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    Who is going down...

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    I would have to go for Palace West Ham and Cardiff as things stand but I change my mind all the time. It really is such a close call between so many clubs. I think we have enough in us with more performances like yesterday.

    Ratings and Reactions: Liverpool 2-2 Villa

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    I would of taken a point before the game based on both teams form. The performance was good first half, Liverpool did not look like a top 4 team. 2nd half we stood strong after that penalty. I'm sure if we got given a penalty like that we would be saying it was. Personally think Suarez made the contact and went down. Smart play or cheat I say cheat.

    Ex pros are deeming it clever play now, can't wait to see lineker and shearer when Suarez does it against England.

     

     

    That's a great point and I'm sure they will change there tune then

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    Arsenal Fans - shhhhh

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    See what fans of other clubs don't realise is that Villa fans are the finest in the land. 

     

    Let me tell you why. We are a shit club. Not really shit, but generally we get beat by the teams we're supposed to get beat by and rarely cause any sort of excitement for the fans. 

     

    We haven't played anything approaching attractive football for absolutely years, decades even.Even though they are mostly shit, the likes of your Newcastles and Spurs put together an entertaining team now and then. .

     

    We 'nearly' do well on occasion, but don't really have much to brag about. I mean, we can brag about the European cup, but even tinpot Chelsea have won that now. We humour fans of successful clubs, who think they know more about football because their club are successful. We know what it is really about. Oh yes.

     

    Pain and suffering.

     

    Feeling like you've wasted your time and money, repeatedly.

     

    Whatever a rival fan can say about our club, we say much, much worse. It's like being a victim of domestic abuse. We know deep down that we absolutely love our club, and yet they beat us repeatedly with a belt and tell us that we're ugly. We always come crawling back though. 

     

    We know what football is really like and we...love it?

     

    100% spot on.

    Gary Gardner

    in Other Football

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    Gary Gardner is a strange one. He was so highly rated but Lambert seems reluctant to give him a chance. I know he has not long returned from injury but surely he needs games now,  if it's not here then maybe a month's loan elsewhere would be beneficial to everyone. Personally I would give him a chance just to try and give the midfield a different option.

    Ryan Bertrand

    in Other Football

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    Quite surprised by this, certainly didn't think we'd get a LB this window. Shrewd signing, and who knows, if Chelsea get Luke Shaw in the summer, we could certainly get Bertrand on a permanent deal. 

    This was one of my first thoughts.

    The Randy Lerner thread

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    I have to admit I just dont know where to stand on Lerner. I understand the cutbacks but did they need to be so drastic that we cant compete with the lesser clubs in the transfer market? I'm sure it has already been said numerous times but Lerner really needs to let the fans know what the plans are for OUR club.

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    Ratings and Reactions: Villa 1-2 Arsenal

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    A View From the Opposition

     

    Arsenal fan in peace, just wanted to give my view on the game.

     

    Even though we've had a pretty decent record at VP over the last 15 years, the games we've had against Villa recently have been very difficult and this proved to be the case yet again last night.

     

    Lambert changing the formation to a 3-5-2 worked well in terms of stifling our play, apart from the minute of craziness which led to us capitalising on your defensive lapses in concentration.

     

    The game started off very slowly and, even before the unfortunate injury to Baker, Arsenal had the lion's share of possession but I never felt we were truly threatening your defence enough. We only had one good chance in the opening 5 minutes, which Giroud should have scored from, from Sagna's cross but for most of the half, I felt Villa coped with us relatively well. You congested the middle and gave us a little more room out wide which actually looked to be working well for you. And as always, when you did get the ball, the pace of Agbonlahor, who gave us a torrid time at The Emirates, proved to be deadly on the counter, as exemplified with Monreal getting booked for a cynical foul on him when his turn of pace proved to be too much for the Spaniard.

     

    Ozil's passing was easy on the eye, but I still question his influence in certain games but I felt it was a quiet night from the German overall. Cazorla, who I felt was our worst player by a mile, was gifting away possession and was frequently forced back due to the pressure from your midfield and closing down his options. Wilshere, in my view, was our best midfield player, as he was the only one in our midfield with the drive and energy to get at Villa and play forward passes to try and penetrate your defence.

     

    Everything was looking comfortable for Villa despite all of the ball we had, but then Lowton had a lapse in concentration when Ozil played an incisive through ball to Monreal whose precise cross was buried into the net by Wilshere. Not the cleanest strike but was accurate enough to go into the bottom corner. The groans around Villa Park said it all and the players seemed to a little shaken up. Arsenal took advantage of Villa seemingly feeling sorry for themselves straight from the kick off, as Wilshere caught Delph dilly-dallying on the ball and played a lofted ball over the top for Giroud to latch onto. The Frenchman's first touch was impeccable, a lucky second touch with the bounce of the knee and a very composed finish to make it 2-0 and made it his 9th of the season, 12 in all competitions. 

     

    Villa's hard work to stop us from playing our quick passing game was undone within the space of a minute. Unfortunately for Villa, teams like Arsenal will punish you if you make rookie mistakes.

     

    The second half, Arsenal, as has been an all too familiar story, tried to rest on the 2-0 goal lead and Villa, much to my surprise, tried to give it their all. In certain games this season, Villa have crumbled when they've conceded first, but this didn't look to be the case against the league title contenders. It appeared that Arsenal tried to conserve their energy and see the game out which tends to be our tactic after building a two-goal cushion, but we sat deeper in our own half and we seemed far too casual with our passing which, from our perspective, wasn't professional enough. We didn't play with enough vigour and we weren't pressing your midfield. However, for all of Villa's effort, Szczesny was a spectator for most of the game and it was only where Cazorla's over elegance cost us, as his stray pass was intercepted with ease and Lowton whipped in an inch perfect ball for Benteke to head in from close range. His 6th of the season and a goal which will hopefully do his confidence a world of good, hopefully going into the game against Liverpool at Anfield this week! 

     

    From then on, for the final 20 minutes, Villa could smell blood and they searched for an equaliser. Were it not for the composed Koscielny and the height of Mertesacker preventing Benteke on two occasions from scoring taps-ins, Villa surely would have got a point which would have rewarded their hard work.

     

    In the end, it proved to be too little, too late but a chorus of boos at Villa Park was not the case. It was a round of applause for the team spirit to get back into the game.

     

    Villa can take a lot of encouragement from the second half and I have no doubt in my mind that if they can perform like they did in the second half against us for the rest of the season, they will not be near the relegation zone. However, despite having a young side, my own opinion is you need another experienced head at the back. Vlaar was superb (your best player in my opinion) and another central defender with a bit more experience to partner him would really sort out your defensive woes. Lescott, perhaps?

     

    Best of luck for the rest of the season Villa!

    This is why I don't mind Arsenal compared to Spurs

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    Hi all

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    Ok, second try at this. I am obviously not gary shaw, my name is Steve and I am a life long fan born and raised in our fine city of Birmingham. I have been a season ticket holder for nearly 30 years and probably shouldnt be joining here as it will give me chance to talk about Aston Villa even more than I do already. I hope this is good enough this time and I look forward to contributing to the site. If not I may give up but regardless Up The Villa

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