Big respect to you for not blaming the ref or other nonsense like that. Brace yourselves for Piraeus next week my friend, and may the best team win the cup
U think so m8? Have you ever seen Karaiskakis stadium of Olympiakos? The crowd yelling so f loud that u can't even think not play football? And you say for early goal...yes it will be one early goal but not for Villa remember that. Villa had the opportunity,bad night,bad luck now it's over
@@arisdante7162wow with fans like that what's the point of turning up for the 2nd leg! So You're either an olympiakos fan, villa fan we don't need or a bluenose, that sort of negativity belongs at the scum, the game is totally winnable and until the final whistle goes we have a chance of getting through
A year and a half ago we couldn’t level a game that we were one down in. Like ever. We go one down we lose. We go two up, we let three in and so on. This is the first Villa team built to chase games if needed, the only Villa squad that I’ve ever seen come from behind. If we go on or two down I’m no longer down, I know we can pull it back. Cmon you villa boys!! UTV- best season ever! Be nice if some people remembered that.
Waited 42 years for us not to show up. They were better all over the pitch. Couldn’t beat their press and didn’t deserve to win. Too many side and back passes. We played our part in nothing going for us. Got it all to do now. But it’s not impossible. We have to score first.
One thing this season has taught us is that when we have a bad match and are well off it, we bounce back. Saw enough in that match to have confidence that we can get at this team in the second leg. Hit the nail on the head there Luke, control the midfield and move the ball faster. UTV🦁
Luke… you are NOT out of Europe yet !!!! That can be clawed back…just have a go at them in the return…. Better news…. Looking good for 4th and that is massive…you MUST be so proud of this team what a season….. STAY POSITIVE…. UTV..👍✊
If your in the comments blaming Olsen, you didn’t watch the game, midfield lost us the game they dominated midfield turning us over constantly and punished us for it
I’m so sick of Olsen apologists. How can you watch that fourth goal and think that’s acceptable that it’s gone in. He might not of been directly responsible for all the goals but the fact of the matter is that he’s fundamentally not good enough to play for Villa. The defence absolutely shit themselves when he’s in net and he can’t play out from the back with the same confidence that emi does. He needs to go, I never want to see him in a Villa shirt again and I will never forget that he shipped four goals last night. HES NOT GOOD ENOUGH.
He has conceded 2.79 goals on average when playing for Villa. What sort of reassurance does he give you? I'm always bracing for the worst when I see him coming on. Perhaps it's about time to drop the 'Swedish international' myth because that means f*ck all and give a more hungry young keeper some chances. What's to lose after all? Olsen will be given the boot in a couple of months anyway...
@@alexjohnson9535 exactly mate, couldn’t of said it better myself. Yet you still have people saying “it’s not his fault, support him” no I fucking won’t support him he’s not good enough to play for us. What kind of championship mentality do we have? This is the closet we could get to a European trophy for another 40 years, and that prick shipped 4 goals against the Greece QPR. Who even wants to win a trophy? People saying at least we have champions league, what I’d say to that is have you watched how this squad has performed against European teams home and away this campaign. We’ve struggled in every game we’ve played, against much lesser opposition. If you think we even have the slightest chance of making it out the group then pass me what you’re smoking because it sounds fucking great.
I've been a defender of Olsen throughout. Fully backed him last night to get the job done. The truth is though is that he's not good enough to play for Villa. On average, he concedes 2.81 goals per 90 minutes. Obviously your second keeper is always going to be worse but the gulf between him and Martinez is huge - to the point where I don't think it's viable that we rely on him anymore. It wasn't all his fault last night. Penalty and the first goal are tough saves to make but the other two he should've had. Our midfield and defence was also all over the place and I can't name a single player that had a great game but unfortunately Olsen has shown time and time again that he couldn't save a word document.
It’s halftime in the tie Luke, let’s try and be positive - we can go there and win. Early goal changes everything. We went to the Emirates and beat Arsenal we can do this! Trust in Unai!!
I must have been the only Villa fan that called this loss. I thought we were over confident in the build up to this game and didn't give enough respect to Olympiakos, these moments always come back to bite us on the ass. We seemed pedestrian all through the game, our passing at times was terrible, the ref made some shocking decisions but ultimately Olympiakos did a number on us and we massively underestimated them. It's going to be tough when we play them at their place. UTV!!!!
I had said 1 nil us but expected a loss if we conceded 1st. The comments on the score prediction for us were wild af. That's where part of the disappointment for most is coming from. In their heads we've been beat by a league 1 or Championship side. They have European pedigree, they're never going to be pushovers
I didn't call the loss but I did feel the overconfidence was palpable. If you know European football history, then you know Olympiacos has always had the money to buy quality international players- young and experienced ones. That the Greek league is a lower caliber in general is irrelevant. Would've been the same situation had Fenerbahce gotten through.
Apapun hasilnya, kami tetap dibelakang Aston Villa untuk terus memberi dukungan, hanya bisa memberikan nyanyian UEFA Europa Conference League,, OOOOOOOOO,,,,, UP THE VILLA..!!
Dont forget we were 2 down in this game & came back.I don't care where the game is ,I Believe in this team.We definitely won't be as bad again next week. It's been a fantastic season .UTV!
What’s wrong with Dougie since he came back from his suspension, his passing was off it from the start & the penalty can’t believe he put his hand up. The ref was terrible as well should have had a penalty can’t believe VAR didn’t over turn that decision. It’s going to be hard but they can turn it around next week UP THE VILLA
No excuses, WE ARE UP AND DOWN LIKE A FIDDLERS ELBOW!!!, we can beat the best and lose to the worst with no rhyme or reason between which performance we are going to get. We are going to playing the best teams in “The World” next season and these games CLEARLY SHOW we do not have the depth… the issue is we can’t just go out and buy because of FFP, I have my concerns about playing in the UCL. We have to believe we can still do it in the away leg, but it will be tough ……… UTV
Losing a dynamic, young, talented holding player like Kamara has had a huge effect on Villa and especially Luiz (who had a shocker). Since we lost him, we have been so inconsistent. The tie certainly isn’t over though.
FA need to start doing what other leagues doing and giving time off between games. Emery still not blaming officiating in his post match, pure class, i was losing my s#it with that ref all night
If the result last night had just been 0-2 to them we would probably be feeling more positive about going to their place and thinking we can turn it around, and thats the way we need to think, we can't win every game and last night we were off it, but I genuinely think because we scored those two goals we are still well and truly in this tie, players coming back and we still have one of the best managers in the world, forget, reset and move on now ;-) Imagine if this weekend we win, Spurs lose to Liverpool and we head to Greece knowing we already have Champions League football next season, the team will be buzzing UTV, VTID !
OFFICIATING (not just the refs) has been a disgrace across this competition. We've had One ref that was One the best I've seen anywhere and the rest have been the collective worst. No excuse though they done us over. Tbh though I couldn't believe the comments on the score prediction short. You can't assume you'll turn up to a European Semi final and hammer the other team. I had commented that if we went behind We'd be in trouble. We've been told all week about their energy and pressing. Dougie too casual for such a good press. We had some bad luck, they were good and officiating was poor. It happens. Roll the sleeves up for the 2nd leg. Chelsea have helped us out so Biggest game is Brighton right now. Let's go UTV
Hello there. Im Greek and big fan of Olympiacos my whole life. I hope the best team wins this, Aston Villa is a big team with big history and we respect that. I hope next year you will be in CL (i really wish that for you guys because i really like your football) but i also hope this year is over for u in europe . hehehe. Good luck, see ya all in Greece! PS: ΜΕ ΈΝΑ ΌΝΕΙΡΟ ΤΡΕΛΌ!
I think he will be one of three or four to go in the summer because of FFP we will have Buendia and Mings back by then and a couple more quality additions will make this team stronger and better!
Imagine Kane, Mbappe & Bellingham pressing our back line in the CL next season? We need to make some clever signings this summer otherwise CL will be a write off! UTV
You don't expect to turn up an beat Madrid tbf and Unai would set up specifically to counter what they're good at rather than the other way around. Also their press last night was devastating in the midfield area. They allowed our defenders to mostly keep the ball. That's why it was so dangerous to go behind as chasing the game played into their hands. 1st goal in Athens is the biggest.
Why is Dougie so poor since his ban? Do you think he might be on his way out the club? Alisha is leaving at end of the season I believe, he just doesn't look at it last few games.
