And I quote....
"Being on the pitch, I didn't think there was that much difference between the players of Aston Villa and us in quality," he said. "We could have won it and probably a 1-1 draw would have been representive for the game.
"It was just very disappointing to lose the way we did. But I am confident that we have shown enough this season [to stay in the division] and that we can recover."
Recalling the controversial 32nd-minute penalty that never was, de Ridder, who was booked for diving, said he was wronged
"I just absolutely felt a knock on my left foot and it hurt. I know that he kicked me," he said. "That's why I went down. I asked the referee, he told me to go away, I told him to see the replay. I could maybe have gone on, but I would have never got the ball, it was not an option, so I went down.
"A foul is a foul. It doesn't make a difference how you go down. It was a big decision that was not positive for us."
What an utter tosser.