Arsenal v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[DrGonzo]

If he starts Heskey over Weimann again I will personally track him down and rip his cock off.

[Lobsterboy]

I'm actually to see anything from Bent that impresses me, he may have a great goal scoring record at other clubs but he certainly hasn't shown it at Villa

He has scored something like 18 goals in 38 games in a team that has been, as far as I am concerned, shit since he signed for us. His goals pretty much kept us up last season and he's become a regular for England - we need to keep hold of him at all costs and build a team around him that makes chances for him

[Nastylee]

I'm actually to see anything from Bent that impresses me, he may have a great goal scoring record at other clubs but he certainly hasn't shown it at Villa

He has scored something like 18 goals in 38 games in a team that has been, as far as I am concerned, shit since he signed for us. His goals pretty much kept us up last season and he's become a regular for England - we need to keep hold of him at all costs and build a team around him that makes chances for him

Yes, I mean since Bent's injury we haven't stopped scoring and Gabby has really stepped upto the plate and proved all those that said we're a better team with him upfront correct. Laughable comment by VN.

[steffo]

Yesterday my lad was lucky enough to play a school cup final at Bodymoor Heath. The facilities were excellent. The pitch was like a snooker table.

Like a school, this is where our players practice and put into effect at 3pm on a Saturday what they have been coached and taught / instructed what to do during the week.

The results speak for themselves.....

What is more of a concern is the thought that when Ron Saunders came to Villa - he instructed that all Villa teams played 4-4-2. The theory was (and it worked) that if the youth came into the first team this is the system.

Sadly our latest crop are taught to play narrow defensive football. A classic example is Albrighton. Is he really used as a winger? When was the last time he got to the byeline tried to cross the ball? More to the point how often does he find himself in the right back position?

I did not renew me and my lads season ticket because i knew what was coming. I will never boo the players at Villa Park (Steve Hodge excluded) because i firmly believe they never go out to lose. They may lack confidence but still try. It boils down to what they are instructed to do and their belief to do it.

And for that reason McLeish is utter shite.








 

[luke25]

Yesterday my lad was lucky enough to play a school cup final at Bodymoor Heath. The facilities were excellent. The pitch was like a snooker table.

Like a school, this is where our players practice and put into effect at 3pm on a Saturday what they have been coached and taught / instructed what to do during the week.

The results speak for themselves.....

What is more of a concern is the thought that when Ron Saunders came to Villa - he instructed that all Villa teams played 4-4-2. The theory was (and it worked) that if the youth came into the first team this is the system.

Sadly our latest crop are taught to play narrow defensive football. A classic example is Albrighton. Is he really used as a winger? When was the last time he got to the byeline tried to cross the ball? More to the point how often does he find himself in the right back position?

I did not renew me and my lads season ticket because i knew what was coming. I will never boo the players at Villa Park (Steve Hodge excluded) because i firmly believe they never go out to lose. They may lack confidence but still try. It boils down to what they are instructed to do and their belief to do it.

And for that reason McLeish is utter shite.








 

absolutely, at youth and reserve levels the kids play a good pass and move game and are a pleasure to watch, then when they get 'promoted' to the 1st team they're expected to play our fucking vile style of football, we need a system put in place were by all our teams play the same style so the kids can make the step up comfortably.

[charlie]

Dr Gonzo wishes to rip his dik off, sadly he wont find it, eck be a dikkless wonder, hence we go to arsenal etc and lie down with legs in the air. Beat f ulham... said it before.. if you get it right you get it wrong next time[aplol gr], dont give the twat cash in the summer, give him his cards.............PLEASE

[F. Austin Purcell]

Others are getting some momentum. We could end up in the shit yet.

Correct - it ain't over yet.

Blackburn have picked up 10 points in the last 6 games and are still 5 points behind us having played one more game.  The next in form team below us is wigan with 9 points over the same period.  They are 8 points behind us as of today's win.  Yes our form is poor but I'm pretty sure even we can muster two wins and a draw before the seasons out. 

[Fergal]

36 points will be enough. draws against stoke Bolton and sunderland . cant see any other points though

Is that what it has come to? Hoping we can scrape draws to keep us up. Let's hope they don't score more than one or we are fucked.

[Greg N'Ash]

not a surprising result given the vast difference in ability between the two sides. Performance was rotten though and Heskey, well Mccleish doesn't help himself with team selections like that does he? hopefully 4 or 5 of that team will be gone come May whoever's in charge

[robbo1874]

Honestly thought we'd scrape a point in this one if we had a crack at them.

I can't understand why he persists with the tactics of damage limitation when it has been proven not to work as often as it has. I read somewhere recently that the definition of madness is repeating the same mistake and expecting a different outcome.

Maybe he doesn't think we're safe yet and that's why he refuses to take off the defensive shackles? Who knows. He must realise that people would rather see us have a go and lose than not have a go and lose.

I'm one of the few still prepared to back him, but he really doesn't make it easy. Everybody knows that we don't have the quality that arsenal have and it was always likely we'd lose this game. But at least if you go out positive match them for effort and try and force it you've got a chance of coming away with a point.

Doesn't make sense to me at all.

[villan from luton]

Cant believe he started with Heskey, disgrace

[robbo1874]

Maybe we can arrange to have heskey kidnapped until the end of the season, so he can't be picked?

[myf]

36 points will be enough. draws against stoke Bolton and sunderland . cant see any other points though

Is that what it has come to? Hoping we can scrape draws to keep us up. Let's hope they don't score more than one or we are fucked.

Yes that is what it has come to. Im not saying we should be content with that

[Can Gana Be Bettered!?!?]

Did he not learn from the home game? We tried to win that game and, even though we lost, the fans can accept that. This was pathetic.

Every time this season he has had something, no matter how tenuous, but something to build on, he has fucked it up.

That comment about picking Heskey every time we play someone in the top ten is absolutely spot on, too.

The guy is a coward, and totally not up to the job, I'm afraid. Sadly, the same goes for the chairman, so we are stuck with it.

GH did that many times last year. Just when he'd do something right, he'd balls it up in some way.

[myf]

36 points will be enough. draws against stoke Bolton and sunderland . cant see any other points though

Under Mcliesh Birmingham City where relegated with 39pts, with a far easier run in at the end than we have they needed results against very average sides and couldn't deliver, ended up in Blues relying on the results of other sides to keep them up

30   02.04.2011   Bolton Wanderers   home
31   09.04.2011   Blackburn Rovers   away   
32   16.04.2011   Sunderland   home
33   20.04.2011   Chelsea   away   
34   23.04.2011   Liverpool   away
35   01.05.2011   Wolverhampton Wndrs   home   
36   07.05.2011   Newcastle United   
37   15.05.2011   Fulham   home
38   22.05.2011   Tottenham Hotspur   away

Maybe but the bottom three each had at least 30 points at 30
Games this time last year