Aston Villa v Arsenal; why all these injuries? the corruption of 2013; the team

19 Replies to “Aston Villa v Arsenal; why all these injuries? the corruption of 2013; the team”

1. The fact that questions were asked about the Alexander Arnold challenge by pundits, i.e. was it any different to the challenge for which Eddie was sent off, clearly indicates that the bias has gone on for so long that anybody can see it. There seems to be two sets of rules for tackles and that must certainly be a factor in our injuries the way I see it. We will need proper officials evenly applying the laws of the game backed by an independent VAR system to address our injury problems rather than any throw away lines from commentary teams that are often not even watching the match they claim to be at.

2. The answer is simple. Arsenal have to win most games DESPITE the referee.

3. Though it’s early days but the way we won against Liverpool and City with park the bus style it is a bit of shame for a club like Arsenal famous for it’s trademark attacking style of football.
   How could one justify Park the bus style we accused Pulis & Allerdyce when they adopted against us. It doesn’t justify. Wenger would never play such football even against Bayern or Barca even knowing they were superior teams than us. Hope Arteta do not take us to George Graham days.

4. Winning football is what Arteta is making Arsenal play. We do not play kick and chase but we pass to success. Do not mistake good defence for por poor football.

   If you want pure attacking football please put your assetts on the line and perhaps one player might be paid to attack. The problem is some systems are expensive and some systems are PGMOL proof ……. well nearly. The problem is VAR is also a PGMOL tool just like the pundits and media.

   I would be happy with any way that Arteta plays our team because he loves our club and he loves the players that want to work his way. Players that don’t work his way sit out and vegitate.

5. Arteta is using the best tactics for the players he has got , football is a results based business , so until we’ve had a couple of transfer windows along with incorporating some of the youngsters he will play a game which suits Arsenal depending the opposition .
   As much I admired Arsene he was stubborn , he seemed to want to impose his tactics even against far superior opposition leading to some heavy defeats which must have affected the players , this was most notable in his later years

6. Hmmm. Good comments read above. But by the way, why was Raheem Sterling not at least get yellow carded if not red carded by the Pgmol match officiating referee in our FA Cup semi final match against Man City when Sterling looked to have intentionally clattered Mustafi heavily which consequently left his hamstring injured? But if it was a Gunner that did that clattering on purpose, will the Pgmol match referee leaves him scape free unpunished?

7. Villa are fouling quite well.That is to say their defence moves up and fouls our players on the break by simply grabbing our players. And, Kavanagh is letting them do it. They should have at least two yellows for professional fouls.

   We are playing very slowly. While 90 minutes is a lot of time to move up, we are playing as if we have 190 minutes to score.

8. Instant threat with Tierney on

9. Kavanagh really is trying to endear himself to Riley

10. Impressive refereeing! Only Arsenal get yellow cards. Willock knocks over a player…ordinary foul…wasn’t a break as he was going sideways…yellow!

11. Can’t say that we deserved to win. We played as if we were walking in mud. At times there was 40 yards of space between our back line and our forwards. We pretty much gave them the middle of the pitch all game.

    Their goal came on their first chance…well played flick. And later they had a break down the left. We had some half chances but there was nobody making runs and nobody looking for them because our midfielders abandoned the middle of the pitch.

    As for Kavanagh, it was a solid effort to tilt the pitch. Nothing really egregious, just giving us all the yellow cards. They knew they could stop our breaks with a hook around our waist with impunity.

    On the bright side, we can rest everybody at the weekend if we wish and prepare for 1 August.

12. Please don’t blame the ref.

    The players were useless, the tactics were useless, the manager useless and the whole thing a great embarrassment.

    One shot on target against Aston Villa.

    But of course, we are so fantastic aren’t we?

    We beat Liverpool and Man$ity.

    Yes by parking the bus.

    The truth is that when we have to go out and win, we could not beat ourselves out of a paper bag.

    This performance was not Riley’s fault, it was Arteta’s and the players.

    I am delighted I only had to sit through 30 minutes of it.

13. Sian is in trouble but Kavanagh gets a prize from the pigmob. Sian should not have given the foul against Villa on the edge of their box and forces targett to get booked.

    The cards were all prewritten and onlt Arsenal were being invited to the yellow ribbon party. Not surprising but disappointing because every point is important but not any more. I’m looking forward to Watford beating us by the odd goal in 7.

14. Poor performance, all on the cup final now.
    Finishing 8th to 10th should prompt questions from the owners , Arteta will need to improve things next season with whatever he is given

15. Nothing to worry about. This was a “morning after qualifying for the FA Cup Final” type of display by Arsenal. I’ve seen it so often. Such a display must worry Chelsea!

16. You may well be correct Nicky, but the problem with these displays, if we don’t win the cup and are not in Europe next season, it is reported we will have very meagre transfer funds to improve things this summer.
    Of course we all know that not all improvements come from transfers , but as Arteta himself says, this squad needs strengthening.

17. Hmmm. But the Gunners knowing very well that Europa League spots through the PL league table placement are still very much at stake for picking and open for grabs. But still the inconsistent and unreliable Gunners were again at it this night at Villa Park doing what they know best at doing i.e. to handout disappointment to us Gooners as they lost 1-0 to the Villians in their no 37 Premier League match encounter of the season tonight. I have heard some suggestions in some quarters alluding their match playing ineptitude showing against the Villians this night to tiredness. Tiredness? I think the Gunners are professional footballers but not amateurs. But yet they complained of been tired in their Villa match. Sic. To think of it, was is not the Man City they played against in the FA Cup semi-final match last Saturday at Wembley that beat Watford this night? But how come the Man City played in the Cup semi final match that beat Watford 0-4 this night were not tired when in actual sense they don’t even need the win as they have already picked the PL runners up medals this season. I think Mikel Arteta still have a lot of work to do on these Gunners if their weak mentality is to change for the better next season.

18. We never really got going . While I was hoping that we get all 3 points , not too disappointed with the result. Hopefully we get to winning ways against Watford . At least to impress Troy Deeny .
    You know that ‘cajones ‘thing !

19. 29-2-2020 Watford briefly adopted by Arsenal fans as second fav club after they beat you-know-who…3-0

    Arsenal needed to return the favour by mopping up JT & Villa yes…. JT… as if that was not enough incentive(seriously, what good is football without your villains?)

    Final Day would have been all smiles and shirt exchanges at the end.

    Now Watford are going to have to go “full Deeney” on that day nothing less and “full Welbz” too (they really have no choice)

    On final day of the 2019-20 season we will not be fighting for top 4 or Europa or even
    St. Totteringham’s day.

    On final day we will be in the “Battle of the Cojones”