06 Dec 2025 17:28:12
Didn't deserve anything from that game, we were that poor. Villa were well worth the 3 points.
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06 Dec 2025 15:17:02
Just seen a quote on BBC Football that if we had kept Emery we would have won the Prem by now.
I am going to have a lay down in a darkened room.
06 Dec 2025 16:53:11
Hi Bill mate,
We’ll never know what could have been, I also felt at that time Emery should have got more time. Anyway, we have a good manager and are in good position.
It is critical time for us now and we need to respond strongly, last few games, we have dropped slightly, especially defensively.
The injuries are impacting as well but this is our test now and I hope we stay ahead of the pack. If we drop from the top by Christmas it may be very difficult to win from there.
06 Dec 2025 18:23:59
If Emery had gone from PSG to Saville then Arsenal then possibly that might be true but directly replacing Arsene was the wrong decision for him as a personality at that time.
I think he learned a lot about himself from his mistakes with us and became a better manager because of the lessons he learned about himself.
06 Dec 2025 14:44:58
To be fair most teams would struggle with both their first choice CB’s injured but I don’t think we helped ourselves today.
Firstly the starting 11- surely it was obviously that both Fury and Eze would come central leaving a huge gap down the left.
Secondly- Gyokeres needs to improve quickly. He was brought in to be on the end of those crosses like a minute before the Villa goal.
We go again. COYG!
06 Dec 2025 14:34:52
Absolutely sickening to lose to the very last kick of the game, the way it was panning out I would’ve settled for the point, and move on to the next one. (Gutted) … still on top… one game at a time…COYG/VTH. 🔴⚪️❤️.
06 Dec 2025 13:53:56
Hello Gabi mate, hope you are all well.
It was a hard lost to take mate, but with both our 2our first choice c/bs missing we paid the price. Villa seem to have the bogey on us.
But still top after some really tough games since international break, but we look very tired.
As you say one game at a time.
Would have like to seen Norgaard have a chance in the next couple of games.
Big take away for me was we can't play Ode and Eze together, we look disjointed. No disrespect to Club Bruges or Wolves but we should not have a problem beating them.
Take care Gabi mate.
06 Dec 2025 18:10:13
High bill hope all’s well. agree my friend. saliba and big gabi are a big big miss. eze and ode together makes the team a bit lop sided and seems to effect eze in a fairly negative way. (drifts in and out of the game) making him way less effective… just wanted to say, I know victor is being eased back in from his injury. (and I like him a lot. ) . but once his up to full speed again he seriously needs to start getting a proper feel for this team and start putting the ball in the back of the net…I know they said he baulked up a bit to get ready for the premier league but he looks too big and not so mobile. just wondered what people might think about trying martinelli or saka up top in certain games.
martinelli is a pest of a player with plenty of pace. and recently I read an article where Arteta was asked who the best finisher at the club is… and without any hesitation he replied saka. who as we know has plenty of pace to burn. I know they are both wingers. but defenders hate being attacked with pace…remember Henry turning up as a winger, wenger switched him to striker and as we know the rest is history. so why not try saka or martinelli through the middle they are both very intelligent footballers. mixes it up a bit . only my humble opinion. COYG/VTH 🔴⚪️❤️.
06 Dec 2025 14:31:35
Oh well it would have been nice to go the rest of the season unbeaten but that was always unlikely to happen in real life.
Onwards and upwards its the only way. Up the Arsenal 👍👍👍👍.
06 Dec 2025 14:28:37
First lost since the end of August, John mate
2 first cbs out against the inform team. Hard lost to take but we are still top no matter what happens today. Hopefully our bad luck with injuries will change soon.
Take care John mate.
06 Dec 2025 14:53:51
Hi Bill mate hope you and yours are well.
When George Grahams Arsenal were beaten by Chelsea bringing a long undefeated run to an end a reporter asked George ' what now" George replied quite simply "we go on another undefeated run ".
What's gone is gone and all the analysing in the world won't change the past ultimately its what you do next that matters most mate.
Up The Arsenal 👍👍👍👍.
06 Dec 2025 12:25:02
Sorry can't join you today got other commitments lol Hope you all enjoy the game 😊.
06 Dec 2025 13:01:29
Sally, just because you said you can't be in chat, they decided not to host a chat today.
06 Dec 2025 15:56:03
😃 😀 😄 😁 🤣 😂 😃
We obviously lost for the same reason Sharpe!
06 Dec 2025 17:29:57
I'm definitely blaming you for the loss, Sally 😂.
06 Dec 2025 12:03:52
Hi Ed is there no live chat for the game
Kick off 12-30.
{Ed025's Note - i have left ED033 a message on it Mal..
06 Dec 2025 11:25:31
Thanks ed.

06 Dec 2025 10:52:12
{Ed's Note - Ed001 has posted a new article entitled, Matchday 14 - Quick Round Up
05 Dec 2025 18:21:04
Mosquera out for 6 weeks, that's a big loss but we can cope.
Away to The Villa tomorrow, been our bogey side of recent seasons, time to put that right
Take care everyone
COYG.
05 Dec 2025 17:07:30
Phew! Thank goodness Politics and Sport don’t mix! WTF COYG.
05 Dec 2025 17:39:40
Just when you think fifa can't be anymore corrupt!
05 Dec 2025 17:47:04
Its so openly corrupt now days its almost laughable mate, in fact now that any expectation of anything different has gone it actually is laughable. Personally I feel much better since I gave up on the lot of them mate 🤣🤣🤣🤣.
05 Dec 2025 20:28:09
It was cringeworthy that's for sure!