No matter what the players say you can tell they ain't comfortable when Emi isn't in goal . LUIZ looks like his head has been turned recently. They ref was diabolical
@@Lioness_UTVit’s not about the goals we conceded, but it’s how we play slow from the back, we confidence of beating the press we didn’t do that much last night, when we did diaby scored
I can’t believe how bad the referee was. I cannot believe how badly we handled ourselves in that game. I still believe we can scrap our way out of this
Luiz had a nightmare & we had zero luck whilst they had the ref calls & we just made errors to help them score thier goals. Having said that they showed they're not afraid to play & on the night looked the better side. The positives are we came back from 2 nil to make it level & that means we can do it again. Its only half time & we are 2 goals down if it was a 90min game we dont give up after 45mins we reset. Hence, this was only the first half & we are 2 gials down we must go out more postive & get it right over in greece for the second half but he next goal in this game will be huge we cant concede first. UTMV lets do it Unai & the boys 💜💙👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Mixed emotions this morning Luke. Great atmosphere last night - to start with anyway… shocking referee, very poor passing from most players, especially at the back and some real suicidal passes. Never known McGinn make so many bad passes…! However, I don’t think we are out of this by any stretch but if Dougie had out the peno away, I would feel very confident….! However, a big thank you to Chelsea, 7 points clear of Spurs, goal difference of plus 8 - one more win and we secure 4th…..! Onwards and upwards - UTV
Was working and didnt see the game last night. Bad result but it is only half time in this tie, so we can recover. Hard job on our hands but we can do it. Big game incoming on Sunday and great result for us last night in the prem with spurs losing. UTV
Great analysis Luke. I came here to comment but you said everything I would have!. Bitterly disappointed. Fair play to olympiakos, they came with a plan & executed it perfectly. Too much dilly dallying at the back, I know it’s how we have played for a while now but I’m uneasy with it, they forced us into errors and and we couldn’t cope. Everyone was found lacking, similar to the Chelsea game. I think If Arsenal want to meet us halfway for Dougie at 85 mil, we should bite their hands off and cash in. Perspective says let’s not forget how far we’ve come, brilliant season and the boys have done us proud, it just could’ve been so much more last night. UTV.
Having thought about the Diaby song way before we reached the Semi Final of a European Conference League Tournament, nobody would have predicted that we would have been assigned Olympiacos in the latter stages of the tournament, my thoughts are that Greece is where we will see the best of Diaby. We have to believe, it’s not over yet, we just need an early goal and the nerves must then register with them. UTV!
I called myself a reckless optimist the other week and I'm telling you all is not lost. We're lucky inasmuch that there's a second leg and we are perfectly capable of scoring two goals in 90 minutes. It felt like everything that could go wrong went wrong last night. BTW, how was the Bailey penalty not given??
We had some awful decisions go against us, the disalliwed goal, Bailey penalty are the 2 big ones. Them getting the corner when Lenglet was just seeing the ball out for a goal kick and scoring from it, you can go on and on. Things need to change, we lose so much when McGinn has to go back a bit, midfield becomes non existent. This is where the game was lost for me. Im not blaming Olsen, he was unlucky with the deflection but if you get your hand to something youve got to do better especially in the middle of the goal and why did he have a clenched fist??? Extremely disappointing, at this point I cant see us getting through because defensively we wont keep them out. Monchi needs to work more magic than Harry Potter if we're getting a team together for champions league football next season. If it wasnt for the money id be saying lets step up to the Europa first, especially after last nights game. Hopefully the ones with injuries will massively improve our squad depth and Unai will have many more options. Time for another coffee ☕️ Cheers for doing this Luke. UTV
Spot on with everything Julie except for the Europa League bit imo. I think that's the worst Competition for us to be in. If we have CL the money is there to sign players that will want to come. For a good run in the EL you'd be looking at the same level of player except you don't have the cash and they may not be interested. An early exit in the CL would be expected so not devastating. Allows you to concentrate on getting back in for rest of season and has already paid around the same as winning the EL would. The EL meanwhile offers Sunday+Thursday football with Competition that you can't rest players for like in the ECL. Yeah, so for me personally I'd rather be back in the ECL than the EL. The CL is a must now though. Chelsea have done their bit. 2 wins and the glory of qualifying is ours. Its not a trophie but every PL club wants it.
@outofthetrash5925 I totally get you I agree, what I'd hate to happen is what's happened to Newcastle this season though I'd back Emery over Howe every day to ensure it didn't happen. 💜
We were very flat to start off with yet done really well to get back into it, some shocking decisions as usual. Not sure why Lenglet started tbh but what do I know, especially if he is not staying beyond the summer. Dougie just looks way off it since he came back, is there a move going on in the background? Duran as always causes mayhem maybe needed more time on the pitch. If Martinez is still injured for the Brighton game I think I'd be tempted to bring Gaucci and see what he can offer. It just doesn't work with Olsen in goal, we panic a bit passing it out the back. We got nothing to lose now next leg so it's gotta be alot more attacking and at a much quicker pace. Early goal we can get a result out there no problem. Keep the faith!
@AndyHiley1 Luiz spent that much time pointing that when the ball was played to him he wasn't ready. His passing was way off and he got turned over numerous times. I think Unai has 1 eye on Sunday with Pau possibly, these players have lots of experience at international level, we quite rightly expect much more than last night.
What could’ve gone wrong did go wrong … I think not having Martinez Pau and Youri play us out from the back and make THEM make the first move was huge miss …. Nightmare .. Keep the Faith in this team though Everyone … we ARE capable of doing the impossible….. and it’s not impossible…. We can do it . At least Tottenham lost 🙏😂…. Up the villa !
I’m not blaming anyone I’m just gonna leave these stats here: Olsen has played 15 games for Villa, we’ve won 5, drew 2 and lost 8. He concedes 2 goals a game average. Wouldn’t that warrant giving Gauci a go?
Was at the game last night. Gotta say totally not Steve Olson‘s fault. One of the goals was the penalty. The other one was wicked deflection poor defending and losing the ball in midfield. He made a couple of world-class saves to keep us in it for Matty had an absolutely amazing game, still think we’ve got a chance? Hopefully, he will fire them up for next Thursday. 🔥🔥💜💙UP THE VILLA💜💙🔥🔥
It was a true Greek tragedy at B6 😢. Lost complete control. Hope dies last but it wont be easy. We can go there and get back into the tie. Let’s see what this team is made of… (Silver lining that Spurs lost again). UTV!
Was fuming at the time but now more positive especially looking at the stats. All big moments went their way and none went ours, and we had SO many chances. Get Martinez Torres Tielemans back and BRING OUR LEVEL, we KNOW we have it in us. Not scared of Olympiacos now, just scared of the ref, I don’t think they were as good as Lille, I just think it was a massive off day. Set it right on Brighton and get top 4 nailed on, then do what we can. We’re STILL in this, we already saw them throw away a two goal lead and we can again. UTV
Having to score goals ( Unai wont) but Pau in midfield is worth exploring for his ball play... perhaps not in a semi final second leg ..BUT can't be worse than last night.
Unfortunately, despite the cries of "the world's No.2", the team don't play like he is and there's a nervousness about the team. Emi is such a big character in the team and he's part of what makes the team tick. Dougie and McGinn were absolutely crap in midfield and that's not what you need. Goals scored against the team that have become renowned this season for holding a line that all of a sudden isn't being held, Lenglet is a poor man's Pau Torres and it showed again tonight that he just isn't anywhere near as good and progressive as Torres. Konsa looks completely lost and unable to progress a ball at all and despite the fact that Emery likes control of a game, I'm not sure what the point is of continually playing the ball around at the back when we're trailing 2-0, it doesn't seem to be the time to be doing that. I can't believe that Digne didn't push on into the acres of space there was constantly in front of him in the 1st half, it defies logic, for me. Emi almost certainly would've saved the 4th goal and would've almost certainly snuffed out the 2nd goal after Kaabi broke through...... it was dire. To throw the game away after getting back to all square. I'm not sure we can stick the place out so badly again and hopefully we'll see a response v Brighton and seal the points we need to pretty much seal 4th place to give us a springboard to be able to throw the kitchen sink at next Thursday and give it a real go.
Our intensity, focus and keeping to Emery's game plan was a pace off and they clearly grew in confidence as the first half mins ticked by. They were impressive and we were passive. In some ways they played similarly to us but were far more willing to play direct when moments presented themselves, while we seemed to second guess ourselves ad slip into slow and safe under the guise of possession and in control. I lost count how many times Cash backtracked or passed sideways vs playing the all forwards. Players like McGinn and Luiz off their game, giving a Pen and missing a pen. I agree Luke, backwards and sideways gets you nowhere as we aren't challenging the opposition. Having said that, I believe Emery will be determined to meet this challenge in Athens. Its all to play for and we have it in us to bring the game to them...
