Arsenal v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[Jimbo]

Nobody in their right mind would have expected anything other than a defeat here. That said, this is a vulnerable and below-par Arsenal side, which, with a bit of guile, could have been exploited. Unfortunately, we have far too many thickies among our personnel. We simply must start picking up points, after the next defeat, which I fear is a certainty.

[wolfman999]

As we always roll over against anybody and everyone and give them the points anyway, cant we just fuck off to the championship and stop wasting everyones time playing any more games in this miserable season. spineless tossers

[mikeb1982]

Aaaaarrrgghhh! For fuck's sake!

[PaulWinch again]

Played alright in first half. However the brutal reality is you can't play like we did in the second half and expect to get many points. We need to be a lot smarter, at least there's a degree of resilience but Arsenal deserved to win.

[mattjpa]

I have no faith left in lambert. I'm just glad the stupid twat has championship experience, were going to need it. To everyone who thinks we should lose these fixtures just remember Blackburn won here a week or so ago

[PeterWithesShin]

If we do go down losing at Arsenal isn't going to be what does us. However holding on for a point may well have helped keep us up. If that makes sense.

[paulcomben]

Villa could have won that. Why on earth sub Westwood for KEA after equalising?

[Nastylee]

It's bonus points in games like these, which would keep is up and put less pressure on the 'must win' games. For the last 15mins he should've shut up shop and looked to counter rather than leaving gaps, inviting pressure and looking to counter. Being positive is all very well but you once you get into a position to take something from the game you have to be grateful and accumulate points the ugly way. I thought that was what PL alluded to a few weeks ago but he seems to have forgotten and gone for broke when there was no need. All these dropped points will lead to one thing since when we come up against the Readings of this world we will inevitably blow it.

[PaulWinch again]

I understand the counter attack idea, but you still need to retain possession. As I said you can't expect to defend en masse game after game and get many points. It's no coincidence that we consider many late goals, it's a result of teams sustained pressure.

[TheMalandro]

when the chips are down, our defence are like a bunch of self harmers.

[robbo1874]

Mate we were good for a point there on balance really.

[The Situation]

urgh I feel sick. why do always have to concede in the final few minutes. it happens every fucking game. a point today would have been big.

not sure why I bother with this pain anymore.

[Toronto Villa]

just so very, very, very gutted.

[barrysleftfoot]

 A good central defensive midfielder, and we would have got a draw today, won at Albion, and won at Everton.

 Ho hum.

[Tony]

If we do go down losing at Arsenal isn't going to be what does us. However holding on for a point may well have helped keep us up. If that makes sense.

Not picking up these points is the reason we're likely to go down, a point would have been a point more than most of us expected, but yet again when we need everyone to roll up their sleeves and shut up shop, we're incapable of doing it, Swansea away, Everton away and now Arsenal away, all games where we were in a damn good position to get more points out of them, with those five extra points we'd all be sleeping a lot more easily, but again and again this team throw it all away.