Aston Villa v Arsenal Post Match Thread

[walsall villain]

Now, to have a fucking heart attack.

I have felt crap all day. My nerves are shredded. One more battle to go.

I spent the whole of the game feeling physically sick.

[itmustbe_it is!]

I was outside pacing up and down last 5 minutes, didn't dare come in.

But........I brought my lucky blue jumper out of retirement , not worn it since the 10 game streak and the play offs. I retired it then but needs must......it's having another bloody airing on Sunday

[Villan For Life]

Fucking hell! We are still in it!

[sickbeggar]

What can i say other than i told you Arsenal would get the pre-wembley wobbles.

Well they can bloody snap out of it now for Sunday.

ha, as always its what we do,  We could have easily put in a performance that even a half-assed Arsenal could have dealt with.

I don't think there was anything half-arsed about them, we were the better team and made it really tough for them to find any space.

Dunno. thought we played superb but they have 1 eye on 10 days time.

[Rudy65]

I was outside pacing up and down last 5 minutes, didn't dare come in.

But........I brought my lucky blue jumper out of retirement , not worn it since the 10 game streak and the play offs. I retired it then but needs must......it's having another bloody airing on Sunday

Ha. Just put the recycling out and remembered I hadn’t separated a toothpaste box, so went out to the bins and retrieved it thinking that if I didn’t we would lose on Sunday!

[steamer]

I do not normally watch the studio blah after the game, Ian wright who I have never particulaly liked, after that goal. was respectful and said that the guy interviewing Jack should not have asked that question at this time.
Sherwood, I think is trying to be Jacks agent, saying if some Arsenal (forgot his name) is worth 70 million Jack is worth 170 million and that what ever happens Jack will be playig in the premiership next season.
As for the game 10/10 for everyone.
closed them down,scored a goal and even made a late substitotion.
Davis needs to score a goal
At the moment he sems cursed never to score.
We need to consider opening a sack cloth Topic if we get a result against WHU were all of us (me included) can pay penance for all of our doubts and misgivings
But on Sunday, come on you Lions, batter the fuckers

[Lizz]

I didn't watch it. I couldn't face it, no chance.

So, so, so fucking relieved.

COME ON YOU ABSOLUTE FUCKING FUCKERS!

I watched it, but couldn't face the match thread.

[Lastfootstamper]

Davis will come good and score goals for fun next season. 

He needs to put away his chances now. He's had excellent opportunities lately and fluffed all of them.

Tonight one is the sort of chance that a striker who's scored a few recently takes with ease but someone struggling for goals overthinks it. He needs to work at his finishing but he offered much more of a threat than Samatta in my opinion, making a few really good runs to either get the chance or create space elsewhere.

Watching the replay, he's fixated on the 'keeper. I don't think he'd any idea of where exactly he wanted to put.

[Jon Crofts]

I peeked at the score at HT.

Put it in the telly.

Had a few walks round the garden.

FUCKING HELL!

[Loxton01]

What an evening. For the whole of the second half I felt physically sick and could barely watch. The Davis miss the sense of deja vu but we got the win. Watching the ball hit the post and the Reina fumble oh my days.

Observations

Really pleased smith put Guilbert on over hause. He was excellent
Konza was excellent crucial blocks
McGinn improving game by game
Grealish best game since lockdown
Samatta or Davis - neither good enough at this level
Trez - one of the strangest players one minute hopeless next minute scoring huge goals. He reminds me of a de la Cruz or Leonardsen.

We have to play to win Sunday big key could be an extra days rest. Really could do with Antonio or soucek getting injuries tomo!!!

Come on the villa one more performance save your last 4 results as your best run of the season

[itmustbe_it is!]

Any Villa going to be in Ilfracombe or anywhere nearby Sunday, and if so where are we watching the game?

What a shit time to book first week away since lockdown

[Steve67]

Great result, great performance.  Arsenal would have found it very difficult, emotionally, to get up for another game so close to their excellent semi-final win against Man City and we capitalise really well.  Dean Smith making tactical changes throughout the game, well done that man.  Lovely goal from Trezeguet, confidence is growing.  Some really good individual performances contributing to the whole team performance.  I really like Ezri Konsa.  He is going to be a really good player for us.  McGinn getting stronger, Jack back on form, Luiz was clever and effective throughout.  We were very good defensively.  One thing I would like us to work on.  Any free kick at all, from anywhere on the park, get it in the box and make a nuisance of ourselves.  We have the height and movement, make full use of it and stop passing backwards.  Loved tonight, despite the nerves, I'm glad I don't smoke!

Well done Dean Smith. Prove me wrong, please.

[Legion]

Smith teams always get better at the end of the season...

[AV82EC]

I couldn’t Stand to watch or listen so went Likely Lads however thought it was an 8pm ko so switched phone back on at 945 and still 20 mins to go. Absolute torture.

[curiousorange]

Brilliant result, and performance.  Probably the most nervous I've been watching a match on TV since the Fulham play-off final.

Before the Liverpool game, with 6 games to go, I said the best we can probably hope for is to go to West Ham knowing a win would keep us up.  Three games ago that didn't look likely at all - but knowing it's in our hands is massive.

Play like we did tonight, and we'll be fine.

Surely there'll be some sort of backlash from Arsenal against Watford - they can't play like that two matches on the bounce before a cup final.... can they?

We did.