Arsenal v Aston Villa Match Thread

[jwarry]

I have no idea what you lot are watching but I thought we were okay that half, bar a couple of defensive mistakes and Sanchez passing. More posession than Arse on their own turf is bloody good progress if you ask me

[RussellC]

For all of the stick Cleverley gets, Sanchez has just turned in one of the worst 45 minutes that I've ever seen from a Villa midfielder. Slow, static and seemingly seeing an invisible player on the right-wing every 5 minutes or so. Needs to come-off for Westwood in the 2nd half.

At least Sanchez looks for the ball. Cleverley is invisible, he needs to come off and Westwood on

Give it a rest. Sanchez has been the worst by a clear mile.

Exactly. They play in completely different positions. In Sanchez's role in front of the back 4 it's absolutely vital that he helps the team keep possession when we have it. Some of the balls he's given away have been without being under any pressure at all and it's killing us. Cleverley has been pretty anonymous as usual, but let's not let that distract from Sanchez's performance just because of who he is.

[NottsVillan]

Benteke needs to pull his fucking finger out.

Randy needs to pull his finger out and sack this fool of a manager then sell up and move on.

[Steve67]

Got to stop giving the ball away so easily. It undoes any work anyone ever does on a training pitch. We are the absolute experts at giving it away cheaply.

[Jimbo]

There's no pressure on Benteke to do anything, because he's never going to lose his place. There's no pressure on the manager to get him firing again, because he'll never lose his job. It's a recipe for crap.

[RussellC]

I have no idea what you lot are watching but I thought we were okay that half, bar a couple of defensive mistakes and Sanchez passing. More posession than Arse on their own turf is bloody good progress if you ask me

You are Paul Lambert and I claim my £5.

[Boz]

For all of the stick Cleverley gets, Sanchez has just turned in one of the worst 45 minutes that I've ever seen from a Villa midfielder. Slow, static and seemingly seeing an invisible player on the right-wing every 5 minutes or so. Needs to come-off for Westwood in the 2nd half.

At least Sanchez looks for the ball. Cleverley is invisible, he needs to come off and Westwood on

Give it a rest. Sanchez has been the worst by a clear mile.

Of course Cleverley doesn't give the ball away, he tries very hard at hiding himself so he can't make mistakes he needs sending back to ManUre. He contributes nothing

[Tuscans]

Sky getting big boners over tomorrow....Zzzz Zzzz

[tom jennings III]

This needs to be a lot better second half, a hell of a lot better.

[Chris Jameson]

Danny mills as co commentator is having a right pop at villa

I hope nobody gives a toss what that massive thunderc*nt has to say.

[Nelly]

I have to say, Gil was great for me, probably the best thing about us. The turn midway through the half was the sort of thing no one would even attempt at Villa! Credit where it's due to Lambert for bringing him in. Come on Villa.

[Proposition Joe]

I'm not sure what more Benteke should be doing. Supposing he does run around and chase lost causes and "make an effort" to get onto on of our hopeless crosses/hoofs. And then in the 90th he has a throughball to latch onto and jas got no puff left.

[Jimbo]

YEEEEEEEEEESSSSS!!!!!!

A shot.

[NottsVillan]

It's not this game he needs sacking for, I can live with being beaten by a decent Arsenal side, it's the rest of what he has achieved in his time at the club.

[andyh]

I have no idea what you lot are watching but I thought we were okay that half, bar a couple of defensive mistakes and Sanchez passing. More posession than Arse on their own turf is bloody good progress if you ask me

You are Paul Lambert and I claim my £5.

Yep, I'm really, really pleased with our possession stats. How many points does it win us?