Ratings & Reactions: Brentford v Villa

[Rustibrooks]

Good point away at a difficult ground. We were quite wasteful in the final third and woke up a bit too late. Hopefully Emi will be back for Fulham.

[BleedClaretAndBlue]

9 unbeaten is not to be sniffed at. Thought Ollie, McGinn, Ramsey, Mings in particular well off it today. Buendia and Dougie brilliant again, Martinez flawless. Good to get out of there with a point after Olsen had to come on, they played well and put us under plenty of pressure and were well worth their point

[Ouchmefoot]

We were very lucky to get a point today. I pray Martinez is back on Tuesday

[Vive_La_Villa]

5 minutes ago, holteend1982 said:

We need a rating for the commentator this week. Never heard anything so bad in all my life. 

Co-commentator ? Who was that? He was terrible.

[bobzy]

1 minute ago, Rodders said:

the top 4 dream, longshot that required us to win every game really. 

Oh right - yeah, that was never really happening

[GingerCollins29]

3 minutes ago, Rodders said:

sounds like we played largely shite. Lucky point, but better than nothing. Dream over, big, big battle for top 7 now. 

Ffs get a grip

[Bizzzle]

I'd have taken a point tbh

[TheMightyVillans]

have to be happy with a point there. Buendia and Luiz really stepped it up in the last 15mins to get us that point. 

Decent subs from emery.

[bobzy]

MOTM for me Digne - changed the game positively for us.  Very much an off day and will take the point all day long.

[Vive_La_Villa]

Lucky to get a point but unbeaten run continues. Need to be much better next week. If Martinez is out long term our European hopes are over.

[DJBOB]

Interesting as I thought this would be the game that Newcastle would play. Tight mid block, compress the space and use the strength to roll our smaller players receiving the ball in tight spaces. Let Mings and Konsa have the ball in the final third.  
 
This is where we miss a vertical threat (Bailey/Duran) to get in behind with a diagonal run like Brentford were doing us. A game where it harmed us that mcginn/JJ/Buendia are too similar. 
 
Moreno pinned back by Mbuembo and found no joy. Really only got a point because Brentford were gassed at the end.  
 
It is what it is. Stay humble, improve and 3 points home at Fulham. 

Edited April 22, 2023 by DJBOB

[VillanousOne]

awful performance but showed enough fight to get the point, love that we just refused to lose

[Rodders]

it's a measure of how well we've done that it has come to feel disappointing, when it is a good point. It's just that sniff of big riches that inflated hopes a little unrealistically I guess. Still, plenty to play for and enjoy. I'm conscious my initial post probably seems a little too negative

[Beastmix]

We made our own luck for the point in the end.

I don't think Unai will be happy. It felt like a couple of players went a bit rogue with their bizarre decisions today.

[regular_john]

1 minute ago, Vive_La_Villa said:

Co-commentator ? Who was that? He was terrible.

Yup. Miserable as sin. Unbearable to listen to 

[Talldarkandransome]

2 minutes ago, It's Your Round said:

Still unbeaten, still sixth

Remember when we couldn't get out of 11th.

6th is the new 11th

I'll take it thanks very much 

[Ouchmefoot]

Why are the co-commentators always so bad? He talked absolute crap all match and loved the sound of his own voice

[sharkyvilla]

Surprised Buendia has so many votes, he was boiling my piss today.  So wasteful and then had the nerve to go mental twice at others.  I wonder if he actually made a successful pass to Ollie.  I'll take the result in the end because we weren't at the races today, Brentford were tactically very good and decent at those cheeky fouls around halfway.

[The Other Mat]

Thought Buendia's head was going explode at the end when Ollie took that chance off him.

[regular_john]

Got a point from a game in which we deserved nothing. Can't grumble too loudly. A bit more composure towards the end and we could have nicked it