Official Villa post match reaction thread. {merged - trial}

[Villan10]

Re: Should Clark have gone?

I thought on another day, we'd have got a point at least today, but his first on Tevez, although early in the game, was, in my eyes, a yellow.

His second, therefore, would have meant he's off.

Anyhow, 2 defeats in ages is hardly the disaster many are making out.

Well no. Had it been the other way round, it's a debatable point but if he books him for the first challenge, the players mindset is different (Clark)...as well as probably the whole football game. A player gets booked, the game is stopped for an extra 10 seconds, the free-kick is different, the whole game plays out differently etc and the second challenge might not happen.

Had Clark already been booked and makes a daft challenge that should be a yellow card...then it's obviously a completely reasonable point.

 

[ultimateharold]

Re: Should Clark have gone?

You make a good point, I guess both could reasonably be called as bookings, and he may not have made the second if the first had been given.

City have always been a bit naive in attacking a booked/weak link and today I think despite some good Villa defending, he was it.

 

[sky tot]

Re: Should Clark have gone?

I dont want to take away anything from Villa`s dogged performance,but seen as though the point been brought up.Yea i do think he should of had 2 yellows ,therefore should have been sent off.
Still dont think we would have won tonight,just one of those games.

 

[Manchester_City_Blue]

Re: Should Clark have gone?

Yes the bastard stopped DJ scoring.

But on a serious note Webb was trying to let the game flow.

 

[Ric]

I thought Webb reffed it well tonight.

Fair play to Villa, they defended like their lives depended on it. Reminded me of a couple of games we won against Chelsea and Arsenal under Pearce. Get a goal on the break and then defend for your lives.

Thought we played OK, and was pleased with Kolarov's performance in paricular. Just one of those days.

 

[Andouble]

sad to see that this effectively ended our title aspirations, but I don't think we played awful. I think our problem attacking is we're too deliberate, unless it's a full-fledged, 80-yard counter attack, we attack at only one speed.

 

[Scooby Blue]

Maybe Milner should have started in CM rather than Barry.

GB seems to wilt at Villa Park...and I feel RM should be a bit more responsive to shifts in form / momentum of players etc.

Look at how Kolarov's game picked up after scoring his first goal v Leicester in midweek.
But Milner's reward for a good goal v Leicester in first game was to be dropped back to sub's bench for Wolves game.

 

[city bairn]

Not enough urgency IMO however general play was good. We are still well in this afew big games coming up which will shape our season but I honestly believe we have the squad to do it. The only problem may be experience they have been there and done that, we have not.

 

[urmston]

One day it will all click into place.

 

[lionheart]

One day it will all click into place.

Let's hope it's 12th February at the swamp. Come on Bolton Wanderers!