limpid Posted January 14, 2010 Administrator Posted January 14, 2010 Your thoughts for posterity. Please also vote for your man of the match. Remember if you are voting immediately after the game that you cannot change your vote, so you may want to take some time to consider your choice.
KAZZAM Posted January 14, 2010 Posted January 14, 2010 Shit Ref but decent performance. motm asher young 1 goal advantage to take back to villa park. ps we need a new striker.
OutByEaster? Posted January 14, 2010 Moderator Posted January 14, 2010 Could and probably should have been more, referee was poor, at times we were excellent, at times we struggled with the hoof into our box, some good performances and some absolutely outstanding away support. 1-0 up won't mean a great deal for the second leg and we've a lot to do yet.
snowychap Posted January 14, 2010 Posted January 14, 2010 Good result; some really good play in the first half, some nerves in the second, roll on the second leg. 10/10 for the away support. Sounded superb on my stream(s). Thumbs up for those who went and made that noise.
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted January 14, 2010 Posted January 14, 2010 The referee had a complete mare. Should've been at least 3. But job done none the less.
uncy_chris Posted January 14, 2010 Posted January 14, 2010 Frustrating second half having dominated the first. I hope we don't rue the missed chances in the next leg. Young, Milner, Dunne were all excellent - good result overall
Nigel Posted January 14, 2010 VT Supporter Posted January 14, 2010 Good professional result, but i hope we dont rue having nothing to show for a 2nd half of great counter attacking play. Ref missed enough to be demoted to the championship!
RunRickyRun Posted January 14, 2010 Posted January 14, 2010 Great away support - superb effort from all who went. Great result - could have been a lot better but Blackburn failed to make us pay for the missed chances.
AVFC-Prideofbrum Posted January 14, 2010 Posted January 14, 2010 Great performance and well done O'Neill, bought on Sidwell and it completly took the sting out of the game. that's exactly what I like to see! Guzan - 6 - Some decent saves but struggled physically. Cuellar - 7 - Usual consistancy. Collins - 7 Usual consistancy Dunne - 8 - Titanic again. Warnock - 7 Usual Consistancy. Young - 8 - Looked really lively, and throughouly enjoyed him running at players. Petrov - 7 - Again, great 60 minutes but then needed to just be a captain and get his foot on the ball and set the tempo, didn't do it and went missing a little but still overall, solid. Downing - 7.5 - Really does look a class act and his quality on the ball is something we need. Milner - 9 - Another fantastic performance from Milner, a goal and our creative force. Heksey - 7.5 - Links the play up brilliantly and was the focal point in us starting our attacks. Someone we really need. Agbonlahor - 8 - Should of had a penalty, ran the channels well, held the ball up well and was unlucky on a couple of occasions not to get a goal. MON - 9 - Correct starting line up, correct tactical subsitution! (One mark down for it not being Reo-Coker )
rendelc Posted January 14, 2010 Posted January 14, 2010 Well done lads. Please Mon can we have a quality centre forward.Than we would take some stopping!
lp_villa830 Posted January 14, 2010 Posted January 14, 2010 Thought Guzan looked a bit nervous but grew as the game went on, also i felt some of the passes Downing picked out tonight were sublime.
Oaks Posted January 14, 2010 Posted January 14, 2010 Should have had the tie all but tied up but you cannot argue with a 1 goal lead. I thought Milner and Young were a class appart.
cicottrell Posted January 14, 2010 Posted January 14, 2010 can anyone clear up the gabby booking? I thought the carling cup was a Football League competition, not an FA competition, therefore bookings don't count...
villa4europe Posted January 14, 2010 Posted January 14, 2010 we kept it interesting for next week on purpose 1st half IMO was as good as we get, 2nd halfdipped but we still could of had 2/3 goals each half, still think with carlos at RB we hit it long a bit too much but with their set pieces threat it did make sense, guzan looked nervous (shame it was a foul cos it was a great save) but everyone else looked very good ref was absolutely shocking, 2 pens, IMO the kalinic elbow is either way not always given, but benni's at the end i cant see what else he possibly saw
switters Posted January 14, 2010 Posted January 14, 2010 Good performance, 'specially first half. The midfield in particular impressed and MOTM could be any from Milner, Young, Downing. Another clean sheet - good for the defence. Shame we didn't get the second, but would've definitely taken this result beforehand. We'll have big psychological advantage going into the 2nd leg and have shown we can score goals against Blackburn, so we should be able to see it out comfortably enough.
maqroll Posted January 14, 2010 Posted January 14, 2010 Just think what our results would look like with a quality striker to pair w/ Gabby.......less draws, and more comfortable wins. Great win, Milner the Legend grows
Villan69 Posted January 14, 2010 Posted January 14, 2010 Our fans were brilliant beyond belief! Even impersonated Newcastle fans with their shirts off - cant believe how loud they were:)
villa_shere Posted January 14, 2010 Posted January 14, 2010 Good win, we bossed the first half, but we are crying out for a natural goalscorer.
villadude Posted January 14, 2010 Posted January 14, 2010 Should have won that by three or four tonight, good job done by the lads though. Ref was a word removed.
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