Ratings & Reactions: Villa v Arsenal

[ozvilla28]

Conceded 11 goals in last 3 games not going to win many matches yeah we played well , but same errors we're seeing weekly.

 

 

Edited February 18, 2023 by ozvilla28

[sheepyvillian]

Just now, Ouchmefoot said:

hitting the underside of the bar deflecting onto your goal keeper's head at the right angle for it to go into the net is very unlucky, regardless of the closing down

I can't believe the amount of bad luck we've had in regards to deflections. 

[JAMAICAN-VILLAN]

6 minutes ago, Tommo_b said:

Few over reactions on here it would seem.

[sheepyvillian]

Just now, Tommo_b said:

Few over reactions on here it would seem.

What's new?

[Shirtman]

We gave our all but just not good enough. Nobody should be ashamed of performances. Perhaps issues over our overall fitness.

Mings, Kamara and Watkins excellent. 

Martinez needs to focus on the basics, and cut out the time wasting etc.

Bailey continues to be brilliant at undoing anything good he does

[est1874]

5 minutes ago, Shirtman said:

We gave our all but just not good enough. Nobody should be ashamed of performances. Perhaps issues over our overall fitness.

Mings, Kamara and Watkins excellent. 

Martinez needs to focus on the basics, and cut out the time wasting etc.

Bailey continues to be brilliant at undoing anything good he does

Kamara didn't have a fantastic first half in fairness.

Spot on re Bailey 

[Hev]

1 hour ago, jjaacckk91 said:

We hit the crossbar at 2-2 and it comes back out.

They hit it and it comes of the back of Martinez, it's unlucky.

That was the difference between winning and losing.

Give the lads a break they're top of the league and that was very competitive.

 

We are always so unlucky. If it wasn't for bad luck we would have no luck at all - but i am so fed up of it!

[CLARETANDBLUEFOXY]

Crystal Palace are winning so back down to 12th we slide. A few weeks ago we could have broken into the top ten but instead lost to Leicester. Funny how football comes at you fast. 

Edited February 18, 2023 by CLARETANDBLUEFOXY

[Villa_Vids]

3 minutes ago, av1 said:

We are playing some lovely stuff at times. I’ve absolutely no doubt we are going to be a real force under Emery. 

Yes. We do if we are not leading already that is. We will score the first goal then revert back to sitting deep and countering, all the while giving Arsenal more time on the ball and getting into our box to score at will. FFS.

[Made In Aston]

44 minutes ago, Ouchmefoot said:

hitting the underside of the bar deflecting onto your goal keeper's head at the right angle for it to go into the net is very unlucky, regardless of the closing down

Yes, but that never occurs if the team had done their job properly and stopped the shot in the first place! The bad luck is just a bi-product of bad defending. 

[srsmithusa]

I gave this manager poor for the first time.  the reason i did it is that we have been disastrous defending corners.  Man Shitty destroyed us at the near post.  And Arsenal did it with a sort corner or a ball out to players sitting deep.  I know we have a set piece coach, but does he focus on defending set pieces?  Whoever is tasked with that is failing at it.

[The_Steve]

41 minutes ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said:

Relegation confirmed

[Brumstopdogs]

Which Villa Talker was this then?!

Spoiler

@mottaloo

 

Edited February 18, 2023 by Brumstopdogs

[IrishVilla10]

2 hours ago, jim said:

Wasn’t expecting much coming into the game but very disappointing after taking the lead twice.

Errors cost us and is a recurring theme. 11 goals conceded in 3 games is a disgrace.

Martinez can **** off with the time wasting.

There’s a time and place for it. Every lead we take has and will cost us going forward 

[The_Steve]

Just now, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said:

Indeed, more than once i've commented in match threads that often, we are playing as if we are holding on to a lead, even when we are losing ffs.

Really hope Dibu isn’t doing this on purpose now. The time wasting was needless - is he trying to get himself sold? 

[Sulberto21]

1 hour ago, 1974Centenary said:

Didn't I see a picture on here of a player ducking?

My bad I was focusing on Nketiah. Didn’t notice Odegaard ducking. Although it looks like he’s trying to see the ball through a gap. 

[Sulberto21]

8 minutes ago, Brumstopdogs said:

Which Villa Talker was this then?!

I’m guessing someone named Greg.

[OutByEaster?]

I thought we were unlucky not to come away with a point in what was a pretty even game, we got to 92 minutes at 2-2 having just hit the bar and forced a decent save out of their keeper, so it's disappointing to be going home on the wrong end of a 4-2 scoreline.

There's absolutely loads to be positive about in that game though, I thought our overall play was really good, individuals played well, we looked dangerous, we had a threat from the bench and we have a manager who won't be easily pleased.

I thought we looked pretty solid in defence (yeah, I know, but we still did), lively and creative in midfield and threatening up top where I thought Ollie had the Arsenal defence worried all game. 

The managers substitutions were good, if a little surprising; I think you'd struggle for anyone else that would have taken Doug and Emi B off when he did, but I thought they all added something - it was particularly pleasing to see how much danger we added up front with Bailey and Duran - those two can be a huge threat in the last half hour of games, they're a handful for tired defenders.

And yeah, Arsenal found a way in the end, a bit of extra quality perhaps, a bit of extra 'need' at the top of the table, and a great big chunk of luck, with our effort against the bar falling generously for their defence and theirs going in off the back of our keeper.

I watched today's performance and couldn't help but think we look like a team that's not far off being able to compete at the top end of the table for European places, and then I remember having felt this way before a couple of times and it never seeming to quite come to fruition and I wondered what the extra bit we're missing might be. Hearing Emery's post match comments I think might have provided an answer to that question - he's not happy we played well, he's not suggesting it means we're heading in the right direction, he's angry, unsatisfied and on the players backs - I like that. I like it a lot. We look like a team that aren't far off being able to compete at the top of the table and we're led by a man who looks like he will not rest until we are. Good.

For Arsenal, I didn't see the Saka challenge that might have been a sending off well enough, but I can confirm that I could clearly see that he is a whiney little bitch all day long if that's helpful. I think epic wins do things for the character of sides and this one will have made them feel that the title is written in the stars this season - they might be right and I hope they beat City to take it. They have some really good players, enough fight, enough pace and enough ability to do so and Odegaard is for me one of the most underrated players in the country; he's superb. I'm sure they'll have a lovely journey home. They've been lucky today, but Champions often are.

Traditionally, after losing to City and Arsenal back to back, we'd put in a lacklustre effort against a bottom half team that are struggling - given Emery's response to this one, I think we might be pleasantly surprised.

 

 

[rubberman]

Doesn't sound like the boss was too happy with Emi going up for the final corner. Don't think we'll see that happening again! 

[villaglint]

Pretty much spot on as always @OutByEaster?. Odegaard is so so good, they’ve got a lot of good players but he’s the one that brings it all together. 
 

We played well today and didn’t deserve to lose but thought Arsenal were very good in second half and earned their luck. 
 

Im glad we didn’t gift them the game like we did Leicester. Funny that it was Odegaard of all people who managed to bail out Konsa there.