Arsenal v Aston Villa Post Match Thread

[The Edge]

AFTV, volume low if you have kids

https://twitter.com/MPH1982/status/1325558430132809730

Long time since I watched Lord of the Rings. Nice to put a face to the voice of the orcs.

"Feed 'em to th' pigs 'arold!"   

Blimey they’re a charming bunch aren’t they.

Tbf it's the guy in green making them all look like idiots. The lads in the back row look embarrassed by his childish outbursts and gollum is trying his hardest to get a word in. Their reaction is the same as those Liverpool clips. They see us as relegation fodder there to be swept aside like yesterdays rubbish. They don't seem to have twigged yet that when we're in that mood we can be devastating with the ball and smash the best of them. Long may they continue to underestimate us.Fuck em all.

[Dave]

Bit of a selective quote there. What it says in the paper:

The pivotal period of this game, you felt, came around an hour in. Arsenal were knocking on the door in search of an equaliser. Chances whistled past either post. For a while, it felt like Aston Villa might have to settle in for a long and painful rearguard action. At which point, Dean Smith’s team seemed to come to a crucial collective realisation: they were better than Arsenal. Not better organised, or better drilled, but better in stark and absolute terms. And so in a crushing climax, they set about proving it.

Can't imagine Jonathan Liew is all that tearful, given he's a Spurs fan.

[Bad English]

They'm all cockerneys to me. ;-)

[robbo1874]

And we hate cockneys...

[Damo70]

Watching our first goal again Grealish and Barkley are just taking the piss out of Arsenal in that corner of the pitch.

[exigo]

Only decent thing Arsenal did last night was put a Villa crest up in the away end.

[exigo]

To think, six months ago, we were sweating over a game in hand to escape relegation.
Today, we're sweating over a game in hand that could give us the title.

[Jon Crofts]

Confidence & swagger oozing through the entire team. That ball from Luiz, the cross from Barkley, boom! Martinez release to Grealish and the ball in the net in what 7 or 8 seconds? Unreal. Grealish & Barkley taking the piss.

[VILLA MOLE]

Pepe and Partey represent around £120 million in transfer fees alone and both are wank.

I am suprised they took Partey off in the first half he looked ok , elneny looked ropey

[Dave]

Pepe and Partey represent around £120 million in transfer fees alone and both are wank.

I am suprised they took Partey off in the first half he looked ok , elneny looked ropey

He was injured in that collision with Martinez apparently.

[john e]

Credit to Targett who has looked much better recently.

Agree with this. I have crucified him in the past, but he has been quite decent of late.

I'd still like to see better competition in that position - more athleticism and pace.

But Targett has looked fitter recently. He seems the sort who needs to stay on top of that. When he does, the natural ability he has on the ball comes out.



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I’ve never had a problem with Target
yes he’s made mistakes and given the ball away to much at times, mainly because he’s looking to move the ball forward imo, but he still offers even when not playing well
He’s learning his job and will become a consistent player at this level

put it this way I’ve never not even for a nano second ever thought
 ‘I’ll tell you what this is a game where we need to be dropping Target and putting Taylor in’

[paul_e]

Pepe and Partey represent around £120 million in transfer fees alone and both are wank.

I am suprised they took Partey off in the first half he looked ok , elneny looked ropey

Partay is exactly the sort of midfielder we could do with adding to give us a real alternative in there, I like him and thought our attacks looked a lot more effective once he wasn't there.

[Lastfootstamper]

8 minutes of highlights up now on the Villa website. Including, I'm glad to see, Grealish's attempt to slice Tierney in half with a football. Feck me, he hit that hard!

In the instant Watkins puts away his header, we were outnumbered 9-2 in their box. Yet from the moment the ball left Luiz' boot, did anyone doubt the outcome?

[andyh]

It’s by no means a moan but, if Sako doesn’t stretch and put that Targett cross into his own net for the first goal,  Trezeguet isn’t scoring that.
Trez is stumbling as the ball comes across and is pretty much on his knees as Sako slices it into the net.
I think that’s why he didn’t really celebrate.

[Dave P]

In the instant Watkins puts away his header, we were outnumbered 9-2 in their box. Yet from the moment the ball left Luiz' boot, did anyone doubt the outcome?

I didn't appreciate the skill in that goal at the time but, bloody hell, that was such a good goal.  The pass from Luiz, the volleyed cross from Barkley and the bravery from Watkins.  Wow!