Arsenal 0-2 Aston Villa Post match interaction

[olaftab]

If it was still two points for a win, we could potentially be six points ahead of Tottenham before they play a league game again. But as it's now three points for a win, that would be nine points in total.

Yes but mathematically which one is better, 6 or 9 points?

[Scovilla]

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Just love these Pitchside videos, fantastic views of the “limbs”.

Fantastic..Love it.

[Somniloquism]

Good analysis.

[Garyth]

Good analysis.

Very good. The point about the space for Martinez’ second half passing to Zaniolo is well observed.

Putting Bailey into the gap left by zinchenko/Martinelli is the sort of detail you know that Emery probably obsesses over.

[olaftab]

Still dont understand why arteta had ESR on ollie on that counter attack. Made no sense 😂

He didn't have him on ollie because Ollie was one side of the pitch and he was the other. But if you look when the initial corner was taken. Ollie was defending near post and Smith-Rowe was offering himself for the short corner. After the initial corner, and whilst the ball was loose in the air after Tielemanns clearance, Watkins sprints up the pitch and ESR is the only player to attempt to follow. The main fault is Gabriel who looks, sees that Watkins is further forward and vaguely points, then gets drawn to the ball even when he was standing next to another of his players.

Still we saw AND exploited the press.

You are being g unfair.
It wasn't just a clearance. Yuri intercepted the ball and picked a superb  pass for Ollie's run.

[rob_bridge]

Still dont understand why arteta had ESR on ollie on that counter attack. Made no sense 😂

He didn't have him on ollie because Ollie was one side of the pitch and he was the other. But if you look when the initial corner was taken. Ollie was defending near post and Smith-Rowe was offering himself for the short corner. After the initial corner, and whilst the ball was loose in the air after Tielemanns clearance, Watkins sprints up the pitch and ESR is the only player to attempt to follow. The main fault is Gabriel who looks, sees that Watkins is further forward and vaguely points, then gets drawn to the ball even when he was standing next to another of his players.

Still we saw AND exploited the press.

You are being g unfair.
It wasn't just a clearance. Yuri intercepted the ball and picked a superb  pass for Ollie's run.

It was a fine pass. Still Gabriel didn't look too smart at all on Sunday. Think Saliba carries him much of the time.

[Lastfootstamper]

Still dont understand why arteta had ESR on ollie on that counter attack. Made no sense 😂

He didn't have him on ollie because Ollie was one side of the pitch and he was the other. But if you look when the initial corner was taken. Ollie was defending near post and Smith-Rowe was offering himself for the short corner. After the initial corner, and whilst the ball was loose in the air after Tielemanns clearance, Watkins sprints up the pitch and ESR is the only player to attempt to follow. The main fault is Gabriel who looks, sees that Watkins is further forward and vaguely points, then gets drawn to the ball even when he was standing next to another of his players.

Still we saw AND exploited the press.

You are being g unfair.
It wasn't just a clearance. Yuri intercepted the ball and picked a superb  pass for Ollie's run.

It was a fine pass. Still Gabriel didn't look too smart at all on Sunday. Think Saliba carries him much of the time.

I assume what Somniloquism is referring to is where Tielemans hoofs it in to the stratosphere directly from the corner, before it gets recycled back to him to then deliver the killer pass. It was in the air for hours!

[olaftab]

Oh ok I see that now.

[Somniloquism]

I assume what Somniloquism is referring to is where Tielemans hoofs it in to the stratosphere directly from the corner, before it gets recycled back to him to then deliver the killer pass. It was in the air for hours!

That is the one, it falls to Youri in the box and I'm not sure what the clearance was meant to be (get it out the box, get is far up field, get it out for as throw in?) But the time in the air meant Ollie decided he didn't need to defend anymore and ran straight to that space appearing as the Arsenal players got drawn to the ball.  Tielemans second pass to get him away was then perfect.

[Matt C]

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Just love these Pitchside videos, fantastic views of the “limbs”.

Fantastic..Love it.

The aerial camera view of Watkins breaking away for the second (and the ensuing limbs in the away end) is a thing of beauty.

[Drummond]

What's been interesting in the post-match press reports is that a number of our players have been lauded as one of the players of the week.

Zaniolo won POTM.
Martinez for his saves.
Tielemans as Arsenal's midfield couldn't get near him
Watkins for his finish, and all-round work-rate.
Carlos just for being immense again.

On top of that we know that the rest of the team all put a shift in too. Bailey was brilliant, Diaby worked hard in that first half, Digne was solid and got an assist, McGinn was just his usual self and Konsa was on it.

Honestly brilliant all over the park.

That pitch-side thing highlighted to me what a team player Rogers is, he congratulated Martinez after that save, pointed to Tielemans for the pass, congratulated others too, he's a great addition.

[Duncan Shaw]

Apart from Garth Twatting Crooks, who only put Emi in!

[Risso]

Carlos was MOTM, on Sky at least.

[Monty]

Good analysis.

Yeah, he's good that guy.

[RamboandBruno]

Good analysis.

Very good. The point about the space for Martinez’ second half passing to Zaniolo is well observed.

Putting Bailey into the gap left by zinchenko/Martinelli is the sort of detail you know that Emery probably obsesses over.

Ive learnt stuff from that, very good analysis. God what a strategist Unai is