Aston Villa v Arsenal Match Thread

[Villa Lew]

Jack needs to move to the centre, not had much of an impact so far.

[Goldie.7]

Nakamba needs to be subbed. Him on a yellow in that position is too much of a liability.

[mrfuse]

Never normally come on here during the match, now I know why!! The idea that we’re hanging on in that first half is laughable. I think we haven’t been great and need to play with far more tempo. Barclay has tried hard to find space and create, but him and jack need to work on their combination play like earlier in the season.
Arsenal have had a lot of the ball but have mostly been shite. I suppose they can’t be any worse so we do need to step it up 2nd half.

Yeah its difficult on here sometimes with strange comments, the West ham comments were ridiculously over the top.

[paul_e]

Ref has made some strange decisions, the nakamba booking was totally unnecessary, the handball against Traore was completely wrong and he seems to think pushes in the back are completely fair game.

Marvellous lost the ball in the first place. He takes too long to control the ball

Doesn't mean it was a yellow card though.

He takes his ankle. In this day and age it’s often a yellow

Nowhere near his ankle, tiny contact on his foot when he's already going over, I've seen Jack get caught like that 20 or 30 times this season and it be just a foul. Ref gave it because of the scream and nothing more.

[The Edge]

Never normally come on here during the match, now I know why!! The idea that we’re hanging on in that first half is laughable. I think we haven’t been great and need to play with far more tempo. Barclay has tried hard to find space and create, but him and jack need to work on their combination play like earlier in the season.
Arsenal have had a lot of the ball but have mostly been shite. I suppose they can’t be any worse so we do need to step it up 2nd half.

Please try and comment during matches. A voice of reason is a welcome change.

[Lastfootstamper]

Don't think we've kept the ball well. Nakamba lacks quality and Barkley is anonymous. That said, we ought to be two up as we're the only side to create anything in a game of few chances.

Arsenal are very pretty in front of you, but they've created nothing. I don't accept the hanging on comments at all.

I'd bring Dougie on for Nakamba.

Grealish getting he usual total lack of protection with Bellerin fouling him with impunity. Arsenal appear to be allowed to climb all over us too.

Should be 2 up.

Yeah this is fair. We've taken one of our two good chances and deserve the lead. We're defending confidently, and have given them a lot of non-threatening possession.

Don't think we're hanging on at all. But would be good to see Luiz (or Jack into the middle) as a change to get us a little more ball in the second half.

Think there's definitely a second goal on the break for us here - Traore seems to have the beating of their defenders, Gabriel in particular.

I'm sitting on your sofa. We've been alright against a side with a couple of decent players that's on a good run since Christmas.

[Ads]

Barkely can't press and they've had the run on our midfield too easily because of it.

I'd have had Trez for Barkley, switch Jack to 10 get him more involved and give Arsenal a lot more to think about with him in midfield. Also the Nakamba yellow and our lack of quality in keeping the ball worries me, so I'd have Dougie on.

[Risso]

Never normally come on here during the match, now I know why!! The idea that we’re hanging on in that first half is laughable. I think we haven’t been great and need to play with far more tempo. Barclay has tried hard to find space and create, but him and jack need to work on their combination play like earlier in the season.
Arsenal have had a lot of the ball but have mostly been shite. I suppose they can’t be any worse so we do need to step it up 2nd half.

Yeah its difficult on here sometimes with strange comments, the West ham comments were ridiculously over the top.

No they weren't, we were absolutely shite.

[danno]

I think the scream was definitely what got Nakamba booked. It was Sharapova-esque

[Hampshire Villa]

Can’t keep hold of the ball and when we do get it we give it away. We are playing a dangerous game. Jack seems glued to the touch line. I’m not sure we look any better than we did against WestHam.
Our midfield is being bypassed. Having said that Arsenal haven’t really created much but they look like they could be dangerous with the freedom they have at the moment.

[mrfuse]

Barkely can't press and they've had the run on our midfield too easily because of it.

I'd have had Trez for Barkley, switch Jack to 10 get him more involved and give Arsenal a lot more to think about with him in midfield. Also the Nakamba yellow and our lack of quality in keeping the ball worries me, so I'd have Dougie on.

Thats my feeling as well.

[Toronto Villa]

Come on now Emi. Let’s get another clean sheet

[Risso]

Come on now Emi. Let’s get another clean sheet

What a save that was first half. Like Bosnich at his best.

[SaddVillan]

Arsenal are going down everytime there's a physical challenge, screaming at the ref for a foul.
No real arguments over Nakamba's yellow, but Konsa's was soft. The ref seems oblivious to the treatment Jack's getting.

Barkley - slow of thought and ponderous in movement - is he really fully fit?

[Small Rodent]

Never normally come on here during the match, now I know why!! The idea that we’re hanging on in that first half is laughable. I think we haven’t been great and need to play with far more tempo. Barclay has tried hard to find space and create, but him and jack need to work on their combination play like earlier in the season.
Arsenal have had a lot of the ball but have mostly been shite. I suppose they can’t be any worse so we do need to step it up 2nd half.

Please try and comment during matches. A voice of reason is a welcome change.

You could always go somewhere else.

You’re not forced to read all this.

But then if you did, how could you assert your superiority?