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Arsenal 0 – 2 Villa; This could have been 4-0!

14 April 202414 April 2024| Badger123Badger123| 231 Comments| 7:13 PM
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I was contemplating what to say and even if I should say anything at all, because the result today pretty much said it all for me.
But then it dawned on me that we were actually very unlucky in that we didn’t win this by four clear goals after Ollie did what he usually does, in missing some and scoring some.
Not that we can complain about him. He’s second top scorer to probably the best striker at the best team in the league after all, as much as I’ve seen some Villa fans ripping him to pieces at times.
The first half was a bit scary, because Arsenal were very dominant and creating chances, but the simple fact is they didn’t finish, while we were pretty much backs to the wall. We actually had the best chance, with Ollie hitting the inside of the post.
A funny old game indeed and the sort I was secretly hoping for, but didn’t dare to dream of.

Onto the second half then and we actually improved and started to take it to them.

As I type, I’m listening to Merse, who I’m sure is saying that Arteta didn’t have anybody to bring on. I must have heard that wrong, surely?

Whatever, you could see our belief building and the goal came via Leon Bailey at the far post.
And then blow me, if we didn’t get a second within two minutes with Ollie scoring with a lovely chip over the goalie.

So that’s a stunning result that has more than one benefit;

1 Unai and Martinez both say FU to Arsenal.
2 Arsenal get stuffed for the first time this calendar year.
3 It looks like Arsenal have blown the title.
4 We are still playing for the Champion’s league, when all looked lost on Friday.

It’s as I said.
Expect the worst and anything else is a bonus.
Because of that thinking, I’m currently ecstatic.

And then I have the thoughts of Liverpool fans at work tomorrow.

Should I laugh? Probably not, they can get the right hump if you wind them up šŸ™‚

What a great weekend!

231 thought on “Arsenal 0 – 2 Villa; This could have been 4-0!”

  1. Oh my days. Is there enough left for another 30 minutes? Are smelling salts allowed in footy? Apparently not in UFC…

  2. Villa seem to do better when Iā€™m not watching šŸ™‚

    The stats suggest a closer game than I watched. Interesting though the foul count – three times more by Lille.

    1. Probably right Hitch, but stats don’t really tell the story do they?
      They’ve easily been the better team.
      But there’s only one stat that matters.

  4. I’m hoping both teams go through the motions and take it to penalties, to be honest…

  6. I don’t know why.
    We’ll most likely rebound if we lose here.
    I do think they’re a good side now though.

  10. Lille player kicks the ball onto his own arm.
    No handball.
    I honestly give up.

  11. A double save, I gather? Chivalry is not dead after all, then? I’ll get my coat…

    1. It was good work from their goalie.
      Not sure how this is going now.
      Does pens suit us?
      Bailey, Ollie, Duran, Luiz, Cash….
      Might do.

    1. They must’ve promised him a year’s supply of baguettes. Or a fat brown envelope.

  15. Ollie elbows a Lille player and he has a lump on his head as big as a golf ball.
    How strange???

  22. Ultimately, thinking about it, their goalie has done more work than Martinez.

  23. So close!

    PENS.

    See you on the other side Guys. Phone going to silent for 10 minutes… I think I’ve pooped myself…

    Finger and everything else crossed… Xxxxxxx

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