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Online Bent Neilsens Screamer

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Re: Aston Villa v Arsenal Post-Match Thread
« Reply #270 on: Today at 12:27:06 PM »
It’ll be interesting to hear that anti Villa, Arsenal fan, Jarrett-Bryan if he’s on the football weekly podcast!

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Re: Aston Villa v Arsenal Post-Match Thread
« Reply #271 on: Today at 12:30:18 PM »
Despite having 2 very dodgy knees, I very nearly hit the ceiling, when Emi got the winner, an unbelivable end to what was a magnificent victory. Every Villa player played their part in a match that will live with me for ever.

After the Wolves match, looking at the fixtures, we had for this month, I must admit I was a bit concerned, after yesterday I'm now thinking there's every chance we will win the lot and there's even a possibility we might beat Crystal 'Flipping' Palace next month!
You’ve gone too far with the Palace comment!

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Re: Aston Villa v Arsenal Post-Match Thread
« Reply #272 on: Today at 12:32:05 PM »
Wasa bit annoyed that commentators gave Odegaard MOTM, as thought we edgedthe game. But tbh, also because Rice was far and away their best player.
No joking, Prince William sent message to TNT saying it should have been Emi Buendia. They told Keown live on air and he was gobsmacked.
Tielemans was the MOTM yesterday, shading Rogers and Maatsen.
Tough call, both were 9 out of 10 for me. Tielemens was everywhere and they couldn’t handle Rogers who also helped defensively.


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Re: Aston Villa v Arsenal Post-Match Thread
« Reply #273 on: Today at 12:47:19 PM »
It’ll be interesting to hear that anti Villa, Arsenal fan, Jarrett-Bryan if he’s on the football weekly podcast!

No double-barrelled surnames down the Villa! Erdington 1 Islington 0

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Re: Aston Villa v Arsenal Post-Match Thread
« Reply #274 on: Today at 12:50:23 PM »
Aguero!!! Oops sorry I mean Buendiaaaaaa!  That's what  Sky brainwashing does to you.

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Re: Aston Villa v Arsenal Post-Match Thread
« Reply #275 on: Today at 12:53:10 PM »
It was a club building win, every Villa player on that pitch will get a confidence boost knowing we can take on the best and beat them. What suprised me most were the subs, every player that came on played his part, so much so that Arsenal were holding on for a draw for the last ten minutes. We wilted at the start of the second half and i thought the worst after they scored but this is a better Villa and we finished much the stronger. The only disappointment for me was how Ollie time and again in the second half failed to control the out ball putting the midfield under pressure, was not suprised to see him benched early. Brilliant day all round.

Arsenal had that spell at the start of the 2nd half by going absolutely full pelt at it in the hope they could grab a couple and then see it out. They paid for it at the end with 2-3 of them looking out on their feet when most of our lot looked like they were getting stronger.

BBC have the movement stats and shows Arsenal as a team completed almost 4kms more then us and at a greater pace. We were walking more which is probably when we were holding them but also meant we still had the energy at the end.


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Re: Aston Villa v Arsenal Post-Match Thread
« Reply #276 on: Today at 12:55:25 PM »
Villa commentator gets excited

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/MEDph8wUYj4

The bit where he says he’s no doesn’t know who scored is the new ‘halfway to Moseley!’

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Re: Aston Villa v Arsenal Post-Match Thread
« Reply #277 on: Today at 12:58:03 PM »
It’ll be interesting to hear that anti Villa, Arsenal fan, Jarrett-Bryan if he’s on the football weekly podcast!

No double-barrelled surnames down the Villa! Erdington 1 Islington 0

Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba?

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Re: Aston Villa v Arsenal Post-Match Thread
« Reply #278 on: Today at 12:58:30 PM »
Pubehead and Wright



Pubehead stating he wouldn't have gone for it at the end and that Emery will now give up the Europa for the league just shows why he is so out of date in todays game.
I am not quite sure he did. Didn't he say that the Arsenal team/players should have protected the draw after Villa brought  on attacking players (Malen and Buendia) towards the end. And then questioned whether Emery may now give up on EL, although saying Villa could win it (Emery himself said in his interview that the Premier league is the priority, or words to that effect).

But I agree MON is out of touch, and was 15 years ago.


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Re: Aston Villa v Arsenal Post-Match Thread
« Reply #279 on: Today at 12:58:49 PM »
The usual trope about Arsenal’s injury 'crisis' was trotted out on MOTD as an excuse for them losing.

Starting bsck fours

Villa - £90m
Arsenal - £174m

Perhaps they'd do better if they spaffed their money more wisely  or had a better coach in charge?



Funny how Arsenal are so weakened by having 2 players out, yet we are the club without the depth to mount a challenge.

 I think our squad has incredible depth. The one player I think we really miss is Kamara. We have a great midfield and I’m not sure he’s even our best midfielder, but there’s something he brings that we can’t quite replicate. His absence has always coincided with a dip, and this season we improved after him coming back in.

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Re: Aston Villa v Arsenal Post-Match Thread
« Reply #280 on: Today at 01:06:17 PM »
There is going to be decisions on priorities, for example West Ham away is a far bigger game than Basel.
Then Man Utd Chelsea Arsenal over 9 days.


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Re: Aston Villa v Arsenal Post-Match Thread
« Reply #281 on: Today at 01:07:43 PM »
Malen enjoyed it and Youri too knackered to run to the others

https://www.facebook.com/watch?v=4108229552824901

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Re: Aston Villa v Arsenal Post-Match Thread
« Reply #282 on: Today at 01:09:03 PM »
We will rotate heavily for Basel. I expect us to rotate the midfield, Digne/Maatsen and Watkins/Malen in the Chelsea/Arsenal/Forest/Palace games but not change too much else.

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Re: Aston Villa v Arsenal Post-Match Thread
« Reply #283 on: Today at 01:24:39 PM »
We will rotate heavily for Basel. I expect us to rotate the midfield, Digne/Maatsen and Watkins/Malen in the Chelsea/Arsenal/Forest/Palace games but not change too much else.

I'd definitely give Lindelof a go against Basel. Done nothing wrong in his cameos, and would be good to get some minutes in his legs and out of Konsa or Pau's.

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Re: Aston Villa v Arsenal Post-Match Thread
« Reply #284 on: Today at 01:27:36 PM »
They had Steve Bruce on the radio yesterday. At the end of his reign I really couldn’t stand having him as our manager and his time was up, he was suddenly out of his depth. However I do appreciate some of the things he achieved at Villa. He stopped the rot and turned the ship around.

He was decent on the radio yesterday, very humble. There was a point when he pretty much admitted his limitations and Emery is a complete different class of management.

You couldn’t help but warn to him. MON on the other hand, even though for a year or two it was exciting, now I can never warm to him again. He’s a weird man.
yes to all of the above.

O'Neill would never have tolerated a summer like Emery had to endure this year transfer-wise. Much less the conditions that Bruce had to contend with immediately post play off defeat.

When conditions were less than ideal for the first time during his stint as Villa manager he picked his ball up and went home.


 


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