{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/8d9a3cfe-9fbf-4fba-a5df-90859f80e19e/69dcfa993472e03bc7f828d0?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Aston Villa’s Missed Chances Cost Again but Champions League Remains in Sight","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/60ee25127b57990bc2e77e0a/1776088525589-15086cf7-350b-465b-8695-bac2949e78bd.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><em>Villa drew 1-1 at the City Ground. The result was frustrating. The context is encouraging.</em></p><p><br></p><p>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.</p><p><br></p><p>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.</p><p><br></p><p>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.</p><p><br></p><p><em>Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.</em></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"myoldmansaid.com"}