Win PL: Aston Villa 2 - 4 Arsenal | Saturday, February 18 | KO: 12:30 GMT | BT Sport

@Trilly

Spoiler: And look who we play next, ffs...

 

[yorch44]

Imagine getting yellow card for time wasting at your stadium emi is proper s""thouse cost him at end lol

He is just the typical Argentinian player, I don't know why are people surprised about it. Most of the players from there and Uruguay are like that. Look Suarez and Godin, dirty af. They win world cup with dirty football but AM is not ready for that conversation.

 

[Sapient Hawk]

They're away to the spuds next Sunday & host the Saturday after that. If they lose both, I'm going to have to re-evaluate my early next season date of the sacking to before the end of this season as @Rex Bezos said earlier.

The Sword of Damocles is well & truly hanging over Potter's head now.

 

[Sapient Hawk]

He is just the typical Argentinian player, I don't know why are people surprised about it. Most of the players from there and Uruguay are like that. Look Suarez and Godin, dirty af. They win world cup with dirty football but AM is not ready for that conversation.

Dirty is a matter of perspective.

I'm of the school of thought that you employ every weapon in your arsenal (pun fortuitous, not intended), save injuring an opposition player, to win

The Argentines, after being beaten by us in a match that will become the stuff of sagas (but that's a matter for a different thread ) soundly beat, either through regulation time or penalty kicks, every opponent they faced & were ultimately deserved World Cup winners.

 

[redwhiteAustrian]

All that doom and gloom especially over on Twitter when we're locked at 2-2 around 93 minutes in and then the biggest time wasting mug on earth heads home our winner. Glorious goal to finish a glorious performance in the second half.

We've come a long way and I believe there's even more to come from this squad.
Up the arse!

 

[rockofcashel]

Next five games are winnable.. we'll also hopefully have Partey, maybe even Jesus back.. Smith Rowe was on the bench today so he's close to being available to make a difference if needed

 

[glitchform]

Mate. We didn't. We has 2 mistakes in the first half which cost us despite dominating the game.

If Ramsdale doesn't make that save at 2-2 we lose the game. We don't win it 4-1 or 4-0 or anything. It's not black and white and there are fine margins.

Doesn't stop the Hindsights turning up at the final whistle.

Ah yes the old chestnut of individual errors, rathern than calling it what it is, deficient play.

Being an actual north Londoner and that, I'd rather keep my dignity in tact and assess the game in hindsight, rather than being cussed to kingdom come by the rabble.

If you are one of those yankee fans then the stakes are much lower, of course.

 

[Mrs Bergkamp]

I watched the match late and stopped following at 2-1. When I saw the final score and the timing of the goals, I was delighted. As for the match itself, I think it was just what we needed. We showed character to come back twice, determination to keep the score level and then brains and quality to win. There were some very tired performances and the midfield misses the assurance and grit of Partey but we muddled through. Today as well, the subs looked good and have done enough to justify getting a few more minutes.

 

[albakos]

@Sapient Hawk

 

[Gooner Zig]

In Canada and the wifey wanted to go out last night and I said let's do it so we got home at 2am and the game here was at 7:30m and you can bet I got up to watch it.

Frustrating first half and it looked like it was going to be another loss or off day for us but did we ever flip it and karma came back to bite Emi at the end with the beauty of a strike from Jorginho. Then the cherry on top from Martinelli at the end was perfect!

This is why I love our team and will always love Arsenal! Matches like this where the emotions go wild. I live for it and Arsenal is like religion to me lol my wife thinks I am crazy but I can't help myself.

And then City dropped points and add Chelsea losing at home - only thing that makes this weekend better is Sp**s and United dropping points too lol.

Where in Canada are you brev

 

[Sapient Hawk]

@Sapient Hawk

"It's over, it's over, it's over, it's over, it's over, it's over, it's over, it's over. The killing blow!! The bullet of mercy!! From Martinelli!! The gunners have decided the tie!! The cannons strike once again!! Arsenal is back to its usual brilliance!!"

No one does hyperbole like us

 

[Mudi]

The thing is, Trossard was even not more dangerous than Martinelli. It is really our left side that is very occupied. Because the role Zinchenko plays, it pushes the left wing really to the side on which the LCM needs to run through the lines. But Xhaka is really too slow to play that role. And as the link up with the striker is not there because of the limitations of your striker the LW position is just useless.

I would like to see the following setup:
------------------Nketiah-----------
Martinelli ------------------ Saka
--------------------Trossard------
-----Ødegaard---------------------
-------------------Partey--------------

Defensively we may be more volunerable but attack-wise this could be so dynamic that we may outscore the teams easily.

 

[Tom Mix]

Ah yes the old chestnut of individual errors, rathern than calling it what it is, deficient play.

Being an actual north Londoner and that, I'd rather keep my dignity in tact and assess the game in hindsight, rather than being cussed to kingdom come by the rabble.

If you are one of those yankee fans then the stakes are much lower, of course.

Season ticket holder about 25 years. You?

 

[Moviegooner]

I screamed and celebrated like crazy!. Nothing beats an injury time goal!
What a fantastic day it was. All the haters, down in the dumps. Mentality monsters!! Jorginho was great. He played some great balls, read the game very good and has that experience that can help you win titles. And that for only 12 mil.

Let's take it game by game. No looking beyond that. Leicester next.

 

[Riou]

@Batman

 

[Batman]

@Batman

 

[Bucephalus]

Ah yes the old chestnut of individual errors, rathern than calling it what it is, deficient play.

Being an actual north Londoner and that, I'd rather keep my dignity in tact and assess the game in hindsight, rather than being cussed to kingdom come by the rabble.

If you are one of those yankee fans then the stakes are much lower, of course.

I'm sorry, but this is offensive. You know who else isn't from North London? Arsène Wenger. Thierry Henry. Dennis Bergkamp.

Arsenal is a global club now. And there's a beautiful thread somewhere on this board asking people to tell their stories about how they fell in love with the club, and none of those stories talk to glory hunting, or not caring in the end. They talk about waking up hangover at god-awful times in the morning, even for matches when there's a sense of doom. They talk about learning about football. And how, for whatever ridiculous reasons, they fell completely and forever for Arsenal.

Look, I know I'm not from North London. I've never had to walk into high school as a 14 year old and know I'm going to be teased or bullied by the Tottenham fans after a tough loss. But I have supported Arsenal for over 40 years now, and I can promise you I live and die with their performances just as much as you do. And so do most of the "foreign" fans who make the effort to post on this board. Do not ever question how much we love Arsenal.

PS. Yes, I live in America now. And I promise you, the stakes are not low at all.

 

[bingobob]

We've went through one sliding door to another sliding door. Can't ask for a better set of results yesterday.

 

[Rex Stone]

@A__G you see Unai slagging off Emi in his interview for going up for the corner?

 

[MartiSaka]

Just woke up to see the forest vs city highlights, lol, haaland, lol. Back on the top with a game in hand, if the games end 10 min early, it would have been a reverse situation.

 

[VancouverCanuck]

I love how Jorg's reaction when he first saw the ball bounced back from the crossbar...