaten at his near post!

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Somebody need to buy that lot a map. Every season they give it Yam-Yam and they're not being ironic about it wither, they're just thick.

Missed 3 sitters second half, McGinn bullied them. Perhaps a little jaded in the finer details because of Thursday, it was biblical rain again. Two domestic away days on the spin its waited to hammer it down en route.

All in all another point gained- but we dropped 2.

If we do play them.in the semi-final, then there is absolutely no excuse. They're dire.

[Skipper_The_Eyechild]

Barkley was more than decent I thought.

I thought he was sound as well.

[eye digress]

Lacked a bit of mobility in that advanced position, I felt, but nonetheless played very well.

[Matt C]

I’d have taken the point beforehand but no denying we created enough chances to take all three. I wouldn’t say we’ve fully turned the corner yet but we’re looking better than that horrid new year run now and that’s encouraging for the run in.

Another round of fixtures checked off and we’ve got the seven point gap intact. Keep calm, carry on.

[tomd2103]

Somebody need to buy that lot a map. Every season they give it Yam-Yam and they're not being ironic about it wither, they're just thick.

Missed 3 sitters second half, McGinn bullied them. Perhaps a little jaded in the finer details because of Thursday, it was biblical rain again. Two domestic away days on the spin its waited to hammer it down en route.

All in all another point gained- but we dropped 2.

If we do play them.in the semi-final, then there is absolutely no excuse. They're dire.

I think it was a decent point in terms of a result, but it was a frustrating game really given the position three points would have put us in.  Rogers and Watkins missed three very good chances between them, which had one of them been taken, would have probably been.enough to get us a win.

I just find our players a strange bunch at times, particularly away from home.  Today, I just didn't see a group of players desperately fighting for a Champions League spot.  Same at Wolves last month.  Same at Old Trafford last season when there was a Champions League spot well and truly on the line.  Same at Wembley when there was a place in the FA Cup final up for grabs.  I see Unai Emery going through it on the sidelines, but just don't see it on tje pitch at times.

I'm not as confident about facing them in Europe after seeing that today.  I don't think they are a great side at all, but they cranked up the physicality in the second half and we struggled.  Could see the away leg of a potential semi-final against them being exactly the sort of game I wouldn't fancy our lot in to be honest.

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I thought we bullied them and won second ball after second ball. Anderson struggled massively.