Aston Villa’s Missed Chances Cost Again but Champions League Remains in Sight

About this episode

The episode discusses Aston Villa's frustrating 1-1 draw at the City Ground, analyzing missed chances and the implications for their Champions League aspirations.

Villa drew 1-1 at the City Ground. The result was frustrating. The context is encouraging. Villa came away from the City Ground with a point that felt like less than they deserved. An own goal. A Morgan Rogers chance that clipped the bar. A Watkins one-on-one that should have been buried. A McGinn effort that forced a brilliant save. The xG may have said 0.98 to Villa, but the show's assessment is it should have been three or four. This Post-mortem episode of the My Old Man Said podcast show breaks down the three pivotal moments of the game — Rogers' contribution to Forest's equaliser, the recurring clinical edge problem, and the Emi Martinez situation that is becoming harder to ignore after a third warm-up withdrawal of the season. There is also a broader assessment of what the draw means in context. Meanwhile, in the Europa League, Porto's unconvincing performance against Forest in the other quarter-final has shifted the Europa League picture. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Become a MOMS Member for ad-free & extra shows -  MOMS Membership Join the show’s listener Facebook group  The Mad Few . Credits: David Michael -&nbsp…

People in this episode

Host: David Michael

Topics covered

• Aston Villa
• football analysis
• match review
• Champions League
• missed chances
• Emi Martinez situation
• Europa League

Keywords

• Aston Villa
• City Ground
• missed chances
• Champions League
• Emi Martinez
• Morgan Rogers
• xG
• Europa League

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: My Old Man Said, talkSPORT

Places: City Ground

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