Burnley v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[PaulWinch again]

Sure I get it - but we gifted a really poor side two goals today. It’s a ropey decision, but just approach the game with more intent and we win. Conceding after we went in front is particularly bad.

[LeonW]

I thought we played reasonably and created more than enough chances to comfortably put this game to bed, although granted, our play was incredibly sloppy at times. It’s not unreasonable that some of the playes were gassed. Cash in particular. The big problem is the drop off in our back ups. In particular great servant but Mings looks done as a top half of the league player. Tiredness may impact concentration levels as both goals we conceded were sloppy in the extreme. Let’s not ignore the disgraceful decision at the end.

[rougegorge]

Sure I get it - but we gifted a really poor side two goals today. It’s a ropey decision, but just approach the game with more intent and we win. Conceding after we went in front is particularly bad.

Yes, our defending down our left hand side was bad again and they took advatage. After Spurs, I didn't think we'd try Mings and Maatsen again.

Buendía got caught right in front of us, and it looked like a penalty. There is no guarantee with us that we would score, but it looks like we will go a whole season now without a penalty in the league.

[PeterWithesShin]

We absolutely shouldn't be relying on a late pen v Burnley. But when you play badly then you'd hope key decisions are made correctly now we have VAR. Every side in the PL will have matches like that and a decision is key to the result whether a good or bad performance. We score that pen, Brighton are out and Bournemouth have no room for error. Add in a red we know they got wrong previously as they admitted it and there's top 5 wrapped up and we can do what we want last 2 games. Instead we're still catchable so the mentality of a few clubs are now different.

[The Edge]

Obviously it wasn't great but we were unlucky with the offside goal and we missed some great chances. SJM should of buried the header in the second half. We will beat Liverpool on Friday.

[Crown Hill]

Obviously it wasn't great but we were unlucky with the offside goal and we missed some great chances. SJM should of buried the header in the second half. We will beat Liverpool on Friday.

Thought he should have headed back across goal to Watkins.

Too many tired today. Lindelof and Tielemans didn’t really compete in the midfield which gave them a lot of space,

Worst thing was a bloke in a fez (which made him about a foot taller) standing on tip toes in front of me when we were attacking!

[aj2k77]

It's almost unbelievable that the 5th best side in the country can go a whole season without being fouled in the penalty area.

[LukeJames]

Our League Season on a whole has been weird, 3 months of title winning form sandwiched by a load of old shit.

[Somniloquism]

It's almost unbelievable that the 5th best side in the country can go a whole season without being fouled in the penalty area.

We have had 5 in 14 games in Europe without playing any different to we have in the league.

[Small Rodent]

We weren’t that bad at all going forward. Just crap at taking our chances.

Bad defence though.

[brontebilly]

The thing with today is that if you were doing a combined 11 - even with our changes - I doubt any Burnley player gets in. That tells you everything about application and focus. I get that Thursday was a huge deal, but you have to take care of the bread and butter. It’s essential we qualify for the Champions League, and I think of everyone involved only Ollie and possibly Barkley can look at themselves and say they performed to their ability. I might add Konsa too, at a push.

Emery didn't help matters though. The subs could and should have been ran at a lot sooner again today. Buendia and Digne were very sharp, even Bailey was ok and Luiz did ok too. The first one should have been Torres for Mings. Finish line fever seems to be getting to Emery, doesnt do early or proactive changes anymore.

[CT Villan]

Does any other team on the planet go from the Sublime to the Bloody Ridiculous as well as Villa do ?

Maatsen, Mings, Cash and Rogers should be on today's list for shitness. Garbage, the four of them. Unai almost made the list too, subs came on way too late.

[ROBBO]

We have the problem that we cannot rest players and keep consistancy, we just do not have the quality in the squad and having to play twice a week for long stretches finds us out. When you start our best players on the pitch then look at the bench there is no-one there to come on that would be equal to the player coming off. Rogers should have been rested weeks ago but who replaces him, Pau gets a rest but Mings bless him is not the same standard. We have done well to hang on all things considered.

[geolex]

There is no such thing as a accidental foul, it's a foul he stood on the back of his foot no matter how slightly and if it was at Liverpool Manchesters etc he would probably be recommended to go to the screen, because it's little old Villa it's okay,

Of course there is not every foul is intentional

[ChicagoLion]

We have the problem that we cannot rest players and keep consistancy, we just do not have the quality in the squad and having to play twice a week for long stretches finds us out. When you start our best players on the pitch then look at the bench there is no-one there to come on that would be equal to the player coming off. Rogers should have been rested weeks ago but who replaces him, Pau gets a rest but Mings bless him is not the same standard. We have done well to hang on all things considered.

Agree , sadly we don’t have the luxury of buying duds, but that is what we keep doing