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Given MoTM for me; I also thought that Collins was very good and also Bannan yesterday.

Bannan and Ireland understand each other well and can both pass nicely together - they need some more players like that around them otherwise they are going to waste. What we desperately need is a forward with some sort of technical ability that they can link up with, and an experienced winger. Nzogbia would probably be a lot happier if that was the case too.

Don't agree, bannan cost us in my opinion, he had the ball in their corner and could of played a simple ball to Ireland who made a great diagonal run on the edge of there box which could of caused a lot of problems, instead he held it too long, got dispossessed and outside of two goal kicks no other villa player touched the ball between that and their goal, players need to learn when to pass a ball and hold onto it, he is no longer one of the kids and has international experience

I'd have taken a point pre kick off

Didn't watch game

Will await attendees posts for view on game

Why do people who watch it online not count is it?

Just show how good a point is Suarez costs more than the whole team we had out there today.

You're acting as if this is some kind of excellent result. Look at Liverpool's recent form. Ok, a draw isn't bad but it's nothing to shout about either.

Were you not one of the ones who said we would lose 4 or 5 nil.....

In the relegation zone practically and people are disappointed with a point against a £150m pound team when ours included about 7 throughout game.....get a grip

Firstly let me start by saying excellent point and with results below, even better...

To the game, couldn't fault anyone for effort, everyone gave there all,

We played some very neat football in the first half at times, great layoff by bannan for goal and two outstanding touches by Ireland in particular, both these players battled very hard today, honourable mention for gabby who I've criticised lately,,

Defence was excellent, with exception of huttton who wasn't terrible.

Tactics, very poor after goal was conceded but thought his options were limited as midfielders ball retention is so poor,

Thought he did v well today but i have to criticise him again, too many wrong choices on a whole, I feel he played a large part in there goal, we were on the break, Ireland had made a driving run off him and no doubt would of pinned them further back but bannan never released, lost it, lay on the ground.. I know the goal wasn't conceded in their half and there were other chances to clear it but at 1 nil and sitting, ball retention is most important,,, this really frustrated me,

Thought we could of nicked it at the end with a 3 on 2 but for a poor cross field pass...

Happy with result considering the battering taken

Ireland is the ONLY player who can retain possession in this team

And bannan gets hauled for it proper order

Bannan taking to much out of it after grt run from Ireland.....cop on

Bannan cost us that, why do the kids try to do everything, just happened again on edge of area when Ireland was wide open...bullshit

Bannan taking to much out of it after grt run from Ireland.....cop on

Why is Weimann strolling around FFs

Oh god, cant imagine what mcleish is saying to Ireland

Sub having no impact not blaming the player, mean tactically

**** sake herd/gg look before pass it

Need midfielders to start retaining ball and taking sting out of game

Come on gg

Where the f was the left winger there

There's gaps there when we attack

Sure it's from gaffers instructions but two midfielders too far from strikers

Jesus it's all very negative,

Grt performances by bannan and Ireland so far, good in possession and working extremely hard,

Happy with heskey and warnock so far,

Hutton is getting caught out of position all the time,,

Need to try pin them back somehow and give defence some relief and need to make a decision whether the defender is to stick or follow Suarez and were trying to do both at times and it's causing problems

Thought the game told a lot, people can criticise the ref and talk about all the young players but people this was a shocking Chelsea team,

The majority of the academy products are either not ready or not good enough,

Lichaj had a good game, took his goal well and battled,

gardener was played out of position but ball retention was very poor,

Herd- really showed the job petrov does next to him positionally because he was constantly in the wrong place today

bannan isnt good enough, a lot of fans think hes the next big thing and the worse thing is he believes it also, although out of position he gave the ball away everytime he received it, tried way to many long balls and didnt look to link with herd/ireland enough, didnt play to the teams strenghts or shape, tried to many balls round the corner when wasnt on.... frustrated me all game,

Albrighton has found his forte as an impact sub i think,

Baker....average at best... no excuse for losing Ivanovic at numerous set pieces and cost the team today...a lot of improvement needed...

Wieman feeding off scraps...

And for the people who called for these players for ages and before have time were calling for the generation after them to come on get a grip yere as bad as mcleish....and grasping at straws,

poor performance all round but crowd were good i thought and touching moment for stan....

dog fight til end of season

baker having a stinker on brat

ireland had no right to win that ball found a pass,

outatanding cross and brilliant finish... buzzing

outstanding run from ireland there...the one time bannan doesnt try the big pass was when it was on

Fair to say, respect to JT there?[/quote

yeah agreed, but on other hand its a nothing game now

herd at it aswell actually...keep the f-ing ball