Aston Villa v Arsenal Post-Match Thread

[eye digress]

Villa commentator gets excited

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

This was actually great commentary!

[Percy McCarthy]

My plan when I finished my night shift yesterday was to watch the cricket then purposely sleep through the match and just check the score when I woke up. I’d had enough of the stress of watching on TV after Wednesday night. Then my mate text me and said he’d woken up with flu and did I want his ticket. God bless the flu. One of the great VP days.

I also had his ticket after he had a shoulder op just before the Man City game. I think the club should be aware of my lucky charm presence. I’m inevitable.

[eye digress]

I wasn’t really watching the arsenal players close enough to determine which of them were having good games, I was too engrossed in our lot.

That said, Rice is one of the few players in the league who would improve our midfield, I think he’s a brilliant player.

I’m still trying to think of a way to describe the contribution of Tielemans and Kamara though.

If Tielemans is a Rolls Royce, Kamara is an Aston Martin.

They are up there with the best midfield pairings in the country.

and Onana complements them by being a Ferrari, not the same but brings a raw power that those 2 just don't have.

i've been telling people for a while that those 3, along with McGinn is about the best set of midfielders in the country right now. Other teams might look better on paper but as a group they all just work. and then the likes of Bogarde, Barkley, Buendia and Rogers all fit in as cover or around them and keep us at thge same level. Our midfield is incredible right now.

Thought Rice (though deep) and Odegaard were class. Rice led the charge for the equaliser, and delivered that terrific ball into Madueke just before we scored - a real sliding doors moment. Odegaard pulled the strings behind their attack as Tielemens does for us.

Personally, I thought Tielemans’ legs had gone after 60-70 minutes, and was surprised he stayed on (to almost nick it at the death!). Huge performances from Kamara and Onana given the quality Arsenal have there. Thought SJM was combative but less effective.

Kamara is getting noticed back in France - put money on him being in the next France squad.

 

[RamboandBruno]

Interesting thoughts on Tielemans, me and my son were both saying late on that his legs had gone and were surprised he wasn’t replaced. But he found some energy from somewhere and came again.

[Tony Daleys Shorts]

It was one of those goal celebrations where you literally lose your sense of spatial awareness for 60 seconds or so. Nothing else in life legal or illegal quite matches that rush of euphoria.

We have a superb set of players many in their peak years, who appear to be improving week on week and even year on year. This is a result of being supremely coached by the best manager in the World.

We’ve all waited decades for this, a sustained period of excellence where anything seems possible and ALL other teams seem beatable, what a time to be Villain.

[andyh]

It is incredibly rare for a goalie to get to celebrate a goal with his teammates.
Because of little Emi’s run towards the bench, big EMI had that pleasure yesterday.

[Dante Lavelli]

It is incredibly rare for a goalie to get to celebrate a goal with his teammates.
Because of little Emi’s run towards the bench, big EMI had that pleasure yesterday.

I want a player cam for the goal celebrations.  Malen run off one way. Martinez is in the centre circle.  The subs are on the pitch. It’s mayhem.

[eye digress]

Delicious afterthought: Eze had a complete stinker during which his weaknesses were on full display, encapsulated by him switching off for the Cash goal. Hauled off at half time.

He’s got some distance to travel for me, to become a top player in a top team. Looked distinctly Spursy - maybe he missed a trick this summer?

[tomd2103]

I wasn’t really watching the arsenal players close enough to determine which of them were having good games, I was too engrossed in our lot.

That said, Rice is one of the few players in the league who would improve our midfield, I think he’s a brilliant player.

I’m still trying to think of a way to describe the contribution of Tielemans and Kamara though.

If Tielemans is a Rolls Royce, Kamara is an Aston Martin.

They are up there with the best midfield pairings in the country.

and Onana complements them by being a Ferrari, not the same but brings a raw power that those 2 just don't have.

i've been telling people for a while that those 3, along with McGinn is about the best set of midfielders in the country right now. Other teams might look better on paper but as a group they all just work. and then the likes of Bogarde, Barkley, Buendia and Rogers all fit in as cover or around them and keep us at thge same level. Our midfield is incredible right now.

I think that was our strongest starting XI yesterday, with Kamara, Onana and Tielemans in central midfield.

[PeterWithe]

On the way out I said to my daughter 'I don't think I've ever celebrated a goal like that' she replied, 'Dad you celebrate every goal like that' then proceeded to reel off the big game goals and injuries I've given her.

Kids eh?

Utterly brilliant, two exceptional teams going right at it, I thought we just shaded it, despite them having a lot of the ball Emi didn't have too much to do, I thought Eze and Saka were well marshalled with Rogers in particular showing a work ethic I didn't think he had in getting back to double up on Saka, and with the ball he was a real threat every time. I also thought Rice for them was far too deep and could have pushed us back more effectively. Very difficult to pick a MOM but if pushed I'd go for Youri.

[baddowvillans]

I met up with old football teammates yesterday and as gooner he was sure that they would win and so arranged to meet in an Arsenal pub so he could gloat.  Once they equalised it started to build and At 1-0 he was still confident and I was getting the "well you've pretty well but I think well go in to win it now" and when no goal he finally with about 5 minutes left said "well I think we would take a draw" . I told him you might settle for a draw but we won't Emery is going for the win" When we scored my none Arsenal supporting fans went mad with the sad little faces of goobers readying their but but but excuses. 

[Rigadon]

WHERE’S THE COMPOSURE!!!!  Hilarious. 

[john e]

Season ticket holder who sits behind us couldn’t make it yesterday so he transferred 2 X tickets over to us so there was 5 of us family members there

Anyway sitting next to us was 2 foreign fellas I don’t know where from Italy, Spain maybe France
both obviously bought the low level corporate tickets both sitting there wearing the obligatory half and half scarves and filming everything on there phones
I don’t even know who they were supporting if anyone but they weren’t cheering openly for arsenal so everything was fine

when the last second winner went in me and one of my lads were jumping around like loons with these blokes in the isle, hugging, kissing proper man bundle with arms all around each other, total strangers caught up in a moment of absolute joy

I can tell you now they won’t forget the day they had at Villa Park

[Villa Lew]

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!

[Mister E]

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.