I still believe we go through.. An early goal next week changes everything.. On the bright side. Spurs lost to Chelsea which takes us one step closer to CL Football. Keep the vibe VILLA. UTV
Lol have any of AV players been to Karaiskaki stadium? It's like going to hell. An early goal will change nothing. Oly will score 2 or 3 only by the push of the crowd
Ref was an utter joke and so was VAR. But they played to thier maximum, we know we can play much better. And we can win 2-0. And in other news Spurs and Spursy 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 UTV ❤
Its like everyone has forgot how many players we have out and who them players are? Mings massive (look at his record when he plays) ,Kamara the same). Buendia, Tielmans for rest of seaon, Ramsey for 3/4 of season, Morano never been fully fit ,out for over half the season if you tot it up, Martinez has been struggling with hamstring for a while, suspensions havnt helped either. this means also we haven't got the rotation to help players stay fit and as fresh as they could be. This is on top of the standard 1 or 2 games out with strains etc for other players. Im amazed at what weve done this year considering. we were a bit off last night but luck wasnt on our side at all last night, 2nd pen against us all season not sure luiz new much about it, our 1st goal disallowed, unlucky deflection,, and Luiz missed his 1st pen this season i believe. Lets get behind em in the 2nd leg and hope luck goes our way this time :)UTV!
Luiz can go. He's lost it. I'll drive Olsen out of Villa Park myself, i don't want to see him ever again. Absolute shambles. it's not over yet, though. 😅
@UTVPODCAST Very true mate, BUT what if they score first 🤔 😳. I just can't believe it. It was a horrific evening. We have to score first and early. We have to go all out attack all game try and score 5. I feel betrayed 🤣🤣. There's no point playing Champions League if you can't beat Olympiacos mate simple as that I'm not bieng negative it was a total shambles. We go again. UTV!
It was one of those nights. A poor performance, a dreadful referee and no luck. They made their luck so fair play to them. I thought we looked tired and the injury toll is really starting to tell. If we get champions league we need some big additions, because last night was a glimpse of how hard it will be. The game is still on. If we hit form, we can demolish them. But it’s going to be extremely difficult
We had chances and I honestly think we can score two goals but we can’t give them another goal. McGinn and especially Luiz were miles off it. Our midfield is none existent in so many games. Seriously missing Tielemans and Karama. We just move the ball far to slow it gives teams chance to regroup. Their going to sit back and hit us on the break, we have to score first
Disappointing, but another night that deflection doesnt go in, we get the pen for the challenge on Bailey, Dougie doesnt miss the pen we did get and we win 4-3 without playing well. Luiz looked like he hadnt slept and only started playing well after missing the peno.
I wasn’t expecting that! There was possibly some over confidence by Villa, but from the highlights Olympiacos certainly took their chances! Luiz doesn’t look like he’s the man any more! Personally, I think he’s been approached and it’s on his mind? Who knows! We should be stronger for the 2nd leg so fingers crossed we can pull this around - NOT going to be easy though! Would love to hear what Emery said to them! Need to get Watkins tied down with a longer contract - I reckon Utd will be dangling a carrot for next season! Bit negative today but feel like you Luke! UTV One positive - Spurs lost!
Tottenham losing is a morale booster for us. Possibly of Champions league in my opinion was priority. If we beat brighton they lose to liverpool we are there. Massive boost for the team and pressure lifted off the team. Maybe we will destroy olympiacos away with that scenario. UTV
Personally I think we will cash in on luiz. Cash. Digne. Carlos. Emery inherited the squad emery has done fantastic to get where we are. If we get champions league emery will need to sell to bring in a better RB & LB. Ball playing centre back. 2 class midfielders. 1 winger and 1 striker
Luiz since he came back from his banned hasn’t been on form cost us the game with Chelsea and now with yesterdays game I just don’t understand what happened Villa look liked they given up once the penalty went in and the ref was a joke. I doubt Villa will come back not away from home all this hard work and Villa bottled it at semi’s what a shame
@@UTVPODCAST Definitely Not Luke. The midfield was lacking the ball wasn’t getting past quickly I just hope Villa can turn it around but to score at least 2 away from home to a team that beat us badly it’s tough. UTV
Whatever happens in this competition, we will be in Europe next season and the experience of this season will be so valuable to the players. The spine of our team isn’t used to the pressure of it and they will take some great experience from it. Still in the tie, tough ask but these players can turn it around! UTV!
I think Luiz is off it of late we played much better when he was suspended. Play the same game plan and formation as we did against Arsenal and we can get ourselves back into this tie. We scored 2 and played shit n if we bring our A game they are in for a shock. Never seen you so down luke, cheer up our kid. Semi finalists and 4th in prem equals a great season. UTV ❤
They were on fire! There are really decent sides in the Conference league and we seem to have the misfortune of playing the best; if truth be told Lille should have been in this semi final. We have rode our luck for too long in this competition and it has now caught up with us. Bur the experience will be massive if we can learn from it as we certainly must if Champions league is on the horizon as it seems to be. Yes, midfield was the problem again and injuries have really cost us big time. But miracles happen and as you say it’s all about the next goal. We can do it. And I think we will!
We as Villans feel your pain. It looks over but who knows? They are very good at home. Villa might - maybe - get a chance to get it back but likely xtra-time or pens needed to edge through. I think it's gone but hope lives on... More interested in beating Brighton for 3 points, which I think would probaly give AVFC a champs lge spot, and I'd love that. As always my Villa pal... UTV
Chin up guys. We'll knock five past them in the second leg, and Spurs lost so they wont catch us now. UCL here we come, finally! Been waiting all my life to say that. Next season we'll have Kamara, Buendia and Mings back. And we have, one of the best managers in the world. UTV!
Still in shock this morning, no one saw this coming, people stop blaming the ref or Olsen, who was only playing because of Martinez's stupid bookings, we were awful, simple as, can't see us turning this around simply because I can't see Olympiacos not scoring again and then we'll need 3 goals, only good thing on the night was Spurs losing again so we could secure Champions League football on Sunday, that would be a great achievement but so disappointing if we don't reach the final UTV
Playing at home is almost a burden on the players atm with the expectation weighing on them. And it seems to be the same for Olympiakos at home. Have a little faith. Next week is going to be exciting. It might seem a little dark today but by next Thursday we'll all be back at it and hoping for a win or least a draw. Another penalty shoot out with Emi coming back in would be a chance for a fairytail to be written. And we're so close to finishing 4th now, with lots of big game players returning from injury next season. Exciting times.
No one on the planet thought we'd beat Arsenal away. The stars line up on certain days and magic happens. Thursday could be one of those or it might not. As a supporter I'm hoping they do it, if not sure I'll be disappointed, but still thankful for a banger of a season, a season which got off to a horror start.
I'm not to concerned by the two goal deficit. What I'm worried about is the atmosphere in Greece because so far, in hostile stadiums we haven't been very good in Europe. Keep the faith, UTV
Always the most measured assessment. You know Villa have played badly when Luke ain't smiling and upbeat... I can tell by your voice you've done some shouting / cheering. UTV 🦁
Look Olson isn't good enough and we know it, when he starts the back four system is gone because you can't play a high line if the keeper isnt sweeping like Emi does but last night to many players went missing, Luiz ( his hair looks good though) rogers , McGinn, Konsa , lenglet, digne and i usually have something to say about cash but he ran his heart out last night in the second half and i was very surprised he took Bailey and Diaby off when we was chasing the game but its not over yet . UTV
Olympiacos the last few years won twice Arsenal at the Emirates and this year West Ham at Karaiskakis stadium. You should have been more suspicious. Unfortunately at Karaiskakis we have some big defeats like this year 1-4 by Maccabi tel aviv. I hope Olympiacos win, its gonna be a very very difficult match for us. I always was fond of Aston Villa and some years ago when i was playing FIFA i always chose Aston Villa,i dont know why but i did. Hope the best for you in the premier League but not in Europe 😊 Greetings from Greece
A few points mate. They we're fantastic there coach did a number on us. At least 3 goals we're avoidable, mate, we just concede to much from our own doing. I didn't agree with Emery prematch when asked a you concerned conceding so many he said no aslong as we score more. Luiz and McGinn isn't working for me especially without Youri. Still think there is a lack of leadership a few go missing when the heat is on.
Season's caught up to their legs, I think if we get a solid result against Brighton, with Spurs dropping points and basically confirming Top 4, the lads will be like right, job 1 done, lets get the fans a trophy now, maybe we don't make it over the final hurdle, maybe we do miss out, but if they fight for it, we cannot as fans complain about this season, a european semi final, and top 4, with a paper thin squad that, when rotated, is still basically the exact same as we have no depth available to us right now, I'm proud of the lads, in my lifetime at 24 i've never seen Villa in the top 4, and i've now seen us in a European Semi Final, bring on next season with injuries back, and new transfers in because of the allure of Champions League.
