Ratings & Reactions: UCL1: Young Boys v Villa

[Villan_of_oz]

6 minutes ago, stewiek2 said:

That's the spirit. I thought we'd lost that Brummie self-doubt and putting ourselves down for a second, but thank you for restoring my faith.

Geez mate if you can't tell that's littered with sarcasm then I can't help you  

These were the comments made to me repeatedly when I said we're gonna be fine.

Also I'm Aussie, no Brum in me

[Pongo Waring]

1 hour ago, Jas10 said:

 

Class act

[Stevo985]

On a separate note, the pitch tonight looked baffling.

I've played on modern synthetic pitches and seen them used in professional matches and these days they're like synthetic grass.

But this one looked like the astroturf of old. Really really short, hard surface. Not like the fake grass you usually see

 

Maybe it was just how it looked on TV 

[Villan_of_oz]

2 minutes ago, Stevo985 said:

On a separate note, the pitch tonight looked baffling.

I've played on modern synthetic pitches and seen them used in professional matches and these days they're like synthetic grass.

But this one looked like the astroturf of old. Really really short, hard surface. Not like the fake grass you usually see

 

Maybe it was just how it looked on TV 

No it was bad as it looked apparently, SJM was comically scathing of it in interview after the match..

 

"I've played on plenty of astroturf in Scotland, but none as bad as this"

 

I'm paraphrasing.

[tonyh29]

 

[Zatman]

1 hour ago, villa4europe said:

When was the last time we won 4 of the first 5 games?

More impressive tonight was that Carlos pass aside I was completely relaxed, able to enjoy the game knowing we were the better side and it would come, completely stress free, at no point tonight did I think we'd lose or get tense or start to panic

Complete control 

2020 we won 6 of first 7

[Kiwivillan]

How long do I have to wait for some legit highlights? Usual rubbish on YT of some dudes showing FIFA game with canned commentary

[Jas10]

10 minutes ago, Kiwivillan said:

How long do I have to wait for some legit highlights? Usual rubbish on YT of some dudes showing FIFA game with canned commentary

 

[Zatman]

1 minute ago, skarroki said:

Swear to Christ nothing on the internet triggers me more than some braincell deprived person posting "good ebening" below anything Emery related. Do people actually think it's funny? 

The Venn diagram of the people writing that comment and people who have the reading and writing skills of an underachieving primary school student (in one language, not numerous like Emery) is a circle. 

they are people with no original brain cells and probably fans of teams Unai has beaten since he joined

They are embarrassing though was more embarrassing some Villa fans tried say that as well early in his reign

[Kiwivillan]

13 minutes ago, Jas10 said:

 

Thanks but unavailable in my country. Not at home with vpn pc

Edit: oh just remembered I have the VPN app on my phone. Working yay

Edited Tuesday at 23:06 by Kiwivillan

[sheepyvillian]

1 hour ago, Villan_of_oz said:

Geez mate if you can't tell that's littered with sarcasm then I can't help you  

These were the comments made to me repeatedly when I said we're gonna be fine.

Also I'm Aussie, no Brum in me

I was about to reply with that. Now I'm too gobsmacked at the thought your comment was interpreted without realising the sarcasm. VT for you.

[Rossi]

Unai is cooking

[sheepyvillian]

You have to love the way Jacob just casually lifts the ball over a horizontal Watkins. Fair play to him for being so switched on. 

Edited Wednesday at 14:42 by sheepyvillian

[6065_Villa]

Perfect start to our CL campaign. Youri man of the match for the second game running.

Watkins goal should have stood as never a hand ball from what I could see.

RB is a problem for us and we might see a change on Saturday.

Let's give Bayern a hostile reception especially that diving cheat Kane.

Onwards and upwards

UTV

[ferguson1]

What a truly fantastic evening and a continued feeling of joy this morning. Hearing the music at the start and then the performance after the first twenty minutes was so controlled. We look a real team.

Tielemans and Rogers were ridiculously good, Ramsey looking like the old Ramsey and Martinez didn’t have a lot to do.

Sure they’ll be much harder tests ahead, but we’re back among the elite and it feels good.  

[Brumstopdogs]

Just a reminder that 10.40pm tonight on BBC1 there are match day 1 champions league highlights…

[John]

I thought those Swiss ultras kept singing behind their goal last night, despite our overwhelming superiority. Unlike VAR they had a decent evening and they must they will have enjoyed hosting a top European team like us. 

Everyone thought the atmosphere at Newcastle in the CL last season was something. Just wait until the Bayern game, it will be white hot for them at Villa Park! 

Big European games at Villa Park are back and they don't get much bigger than this! 

There was a superb flag in front of us in Rotterdam. It read "1918, 1945, 1966 and now 1982. It is just not your century"...perhaps we could add 2024 to that in a fortnight! 

 

 

[Andy_10]

11 hours ago, LxYoungAVFC said:

Chapuisat is so random. 

He was an incredible player back in the day. 

[TDR V2]

Won't be many clean sheets at that stadium

[Andy_10]

11 hours ago, TRO said:

Is it me being a biased Villa fan?…..or is all our goals forensically scrutinised, to find fault.

It seems every goal, is a target for questioning.

No, you're not wrong. They seem to be looking for reasons to cancel them off.

Different competition granted, but we were told that the threshold for "clear & obvious" error on VAR was higher this year when we had an issue earlier in season too.