Villa A Sat 18th Feb KO 1230

[OneBardGooner]

Bring Tierney on the left so Trossard can get some support...(zinchenko keeps disappearing across to the middle and other side of the pitch)


Hook Clive! - Yeah! I know....



It simply looks like we are relying on Saka to dig us out of trouble all the time.... the opposition know this and are taking it in turns to kick him... and of course the ref does sweet fuck all.

[BFG4]

We didn't try anything different than the last 3 games and personal wise he put White back on for Tomiasyu and even Stevie Wonder could see Martinelli has been well off it for months so Trossard change inevitable. Manager matching his team, clueless and spineless.

[Gunner Rob]

As embarrassing as it gets. Thought this team might just be different from the earlier seasons but the reality is that they are as spineless as them. Not a single leader out there and the usual suspects turning to rat shit as soon as the pressure is on - Xhaka and Odegaard the chief suspects. Aren't they supposed to be captain and vice captain? I've seen more spirit in one of those mini bottles you get on an aeroplane

I have always found it hard to believe we were title favourites with Xhaka in the team

[TeeCee]

Saliba needs to be dropped, he's absolutely shocking since the world cup.
Zinchenko......just play the c.unt in midfield and have a left back who can defend, IT DOES NOT WORK with him at LB
You will not find a slower central midfield than what we are playing without Partey. Another reason to play Zinchenko alongside Jorginho and fuck Xhaka off.
Eddie.......well he's a championship player who hit a purple patch a few weeks ago, now he's back to being a total waste of time.

Can we make 8 substitutions because thats what we need to do.

Can someone ask Arteta......why Xhaka? Just ask the question and say to him 'don't tell me the players like him, don't tell me he's great in the dressing room, just tell me what the fuck he does on the pitch because the answer is FUCK ALL

I'm so pissed off right now.

[BobbyPires7]

Our defence is resembling something from the peak Wenger years.

[SteveO 35]

As embarrassing as it gets. Thought this team might just be different from the earlier seasons but the reality is that they are as spineless as them. Not a single leader out there and the usual suspects turning to rat shit as soon as the pressure is on - Xhaka and Odegaard the chief suspects. Aren't they supposed to be captain and vice captain? I've seen more spirit in one of those mini bottles you get on an aeroplane

I have always found it hard to believe we were title favourites with Xhaka in the team

To be honest mate, I've never thought of us as favourites. What I had hoped though is that we had learned a few lessons and grown a pair of balls. It's clear we haven't. Back to losing games in clusters. Back to players hiding. Back to soft as shit defending. All five of the goals we've conceded in the past few days have been a shambles. Tommy's backpass, Gabriel with his dumbass little flick pass, a training ground tip tap exercise for City's 3rd, Zinchenko gifting Villa the ball and being undone by one long ball, and then that absolute shambles for their last goal.

This reminds me of thr bottlejob affair at Newcastle at the end of last season. Leaderless little boys getting turned over by a team of Joe Averages

[Gunner Rob]

I think the sad thing is that realistically most of us on here know that there is very little chance of us coming back in the second half

[Perryashburtongroves]

We have to see a response. No point fucking about now.

[SteveO 35]

I think the sad thing is that realistically most of us on here know that there is very little chance of us coming back in the second half

Exactly. Just like last year

[Perryashburtongroves]

Zinchencko and Xhaka have over-hit everything for the last month.

[Natural Born Gooner]

Xhaka stamping his usual authority on the game. Playing like his life depended on it!

[rodders999]

Probably have 97% possession second half and lose 3-1.

[xisstential]

Has any team in the PL sold us an even half decent player in the last decade?????

[Perryashburtongroves]

Hoofing it or mishitting it. What a choice we have.

[SteveO 35]

Can't wait for the commentators to say what a great job Villa did today. Bit like Everton. Remind me how they did the following game.

This Villa team looking like giants in defence could have shipped ten in the first half at the Emptyhad last week