A massive shot In the foot . I Was hoping for a couple of goals in front heading to Greece 🇬🇷 . Massive uphill task now . Ref was a nightmare , I’m dreading the next ref in Greece 🇬🇷
It’s a tough one ,too many injures has caught with us ,lumping it in the box isn’t emerys style, can’t see us getting a result in Greece they are a solid team, I see a big rebuild next season nail down fourth and I’ll be happy
We can’t concede 4 goals at home and all credit to olypiacos for that. But that was the worst officiating performance I have seen, the disallowed goal was so soft and how we didn’t get a pen when bailey went down I have no idea. Need a massive performance next week now. UTV
We were second best for all but 10 minutes. Can't complain too much about the officiating. We were just outplayed. The press caught us off guard, and they were clinical with their chances.
Dougie hasn’t been on form for a couple of months now. It’s no coincidence that our best performances recently have been when he was out of the team. I know we’re down to bare bones but we can’t be starting out of form players
That loss was on emery last night playing lenglet over torres and I just knew when Luiz stepped up for that penalty he would miss we always crumble on the big occasion never gonna win a thing with this team
Why no var for the potential penalty? The second half we looked absolutely legless! Why can’t the FA give English teams a week off if playing in Europe? Most other countries do!
Know how you feel Luke. The ref was awful but Villa did not do themselves any favours. Dougie was way off the pace again and really needs to sort himself out. Not really going to say much about Olsen but the sooner Emi is back the better. To many mistakes by the whole team. But here is the thing. Look where this team was 18 months ago. Chelsea done us a major favour beating Spurs if we beat Brighton and Spurs loose to Liverpool we have 4th guaranteed. Champions league next season I would have taken that all day at the beginning of the season. If that happens maybe the team will be a bit more relaxed and play to the abilities we all know they have. If Yuri is fit for the weekend I would really consider having him and McGinn as the double pivot and put Dougie on the bench. Controversial maybe, but it could be the catalyst to wake him up as he is so much better than he has been playing as of recent. I still think we can go to Greece and get a result. UTV
Luiz was terrible. Don't mean the pen miss . I knew he was going to miss . He was waiting ages to take it . The ref total shit . Stevie wonder would have done a better job. But far play too the Greeks . The injuries are killing us at the moment. The gaffer could really change much as all kids on the beach. Utv
No Kamara, no Tielemans for this game was costly. More Eueopean experiance gained. Spurs lost, it's not all bad. Still a great season. 5th place confirmed with europa league next year. Maybe UCL!! UTV
Olsen was at fault for 2 goals ,tie is not over luke they got a dodgey peno and a deflection it wasnt a 4/2 game with emi ,pau and tielmanns bck will will be much more solid any team would miss them its half of the spine of the team
I knew within the first ten minutes we was in trouble, midfield got battered, looked like we was playing a 4-2 4 Rogers and diarby non existent in midfield and why not play Carlos he was awesome against arsenal and Luiz no words really just shocking, hope tielemans is fit for Thursday UTV
We win this, I feel weirdly confident! That game was chaotic, bizarre decisions and a lot of bad luck. It'll all turnaround second leg with Emi, Pau and Youri back in!
100% we can go to Greece and get a result …on the game ,, We got back on terms we lost 2 goals again .. Switching off /stop playing after scoring .is something we do …what a historic night it’s going to be when we go there and win ..
Hey @Angelos_92 admittedly your side did well yesterday and in your 32 years you’ve seen Olympiakos play well in Europe! However take it from an old man of nearly double your age. This football game we invented is a funny old game, you see YOU are ONLY two goals up and metaphorically speaking it’s ONLY half time! @@Angelos_92 SO as another old man once said….“Do YOU wanna bet against us?” Up The Villa!! ruclips.net/video/tr0VnvtHVNg/видео.html
@@Angelos_92 correct, statistically, your team did well last night. We didn't really play as well as we could have. Now I'm guessing that in your 33 years you have seen your team do well in Europe and you've seen other teams come to your place and bottle it. However, we invented this game and to us this is just half time, yes you may be 2 goals up, yes now our Villa Pride will HAVE to play to their best in your arena! However we're The Villa, so forget your statistics, with our history, as another old man once said "There's a long way to get yet!" "Do you want to bet against us?" ruclips.net/video/tr0VnvtHVNg/видео.html
Deflections, pens, bit of a dodgy ref, there's no way that team beat us next time. I don't understand why everyones down, if they play like that in the 2nd leg we'll beat them 3 or 4-1 easy. Trust in emery. They had a lucky night nothing more
They did a job on us by pressing us. We gave the ball away far too much. Ref missed so much. It's still within our reach but it's going to be tough. If we press them and score first we have a chance. UTV 🦁
I listened to this on WM Radio. I could tell by the commentators tempo/commentary, that I think we were being annihilated. The first goal came and my heart sank. Then the second goal came and I just turned the radio off. I just hope we get a better break, a few goals in the next game. Luke I love this channel, long may UTV Podcasts continue 👍
D.Luiz drove me nuts during the game and not because of the handball and the missed penalty. It was his overall reading of the game. Martinez when playing, usually dictates the pace of our game, when he's not there DL is supposed to dictate it. At 2-2 we had em on the ropes, then DL decides to hit a 40yrd backpass? Slowed the pace down to nothing allowing them to organise and high press us again which they were doing well. Next the corner, then the handball. DL frustrates the shit outta me at the best of times but last night's game took it to new levels 🤦🏾♂️
@@johngameson9768 Oly will score at least 2 goals with that AV defence we watched today. Can you score 4 in front of one of the most famous and loud ultras in Europe?
No Martinez no confidence. Could have got back into it at 2-2 needed that penalty gonna be a big ask now but definitely need the first goal UTV!! Ps It really was a long & lonely 87 mile drive home.
I still believe that with Pau, Martinez and Tielemans back we will be more solid and we have nothing to lose in Greece so need to go for it. Some bad decisions against us last night but our midfield and Defence was poor.
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Big respect to you for not blaming the ref or other nonsense like that. Brace yourselves for Piraeus next week my friend, and may the best team win the cup
This is Still winnable
Tielemans and Martinez back , Early goal , Game on UTV
Agree
U think so m8? Have you ever seen Karaiskakis stadium of Olympiakos? The crowd yelling so f loud that u can't even think not play football? And you say for early goal...yes it will be one early goal but not for Villa remember that. Villa had the opportunity,bad night,bad luck now it's over
1st scorer will win the match. In our case that wouldn't necessarily mean the tie.
Tielemans out for rest of season i believe
@@arisdante7162wow with fans like that what's the point of turning up for the 2nd leg! So You're either an olympiakos fan, villa fan we don't need or a bluenose, that sort of negativity belongs at the scum, the game is totally winnable and until the final whistle goes we have a chance of getting through
A year and a half ago we couldn’t level a game that we were one down in. Like ever. We go one down we lose. We go two up, we let three in and so on. This is the first Villa team built to chase games if needed, the only Villa squad that I’ve ever seen come from behind. If we go on or two down I’m no longer down, I know we can pull it back. Cmon you villa boys!! UTV- best season ever! Be nice if some people remembered that.
Waited 42 years for us not to show up. They were better all over the pitch. Couldn’t beat their press and didn’t deserve to win.
Too many side and back passes.
We played our part in nothing going for us.
Got it all to do now. But it’s not impossible. We have to score first.
Frustrating
One thing this season has taught us is that when we have a bad match and are well off it, we bounce back. Saw enough in that match to have confidence that we can get at this team in the second leg. Hit the nail on the head there Luke, control the midfield and move the ball faster.
UTV🦁
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Chelsea game was similar
Totally agree spot on mate
Luke… you are NOT out of Europe yet !!!!
That can be clawed back…just have a go at them in the return….
Better news…. Looking good for 4th and that is massive…you MUST be so proud of this team what a season….. STAY POSITIVE…. UTV..👍✊
If your in the comments blaming Olsen, you didn’t watch the game, midfield lost us the game they dominated midfield turning us over constantly and punished us for it
Spot on
I’m so sick of Olsen apologists. How can you watch that fourth goal and think that’s acceptable that it’s gone in. He might not of been directly responsible for all the goals but the fact of the matter is that he’s fundamentally not good enough to play for Villa. The defence absolutely shit themselves when he’s in net and he can’t play out from the back with the same confidence that emi does. He needs to go, I never want to see him in a Villa shirt again and I will never forget that he shipped four goals last night. HES NOT GOOD ENOUGH.
