Ratings & Reactions: Arsenal v Villa

[DJ_Villain]

1 minute ago, Jareth said:

In heroin rehab, they say that before you get better, you have to reach your bottom, we have reached it. 

Really?

Considering where we were, are we at the bottom now?!

Not going to gloss it up, we have been shite recently and need to do something… but we are nowhere near “the bottom” - in relation to where we have been in recent times

[Ponky]

The system was found out 3 weeks ago against Spurs. It was obvious in the first five minutes we were in trouble. 

Smith has got to carry the can for this one. He's there to make the tough decisions but seems to be setting up the entire team to avoid pissing off Ings or Watkins. 

Time to put on his big boy pants and tell the lot of them they earn their spot or can **** off. 

[Lichfield Dean]

2 minutes ago, Brumstopdogs said:

Must have been wearing his invisibility cloak

I'd have to check but I suspect that's against the rules

Edited October 22, 2021 by Lichfield Dean
Accidental typo racism

[Sulberto21]

When playing with 3 at the back one of your CB's has got to be good enough to play in midfield. None of ours are. Hence when it's a shit show you can't change it without making any subs. 

But every player was poor today no running, no energy ,no strength it was diabolical. The 352 worked against Chelsea because they played 343 but they still beat us by 3.

We've conceded 3 goals too many times this season. That is a massive worry. It's either we're poor defensively or we're having too many lapses in concentration. I'd say it's both.

This is a big challenge for Deano now 3 defeats on the spin but it's the shambolic defending which needs to improve. 

At least we had more shots than them in the second half lol.

Last season we were starting games really fast but this season we've been very slow and lethargic. 

[maqroll]

I'm still backing Smith 100%, but he needed to scrap 3-5-2 for this and his stubbornness is a concern, as well as the fact that the players were flat from the start. Some disinterested performances. No heart. No pride. Very concerning indeed.

Ings and Watkins doesn't work but he's trying to force it. Buendia as CAM is a black hole. If Sanson is fit he needs to play, and 3-5-2 must be scrapped for 4-3-3 with Ollie dropped. Ollie a shadow of himself. Targett needs to sit for Young. 

The owners will have expected much better tonight after last week's capitulation. Extra scrutiny on Smith until this gets turned around. If we keep losing or drawing while playing bad, real pressure will follow. 

We are in the weeds now.

 

Edited October 22, 2021 by maqroll

[calcifer]

5 minutes ago, Awol said:

First half looked like whore’s gash after 30 years of service. 

 

[Peter Griffin]

12 minutes ago, villa4europe said:

Wasn't a pen 

All day a pen. It was just smart play that won it and we got out smarted

[turvontour]

We really didn't look right today with the 3 at the back. It felt too congested, and doesnt always seem like they know their responsibilities.

To me, simplistically, Tuanzebe isnt a good enough quality player to be starting games. When we signed him I felt that he is ok back up.

[Danishlad]

as a coach your start elveen should always have a change of shape, if it aint working

Edited October 22, 2021 by Danishlad

[Robtaylor200]

It takes Dean too long to see that something is not working or does he know and is just pig headed. When he did revert back to normal we made a game of it, but IMO took off the wrong striker. I think Ings has been the better since he came in. 

If we start the next game with 5 at the back then I will be calling for Dean to be replaced because it will mean he has lost the plot. So lets learn from it, move on and never try it again 

 

[Jareth]

2 minutes ago, DJ_Villain said:

Really?

Considering where we were, are we at the bottom now?!

Not going to gloss it up, we have been shite recently and need to do something… but we are nowhere near “the bottom” - in relation to where we have been in recent times

Going backwards

[jscuk2004]

Owners want top half.... if you don't beat middle of the table sides you won't finish there... They will find someone who can.

[Django_Zooms]

5 minutes ago, Jareth said:

In heroin rehab, they say that before you get better, you have to reach your bottom, we have reached it. 

Stoners cannot even touch the end of their noses, so their bottoms are way outta reach.

[HanoiVillan]

Yeah, it was better in the second half, but that was a disgusting performance. You simply can't be that bad in the Premier League.

That has really, really rocked my faith in the manager.

Urgent changes needed:

1] Stop playing 5-3-2 and never play it again, it's a garbage formation and we look abysmal when we play it. We are sacrificing attacking width and penetration for a 3rd centre back who is a Championship level player (and that would be true for Hause as well). Just stop it.

2] Play Ings and bench Watkins. He starts games again when he stops sucking utterly.

3] Play Bailey from the start, every game. We don't have any other route to creativity.

4] Hire a defensive coach to replace John Terry. We won't stay up if we concede 3 goals a game.

5] Buy a new left back in January.

Edited October 22, 2021 by HanoiVillan

[JAMAICAN-VILLAN]

Defended Deano to the hilt last match, and blamed the players, ( Loss ), but I have to criticise him now, in equal measure.

Old concerns are again evident. Not proactive enough AT ALL, it was clear as day from 10 - 15 minutes in, or even sooner that it was NOT working, and it was only going one way.

A proactive manager takes emergency action, in an emergency, which it obviously was IMO.

Last season, we had the excuse of the bench being turd, however their are now more options.

I was properly shocked by that performance, but if i'm honest, I commented in the pre match thread, that sticking with that team and shape might have been a mistake.

Deano is simply too slow and/or timid with his decision making, and what's strange is, the way he currently manages, is NOT the way he talks about the game.

It seems that sometimes, the pressure at this level, can  turn managers into shells of their true selves.

He changed in second half |( Game was already gone ) and even though we conceded, it was 100 percent better, which indicates if he was less timid and more decisive, we could have had a better result.

Admittedly, some of our players do some absolute shite, but we are good enough to offsett it if we set up the right way and bring the right intensity.

Going forward, someone is going to have to be pissed off, play EITHER Ollie or Ings up top alone, or play Ollie as a wide forward, (If one has to be chosen, it needs to be Ings )

I'm extremely disappointed and hurting, that was horrendous.

Edited October 22, 2021 by JAMAICAN-VILLAN

[bojong]

I'm really annoyed but I think it was just really bad timing for bad performance. We've had bad results but apart from tonight, Watford ad Brentford I think we've done mostly ok. How many points you expected by now? I'd say 11. We have 10..

 

[MaVilla]

At this point last season, Ian Wright was comparing us to John Travolta in Saturday Night Fever (the cool kids on the block).

I think we can now rightly be compared to the highly regarded film Dumb and Dumber.

[villa4europe]

2 minutes ago, Peter Griffin said:

All day a pen. It was just smart play that won it and we got out smarted

It was a dive, completely unnatural body movement, if he wanted to stay up then he would have done but he didn't, watch what he does with the non contact leg, has the chance to plant it and stay up but decides not to

[maqroll]

Did Terry and O'Kelly see this coming? 

[Don_Simon]

7 minutes ago, Xela said:

What Christmas?

Oooooooh, good question. If this carries on, this one. I hope Christmas 2040.