Arsenal -2 Aston Villa - 1 Post Match Rant Fest.

[OzVilla]

His time was up after Sunday , we all know that. It just takes time to filter through to the boardroom

[Bad English]

I thought we we excellent.

[Steve67]

This all has an air of inevitability about it. If we don’t make a change, we are heading for relegation. Losing 2-1 to Arsenal doesn’t sound too bad but it is yet another loss and at some point we will be calling for Sam Allardyce (almost LOL), so it’s important we don’t leave things too late. Ridiculous to say, but timing is important and there are some really good managers out there who are currently available. Go and get one, quickly.

[Dave P]

Fair play to the players. They are carrying out his tactics to the fucking letter.

[dorsetvillian]

When I saw the team I was amazed it was the same midfield and system as Palace. Gerrard is clueless. Game should have been out of sight by half time. Still Gerrard couldn't affect the game when Arsenal started to be 'Arsenal'. My opinion doesn't matter in the slightest but keep loosing and Gerrard will thankfully be gone.

[Legion]

What tactics? He's one of the biggest mistakes we've ever made.

[brontebilly]

Gerrard is getting an incredibly easy ride by ex-players. Dublin and James Collins basically defending him on the basis that he's young and is gonna make a great manager. No worries, then!

Keown, and Chris Sutton, were very critical of our tactics. But the team organisation is just so poor. Spaces everywhere...full back to centre back, the defensive line, Kamara to the other two midfielders, front 3 and midfield. Watkins and the two narrow forwards. No wonder we can't keep the ball, there's no cohesion at all with and without the ball.

Martinez 3 - at fault for two goals and hiding on line again.
Cash 5 - average defender at this level and regressing going forward. Awful defending for their winner
Konsa 6 - bullied by Jesus for that yellow but was decent in the main
Mings 6 - solid enough for me
Digne 4 - rubbish defender and a terrible signing. Bullied by Saka. Mugged off buying him
Kamara 6 - battled hard I thought but the midfield unit sunk
Ramsey 6 - probably a 3 in first half, unable to track runners and their first came from that but much better second half
McGinn 5 - tried hard first half but anonymous second bar his yellow
Buendia 4 - shite, kept giving ball away
Watkins 6 - same as Ramsey, vastly improved second half
Bailey 6 - some really smart touches at times but needs to do a lot more

Coutinho was ok when he came in on the left, Luiz scored a corner and trotted around avoiding tackles

[Bully2345]

I sit and wonder if I’m being harsh after we get back into the game but no. That second half was an improvement but only because we should have been five down at half time.

It’s time to go

[RichardBatchelor]

Respectable scoreline and a marginal improvement but our ball retention is so so poor and to concede immediately after scoring three times in a row is unforgivable, really. The positive is Doug’s magic corners. Twice can’t be a fluke.

Haaland will have a field day next weekend.

[steamer]

Luiz did not overly celebrate when scoring
probably on his way

[LeonW]

Look at the performance; not the scoreline. This was not a gutsy display of heart, endeavour and punching with intelligence with the weapons that you have. It was what we've seen time and again under Gerrard and which we're actually getting worse at.

[Legion]

Luiz did not overly celebrate when scoring
probably on his way

When is the transfer deadline?

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Fair play to the players. They are carrying out his tactics to the fucking letter.

Agreed, if that manager is Dave Bassett, Bobby Gould or Joe Kinnear. SG has turned us in to a very expensively assembled Wimbledon 88-98. As Lineker would probably say today " the best way to watch Aston Villa is on Ceefax".

[steamer]

Look at the performance; not the scoreline. This was not a gutsy display of heart, endeavour and punching with intelligence with the weapons that you have. It was what we've seen time and again under Gerrard and which we're actually getting worse at.

you are right it was gutless

[villabear]

Why is Konsa playing instead of Chambers?