Monaco vs Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[LeeB]

I think if you watch the highlights you’ll see Buendia was quite effective, compared to the rest of them anyway.

Our best player in the front half of the pitch, played the best pass of the night which may have ended in a goal had Bailey not intervened to pass it back to their keeper.

[Rigadon]

I'm sure I read some quote from Unai earlier this morning where he names the players who he thought were following instruction.  I can't find it now, but it included Tielemanns, Cash, Martinez, Mings and I think Rogers and maybe another name I can't remember.  It definitely did not include Watkins of Duran.

I included Konsa too and, I think, Buendia. It did not include Rogers though.

So I didn't imagine it (apart from etc Rogers part)! 

The other thing to mention is that we again missed two very good chances when we were well on top, which is something else Emery mentioned - it's' probably getting right on his nerves by now.  Watkins and Bailey (who just...fell over).   And the whole thing when Unai was tapping his head, basically saying some players aren't mentally up to it - I'm thinking he was thinking about Mr Bailey there. 

[Ger Regan]

I'm struggling to get too worked up about the result. To me it seemed like a display from a tired team struggling to cope with injuries and lack of depth in certain locations. It wasn't good, but in saying that we did have some chances that should have got us an equaliser.

[Olneythelonely]

I’m struggling to not get worked up about it. I’m usually ok at it but I’m still fuming this morning.

[DB]

Mings was poor yesterday. Gave the ball away and his passing was not great. That was a Pau match / team to play last night.

[VILLA MOLE]

I think the frustrating thing is we have given up points to two bang average teams

[Drummond]

Too many players were off it last night. it's happened a few times now, passes not quite reaching their target, tackles being missed and players seemingly not as well prepared as they might be.

I do wonder though if they are just tired, long meetings, the physical exertion of the games, and travel. In the space of a week we've been away three times and that disrupts preparation, recovery and rest.

We've a few days to prepare for Sunday, then we're at home again on Wednesday. I expect a positive reaction.

[Rigadon]

Too many players were off it last night. it's happened a few times now, passes not quite reaching their target, tackles being missed and players seemingly not as well prepared as they might be.

I do wonder though if they are just tired, long meetings, the physical exertion of the games, and travel. In the space of a week we've been away three times and that disrupts preparation, recovery and rest.

We've a few days to prepare for Sunday, then we're at home again on Wednesday. I expect a positive reaction.

Yeah, tiredness definitely came into it last night.  You could see Rogers and a few others just completely run out of steam in the last half hour.

[VILLA MOLE]

Too many players were off it last night. it's happened a few times now, passes not quite reaching their target, tackles being missed and players seemingly not as well prepared as they might be.

I do wonder though if they are just tired, long meetings, the physical exertion of the games, and travel. In the space of a week we've been away three times and that disrupts preparation, recovery and rest.

We've a few days to prepare for Sunday, then we're at home again on Wednesday. I expect a positive reaction.

Yeah, tiredness definitely came into it last night.  You could see Rogers and a few others just completely run out of steam in the last half hour.

That is why the late subs were so bizarre  !

[Rigadon]

Too many players were off it last night. it's happened a few times now, passes not quite reaching their target, tackles being missed and players seemingly not as well prepared as they might be.

I do wonder though if they are just tired, long meetings, the physical exertion of the games, and travel. In the space of a week we've been away three times and that disrupts preparation, recovery and rest.

We've a few days to prepare for Sunday, then we're at home again on Wednesday. I expect a positive reaction.

Yeah, tiredness definitely came into it last night.  You could see Rogers and a few others just completely run out of steam in the last half hour.

That is why the late subs were so bizarre  !

I think Emery realised he'd made a mistake putting Duran without taking Watkins off and got a bit stuck with what to do about it.

[AV82EC]

Monaco is a concrete shithole, Benidorm with money is how my son described it. You’d think 1000 Villa fans were about to launch a full scale military assault on the Princes Palace with the level of policing we were met with. I think Max on VOT described it as they just don’t want Football fans at all and go out of their way to make it as miserable experience as you’d imagine. Yet another ground where you’re lined up to be sniffed by dogs, searched as if you’re part of a terrorist cell, have to hand in your Battery pack then go through same sniff and search as before all while being watched by a small regiment of tooled up to the max French Riot police. Oh and the ground is a miserable soulless dump with about as much atmosphere as a Church Fete. It may have an iconic design but I thought it was crap. There were toilets but not enough for 1000 people, the catering was absolute shite as like many others I think I have now eaten the driest Ham Baguette ever made. And to cap all that off we were absolute shite, with a sub Bruges performance that was so insipid I think my eyes started bleeding.

All in all Monaco can stick itself right up its own tax dodging overblown sense of self important not as nice as Nice arse. The ******.

See you all on Sunday.

[Woody17]

Mings was poor yesterday. Gave the ball away and his passing was not great. That was a Pau match / team to play last night.

What was Unai supposed to do with Pau being injured?

[DB]

Mings was poor yesterday. Gave the ball away and his passing was not great. That was a Pau match / team to play last night.

What was Unai supposed to do with Pau being injured?

That wasn't my intended point.
My point is, it horses for courses. Some matches Mings is better suited than Torres and vice versa. I wasn't saying that Unai could have done anything as Pau is injured (obviously) just that Mings was poor and could have done with Pau's passing ability.

[kipeye]

Monaco is a concrete shithole, Benidorm with money is how my son described it. You’d think 1000 Villa fans were about to launch a full scale military assault on the Princes Palace with the level of policing we were met with. I think Max on VOT described it as they just don’t want Football fans at all and go out of their way to make it as miserable experience as you’d imagine. Yet another ground where you’re lined up to be sniffed by dogs, searched as if you’re part of a terrorist cell, have to hand in your Battery pack then go through same sniff and search as before all while being watched by a small regiment of tooled up to the max French Riot police. Oh and the ground is a miserable soulless dump with about as much atmosphere as a Church Fete. It may have an iconic design but I thought it was crap. There were toilets but not enough for 1000 people, the catering was absolute shite as like many others I think I have now eaten the driest Ham Baguette ever made. And to cap all that off we were absolute shite, with a sub Bruges performance that was so insipid I think my eyes started bleeding.

All in all Monaco can stick itself right up its own tax dodging overblown sense of self important not as nice as Nice arse. The ******.

See you all on Sunday.

Eloquently put. You should be a travel writer.

[simon ward 50]

Just a really poor performance as Mings said!