Arsenal vs Aston Villa match thread

[VillaTim]

Really poor that we've let them get ahead . They looked nervous and vulnerable at the back and we haven't exposed that enough.
Maatsen needs hooking at HT .

[ChicagoLion]

Too many players wilting

Watkins Mastsen have been poor, you can not carry 2 players at this level.

[Mister E]

Full-backs tend to be good going forward or good defensively. They're rarely both.

Digne's pretty good at both.

[Demitri_C]

Poor half from us

Apart from maatsen shot we have done hardly anything to trouble raya.

I dint get thw bogarde  sub that is a very wierd sub.  Why not malen? Or buendia?

Digne for maatsen at HT for me

[PhilVill]

Tielemans has really struggled of late.

He hasn't played well for weeks, in that role surely Buendia has deserved a chance to at least see how he gets on.

[HolteLower]

We haven't been awful just not quite on it. Come on Unai get it sorted at HT.

[Nev]

Ref letting Woolwich have a go even though time was up.

Anyway, not too bad but Maatsen struggling and Onana a loss. Had chances that we spurned. Again.

[Bent Neilsens Screamer]

If possible we need to be a bit more composed. On the few occasions when it’s been played through midfield we’ve created something and looked dangerous but the 3 behind Watkins haven’t shown enough or got on the ball. There’s been too many hoofs up to an outnumbered Watkins and it just comes straight back.

[cdbearsfan]

Pretty rubbish.

[wolfman999]

Decent half with some bright transitions. Tough luck for Onana

For a big fella, he looks like he's made of glass.

[KevinGage]

Wonder if we'll look at any kind of deal for a CM (even a loan) with the recent spate of injuries.

Those options from the bench weren't great to begin with.

[Chip Butty 111]

Tielemans with Kamara, Rogers down the middle and Bailey/Malen out wide would have been my switch. Bogarde will be chasing shadows in the middle poor lad. 

[Mister E]

Too many players wilting

Watkins Mastsen have been poor, you can not carry 2 players at this level.

Watkins has not been poor; he's lacked support when we bang the ball to him

[jwarry]

Poor half from us

Apart from maatsen shot we have done hardly anything to trouble raya.

I dint get thw bogarde  sub that is a very wierd sub.  Why not malen? Or buendia?

Digne for maatsen at HT for me

Are you serious Will?

[JUAN PABLO]

Watkins does not deserve half the criticism he gets. Tremendous villa striker.

If he misses a decent chance , I can have a bit of a moan about it , it is a match thread.

Duran scores that .


But there is worse players today .