He has conceded 2.79 goals on average when playing for Villa. What sort of reassurance does he give you? I'm always bracing for the worst when I see him coming on. Perhaps it's about time to drop the 'Swedish international' myth because that means f*ck all and give a more hungry young keeper some chances. What's to lose after all? Olsen will be given the boot in a couple of months anyway...
@@alexjohnson9535 exactly mate, couldn’t of said it better myself. Yet you still have people saying “it’s not his fault, support him” no I fucking won’t support him he’s not good enough to play for us. What kind of championship mentality do we have? This is the closet we could get to a European trophy for another 40 years, and that prick shipped 4 goals against the Greece QPR. Who even wants to win a trophy? People saying at least we have champions league, what I’d say to that is have you watched how this squad has performed against European teams home and away this campaign. We’ve struggled in every game we’ve played, against much lesser opposition. If you think we even have the slightest chance of making it out the group then pass me what you’re smoking because it sounds fucking great.
I've been a defender of Olsen throughout. Fully backed him last night to get the job done.
The truth is though is that he's not good enough to play for Villa.
On average, he concedes 2.81 goals per 90 minutes.
Obviously your second keeper is always going to be worse but the gulf between him and Martinez is huge - to the point where I don't think it's viable that we rely on him anymore.
It wasn't all his fault last night.
Penalty and the first goal are tough saves to make but the other two he should've had.
Our midfield and defence was also all over the place and I can't name a single player that had a great game but unfortunately Olsen has shown time and time again that he couldn't save a word document.
It’s halftime in the tie Luke, let’s try and be positive - we can go there and win. Early goal changes everything. We went to the Emirates and beat Arsenal we can do this! Trust in Unai!!
Spot on
Never heard you so flat, i need you to be positive! You’re usually the beacon of positiveness! C’MON VILLA!!
Doesn't even have to be that early. We've shown we can score twice in a few minutes after absorbing lots of pressure.
@@alexanderkarageorgiou308 didn't tell aviv put 4 past you
Luiz has been poor for several week, he need to spend some time on the bench.
agree
An less time with his missus 😉🤣
we have no replacement
Swear his performances drop when he hooks up wit her.... Less time doing press runs and more time training 😜 love you tho Dougie 😘❤️😂
I must have been the only Villa fan that called this loss. I thought we were over confident in the build up to this game and didn't give enough respect to Olympiakos, these moments always come back to bite us on the ass. We seemed pedestrian all through the game, our passing at times was terrible, the ref made some shocking decisions but ultimately Olympiakos did a number on us and we massively underestimated them. It's going to be tough when we play them at their place. UTV!!!!
I had said 1 nil us but expected a loss if we conceded 1st. The comments on the score prediction for us were wild af. That's where part of the disappointment for most is coming from. In their heads we've been beat by a league 1 or Championship side. They have European pedigree, they're never going to be pushovers
I think a few of us thought it would be tough especially with our injuries and awful back four.
This comment is Bang On
I didn't call the loss but I did feel the overconfidence was palpable. If you know European football history, then you know Olympiacos has always had the money to buy quality international players- young and experienced ones. That the Greek league is a lower caliber in general is irrelevant. Would've been the same situation had Fenerbahce gotten through.
Apapun hasilnya, kami tetap dibelakang Aston Villa untuk terus memberi dukungan, hanya bisa memberikan nyanyian UEFA Europa Conference League,, OOOOOOOOO,,,,, UP THE VILLA..!!
Dont forget we were 2 down in this game & came back.I don't care where the game is ,I Believe in this team.We definitely won't be as bad again next week. It's been a fantastic season .UTV!
Love that mate
Yeah, we've even played terrible and scored twice already this season. UTV
What’s wrong with Dougie since he came back from his suspension, his passing was off it from the start & the penalty can’t believe he put his hand up. The ref was terrible as well should have had a penalty can’t believe VAR didn’t over turn that decision. It’s going to be hard but they can turn it around next week
UP THE VILLA
For me looks like he's playing knowing he's leaving in the summer
He's being slightly exposed in there
No excuses, WE ARE UP AND DOWN LIKE A FIDDLERS ELBOW!!!, we can beat the best and lose to the worst with no rhyme or reason between which performance we are going to get. We are going to playing the best teams in “The World” next season and these games CLEARLY SHOW we do not have the depth… the issue is we can’t just go out and buy because of FFP, I have my concerns about playing in the UCL. We have to believe we can still do it in the away leg, but it will be tough ……… UTV
Losing a dynamic, young, talented holding player like Kamara has had a huge effect on Villa and especially Luiz (who had a shocker). Since we lost him, we have been so inconsistent. The tie certainly isn’t over though.
FA need to start doing what other leagues doing and giving time off between games. Emery still not blaming officiating in his post match, pure class, i was losing my s#it with that ref all night
Exactly right, it’s not a level playing field playing extra games.
All these teams are decent, give them a week off and it’s a definite advantage.
If the result last night had just been 0-2 to them we would probably be feeling more positive about going to their place and thinking we can turn it around, and thats the way we need to think, we can't win every game and last night we were off it, but I genuinely think because we scored those two goals we are still well and truly in this tie, players coming back and we still have one of the best managers in the world, forget, reset and move on now ;-) Imagine if this weekend we win, Spurs lose to Liverpool and we head to Greece knowing we already have Champions League football next season, the team will be buzzing UTV, VTID !
OFFICIATING (not just the refs) has been a disgrace across this competition. We've had One ref that was One the best I've seen anywhere and the rest have been the collective worst.
No excuse though they done us over.
Tbh though I couldn't believe the comments on the score prediction short. You can't assume you'll turn up to a European Semi final and hammer the other team.
I had commented that if we went behind We'd be in trouble. We've been told all week about their energy and pressing.
Dougie too casual for such a good press.
We had some bad luck, they were good and officiating was poor. It happens. Roll the sleeves up for the 2nd leg.
Chelsea have helped us out so Biggest game is Brighton right now. Let's go UTV
Some good points, the middle of the park was a worry. The first 20 mins was shambolic, they played right through us. their tactics were bang on tbf.
Yes mate
Hello there. Im Greek and big fan of Olympiacos my whole life. I hope the best team wins this, Aston Villa is a big team with big history and we respect that. I hope next year you will be in CL (i really wish that for you guys because i really like your football) but i also hope this year is over for u in europe . hehehe. Good luck, see ya all in Greece! PS: ΜΕ ΈΝΑ ΌΝΕΙΡΟ ΤΡΕΛΌ!
Cheers mate
Their penalty was the killer. We were back in the game at that point
Think we need to get luiz sold
Agreed. Been saying it for a while. His attitude is poor.
50m for Luiz......get the taxi ready
I think he will be one of three or four to go in the summer because of FFP we will have Buendia and Mings back by then and a couple more quality additions will make this team stronger and better!
Imagine Kane, Mbappe & Bellingham pressing our back line in the CL next season? We need to make some clever signings this summer otherwise CL will be a write off! UTV
Maybe but I think every player has the potential to improve even more over the summer with the master Unai Emery in charge.
Facts!!!
You don't expect to turn up an beat Madrid tbf and Unai would set up specifically to counter what they're good at rather than the other way around.
Also their press last night was devastating in the midfield area. They allowed our defenders to mostly keep the ball. That's why it was so dangerous to go behind as chasing the game played into their hands.
1st goal in Athens is the biggest.
Why is Dougie so poor since his ban? Do you think he might be on his way out the club? Alisha is leaving at end of the season I believe, he just doesn't look at it last few games.
He hasn't looked interested in the slightest for a while @@AndyHiley1
No matter what the players say you can tell they ain't comfortable when Emi isn't in goal . LUIZ looks like his head has been turned recently. They ref was diabolical
I don't agree, none of those goals were due to Olsen. It was more midfield, defense backing off going missing.
Dougie's head is definitely somewhere else, I wonder where that could be?
@@JohnH779 not been the same since he got back with Alesha
Starting to think he is off in the summer
@@Lioness_UTVit’s not about the goals we conceded, but it’s how we play slow from the back, we confidence of beating the press we didn’t do that much last night, when we did diaby scored
I can’t believe how bad the referee was. I cannot believe how badly we handled ourselves in that game. I still believe we can scrap our way out of this
Luiz had a nightmare & we had zero luck whilst they had the ref calls & we just made errors to help them score thier goals. Having said that they showed they're not afraid to play & on the night looked the better side. The positives are we came back from 2 nil to make it level & that means we can do it again. Its only half time & we are 2 goals down if it was a 90min game we dont give up after 45mins we reset. Hence, this was only the first half & we are 2 gials down we must go out more postive & get it right over in greece for the second half but he next goal in this game will be huge we cant concede first. UTMV lets do it Unai & the boys 💜💙👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Mixed emotions this morning Luke. Great atmosphere last night - to start with anyway… shocking referee, very poor passing from most players, especially at the back and some real suicidal passes. Never known McGinn make so many bad passes…! However, I don’t think we are out of this by any stretch but if Dougie had out the peno away, I would feel very confident….!
