PL: Aston Villa vs Arsenal | Saturday 6th February | KO: 12:30 UTC | BT Sport

[Mo Britain]

As I feared the team doesn't look sharp. Atrocious ball from Cedric for the goal but we have looked slow, like a team who played half a game with 10 men or a quarter of a game with 9 men.

Shot ourselves in the foot. Not out of sight yet but me I'd make three changes at half time and gamble on a high tempo and pressing game.

 

[HairSprayGooners]

Where’s your trusted status for one so esteemed? Show me a post worthy of a ban and I’ll show you a deluded, confused cry baby Would it be fair for me to call you one of the sneakiest, negative **** snipers on this forum as a retort?

Tbf this is quite a good point, most long term posters here now have trusted status but @Makingtrax just chilling with his Wenger in status.

 

[SA Gunner]

This is so ****ing irritating.

He was "trying to play the ball"

 

[MikelHadADream]

Serious conspiracy going on against us with the refs.

Our fullbacks not good enough to put real pressure on a team like Villa.

Yeah, was thinking this myself. There's a big lack of quality in those positions at the minute.

 

[field442]

This is so ****ing irritating.

There’s no such thing as “last man” = red card.

 

[Oxeki]

The only way Aston Villa gets a red is if they shoot saka.

 

[mpower2540]

Real basic goal to concede and now Villa just sitting in. So poor, we don’t seem to get much luck either with the ball deflecting in. Think it’s gonna take a lot of luck/quality to get back into this one now. Can’t see it unfortunately

 

[Rasmi]

I expected a loss here and it’s not looking good. The little run of good form we had seems to be over

 

[Rex Stone]

I'd like to see Auba and Ødegaard. Smith Rowe has been quite ineffective.

Auba on for Pepe please

Yeah needs to be brought on now.

 

[Ac3knight]

Saw the goal again, mistake by Cedric but also very poor marking by Holding.

Watkins was the only villa player in the box!

 

[OnlyOne]

Violently upset.

 

[MikelHadADream]

He was "trying to play the ball"

Does that not only apply when the incident is in the box?

 

[CaseUteinberger]

Just woke up. We deserve to be down?

Not really. Cedric had a brain fart in the 2nd minute.

 

[A_G]

There’s no such thing as “last man” = red card.

Yeah isn't the rule "clear goalscoring opportunity"? That wasn't one.

Wonder what Clattenburg made it of it.

 

[Iceman10]

Arteta maybe was trying to keep the team relatively composed, but I’d be shouting at the players regarding tempo of passing as well as being a bit angry at quite a bit of sloppy passing. Maybe will be in the half team talk.

 

[HairSprayGooners]

Slow lethargic performance so far. We usually come out in the second half and do fairly well when we start like this. Ødegaard on for ESR for me.

 

[Taneruit]

Not really. Well, deserve it for making a mistake. Ref is messing us about again.

It was a big mistake. Early minute idiocy that cost us.

Otherwise we've been ok so far. Should really be 1:1 to be honest, that Xhaka freekick deserved to go in. Shame it was prime Emi in their goal.

 

[roz]

Tbf this is quite a good point, most long term posters here now have trusted status but @Makingtrax just chilling with his Wenger in status.

I’d vote for you to be trusted ‘spray

 

[Sniper Mik]

We're lucky to be 1-0 down, Traore is gash with his finishing

 

[Tir Na Nog]

We ain't making it out of the hood