ThunderPower_14 Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 Excellent half! We're well on top at the moment. The ref can get right **** with the cards though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiDanger Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 So much more fight and solidity. Turning point whatever the result? Dunne looks fit too. Plus anyone else notice that Cuellar looks far better in possession than he used to at right back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted January 2, 2011 Moderator Share Posted January 2, 2011 I'd echo claret75, every single yellow is justified so far (apart from Friedel where we don't know what was said). No point deluding ourselves. So Friedel's booking for mouthing off to the referee isn't justified, but Collin's booking for mouthing off at the referee is? For me only Petrov and Ferreira should have been booked in that first half. We've done well and being level is the least we deserve - but I really can't see us seeing this game out with eleven on the field. If he was refereeing it in an even way, then they'd have four or five on bookings too and he'd just be being ridiculous - as it is, he's only being ridiculous in one direction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshVilla Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 more of the same please now we have a few senior players come back it would be typical if we lost one to a red card touchwood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picicata Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 I wouldn't question why our players have the yellows they have garnered but the ref should be equal to both teams and at least Terry (for man handling the ref at the penalty) and Essien should be in the book as well. The Ref is biased. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cracker1234 Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 The lads showed fighting spirit, first time I've seen that in a long while. Still look shakey in places, but better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 Everything else aside...what is the difference today, who is this team playing for? Even the so called trouble maker Dunne has fight in him, wonder whats changed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkr Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 "Hello, i am Lee Mason and i am a shit ref!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shambles Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 That should be a booking for Essien based on the way he's refereed the game thus far. Essentially I'm saying the man is a cheat or an idiot. Shocking refereeing performance in that first half. He lost credibility when he gave them their penalty followed by several yellow cards to our lads, all of which - bar Friedels - have been engineered by Chelsea players diving all over the place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theunderstudy Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 Chelsea fouls 10 - 1 yellow card Villa fouls 7 - 6 yellow cards Come on ref, talk about bias Essien 3 fouls no yellow including giving away a pen All the villa players it is one foul in the book. This. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djdabush Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 So nice to see us with some solidity. Perhaps we can now use this as our basis ans work on our style of play from there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFC-Prideofbrum Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 We've been the far better team. Not just the better team but far. Apart from the penalty, they haven't had a single even half chance. This is excellent. As long as the Ref is not a cock and we keep this up, we can get a point or even three. The main thing for me though is the fact every player seems fully concentrated, know what they are doing, working as a team. Performance have been completely raised and it looks as if they are all playing like they know we are 16th in the league. Play like this every week, we'll not only be fine but probably be around the top 10 come end of the season. Keep it up Villa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claret75 Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 6 yellow Cards now, Lee Mason you Muppet, it is a contact sport. It's a contact sport, but that doesn't mean you can go around chopping, tripping and body-checking. If your first foul of an entire game is a body check it really can't be bookable, unless the challenge is deemed cynical which none of these are. Your saying none of these bookings were cynical? That body check was cynical. Every single one of the bookings were justified. I want Villa to win as much as everyone else, but fairs fair, you can't really argue against any of the bookings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 Essien should have one for the penalty challenge, and one for the tackle on young, Terry for complaining, Cashley for diving and Ramires has got one. This. we have both committed 9 fouls yet they only have 1 booking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juanpabloangel18 Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 "Hello, i am Lee Mason and i am a shit ref!" spitting image clearing in the woods Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumstopdogs Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 10 shots vs 4 at half time!!! Keep 11 men on the pitch Villa!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NurembergVillan Posted January 2, 2011 Moderator Share Posted January 2, 2011 As much as I would dearly LOVE a win, or even a draw, the result today I dont feel is all that important. Were expected to lose, so that be it. However, the performance is vital. We need to show the world our team is united again. Playing for each other, for the manager and of course for the fans. If we can show some bottle, some courage, some effort and a little bit of ability, it will be a confidence booster for the whole club and in my opinion go some way to banishing all the negativity around the place at the moment. As for the match itself.... COME ON THE VILLA! You know it's already half time don't you? Absolutely i do. Im just saying we seem to be showing some bottle, which is more than can be said for the past months worth of performances. Losing can be forgiven, if you are seen to try your utmost to prevent it. As it is, were not losing, and trying our best. Happy days! Fair enough matey. It read like a pre-match battle cry, but works for me nonetheless! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YLN Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 Reo Coker's was cynical, Petrov's was rash, Collins grabbed the referee, Friedel was just booked for dissent, Clark made 2 very strong cardable tackles Gabby's was wrong When he did less than Terry did... right up in the face of the ref. Eh! I don't know what was said, but dissent gets a yellow card. Maybe Terry should have gotten one too. It's not easily to determine whether or not a player should be booked for dissent without knowing what was said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuintonK6 Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 Fantastic committed 1st half so unlucky not to to be leading at the break - Can't believe i sent my ticket back . Looks like we've finally found Clarkes position and may save a few quid towards a better forward instead of a replacement for Warnock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanky Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 We're playing very well. How the **** was Essien not booked. I thought it was never a penalty on Malouda either, he was backing right into Collins. both were definite pens, cant see any other argument. stupid challenge by collins, went for a ball he couldnt win and came down on the players legs. Not a chance IMO Malouda went for the back in Collins, didn't even bother try to win the ball. The ball was there to for Collins to win and Malouda turned his back to goal to go over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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