However, a big thank you to Chelsea, 7 points clear of Spurs, goal difference of plus 8 - one more win and we secure 4th…..!
Onwards and upwards - UTV
Cheers mate
I think we need to drop Luiz and play Alisha instead 😅 UTV
Was working and didnt see the game last night. Bad result but it is only half time in this tie, so we can recover. Hard job on our hands but we can do it. Big game incoming on Sunday and great result for us last night in the prem with spurs losing. UTV
Tough watch mate
I fed up with fans hanging players out to dry. Olsen seems to be the scapegoat from some fans. Very unfair imo.
Great analysis Luke. I came here to comment but you said everything I would have!. Bitterly disappointed. Fair play to olympiakos, they came with a plan & executed it perfectly. Too much dilly dallying at the back, I know it’s how we have played for a while now but I’m uneasy with it, they forced us into errors and and we couldn’t cope. Everyone was found lacking, similar to the Chelsea game. I think If Arsenal want to meet us halfway for Dougie at 85 mil, we should bite their hands off and cash in. Perspective says let’s not forget how far we’ve come, brilliant season and the boys have done us proud, it just could’ve been so much more last night. UTV.
Having thought about the Diaby song way before we reached the Semi Final of a European Conference League Tournament, nobody would have predicted that we would have been assigned Olympiacos in the latter stages of the tournament, my thoughts are that Greece is where we will see the best of Diaby. We have to believe, it’s not over yet, we just need an early goal and the nerves must then register with them. UTV!
I called myself a reckless optimist the other week and I'm telling you all is not lost. We're lucky inasmuch that there's a second leg and we are perfectly capable of scoring two goals in 90 minutes. It felt like everything that could go wrong went wrong last night. BTW, how was the Bailey penalty not given??
Oly will score 2 or 3 in their home. Can you do 4 or 5?
We had some awful decisions go against us, the disalliwed goal, Bailey penalty are the 2 big ones. Them getting the corner when Lenglet was just seeing the ball out for a goal kick and scoring from it, you can go on and on. Things need to change, we lose so much when McGinn has to go back a bit, midfield becomes non existent. This is where the game was lost for me. Im not blaming Olsen, he was unlucky with the deflection but if you get your hand to something youve got to do better especially in the middle of the goal and why did he have a clenched fist???
Extremely disappointing, at this point I cant see us getting through because defensively we wont keep them out.
Monchi needs to work more magic than Harry Potter if we're getting a team together for champions league football next season. If it wasnt for the money id be saying lets step up to the Europa first, especially after last nights game. Hopefully the ones with injuries will massively improve our squad depth and Unai will have many more options.
Time for another coffee ☕️ Cheers for doing this Luke. UTV
Spot on with everything Julie except for the Europa League bit imo. I think that's the worst Competition for us to be in. If we have CL the money is there to sign players that will want to come. For a good run in the EL you'd be looking at the same level of player except you don't have the cash and they may not be interested. An early exit in the CL would be expected so not devastating. Allows you to concentrate on getting back in for rest of season and has already paid around the same as winning the EL would. The EL meanwhile offers Sunday+Thursday football with Competition that you can't rest players for like in the ECL.
Yeah, so for me personally I'd rather be back in the ECL than the EL. The CL is a must now though. Chelsea have done their bit. 2 wins and the glory of qualifying is ours. Its not a trophie but every PL club wants it.
@outofthetrash5925 I totally get you I agree, what I'd hate to happen is what's happened to Newcastle this season though I'd back Emery over Howe every day to ensure it didn't happen. 💜
Thanks Julie
We were very flat to start off with yet done really well to get back into it, some shocking decisions as usual. Not sure why Lenglet started tbh but what do I know, especially if he is not staying beyond the summer. Dougie just looks way off it since he came back, is there a move going on in the background? Duran as always causes mayhem maybe needed more time on the pitch.
If Martinez is still injured for the Brighton game I think I'd be tempted to bring Gaucci and see what he can offer. It just doesn't work with Olsen in goal, we panic a bit passing it out the back.
We got nothing to lose now next leg so it's gotta be alot more attacking and at a much quicker pace. Early goal we can get a result out there no problem. Keep the faith!
@AndyHiley1 Luiz spent that much time pointing that when the ball was played to him he wasn't ready. His passing was way off and he got turned over numerous times. I think Unai has 1 eye on Sunday with Pau possibly, these players have lots of experience at international level, we quite rightly expect much more than last night.
What could’ve gone wrong did go wrong … I think not having Martinez Pau and Youri play us out from the back and make THEM make the first move was huge miss …. Nightmare .. Keep the Faith in this team though Everyone … we ARE capable of doing the impossible….. and it’s not impossible…. We can do it . At least Tottenham lost 🙏😂…. Up the villa !
Yes mate
I’m not blaming anyone I’m just gonna leave these stats here:
Olsen has played 15 games for Villa, we’ve won 5, drew 2 and lost 8. He concedes 2 goals a game average.
Wouldn’t that warrant giving Gauci a go?
Was at the game last night. Gotta say totally not Steve Olson‘s fault. One of the goals was the penalty. The other one was wicked deflection poor defending and losing the ball in midfield. He made a couple of world-class saves to keep us in it for Matty had an absolutely amazing game, still think we’ve got a chance? Hopefully, he will fire them up for next Thursday. 🔥🔥💜💙UP THE VILLA💜💙🔥🔥
Cheers mate
@@UTVPODCAST and forgot to say great out for the NHS they saved that boy’s life
@@samjones927 legends mate
It was a true Greek tragedy at B6 😢. Lost complete control. Hope dies last but it wont be easy. We can go there and get back into the tie. Let’s see what this team is made of… (Silver lining that Spurs lost again). UTV!
Spot on mate
Bang On
Was fuming at the time but now more positive especially looking at the stats. All big moments went their way and none went ours, and we had SO many chances. Get Martinez Torres Tielemans back and BRING OUR LEVEL, we KNOW we have it in us. Not scared of Olympiacos now, just scared of the ref, I don’t think they were as good as Lille, I just think it was a massive off day. Set it right on Brighton and get top 4 nailed on, then do what we can. We’re STILL in this, we already saw them throw away a two goal lead and we can again. UTV
Thanks mate
Having to score goals ( Unai wont) but Pau in midfield is worth exploring for his ball play... perhaps not in a semi final second leg ..BUT can't be worse than last night.
Remember our away game at Alkmaar. We have to channel those vibes next week!
Unfortunately, despite the cries of "the world's No.2", the team don't play like he is and there's a nervousness about the team. Emi is such a big character in the team and he's part of what makes the team tick. Dougie and McGinn were absolutely crap in midfield and that's not what you need. Goals scored against the team that have become renowned this season for holding a line that all of a sudden isn't being held, Lenglet is a poor man's Pau Torres and it showed again tonight that he just isn't anywhere near as good and progressive as Torres. Konsa looks completely lost and unable to progress a ball at all and despite the fact that Emery likes control of a game, I'm not sure what the point is of continually playing the ball around at the back when we're trailing 2-0, it doesn't seem to be the time to be doing that. I can't believe that Digne didn't push on into the acres of space there was constantly in front of him in the 1st half, it defies logic, for me. Emi almost certainly would've saved the 4th goal and would've almost certainly snuffed out the 2nd goal after Kaabi broke through...... it was dire. To throw the game away after getting back to all square. I'm not sure we can stick the place out so badly again and hopefully we'll see a response v Brighton and seal the points we need to pretty much seal 4th place to give us a springboard to be able to throw the kitchen sink at next Thursday and give it a real go.
Our intensity, focus and keeping to Emery's game plan was a pace off and they clearly grew in confidence as the first half mins ticked by. They were impressive and we were passive. In some ways they played similarly to us but were far more willing to play direct when moments presented themselves, while we seemed to second guess ourselves ad slip into slow and safe under the guise of possession and in control. I lost count how many times Cash backtracked or passed sideways vs playing the all forwards.
Players like McGinn and Luiz off their game, giving a Pen and missing a pen. I agree Luke, backwards and sideways gets you nowhere as we aren't challenging the opposition.
Having said that, I believe Emery will be determined to meet this challenge in Athens. Its all to play for and we have it in us to bring the game to them...
Yessssss 💜💜
Cash does that all the time, drives me nuts. Bombs down the wing, stops, checks and passes it back, whats the point !!!
I still believe we go through.. An early goal next week changes everything..
