Ratings & Reactions: Villa v Newcastle

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[RicRic]

55 minutes ago, Dillon66 said:

What time does nurse come round with your medication....melt.

Which part of any of that requires me needing medication… wake up will ya ffs

[sidcow]

Emery has earned the right to pick his team but for the life of me I cannot fathom how he picks Diaby ahead of Bailey. I really don't see whatever he's seeing. 

[NurembergVillan]

4 minutes ago, Mantis said:

Not even remotely similar?

Impact, not script 

[Stevo985]

SIXTY EIGHT POUNDS

 

**** off

[AshVilla]

We can't blame this result on Tyrone getting injured.

One of the worst performances i've seen from a villa team in a very long time.

[Stevo985]

MOTM: Newcastle fans. Loudest fans I’ve ever heard at Villa I reckon

[OutByEaster?]

First half was lacklustre and slow and we thoroughly deserved our nil, though Newcastle I thought rode their luck a bit for their two.

Second half we were the better side, but if you give good teams a 2-0 head start it's really, really difficult.

Three problems in the first half; Newcastle are excellent from set pieces because they're huge, the referee was utterly appalling and we didn't look like we had a threat in us.

We adjusted in the second half but from three down, despite going on to dominate with Bailey on and looking sharp, it was too big a mountain to climb.

We're not far off, there were certainly signs in the second half that it's still there and that we can still achieve things this season - the game was close, closer than it feels and closer than it looks on the scoreboard, we played the better football, but if we can't defend set pieces, we're going to be in trouble.

It might not be the most popular view, but I think we were a little luck and a better ref away from a better result and in a way I think you can look at us as unlucky on the night - you have to take your chances though and Newcastle gave us a lesson in that..

Newcastle remind me a little of us under O'Neill, they're organised defensively, they hit long balls at very quick talented forwards and capitalise with their height on set pieces - it's hard to play against but limited - they do it very well though and in Gordon they have a real danger on the break.

The referee was shocking, I'm not sure Burn had a foul given against him all game and he could have been booked five times - if the referee had let everything that he thought was a foul go and blown his whistle for everything he wasn't sure about, he'd have had a better game - dreadful.

I'm sure the "it's-the-high-liners" will be out in force, but I don't think that's the problem - we need to work on adding a spark in the front line and at the moment, the only place that spark is coming from is Bailey.

Take it on the chin and come back for the next one with the second half attitude and we'll be okay - more of the first half and we won't. It's hard to figure out exactly what the differences are that make us one thing or the other, but I know there's one man who will spend an awful lot of time trying to figure that out - I trust him to get it right.

It's been a while and it feels awful - but rumours of our demise are most likely being exaggerated as we speak.

 

[Talldarkandransome]

Well that was grim wasn't it. 

Horrible performance, them lot were better at everything, especially in the first half. 

Ref was a bit odd.

Bailey MOTM cos he made a difference when he came on.

I'd take 6th or 7th now if it were offered, not enough depth for any higher than that.

[bannedfromHandV]

All you can hope for is that it puts a rocket up their arses because tonight was largely dreadful.

No intensity, no desire to win the ball back, players isolated constantly.

Dare I say it but we outplayed both tactically and individually tonight.

[Mantis]

10 minutes ago, NurembergVillan said:

Impact, not script 

Seems massively premature to me. Comparing apples and oranges.

[Marka Ragnos]

1 hour ago, RicRic said:

Zaniolo, Diaby, Cash can f**k off …. Diaby is shocking, Zaniolo is all over the place and Cash yeah leave it there… of all teams to lose our record to … i f**king hate them g**rdie c**nts seeing them bounce up and down around villa park at the end just p**sed me off… tbf Mcginn played quite well and watkins was okay too

Leon Bailey was absolutely insane… that was as magical as I’ve ever seen from him, maybe he should have came on soon as we went 2-0 down, did you hear him say “come on man stop this bullshit referee”. For those watching from home. 
 

Look very disappointing tonight we need to put things right again and beat both the united’s we got next.

See? See? These UK soccer ️ forums are so nuanced and subtle! You sir SEEM to be implying that you’re unhappy with the results, but I shall read it a few more times to take in all the shades.

[Ponky]

The one goal we scored was from fast thinking, decisive movement. I'm not sure why we just fluff around with it 95%of the time.

I mean, if you're going to turn it over, at least turn it over trying something...

[NurembergVillan]

20 minutes ago, Mantis said:

Seems massively premature to me. Comparing apples and oranges.

I genuinely hope you're right.

[OLDVILLAIN]

They packed the midfield and we could not play through them.

They were the better team on the night to be fair and some of our players (you know those ones) looked like they never played a match together before.

This is just a slump and its been coming since the everton game where the cracks started to show.

I dont know the answer to our current situation but i do know we have to play much more up tempo because im getting bored with watching the drab slow tippy tap crap that goes nowhere.

 

[Jas10]

 

[Talldarkandransome]

And no more bloody light shows, less than half bothered this time

[Stevo985]

48 minutes ago, NurembergVillan said:

Stoke at home under MON PT 2.

That was the Sheff Utd game to be honest. This has just been the march slump that followed that 

[Jas10]

Love this man, we are incredibly lucky to have him as the manager of our club… a proper blessing. We genuinely couldn’t get anyone better (possibly ever) and I wouldn’t swap him for anyone.

Looking back at our history… we have had so many crap managers, made so many terrible decisions and appointments, so often and for so long performed and played so poorly, seen so much decline and dross… it’s been really ugly and depressing for long stretches…

If there was ever a time to “stick with” the club, get behind a manager and to have full faith and trust in one… it really is now… we may never get this kind of opportunity again… he’s done an incredible job… and is only going to make us better and better…

As well as being an elite coach and manager… the man is a complete class act and has dignity beyond so many, if not all, others… I’m proud to have him in charge and in control of the club we love and support…

Poor performances and bad results are hard to take and tolerate but… it’s absolutely nothing (almost inconsequential) compared to the shit we have had to endure over decades really… and we always bounce back under Unai…

No team can be consistently amazing… there will always be ups and downs through every season… upsets happen too… even for the very best or richest clubs…

It might annoy some when these sort of points are made and the word is used… but… we have to keep perspective and look at how we have performed beyond expectations and our wildest dreams… I suppose Unai has kind of hinted at that in his post match interview too… and he has every right too… he’s worked wonders…

Has raised expectation levels to a huge degree… let’s not forget the state we were in and where we were before he arrived…and how he picked us up…and progressed us so rapidly…

Chin up, stick with it and we will be more than fine…

This is Unai’s claret and blue army and it will ride high and roar! We have overcome setbacks and adversity, broken stigmas and curses, poor records and so on already and so many times… we’re on a wonderful journey… got to try and enjoy it and not let days like this affect us too negatively or spoil it…

don’t have doubts… it’s a process and it takes time… can’t run smoothly all the time… we will be back at it and impress again…

UTV

Edited January 31 by Jas10

[Sulberto21]

I’m surprised we didn’t come out and go balls to the wall like we did against them last season and against Man City. We then could have sat back and played our way. 

We were poor on the ball in the first half too and the decision making was diabolical. The confidence is shot. However it was important that Ollie scored and he also got a (VAR) chalked off second but the finish was there.

in the first game we missed too many chances but tonight we were outplayed , out thought and out fought. 

Seems Howe has Don Unai’s number 

Edited January 31 by Sulberto21