Arsenal v Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread

[Matt C]

4-1 to Arsenal.

[Irish villain]

Having spent the morning watching villa videos on you tube I feel a bit more optimisitc! With my claret and blue shades on, I'm now going 1-1! Bent for us!

[JUAN PABLO]

If those tesco bags can get a result against them , so can we.....       yes Im still pissed from last night..

[holtepaul]

Pasted !!

5-1 loss (which is better than I think it will be against Liverpool !!!)

[paulcomben]

We find ourselves wanting West Ham to get something at Wigan. Thanks, GH. Sorry you are ill, but please leave before the end of the month.

[Dave Cooper please]

We find ourselves wanting West Ham to get something at Wigan. Thanks, GH. Sorry you are ill, but please leave before the end of the month.

Don't know about you but I find myself wanting Villa to get something at Arsenal.

[Rawly]

But as usual,we get behind them tomorrow, maybe even wind up the goners with a little rendition of the old heather mills tune !!!!

[Holtenderinthesky]

Just found a bet on Ladbrokes.  Arsenal to win the game with at least 3 goals being scored (ie, 3-0, 4-0, 2-1, 3-1 etc...) pays evens.  Had a fifty on it, thought it was too good to turn down.  Had two winners already today with 4 or more goals in the Blackpool game paying me 15/8 and Man City to win paying 9/10.  Result!


EDIT;  Considering most of us are expecting a hammering tomorrow that bet looks pretty nailed on.

[avfcpg]

Think Arsenal have won 2 of their last 9 league games. At least we are playing them at a decent time. Low on confidence, not as low as ours mind. Am hoping he doesn't risk Fabregas and Nasri...

[curiousorange]

Think Arsenal have won 2 of their last 9 league games. At least we are playing them at a decent time. Low on confidence, not as low as ours mind. Am hoping he doesn't risk Fabregas and Nasri...

Last time we played them at the Emirates we were in good form and Fabregas kicked our arses. Even without him I think the same is likely to happen tomorrow.

[avfcpg]

Yes I remember it well....just ripped us to bits in a cameo appearance..shudder. Sensible head says we won't get tonked at all...heart is fearing all sorts of things...
 

[The Left Side]

They need to win to qualify automatically for the chumps league too so it won't be easy.

[Matt Collins]

The mail suggest Mcallister is thinking of playing a somewhat experimental side.

I'm hoping he'll shelve this plan after today's results. It's just not worth taking the chance.

I would support a change of formation though, to 4-3-3. I'd play cuellar at right back, makoun alongside stan and NRC and the England trio up front.

[curiousorange]

The mail suggest Mcallister is thinking of playing a somewhat experimental side.

I'm hoping he'll shelve this plan after today's results. It's just not worth taking the chance.

I would support a change of formation though, to 4-3-3. I'd play cuellar at right back, makoun alongside stan and NRC and the England trio up front.

I think Makoun might just have his best game for us tomorrow anyway. He looked some player against Man Yoo in January and Arsenal's style of play is less physical than what he's come up against since those early stages of his Villa career.

[Shrek]

2 nil to Villa!