Aston Villa v Arsenal Post-Match Thread

[PaulWinch again]

I don’t think it’s that bad, they’ve thrown themselves at it defensively and lost with the last kick of the game. Looks like a natural reaction to me, it’s doesn’t appear performative.

[Somniloquism]

I would hope our players would get as angry if they concede as late.

[Percy McCarthy]

Always funny watching Arsenal players losing their minds.

https://x.com/dailyafc/status/1997725749135212939?s=46

Jesus, what a cingey set of baby cvnts.

Some extraordinary antics there, never seen before, they learn this in training? Its like they are blaming the pitch they way they go on hammering it. Very funny, thanks for sharing.

You’re welcome. Oh, you didn’t thank me for sharing it first. As you were.

[andyh]

So, I have rewatched the game now.
How the fuck do any of the media think Arsenal shaded the second half ?
We were brilliant, had the better chances and had players who were magnificent.

During the game I thought Tielemans was excellent.
Rewatching it, I realise I was wrong.


He was absolutely fucking immense.

[PeterWithesShin]

Mikel Arteta is frustrated with Arsenal after they lose to Aston Villa on a 95th minute goal.

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1593420394978155

[Dave]

I don’t think it’s that bad, they’ve thrown themselves at it defensively and lost with the last kick of the game. Looks like a natural reaction to me, it’s doesn’t appear performative.

Absolutely. Also, even if it is performative (and it clearly isn't, they were just very annoyed to lose the game in the last second, in a fashion where they had about a dozen opportunities to stop it happening), so what?

What's the precise manner that footballers should behave to satisfy the people who pay their wages? And to a lesser extent, the random bozos who don't care about them until they are beating or losing to their team.

Ayew is a twat because he doesn't look happy playing for a shit Villa side. And at literally the same time, Bacuna is a twat because he had the temerity to smile while playing for a shit Villa side.

There's clearly a very thin line of emotion that is allowed.

[cdbearsfan]

Yeah, nothing wrong with that. I'm more surprised they aren't berating the referee for some non-existant foul they felt entitled to. Saka had been subbed, I suppose.

[VancouverLion]

I love this one, look how elated he is. He tries to regain some composure mid celebration but obviously can’t.
Just brilliant.

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1BjhGNRA12/?mibextid=wwXIfr

[Stu82]

John and Roger Taylor from Duran Duran both at VP yesterday. Two  more Brummie celebrity fans that Small Heath ignore when trying to claim the moral high ground. My dad saw them at VP in ... was it 1983?

Yes, I went to the Villa Park gig.
Robert palmer was support but drowned out by screaming girls wanting Duran Duran,not my favourite gig.
Not a bad game to catch when back in uk.

[olaftab]

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.

They pressed more and wasted energy and were also chasing the game. It’s interesting that every time Yurri had the ball in centre he would almost stop the game, you were thinking has ref blown or something?

[Pat McMahon]

Thanks to all who have shared videos on here. I have rarely enjoyed a goal in my life as much as that Buendia winner yesterday and have been revisiting that mad, crazy scrambled goal throughout the day. I’m still on a high over 30 hours later.

[Crown Hill]

Yes I’ll never forget th noise of the frustration as it just wouldn’t go in and kept pinging around (emi was v unlucky with his first attempt) and then the sheer ecstasy.

[Brend'Watkins]

Thanks to all who have shared videos on here. I have rarely enjoyed a goal in my life as much as that Buendia winner yesterday and have been revisiting that mad, crazy scrambled goal throughout the day. I’m still on a high over 30 hours later.

Duran’s v BM was the last time but I think all the pinging around built it up a great deal more than if there had been no pinging around. I’ve spent too many minutes today watching Arsenal fan’s perspective of the game than I should have though and to be fair to all the ones I’d seen they were complimentary about our performance.
We just need to do it all again at their place at the end of the month.