Ratings & Reactions: Nottm Forest v Villa

[Zatman]

1 minute ago, villa89 said:

Who do you bench? We don't have a squad. Bailey came on and was horrendous, tielemans was marginally better than what was out there. Moreno for digne might be the only improvement 

Zaniolo for a start. Rather start Bailey or Traore 

[AvfcRigo82]

We just could not get going today.

A game to forget in a hurry and we need to move on to the next.

[IrishVilla10]

We need men back from injury desperately. Our only attacking sub is bailey at the minute, who probably should have started anyway. 

[rjw63]

Just now, LondonLax said:

We weren’t going to win every week. 

We all know that, but losing to a bottom 5 team that haven't scored a goal at home in the first half for months is not acceptable.

[NeilS]

Our away form as it stands is not good enough to threaten a top four spot this season. We need to cut out conceding early gifts, it makes our job away from home so much harder. So frustrating sometimes, just as you think we have cracked it.

Edited November 5, 2023 by NeilS

[Demitri_C]

Poor. The players let him down badly. That performance for me was worst of season. In final 3rd we were **** dreadful. 

CL no chance. We aint quite there yet.

I refuse to give anyone motm today as everyone was dog shit

[nick76]

Just one of those days!

[Indigo]

One of those extraordinarily frustrating games that is decided on individual moments.  Villa start the game sleepwalking and give a soft goal away - albeit one that 99% of the time isn't going in - and suddenly the whole complexion of the game changes as they can sit in from the get-go and look at counter.

Said it in the pre-match thread that Forest are very good at making sure they at least don't get beaten at home, and despite the confidence and equivalences being drawn from the AZ game it was always going to be tough and Villa made it easier by giving them that platform. Then they come out for the second half and Martinez absolutely gifts them a goal to compound things further.

They've had two shots on target (three in total) and both have gone in, while in contrast Villa had many an opportunity to get back into it and just showed a complete lack of composure in the important moments. It's desperately frustrating but not as demoralising as the previous losses this season.

[HongKongVillan]

Frustrating. The goals were all handed to the plate the them and so many indecision in the he final third. Bad day at the office

[Villatillidie95]

TOSH AND TURD!!

[CVByrne]

These types of losses happen to every team. Especially when we concede early away from home. Hopefully we right it against Fulham next up. 

[rbcuk]

That was so shit, final 3rd we didn’t have a clue, we so need a few more players in January 

[Demitri_C]

Next away  game is spurs. Anyone think we will take anything based on what they seen today?

Absolute pasting incoming of we play anywhere close to that

Edited November 5, 2023 by Demitri_C

[JAMAICAN-VILLAN]

I actually had a feeling we would lose this.

All the overconfidence and hype usually does this.

[It's Your Round]

[Lord Willard]

Can’t win every game. On another day we win that 

[jim]

1 minute ago, Mantis said:

This is one of those ones you have to lay squarely at the feet of the players. Gave the game to them and then were useless in attack.

Emery isn’t blameless, tactically flat and he should have had us up for this. 

[markavfc40]

Strange game. Martinez has had next to f all to do and we have, other than putting the ball in the net, dominated the game yet lost two nil. Just one of those days that you'll get once in a blue moon. We'll play way worse this season and win. 

[CVByrne]

Just now, nick76 said:

Just one of those days!

Yep. They happen.

Our away from does need improvement for sure though 

[Farlz]

A chance to be top 4 and we deliver that. Couldn’t be more typical Villa. 

Forest are strong at home tbf, just one of those days I guess.