Ratings & Reactions: Villa v Brighton

[Robtaylor200]

Voted for Doug by mistake, poor show today. VAR or not we didn't deserve to get anything. Ross is going to be a big loss, what a difference he has made   

[VillaCas]

Unlucky not to get at least a point today and really deserved all three! You get weeks like that and then others when you get something and don’t deserve it

Our first XI is decent but we lack depth at the moment - that will come with time

Targett is very average, Traore (early days) did ok but Barkley was sorely missed

Grealish, McGinn and Luis all looked off the pace due to intl break

we go again

[pacbuddies]

1 minute ago, WooJung said:

Draw? What draw? 

The pen was a pen. I am not accepting that decision.

[Davkaus]

My instinct was dive. I think we may well have got it if Trezeguet hadn't thrown both legs back and acted like he'd been shot. 

[Aston_Villan4]

1 minute ago, villanmac said:

It wasn’t a penalty. He got the ball and trezeguet dived after minimal contact.

It pains me to say it but this is how I viewed it as well. But I could be wrong. Always assumed ball contact negated any form of foul.

[holteend1982]

Half our team were shockingly bad today, mcginn has been on the piss all week with Scotland and was dire today. Mings, grealish, Watkins, luiz were also crap. 

 

[BleedClaretAndBlue]

Worst performance in a long time from Jack

gutted we didn’t get the pen. Losing Barkley too what a shite weekend

[richp999]

1 minute ago, villanmac said:

It wasn’t a penalty. He got the ball and trezeguet dived after minimal contact.

I didn't think 'getting the ball' was a thing anymore. It was a foul. 

If it was in our box, you can guarantee it would have been a Penalty. 

[PaulC]

1 minute ago, villatillidie1980 said:

You could see from March’s response that he knew he’d fouled Trez

This, he knew he fouled him. Should have been a pen. Poor performance though. We were so slow at moving the ball it was painful to watch. Don't blame Watkins, nobody is putting the ball into him. 

[The_Steve]

He was kicked on the shin, clear as day, doesn't matter if the defender gets a touch first, he's prevent the attacking player from progressing. It's a foul every where on the pitch. To overturn it is a special act of cowardice.

[DJ_Villain]

Referee is a word removed

Brighton are a bunch of cheating bastards

and I’m a terrible loser!

[HongKongVillan]

We let Danny funking Welbeck scoring again. That's footballing God saying a big **** off to us today

[Thug]

Just now, Demitri_C said:

Your a windup merchant surely

Really not.

 

 

[hippo]

2 minutes ago, PieFacE said:

Thought he got enough of the ball for that not to be a pen. Though, seen softer pens given.

Yep and Var won't alter that. 

[villatillidie1980]

2 minutes ago, Demitri_C said:

How can that prick not give a penalty??

You absolute corrupt rocket polisher. You even have video evidence.

The word removed should be fined

I completely agree but two have them have looked at it multiple times!! 
 

I can’t get my head around it??

[flashingqwerty]

Not bothered about the penalty.

We didn't deserve anything for that performance.  Never looked up for it until it was too late.

Smith really struggles to motivate the team against lower league teams for some reason.

Very frustrating.

[WooJung]

Just now, pacbuddies said:

The pen was a pen. I am not accepting that decision.

Still need to put those away though 

[villalad21]

We will get plenty of results like this when we are so open.

It's high risk football and i wish we were more balanced.

[The_Steve]

Brighton conceded 18 fouls today. Ugly team.

[sne]

Trez MOTM for us. He can't hit the target for shit but at least he finds scoring opportunities.

Overall a bland performance and a unacceptable defensive display from mainly Mings but he wasn't alone in that.