Aston Villa Reserves v Forest Post-Match Thread

[Tony Daleys Shorts]

I agree with Eamonn. If I were a Forest fan, I'd be aggrieved at losing that game.

Thought we were worthy winners personally, but each to their own.

Fuck Nottingham Forest.

[Dave]

I agree with Eamonn. If I were a Forest fan, I'd be aggrieved at losing that game.

But they had fewer chances, fewer shots and fewer goals than us?

We were a bit of a mess for about 25 minutes, but they're good and have a style that wins them lots of matches. There was always going to be tricky parts.

[paul_e]

I reckon I watched a completely different game to some people because I definitely didn't see one where Emi kept us in it and we managed 1 shot on target in our 'good' half.

Some of you really need to learn how to celebrate a win without ruining it for yourselves.

[manic-road]

I agree with Eamonn. If I were a Forest fan, I'd be aggrieved at losing that game.

Villa had eight shots on target to Forests three, to be aggrieved is stretching it in my opinion.

[AV82EC]

Just got home. Sublimely good first half and a proper buttock clencher in the second. Subs came at the right time as we managed to get some semblance of control back but fair play to Forest really had a go at us second half but we stuck in there. Onwards to Paris….

[Deano's Mullet]

Strong echoes of the end to Unai Emerys first season - we even beat Forest around this time then too. If we don't win a trophy then at the very least should hopefully finish top 5 or 6 again.

[SamTheMouse]

I reckon I watched a completely different game to some people because I definitely didn't see one where Emi kept us in it and we managed 1 shot on target in our 'good' half.

Some of you really need to learn how to celebrate a win without ruining it for yourselves.

It's a difference of opinion, there's really no need to be like that about it.

[Matt C]

Hanging on at the end a bit against a very good side but that shouldn’t detract from a superb first half - we really were quite brilliant.

Three more big hurdles cleared in the last week - onto the next one.

[paul_e]

I reckon I watched a completely different game to some people because I definitely didn't see one where Emi kept us in it and we managed 1 shot on target in our 'good' half.

Some of you really need to learn how to celebrate a win without ruining it for yourselves.

It's a difference of opinion, there's really no need to be like that about it.

Honestly I think there is, the match threads are full of moaning and most people accept that but when you have people saying we deserved a lose a game where the opposition only had 1 decent chance on target and their keeper was man of the match I think it's fair to point out people are going too far with the complaints. As I said at the end of the match thread, flip the teams in that match and none of the people who always moan would be saying we deserved to win, they'd be talking about we were lucky to keep it to 2-1. It's relentless and normally has absolutely no bearing on the actual game.

[Skerra]

My take on the match. I thought we were absolutely outstanding in the first half hour and could easily have been 3 or 4 up. Second half, Forest pressed us much higher up the pitch and we were lucky in as much as a draw would possibly have been a true outcome. Their very poor finishing cost them the chance of a draw but, I’m not complaining with us getting all 3 points.

[Percy McCarthy]

Outclassed in the second half, we should really have lost that game. Every single restart from Emi seemed to result in the ball coming back at us.

They pressed us too well for us to play out from the back and when we went long, Forest won the 50/50s.

I've dismissed Forest as counter-attacking merchants but they kept us pinned in our third for most of the second half and we kept coughing-up chances. I worry for us in Paris after that, to be honest.

Yeah, I was thinking that after the game. If we play like that we’ll get smashed. Maybe the changes we make will help though.

Still optimistic about all other games.

[Dave]

My take on the match. I thought we were absolutely outstanding in the first half hour and could easily have been 3 or 4 up. Second half, Forest pressed us much higher up the pitch and we were lucky in as much as a draw would possibly have been a true outcome.

Maybe. But only in the sense that a Villa win would have been a "true outcomes" of the away fixture.

[aj2k77]

Haven't Forest skanked loads of results this season? They can hardly feel aggrieved.

[SamTheMouse]

Even PWS on the match thread said they were "battering" us at times and I'm pretty sure I wasn't the only one having palpitations in that second half.

Anyhoo, we won, so UTV and bring on Qatar St Germain!

[Exeter 77]

I thought Unai took Garcia off because Elanga was playing in the space he was leaving behind him when went forward but didn't bank on Forest taking Elanga off at the same time.