Ratings & Reactions: UECL: Villa v Zrinjski Mostar

[stewiek2]

10 minutes ago, AstonMartyn88 said:

Our number 8 shirt is cursed

Nonsense, Gary Shaw was brilliant

[MakemineVanilla]

2 minutes ago, MarkLillis said:

I promise I will NEVER follow a game via the Villa Talk match thread again.

I am stuck in. Hotel bar in Egypt with no other way of knowing what is going on.

You lot are miserable as ****.It was depressing but I couldn’t stop looking…

each new post was a new moan and you have the nerve to create threads about the atmosphere at VP.

I genuinely hope none you actually ever go to VP because you will make it worse…

UTV!

It was pretty grim first half and frustrating for most of the second.

Gamesmanship and some dodgy refereeing decisions made it a difficult watch.

 

[KentVillan]

3 minutes ago, StefanAVFC said:

I thought he was bizarre. Not bad, just bizarre. Their play acting played into his hands. He gives us a pen that's never a pen, then we don't get the ball back. Then doesn't give a pen for the most blatant shirt pull I've ever seen.

The shirt pull was never a pen IMO. Started outside the box, and wasn't strong enough inside the box to merit Zaniolo going down. Think commentator got a bit too excited about that.

[Hobsons Choice]

We need another Doug if one exists. He sat in front of the back 4 and dictated play.

[Hobsons Choice]

Just now, KentVillan said:

The shirt pull was never a pen IMO. Started outside the box, and wasn't strong enough inside the box to merit Zaniolo going down. Think commentator got a bit too excited about that.

I agree. It also didn't seem to impede Zani's progress much. 

[UpTheVilla26]

10 minutes ago, MarkLillis said:

I promise I will NEVER follow a game via the Villa Talk match thread again.

I am stuck in. Hotel bar in Egypt with no other way of knowing what is going on.

You lot are miserable as ****.It was depressing but I couldn’t stop looking…

each new post was a new moan and you have the nerve to create threads about the atmosphere at VP.

I genuinely hope none you actually ever go to VP because you will make it worse…

UTV!

Comment rating... 

Very poor. 

[duke313]

2 minutes ago, KentVillan said:

Hard to judge Unai on this because he has to rotate to keep our Premier League run going, and ultimately got the 3 pts while resting some key players.

The real issue here was our squad depth. Some fine performances, but I don't think Duran or Bailey are actually very well suited to this kind of game, as they both need space in behind, and I think we would have benefited from Pau's passing from defence.

McGinn colossal although worrying we've needed 96 mins from him to achieve it when he'll be needed again on the weekend.

Tielemans the big disappointment for me because I thought this game was set up for him, and although he had some good moments, he just doesn't seem to be on it ... I worry about his body language. He looks like he's pissed off at not getting starts and trying to prove too much.

If we want to compete on several fronts in future we'll need to keep adding talent to this squad.

Referee was very good btw - don't think he made any major mistakes bar the penalty, which he (correctly) fixed on the VAR check.

Squad depth is only an issue because we have 5 first team players currently out injured.

[UpTheVilla26]

1 minute ago, HKP90 said:

We need another Doug if one exists. He sat in front of the back 4 and dictated play.

That would just be cheating having 2 Dougie's.

[mjmooney]

10 minutes ago, Callum said:

That will be the last time Unai puts out a weakened team. 

I guarantee it won't. 

[IrishVilla10]

14 minutes ago, CVByrne said:

The B team need to be banned. Game changed when we brough the proper players on

Yeah I don’t want to see this every cup game, giving ourselves more work to do 

[AVTuco]

Second important added time win for us. That's a good habit to develop.

[Gompedyret]

10 minutes ago, LondonLax said:

All 4 teams in the group are on 3 points with 0 goal difference.

Turning into a proper group of death so far!

[Hobsons Choice]

Just now, UpTheVilla26 said:

That would just be cheating having 2 Dougie's.

Do we have a club cloning officer? Get on it Wes and Nassef.

[Jas10]

If Tielemans ever opens his mouth again…

 

Must get MUCH better otherwise  

 

Dendoncker will be gone in Jan I presume… possibly Chambers too… if there are any takers!!

[colhint]

Feel happy for their goalie, plays the game of his life and then gets Emi's shirt

[ender4]

10 minutes ago, MarkLillis said:

I promise I will NEVER follow a game via the Villa Talk match thread again.

I am stuck in. Hotel bar in Egypt with no other way of knowing what is going on.

You lot are miserable as ****.It was depressing but I couldn’t stop looking…

each new post was a new moan and you have the nerve to create threads about the atmosphere at VP.

I genuinely hope none you actually ever go to VP because you will make it worse…

Just to give you a flavour of the first half of the match. Did you watch the 2-0 defeat against Everton. Think exactly the same in your head. 8 postboxes would have been just an exciting and probably moved more.

There was a reason every post was a moan. 
 

Read the match thread against Brighton or Hibs or Everton in the league.  It’s not normally so negative.

[Hobsons Choice]

2 minutes ago, duke313 said:

Squad depth is only an issue because we have 5 first team players currently out injured.

Fair point. That doesn't help. JJ would have been great instead of Youri tonight.

[stewiek2]

9 minutes ago, Sulberto21 said:

I’ve sent the missus on her way to Bodymoor Heath with a ribbon on and a thank you card addressed to SJM. 

Is she wearing an inflatable turkey outfit as well?

[UpTheVilla26]

Just now, HKP90 said:

Do we have a club cloning officer? Get on it Wes and Nassef.

I don't think my man love could handle 2 of him. It's bad enough seeing Carlos waltzing about with his top off. 

My 16 year old gave me a right dodgy look when I said 'put it away Carlos'. 

[AvonVillain]

1 minute ago, KentVillan said:

If we want to compete on several fronts in future we'll need to keep adding talent to this squad.

Dare I suggest that this is where a youth player comes in. We play Dendonker and Tielemans (both decent on their day) and when the return is zero they could be dragged off for youth, guaranteed to give everything and learn. What do we learn playing a sulking Tielemens and an out-of-form (maybe forever) Dendonker? As you say, and most of us understand, we cannot keep playing the same team in each competition. We'll be dead by March, as we know from the MON era.