Ratings & Reactions: LC3: Chelsea v Villa

[MWARLEY2]

Not Chelseas preffered 11 but neither was it ours.

The difference was they brought stars off the bench  and we bought our star kids off the bench . 

Twice now Tuchel has hooked his central midfielder playing us . Cannot get a greater compliment 

[M_Afro]

Just now, dont_do_it_doug. said:

Stronger how? We out out a team to win the game and they nearly did. Would you rather we didn't have a squad now then? 

Stop being so sensitive. Was that our strongest team in your view? Of course not.

[M_Afro]

1 minute ago, Wezbid said:

Why didn't media's current cum-shot darling, Tuchel? 

Chelsea win loads of stuff. We don’t.

[dont_do_it_doug.]

And hang on, are we talking about the same Jed Steer who won us the playoff semi-final penalty shootout? Or are we just conveniently forgetting that ever happened to use as a stick to beat the gaffer with? 

Why do I even involve myself in this nonsense?

[Big Salad]

If you as a Villa fan can't be proud of the performance tonight and can't see how our future is bright, but would rather nitpick every little thing and moan, I despair I really **** do

Edited September 22, 2021 by Big Salad

[dont_do_it_doug.]

Just now, M_Afro said:

Stop being so sensitive. Was that our strongest team in your view? Of course not.

I'm not feeling remotely 'sensitive' mate honestly. I just think you're talking absolute waffle. 

Of course it wasn't our strongest team. But if you put your strongest team out every single week regardless you are **** by March. Martin O'Neill isn't *that* much of a distant memory for me to not understand how this works. 

[DaveAV1]

17 minutes ago, juanpablosaliceband said:

I agree with all of that and the progress the club has made in the last few years is incredible. It’s a fun time to be a Villa fan and tonight’s game was great to watch. 
 

For the sake of a few extra games, however,  I would just like to see us go all out to try win a trophy by selecting our strongest team. Beat Chelsea and you have a huge chance of going all the way. I know the full squad needs games, but at this stage I would rather risk a few league points by rotating than weakening our team in every cup game. Most cups we exit these days is largely down to a weakened team, yet we celebrate moral victories. It doesn’t make sense to me. Another cup win would be huge for the club but we seem to just pass it up year in year out. 

I see your point and don’t disagree with it, but I suppose it’s a bit of a balancing act when it comes to trying to put a competitive team out and still give game time to other players. Looking at the bigger picture we have to try to keep a  pretty good squad of players happy and motivated, as well as match fit. Let’s face it we drew away at Chelsea and only lost by a goal on penalties. We could have put the first team out and still not be in the draw for the next round. We’re saving ourselves for the FA Cup this year, don’t worry. 

[DCJonah]

5 minutes ago, dont_do_it_doug. said:

Amazing really isn't it. We used our squad depth, something we actually have now in spades, and people are moaning that he isn't running the first team into the ground in September. 

He thought they were good enough to win the game, and they were. 

Even when we were winning the usual crowd moaned about the lack of changes and how it would haunt us later. 

It's clear that some fans only want to criticise and will flip flop on every issue that allows them to do that. 

[DCJonah]

25 minutes ago, CVByrne said:

I can't see such an early round of a lowly EFL cup being a pressure situation which we'd hound anyone for. The EFL is a cup for the kids 

But Smith and Nakamba are getting criticised now, so why would it be different? 

He's either chosen to protect them or decided that experience was the way to go. Neither is crazy. 

[The Fun Factory]

A good effort and now my interest in this competition has ended before the clocks have gone back.

Seems a long wait to the FA Cup Third round. 

[dont_do_it_doug.]

2 minutes ago, DCJonah said:

Even when we were winning the usual crowd moaned about the lack of changes and how it would haunt us later. 

It's clear that some fans only want to criticise and will flip flop on every issue that allows them to do that. 

Sports science is a big thing now too. After the debacle that was our pre-season, with all the injuries we seem to be suffering, most probably as a result, it stands to reason we would be cautious to a degree. 

In any case, we made lots of changes because we can afford to. There wasn't a single player on the pitch tonight who would look out of place starting a Premier League match. It's not like we are rolling out Henri Lansbusy and Neil Taylor anymore. I actually can't recall a Villa squad with this much depth over the last 30 years supporting the club.

This is to be celebrated, not hidden away through fear. 

[Follyfoot]

4 minutes ago, The Fun Factory said:

A good effort and now my interest in this competition has ended before the clocks have gone back.

Seems a long wait to the FA Cup Third round. 

Lots of sexy hammerings to give teams before then

[fightoffyour]

2 minutes ago, Follyfoot said:

The moment the final whistle went we had won regardless of the result of the penalties, the moment when they brought Lukaku and Georginio on at 75 minutes we had won regardless of the result. We are now a force to be reckoned with from Youth set up and up. Which has the feel of 1976 1977 again. Exciting times Villans 

Exactly. We’re coming for you like Liam Neeson in Taken.

[Wezbid]

12 minutes ago, M_Afro said:

Chelsea win loads of stuff. We don’t.

The last domestic cup they won was 17/18. They have insane investment and squad depth. 

Somehow we're expected to be pushing for a European spot in the league and still play the first 11 in the Cup games. Players will burn out. 

As improved as our overall squad is, it's still chalk and cheese compared to the likes of Chelsea. 

People would be going mad if Ollie, Ings or the likes pulled a groin or hamstring tonight. 

[a m ole]

What’s the point of the league cup if you don’t use it to give your squad time and play their way into contention?

The days of 14 players a season are long dead.

[Zatman]

23 minutes ago, M_Afro said:

I’m not sure where to post this because it’s not my intention to have a go at the manager after an excellent effort from a very young inexperienced team but it does annoy me that we don’t take the cups more seriously. I was lucky enough to be at Wembley in 1996 and if you said to me then that we wouldn’t win anything in the next 25 years I would have laughed my head off. Why don’t we try? We don’t play that many matches and we could have afforded to play a stronger team tonight. I wonder how many cups we could have won in the last 25 years had we taken each game seriously?! I want to see us win something again!!!

we played a cup final less than 2 years ago.

[Follyfoot]

1 minute ago, fightoffyour said:

Exactly. We’re coming for you like Liam Neeson in Taken.

Yep, We have a particular interchangeable skill set

[Zatman]

Twice in less than 2 weeks we have taken Chelsea to the limit, tonight was even more impressive since there squad cost about 500 million 

[JAMAICAN-VILLAN]

People moaning about us not starting Martinez, realise that Chelsea also played their 2nd string keeper right? Difference is, he cost around 80 mill.

We all would have loved to go through and have a cup tlrun, but if that performance, and the players involved, don't inspire almost everyone, even if it's just temporarily, I don't know what to say.

I'm immensely proud of them tonight.

[TheMelvillan]

Tuchel obviously doesn't understand the subtle unspoken very English and proper sporting agreement that we don't play the big boys in these games!

Thought it was very poor form to bring on mount and lukaku. The sod