Aston Villa v Arsenal Match Thread

[Tuscans]

We look such an old fashioned team. All sitting deep in their own half, no one pushing, closing down in packs. No one moving off the ball in triangles, everyone too far away.

1980s

[PaulWinch again]

I watch week in week out other sides at least have a go. Sides that might end up losing but they do so having had the audacity to take the game to the opposition. I've seen Stoke and Palace this weekend have a go, not be afraid. Yes they lost, but did so in an effort to win. I haven't seen that in a good number of games from us, and we fold like a cheap tent way too readily.

Indeed.

[adrenachrome]

Pffffft!

[citizenDJ]

From BBC Sport:

"Christian Benteke is a ghost of the man who terrorised the Premier League this time last year. As he fails to control a ball into him he just watches it bounce away and doesn't even chase it. What has gone wrong?"

What indeed.

It's based on nothing more than gut feeling, and it's probably too easy a thing to say, but none-the-less I simply think he doesn't want to be at the club, really.

[themossman]

Benteke and Westwood never get mentioned. Wouldn't have called that last year.

[Jon Crofts]

From BBC Sport:

"Christian Benteke is a ghost of the man who terrorised the Premier League this time last year. As he fails to control a ball into him he just watches it bounce away and doesn't even chase it. What has gone wrong?"

What indeed.

What's gone wrong?  Where shall we start.

[Jimbo]

Lambert. Sits. Claps. Shouts: "C'moan!"

[Mister E]

Thought we were doing fine before 2 individual errors

Me too. Arguably had the best chances too. El Ahmadi's yellow is making him more anonymous than usual, he has to come off at half time.

take him off and get Helenius on behind Benteke

[Rigadon]

From BBC Sport:

"Christian Benteke is a ghost of the man who terrorised the Premier League this time last year. As he fails to control a ball into him he just watches it bounce away and doesn't even chase it. What has gone wrong?"

What indeed.

It's based on nothing more than gut feeling, and it's probably too easy a thing to say, but none-the-less I simply think he doesn't want to be at the club, really.

Same here, it's no conspiracy theory.  Just his body language.

[eastie]

We look such an old fashioned team. All sitting deep in their own half, no one pushing, closing down in packs. No one moving off the ball in triangles, everyone too far away.

1980s

Training exercise - men against boys -depends how hungry arsenal are for more goals .

[Marton]

Fun - we are now playing 5 on 5 ... in our own box. Wonder how long we can keep that up.

[Stu]

Very easy for them really. A new game plan was enforced on us though.

Doesn't stop us being shite, with no movement or ideas for what to do with the ball.

+8 mins added on.

[Ross]

Amazing that our team of League 1, Championship, and cheap foreign imports are struggling against this team. Who'd have thunk it Randy?

[JUAN PABLO]

thank fuck   they are trying to walk it in

[TonyD]

This reminds of a game against Arse in the eighties when they tonked us and I left early in the second half.  Could hear them signing all the way up Aston Church Road.