Aston Villa vs Arsenal Post-Match Thread

[richard moore]

I think we will get something against Chelsea.

I don't but we will certainly be better I think. Our whole mentality and the ability of our players is much more suited to playing away where we are just good enough to frustrate a stronger team slightly off its game. Plus we may have players back - Vlaar, Westwood, Benteke and Baker

[john e]

Bump

[ciggiesnbeer]

Attendance anyone? It looked nearly full. Which makes it even more disappointing as everytime Villa fans seem to show up at home in numbers we get tapped.

40,013.

And we did alright at home to Chavski last season.

Thanks. And good point.

[myf]

Thought we started well but fell apart in a crazy 5 mins. Second half was painful to endure but given the missing players and our excellent start I'm not down hearted

[ChicagoLion]

Not even attempting to get back into the game was a disgrace.
40,000 people deserve better than that.
I don't buy this we did the right thing by keeping the score down.

[Jon Crofts]

I think we will get something against Chelsea.

Me too.

I think they call it having a new one torn open.

[supertom]

Who would have thought we'd be crying out for Nathan Baker??? Bizarre.

[ChicagoLion]

Who would have thought we'd be crying out for Nathan Baker??? Bizarre.

Hilda Baker would have been better than Clark and Sanchez

[brontebilly]

Who would have thought we'd be crying out for Nathan Baker??? Bizarre.

Baker would have made little or no difference today imo

Chelsea could really do us, maybe have the likes of Bacuna start for Weimann and pack midfield early on

[ez]

Not even attempting to get back into the game was a disgrace.
40,000 people deserve better than that.
I don't buy this we did the right thing by keeping the score down.

Bang on. Are we the only team that does that?

[pauliewalnuts]

A sharp reminder of the folly of rushing to conclusions after four games.

I don't get Clark. He has, to my eyes anyway, looked decent in midfield in the past, but he pretty much never has a really good match at centre half. I appreciate that Okore might not be considered "ready" for the Premier League yet, but I haven't seen anything in three years of Clark playing in that position to suggest he is, either.

[supertom]

Who would have thought we'd be crying out for Nathan Baker??? Bizarre.

Baker would have made little or no difference today imo

Chelsea could really do us, maybe have the likes of Bacuna start for Weimann and pack midfield early on

In reality, he probably wouldn't. Arsenal today were a cut above Liverpool and had a lot more cutting edge. I hate saying it too, but Welbeck looks a good fit for them. Today was a much harder game all round.

We generally raise our game against Chelsea, and hopefully we'll have Vlaar and Westwood back. I'd start Jack too.

[ciggiesnbeer]

Not even attempting to get back into the game was a disgrace.
40,000 people deserve better than that.
I don't buy this we did the right thing by keeping the score down.

Bang on. Are we the only team that does that?

No, but to my knowledge Hughton with Norwich was the only manager honest/dumb enough to admit it.

[supertom]

192 seconds.
Bonkers. Hopefully that's our shitstorm moment of the season and we won't have that again.

[PeterWithesShin]

I doubt any of us liked that second half, but it was preferable to the Chavski game when we made no effort to shut up shop and were lucky to only concede 8. I know going for it in the second half doesn't automatically mean conceding a bunch more, but with that side we had out today I think we would have.