Nottingham Forest v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[tomd2103]

On Andy Reid’s argument that Anderson won the ball and it was just a coming together between two players: What the actual fuck?Anderson went over the top of the ball with his studs up and went into Watkins’ ankle
With his full momentum. That is the definition of being out of control.

Would have been a red in the Premier League.  I'm still a bit puzzled by the process of the penalty award.  He clearly gave a goal kick, so for a penalty to be awarded, they had to overturn the goal kick decision first and I'm not sure how they could do that.

As said above, the referee gave a goal kick award. As far as I am aware the VAR has no decision to make regarding goal kicks or corner kicks. Therefore how come the VAR got involved when the referee had made the decision that the ball went out of play and awarded a goal kick.

That's what I don't get.  In the one still they showed it was pretty clear the ball had left the Forest player's foot so wasn't accurate.  Take the Rogers goal at Old Trafford last season.  The referee gave a foul, but we were told that they could not go back and look at that decision even though it was wrong.

[Monty]

Not going to litigate the pen, would've been apoplectic not to have got it the other way. It's just a tale of two VARs - or rather, of one dog that didn't VARk in the nighttime.

[itbrvilla]

We show no nous going forwards. Massive up hill battle now because they'll put everyone behind the ball and hope we get edgy and make a nervous mistake.

Getting worse over the last 3 seasons.

[john2710]

We need a much more attacking line up next week.
Maatsen & Sancho to start. No Digne or Buendia.

Forest will definitely park the bus.

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

The ball wasn’t out.  It was a monumentally Keith Curle decision from Digne.

Nothing like the Keith Curle penalty. I clearly remember him catching the ball with both hands, running to the ref blowing on his whistle putting the ball on the penalty spot then stamping on his own keepers hands while muttering f*ck you Man U.

[Mellin]

We show no nous going forwards. Massive up hill battle now because they'll put everyone behind the ball and hope we get edgy and make a nervous mistake.

Getting worse over the last 3 seasons.

I'm gonna blow your minds here. it's because our attack, as a collective, isn't top level. It was better last season and the season before. But we're still in the Champions League spots, comfortably, and have a one goal deficit going into the home leg of a European semi-final.

[Bent Neilsens Screamer]

We show no nous going forwards. Massive up hill battle now because they'll put everyone behind the ball and hope we get edgy and make a nervous mistake.

Getting worse over the last 3 seasons.

I'm gonna blow your minds here. it's because our attack, as a collective, isn't top level. It was better last season and the season before. But we're still in the Champions League spots, comfortably, and have a one goal deficit going into the home leg of a European semi-final.

Nah, we’re shit and the tie is lost. No point turning up next week.

[stevo_st]

Result based on VAR intervening on one big call and not another.

[Mellin]

Result based on VAR intervening on one big call and not another.

Agreed. The one doesn't happen if the other is called correctly either. What can you do?

[Mellin]

We show no nous going forwards. Massive up hill battle now because they'll put everyone behind the ball and hope we get edgy and make a nervous mistake.

Getting worse over the last 3 seasons.

I'm gonna blow your minds here. it's because our attack, as a collective, isn't top level. It was better last season and the season before. But we're still in the Champions League spots, comfortably, and have a one goal deficit going into the home leg of a European semi-final.

Nah, we’re shit and the tie is lost. No point turning up next week.

Call it off. We're Villa. We're shit. Last time I checked we were in the Championship 6/7 years ago. That was shit. This is great.

[Nunkin1965]

Last season I called us "The New Spurs" because we have become the stereotypical "Bottlers" - but I suppose it could be worse? Although our "nearest and dearest" have the shout that they were the last West Midlands team to win a trophy :-(

I suggest you go and support another side or take up another hobby

[Villan82]

It feels like some sort of collective breakdown brought on  by us having too much riding on the competition because the wait has been so long for silverware.

We have 7 days to get it out of our system and make Villa Park roar us over the line.

[john2710]

First time I can remember Emery being very vocal about the decision not to send off Anderson. He's not very happy at all.

[berneboy]

Thank you

[PeterWithe]

Bit of a nothing game with neither team willing to commit the players forward needed to make it better.

The game plan nearly worked, Digne is a fucking idiot.

I wasn’t confident before so not unduly terrified going into the second leg 1 down.

The Anderson tackle, mistimed. I honestly thought the ref was really good letting the game flow and the tackles land