On the bright side. Spurs lost to Chelsea which takes us one step closer to CL Football. Keep the vibe VILLA. UTV
Lol have any of AV players been to Karaiskaki stadium? It's like going to hell. An early goal will change nothing. Oly will score 2 or 3 only by the push of the crowd
We lack aggression in too many players at times.....and it's hard to compete, when you get that. That passes the initiative to the opponent.
Ref was an utter joke and so was VAR. But they played to thier maximum, we know we can play much better. And we can win 2-0. And in other news Spurs and Spursy 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 UTV ❤
Its like everyone has forgot how many players we have out and who them players are? Mings massive (look at his record when he plays) ,Kamara the same). Buendia, Tielmans for rest of seaon, Ramsey for 3/4 of season, Morano never been fully fit ,out for over half the season if you tot it up, Martinez has been struggling with hamstring for a while, suspensions havnt helped either. this means also we haven't got the rotation to help players stay fit and as fresh as they could be. This is on top of the standard 1 or 2 games out with strains etc for other players. Im amazed at what weve done this year considering.
we were a bit off last night but luck wasnt on our side at all last night, 2nd pen against us all season not sure luiz new much about it, our 1st goal disallowed, unlucky deflection,, and Luiz missed his 1st pen this season i believe.
Lets get behind em in the 2nd leg and hope luck goes our way this time :)UTV!
Luiz can go. He's lost it. I'll drive Olsen out of Villa Park myself, i don't want to see him ever again. Absolute shambles. it's not over yet, though. 😅
One goal is what we need and game changes
@UTVPODCAST Very true mate, BUT what if they score first 🤔 😳. I just can't believe it. It was a horrific evening. We have to score first and early. We have to go all out attack all game try and score 5. I feel betrayed 🤣🤣. There's no point playing Champions League if you can't beat Olympiacos mate simple as that I'm not bieng negative it was a total shambles. We go again. UTV!
@@user-fz8fp9jw9c they score it's over haha
For real, man! I don't wanna see anybody for a bit. I feel like a pirate hooker! Atleast spurs have fucked it all up though haha. We go again, son.
It was one of those nights. A poor performance, a dreadful referee and no luck. They made their luck so fair play to them.
I thought we looked tired and the injury toll is really starting to tell. If we get champions league we need some big additions, because last night was a glimpse of how hard it will be.
The game is still on. If we hit form, we can demolish them. But it’s going to be extremely difficult
We had chances and I honestly think we can score two goals but we can’t give them another goal. McGinn and especially Luiz were miles off it. Our midfield is none existent in so many games. Seriously missing Tielemans and Karama. We just move the ball far to slow it gives teams chance to regroup. Their going to sit back and hit us on the break, we have to score first
Disappointing, but another night that deflection doesnt go in, we get the pen for the challenge on Bailey, Dougie doesnt miss the pen we did get and we win 4-3 without playing well. Luiz looked like he hadnt slept and only started playing well after missing the peno.
Styles make fights they might just have are number hopefully well have Tilly back for next game missed him massively in the mid
I wasn’t expecting that! There was possibly some over confidence by Villa, but from the highlights Olympiacos certainly took their chances! Luiz doesn’t look like he’s the man any more! Personally, I think he’s been approached and it’s on his mind? Who knows!
We should be stronger for the 2nd leg so fingers crossed we can pull this around - NOT going to be easy though! Would love to hear what Emery said to them! Need to get Watkins tied down with a longer contract - I reckon Utd will be dangling a carrot for next season!
Bit negative today but feel like you Luke! UTV
One positive - Spurs lost!
Watkins signed new contract months ago and why would he go to united when villa gonna get champions league makes no sense 😂😂😂
Tottenham losing is a morale booster for us. Possibly of Champions league in my opinion was priority. If we beat brighton they lose to liverpool we are there. Massive boost for the team and pressure lifted off the team. Maybe we will destroy olympiacos away with that scenario. UTV
Always has been for me mate
Personally I think we will cash in on luiz. Cash. Digne. Carlos. Emery inherited the squad emery has done fantastic to get where we are. If we get champions league emery will need to sell to bring in a better RB & LB. Ball playing centre back. 2 class midfielders. 1 winger and 1 striker
Luiz since he came back from his banned hasn’t been on form cost us the game with Chelsea and now with yesterdays game I just don’t understand what happened Villa look liked they given up once the penalty went in and the ref was a joke. I doubt Villa will come back not away from home all this hard work and Villa bottled it at semi’s what a shame
He's not in form is he 😞😞
@@UTVPODCAST Definitely Not Luke. The midfield was lacking the ball wasn’t getting past quickly I just hope Villa can turn it around but to score at least 2 away from home to a team that beat us badly it’s tough. UTV
Whatever happens in this competition, we will be in Europe next season and the experience of this season will be so valuable to the players. The spine of our team isn’t used to the pressure of it and they will take some great experience from it.
Still in the tie, tough ask but these players can turn it around! UTV!
Yes mate
I think Luiz is off it of late we played much better when he was suspended. Play the same game plan and formation as we did against Arsenal and we can get ourselves back into this tie. We scored 2 and played shit n if we bring our A game they are in for a shock. Never seen you so down luke, cheer up our kid. Semi finalists and 4th in prem equals a great season. UTV ❤
They were on fire! There are really decent sides in the Conference league and we seem to have the misfortune of playing the best; if truth be told Lille should have been in this semi final. We have rode our luck for too long in this competition and it has now caught up with us. Bur the experience will be massive if we can learn from it as we certainly must if Champions league is on the horizon as it seems to be. Yes, midfield was the problem again and injuries have really cost us big time. But miracles happen and as you say it’s all about the next goal. We can do it. And I think we will!
Thanks mate
Εισαι στο μυαλο κατι μαγικο !!! Θρυλε ολε ολε θρυλε ολε ολε θρυλε ολε ολε !!! OLYMPIAKOS !!!!!! GATE 7 💪💪💪💪
gutted, feel your pain mate, lets hope the guy is ok....VTID
We as Villans feel your pain. It looks over but who knows? They are very good at home. Villa might - maybe - get a chance to get it back but likely xtra-time or pens needed to edge through. I think it's gone but hope lives on...
More interested in beating Brighton for 3 points, which I think would probaly give AVFC a champs lge spot, and I'd love that.
As always my Villa pal...
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Chin up guys. We'll knock five past them in the second leg, and Spurs lost so they wont catch us now. UCL here we come, finally! Been waiting all my life to say that.
Next season we'll have Kamara, Buendia and Mings back. And we have, one of the best managers in the world.
UTV!
Still in shock this morning, no one saw this coming, people stop blaming the ref or Olsen, who was only playing because of Martinez's stupid bookings, we were awful, simple as, can't see us turning this around simply because I can't see Olympiacos not scoring again and then we'll need 3 goals, only good thing on the night was Spurs losing again so we could secure Champions League football on Sunday, that would be a great achievement but so disappointing if we don't reach the final UTV
Cheers mate
Playing at home is almost a burden on the players atm with the expectation weighing on them. And it seems to be the same for Olympiakos at home. Have a little faith. Next week is going to be exciting. It might seem a little dark today but by next Thursday we'll all be back at it and hoping for a win or least a draw. Another penalty shoot out with Emi coming back in would be a chance for a fairytail to be written.
And we're so close to finishing 4th now, with lots of big game players returning from injury next season. Exciting times.
Frustrating
True, but feeling frustrated after a European semi final is a luxury feeling.
@@RichardKnows That AV I saw cannot win by 2 or 3 goal margin in front of A roaring Greek crowd
No one on the planet thought we'd beat Arsenal away. The stars line up on certain days and magic happens. Thursday could be one of those or it might not. As a supporter I'm hoping they do it, if not sure I'll be disappointed, but still thankful for a banger of a season, a season which got off to a horror start.
Villa appeared over snobbish and got punished. I hope this attitude will change on the second leg.
I'm not to concerned by the two goal deficit. What I'm worried about is the atmosphere in Greece because so far, in hostile stadiums we haven't been very good in Europe.
Keep the faith, UTV
Always the most measured assessment. You know Villa have played badly when Luke ain't smiling and upbeat... I can tell by your voice you've done some shouting / cheering. UTV 🦁
Cheers mate il be back tomorrow nice and positive
Look Olson isn't good enough and we know it, when he starts the back four system is gone because you can't play a high line if the keeper isnt sweeping like Emi does but last night to many players went missing, Luiz ( his hair looks good though) rogers , McGinn, Konsa , lenglet, digne and i usually have something to say about cash but he ran his heart out last night in the second half and i was very surprised he took Bailey and Diaby off when we was chasing the game but its not over yet . UTV
It ain’t over yet Luke. We are more than capable of turning this two goal deficit around 💪 believe and keep the faith!
