Arsenal v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[RamboandBruno]

Same with Man City if they win tonight

[Nunkin1965]

Our first half performance was outstanding and we could/should have been ahead.

The scoreline is irrelevant because we weren't outclassed, we made some mistakes that they punished.

The first, Martinez should have been stronger.
Second wouldn't have happened if it had been McGinn instead of Sancho.

Pointless picking the bones out of the rest.

We are a damn good side with at least two of our better players returning on Saturday. This is a blip that gives us work to do to win the league....

I thought our first half showing was brilliant, but losing Onana was just too big a hole to fill for us and we got overran as soon as they went in front.
I've every confidence in Unai picking us up and us going on another impressive run now.
Roll on Saturday!

[Zouch Villa]

Taken a little time to let the emotions cool from the other evening. 

Agree with others in that the fact that Arsenal (not just their wankpot fans, but the players themselves) saw this as such a huge win, albeit at home, is a massive indicator in how far we have come.

Tuesday evening was the first time in a decent while that I didn’t feel as confident in the strength from the bench.  We were always going to miss the likes of Boubacar and Matty, and against lesser opposition we may have managed with the loss of Onana so early in the second half, but our imposed transfer handicap was always going to catch up with us eventually.

There were more than enough moments that for a bit of luck and better officiating, we could have been talking about a much more positive result.

So thank you Mr Emery, lets smash these fuckers in the FA cup final please.

[Tony Daleys Shorts]

Smashing them in an FA Cup final? Yes fucking please, I’ll have some of that.

[Flamingo Lane]

The commentator was nauseating, he glorified every goal they scored ranting that they were making a statement, not once did he mention how many players we were missing. Gone to the top of my dislike list even above the two Manc sides.

Who was the commentator? He was every bit as annoying as Drury, albeit in a different way.

[OCD]

Pat, I have been moaning for years about how often we give the ball away at throw ins or take so long that all our players are marked by the time that we finally get round to it.

It's mad. For a team with coaches who have a fine eye for detail we are consistently atrocious at simply keeping possession. never mind doing something vaguely creative..

I just don’t get why folk are willing to pay tens of millions of pounds in transfer fees plus millions of pounds per year in players’ wages yet don’t seem to see the value in a set piece coach, let alone specialist coaches for absolutely everything - goal kicks, throw ins, warming up as a substitute, putting the kettle on, … you’d naturally assume that none of that would be left to chance. Yet it feels like it is sometimes.

I put Mings' injury at Liverpool down to not being warmed up correctly and I thought then why, in this day and age, isn't there a coach on the touchline with subs to make sure they're ready to come into the game if called upon.

[OCD]

For all the money they've spent compared to us, the extra time Arteta has had to mould his side than what Emery's had, there was still only a 3 point gap before the other night. Even with the start of the season we had. Let's see how things look when Emery's had 1-2 more years and hopefully we've been able to spend some money.

[steamer]

There’s is particularly bad as they have no real end with singing support.
I was at the 2.0 the season before last and considering they were top of the league they hardly sang or created a noise. 

Bertie Mee said to Bill Shankly have you heard of the North Bank Highbury
Shank says no i dont think so but ive heard of the Holte end

[Brazilian Villain]

There’s is particularly bad as they have no real end with singing support.
I was at the 2.0 the season before last and considering they were top of the league they hardly sang or created a noise.

Bertie Mee said to Bill Shankly have you heard of the North Bank Highbury
Shank says no i dont think so but ive heard of the Holte end

The Holte End is the best in British football. That alone, is reason enough to never move from B6.

[Percy McCarthy]

There’s is particularly bad as they have no real end with singing support.
I was at the 2.0 the season before last and considering they were top of the league they hardly sang or created a noise. 

Bertie Mee said to Bill Shankly have you heard of the North Bank Highbury
Shank says no i dont think so but ive heard of the Holte end

…agro.

[trinityoap]

Agro is the correct quote Percy as you so wisely say...Also as in "Hi Ho  Aston Villa, everywhere we go there's agro. Stanley knives and toe caps shining ,razor blades in your Crombie lining."

[brontebilly]

As I mentioned in my preview, if ever there was a club in the right place at the right time it was Arsenal. Nick Hornby started it, Islington became gentrified and as football got luvvier its residents discovered a ground they could walk to with a team whose manager was French and therefore off the scale of cool. Everywhere else has kicked back against football hipsters; Arsenal have industrialised them.

Yet we criticise Ellis for not doing similar with Villa? Chelsea did the same really and West Ham have tried to, with a free stadium, but have failed.

[Percy McCarthy]

Agro is the correct quote Percy as you so wisely say...Also as in "Hi Ho  Aston Villa, everywhere we go there's agro. Stanley knives and toe caps shining ,razor blades in your Crombie lining."

Haha, I still sing that when they play it at the match.

[AlexAlexCropley]

Agro is the correct quote Percy as you so wisely say...Also as in "Hi Ho  Aston Villa, everywhere we go there's agro. Stanley knives and toe caps shining ,razor blades in your Crombie lining."

Our version was ".. I see your toecaps shining, with a razor in your Crombie lining"

[ChicagoLion]

What was the quote about them being like an American who has read a book about how to be a soccer fan?