Ratings & Reactions: Villa v Chelsea

[andym]

I suspect summer recruitment will have mentality as a key factor

Just like Brentford, we go 2 up and the players put their feet up thinking of the european game later in the week

We've got too many who are very good players, great when their on it, but when they get the pressure on them they go invisible. And i include the captain in that.

 

[sne]

[bojong]

2 minutes ago, ChicagoVillan1983 said:

I don't think we lose with Emi on the pitch.

That said we were lucky not to end that with a loss.

Take the point and move on. One more point for Spurs to get.

This. We are different caliber team with Emi. It's not because Olsen would be making mistakes. We just are different team with and without Emi. 

[villan-scott]

Crap performance all round. Couldn’t keep the ball. When we played it we cut through them but not often enough. Point closer in the end… just about! 

Hopefully we’re better Thursday and Tielemans and Martinez are back soon. 

[jim]

1 minute ago, osmark86 said:

He really commands no confidence at all. We need Emi.

Olsen didn’t do much wrong and a great save to deny Palmer.

[StefanAVFC]

Up there with one of the worst performances of the season, if not entirely under Emery. Luiz atrocious. 

[BleedClaretAndBlue]

Teams that press us like that always get so much joy. Funny Poch actually watched the push in the back and thought it was an outrage it was turned over.

Ill take that point all day tbh. Losing Tielemans and Martinez remember, we were okay first half and still created a few chances but we look tired as expected chasing shadows all night.

Win for Arsenal and its a good point. 

[Davkaus]

1 minute ago, osmark86 said:

He really commands no confidence at all. We need Emi.

I think he did reasonably well tbh, he's not at fault for either of the goals, and yeah he's a drop off from one of literally the world's best goalkeepers, but for a backup, he did well, and made some good saves.

Luiz and Tim let us down, not Olsen.

[Delphouneso]

14 minutes ago, jim said:

Weak mentality unfortunately, we did well to get out with a point in the end.

Still 7 from 9 I’ll take it.

This weak mentality bollocks gets wheeled out every time don’t win game. This is the same team that had the mentality to play out the back against one of the best pressing teams in the league at the Emirates the other week but now they’re all bottlers?

They're probably **** knackered is what they are after a 50+ game season where we’ve barely been able to rotate through countless injuries - including another two today.

 

 

Edited April 27 by Delphouneso

[UpTheVilla26]

Not paid much attention to Chelsea this season. 

Until tonight. 

Bunch of petulent, diving cheats. 

Ref totally bottled that 2nd half, they got every cheap free kick going. 

We were poor tonight, game plan worked a treat for 45mins then our usual implosion at 2-0 up. 

As for Madueke, I would pay good money to see someone batter him. Does he think he's in a gang or something? Absolute loser. 

[The_Steve]

There’s a lot of naivety in the team - and senior players either go missing or fragile under pressure. Unai will fix it. But it won’t be overnight. 

[Stevo985]

Very similar to the Man Utd game earlier in the season. We didn’t deserve to be 2-0 up and collapsed in the same way. 
 

Poor all round tonight. A point is a good result on paper but we were lucky 

[Enda]

2 minutes ago, Tayls said:

Has to be the worst performance under Unai. Fackin dreadful. 

Stevenage.

[Villa87]

That was absolutely terrible. However, it looked a tired performance and this team has more than enough credit in the bank to have one of those. Need to pick ourselves up for Thursday - win the next two and all will look very good. 7 points from 9 is some going with the schedule we’ve had. 

[Nicho]

I thought losing Tilemans was the turning point

[Farlz]

Showed them far, far, faarrrr too much respect. We let them come onto us and play for the entire game, got exactly what we deserved. 

Was a bit worried by it first half but thought surely it won’t be the same. It was dreadful. 

[HalfTimePost]

1 minute ago, flashingqwerty said:

I'm embarrassed by that 2nd half display.

If you're embarrassed by anything this season, You've not paid much attention much in the 20 years since you made your account here have you?

[Aston_Villan4]

2 minutes ago, Tayls said:

Has to be the worst performance under Unai. Fackin dreadful. 

This is said after every bad game they have. 

[brummybloke]

Olsen was utter gash as per 95% of his time here.

Some terrible performances tonight

Diaby

Watkins

Olsen

Doug

Very under par.

Went almost as bad as under Gérard in that 2nd half, couldn't string 2 passes together bar 2 times. That's terrible.

We get a point, a valuable point but Jesus, how to throw away a game from a commanding position. 

Basic football should have been enough to see us home and dry.

Clearly have eyes on the semi final but for me I would rather have the aussie keeper in goal than ololsenlitrrally zero faith in him, his lack of common sense or actual positioning.

 

[Rosch]

We just do not respond well to physicality.  Poch clearly knew that.