UTV!!
Yes mate
Olympiacos the last few years won twice Arsenal at the Emirates and this year West Ham at Karaiskakis stadium.
You should have been more suspicious.
Unfortunately at Karaiskakis we have some big defeats like this year 1-4 by Maccabi tel aviv.
I hope Olympiacos win, its gonna be a very very difficult match for us.
I always was fond of Aston Villa and some years ago when i was playing FIFA i always chose Aston Villa,i dont know why but i did.
Hope the best for you in the premier League but not in Europe 😊
Greetings from Greece
A few points mate.
They we're fantastic there coach did a number on us.
At least 3 goals we're avoidable, mate, we just concede to much from our own doing. I didn't agree with Emery prematch when asked a you concerned conceding so many he said no aslong as we score more.
Luiz and McGinn isn't working for me especially without Youri.
Still think there is a lack of leadership a few go missing when the heat is on.
Cheers mate
Season's caught up to their legs, I think if we get a solid result against Brighton, with Spurs dropping points and basically confirming Top 4, the lads will be like right, job 1 done, lets get the fans a trophy now, maybe we don't make it over the final hurdle, maybe we do miss out, but if they fight for it, we cannot as fans complain about this season, a european semi final, and top 4, with a paper thin squad that, when rotated, is still basically the exact same as we have no depth available to us right now, I'm proud of the lads, in my lifetime at 24 i've never seen Villa in the top 4, and i've now seen us in a European Semi Final, bring on next season with injuries back, and new transfers in because of the allure of Champions League.
A massive shot In the foot . I Was hoping for a couple of goals in front heading to Greece 🇬🇷 . Massive uphill task now . Ref was a nightmare , I’m dreading the next ref in Greece 🇬🇷
Get the next goal
You should be dreading the Oly fans, one of the loudest ultras in the world
@@TMPOUZI I’m sure they will be entertaining. But the refs make big decisions & the European refs have been diabolical in this competition..
It’s a tough one ,too many injures has caught with us ,lumping it in the box isn’t emerys style, can’t see us getting a result in Greece they are a solid team, I see a big rebuild next season nail down fourth and I’ll be happy
We can’t concede 4 goals at home and all credit to olypiacos for that. But that was the worst officiating performance I have seen, the disallowed goal was so soft and how we didn’t get a pen when bailey went down I have no idea. Need a massive performance next week now. UTV
We were second best for all but 10 minutes. Can't complain too much about the officiating. We were just outplayed. The press caught us off guard, and they were clinical with their chances.
Watkins hattrick and 5-1 will take us to the final. 😃 UTV
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Dougie hasn’t been on form for a couple of months now. It’s no coincidence that our best performances recently have been when he was out of the team. I know we’re down to bare bones but we can’t be starting out of form players
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That loss was on emery last night playing lenglet over torres and I just knew when Luiz stepped up for that penalty he would miss we always crumble on the big occasion never gonna win a thing with this team
You can't blame olsen, when the ref and var are against us
Bitterly frustrated, disappointed, lack lustre and hopeless and that's just my sex life.
The ref was on HIGH GRADE CRACK!
I still have faith in the lads. We can turn it around... UTV
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I wondered what that pipe was doing in his trap 😂.
I wondered what that pipe was doing in his trap .
Why no var for the potential penalty? The second half we looked absolutely legless! Why can’t the FA give English teams a week off if playing in Europe? Most other countries do!
Cheers mate
Know how you feel Luke. The ref was awful but Villa did not do themselves any favours. Dougie was way off the pace again and really needs to sort himself out. Not really going to say much about Olsen but the sooner Emi is back the better. To many mistakes by the whole team. But here is the thing. Look where this team was 18 months ago. Chelsea done us a major favour beating Spurs if we beat Brighton and Spurs loose to Liverpool we have 4th guaranteed. Champions league next season I would have taken that all day at the beginning of the season. If that happens maybe the team will be a bit more relaxed and play to the abilities we all know they have. If Yuri is fit for the weekend I would really consider having him and McGinn as the double pivot and put Dougie on the bench. Controversial maybe, but it could be the catalyst to wake him up as he is so much better than he has been playing as of recent. I still think we can go to Greece and get a result. UTV
Luiz was terrible. Don't mean the pen miss . I knew he was going to miss . He was waiting ages to take it . The ref total shit . Stevie wonder would have done a better job. But far play too the Greeks . The injuries are killing us at the moment. The gaffer could really change much as all kids on the beach. Utv
Yes poor game
No Kamara, no Tielemans for this game was costly. More Eueopean experiance gained. Spurs lost, it's not all bad. Still a great season. 5th place confirmed with europa league next year. Maybe UCL!! UTV
Olsen was at fault for 2 goals ,tie is not over luke they got a dodgey peno and a deflection it wasnt a 4/2 game with emi ,pau and tielmanns bck will will be much more solid any team would miss them its half of the spine of the team
I knew within the first ten minutes we was in trouble, midfield got battered, looked like we was playing a 4-2 4 Rogers and diarby non existent in midfield and why not play Carlos he was awesome against arsenal and Luiz no words really just shocking, hope tielemans is fit for Thursday UTV
Need more protection
We win this, I feel weirdly confident! That game was chaotic, bizarre decisions and a lot of bad luck. It'll all turnaround second leg with Emi, Pau and Youri back in!
I think we will do it
This one hurt , but we got this✊ keep the faith UTV
Dougie was SO poor yesterday. You saw Unai yelling at him - he was out of it.
100% we can go to Greece and get a result …on the game ,, We got back on terms we lost 2 goals again .. Switching off /stop playing after scoring .is something we do …what a historic night it’s going to be when we go there and win ..
One goal changes the tie
@@Angelos_92 anything can happen
Hey @Angelos_92 admittedly your side did well yesterday and in your 32 years you’ve seen Olympiakos play well in Europe! However take it from an old man of nearly double your age.
This football game we invented is a funny old game, you see YOU are ONLY two goals up and metaphorically speaking it’s ONLY half time! @@Angelos_92
SO as another old man once said….“Do YOU wanna bet against us?”
Up The Villa!!
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@@Angelos_92 correct, statistically, your team did well last night. We didn't really play as well as we could have.
Now I'm guessing that in your 33 years you have seen your team do well in Europe and you've seen other teams come to your place and bottle it.
However, we invented this game and to us this is just half time, yes you may be 2 goals up, yes now our Villa Pride will HAVE to play to their best in your arena!
However we're The Villa, so forget your statistics, with our history, as another old man once said "There's a long way to get yet!" "Do you want to bet against us?"
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It was crazy to see so many people underestimating Olympiacos. European experience is crucial in these kind of games...
Luiz was shocking and the ref was abysmal. We played like we were the away side. They outsmarted us
Deflections, pens, bit of a dodgy ref, there's no way that team beat us next time. I don't understand why everyones down, if they play like that in the 2nd leg we'll beat them 3 or 4-1 easy. Trust in emery. They had a lucky night nothing more
Cheers mate
Lol I wanna see your players entering the hell of Karaiskakis
They did a job on us by pressing us. We gave the ball away far too much. Ref missed so much. It's still within our reach but it's going to be tough. If we press them and score first we have a chance. UTV 🦁
Yes mate
I listened to this on WM Radio.
I could tell by the commentators tempo/commentary, that I think we were being annihilated.
The first goal came and my heart sank. Then the second goal came and I just turned the radio off.
I just hope we get a better break, a few goals in the next game.
Luke I love this channel, long may UTV Podcasts continue 👍
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We Turned the commentary off in the pub , they so wanted to slate Villa
D.Luiz drove me nuts during the game and not because of the handball and the missed penalty. It was his overall reading of the game. Martinez when playing, usually dictates the pace of our game, when he's not there DL is supposed to dictate it. At 2-2 we had em on the ropes, then DL decides to hit a 40yrd backpass? Slowed the pace down to nothing allowing them to organise and high press us again which they were doing well. Next the corner, then the handball. DL frustrates the shit outta me at the best of times but last night's game took it to new levels 🤦🏾♂️
we can come back , we are probably fortunate its spurs chasing us who are equally rattled
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Exactly, Early Goal in Piraeus and its Game On , UTV
@@johngameson9768 Oly will score at least 2 goals with that AV defence we watched today. Can you score 4 in front of one of the most famous and loud ultras in Europe?
No Martinez no confidence. Could have got back into it at 2-2 needed that penalty gonna be a big ask now but definitely need the first goal UTV!!
Ps It really was a long & lonely 87 mile drive home.
I still believe that with Pau, Martinez and Tielemans back we will be more solid and we have nothing to lose in Greece so need to go for it. Some bad decisions against us last night but our midfield and Defence was poor.
Yes mate