Ratings & Reactions: Villa v Arsenal

[Jareth]

I thought it was a superb effort - just short on quality at key moments. 

[brummybloke]

Big issue is konsa and cash, huge.Goes out right while playing from the back.... it goes all the way back under pressure and we not only lose momentum but 50/50 Whether we concede a big chance. 

Either konsa plays it forwards or cash but neither do.

That's the thing that costs us more than most other play and it's self inflicted.

Edited February 18, 2023 by brummybloke

[Talldarkandransome]

1 minute ago, The_Steve said:

Given up trying to understand offside 

And he's blocking the view of goalie

[Robtaylor200]

You have to laugh 

[foreveryoung]

Dribbling to the end of the season. Bring on the shit so we can blag a win.

A loss at Everton will be moody.

[BleedClaretAndBlue]

Sickening. Bad habits defensively its every week atm. Massive game up next, do we have the character to not go under there?

[PaulC]

Unfortunate with the third goal. Cracking game. Must be the best game of the season. Cant be over critical of how we played against a really good team. Defensively we have issues. 

[The_Steve]

How the **** did they get 8 minutes? 

[The_Steve]

Just now, Talldarkandransome said:

And he's blocking the view of goalie

It’s actually sickening. I hate this league. 

[Villa 59]

We get a point comfortably if not for the 6 minutes added time and that was largely down to Martinez time wasting

[OhioVilla]

They should have scored when Konsa **** it all up again, hard to say the result wasn't always going to be a loss.

[trekka]

[KentVillan]

Lots of good things in this game, but was very much one for the neutrals.

I thought Kamara was superb and my MOTM.

But shipping 4 goals against an Arsenal side that have looked a bit toothless in recent weeks is a big disappointment

[The_Rev]

1 minute ago, Lerner's Driver said:

No they were not.

Did they plan to win in second half injury time with an own goal from the back of the opposition keeper’s head after a speculative shot hit the crossbar?  

[LondonLax]

1 minute ago, Zhan_Zhuang said:

Mentally weak, just like as far as I can remember....

Because it hit Martinez in the back of the head and deflected in? 

It was a good performance from both teams. 

[Ouchmefoot]

Just now, supermon said:

It finished 4-2 lool, how the **** we concede another

Matirtinez up for corner. broke and put it into an empty net

[Davkaus]

Just now, maqroll said:

A few Villa players all smiles at the whistle. Very telling.

Yup. Happily just **** around with it while we're one down, like they've all the time in the world, and you'd never know they've lost watching them walk of the pitch.

There's not a winning attitude in this team. Emery has got a big summer ahead of him.

If we want to get into Europe, there aren't many players in this squad with the ability or the mentality to help us get there.

[Made In Aston]

Just now, Ouchmefoot said:

Extreme bad luck for their third goal. Such a Villa way to lose

It's not bad luck. Another example of our players not closing down the player on the edge of our box from a set piece. 

[Herman22]

2 minutes ago, The_Steve said:

Given up trying to understand offside 

It’s a reaction to last week. Arsenal went crazy with VAR last week and they were always going to get a dodgy decision this week. 

[AVTuco]

Not sure why we have to play these games until the end. Everyone knows what's going to happen, and it always happens. Just save us from the misery and hand the points over.