Losing to Aston Villa was on Arteta. Moving away from Havertz as 9 to accommodate “Jesus” was a huge mistake. No fucking need. And then taking forever with the subs. Awful result. No getting away from that. Right now I can't even say it’s far from over, even with our superior GD. We need City to draw once which I don’t see happening.
I knew we were going to pay for the many chances we failed to convert in the first half . It indeed came to hunt us in the second half . Arsenal's second half display was seriously below par. For a team that knew a win for them will cement their place at the top , it was a shambolic performance for me from the Gunners I must say . Getting a victory against Villa would have really hit considering the fact that Liverpool dropped points . Of course they alway fail to take the chance when they need to . I know @Ogeewitty might not agree with this though.
Arteta was too reactive. Villa took control of that game 2nd half and even if we made specific tactical switches, momentum was with them. Deserved win from them. Could spell the end to a promising season tbh. I know the boys would be hurt by this but how they react to this loss is all that matters right now . Their character will be questioned and tested going into the remaining matches of the season . Losing at home at this crucial time of the season as a title contender doesn't speak well of their character or winning mentality.
If one result is going to block us, that then we are not strong enough If you want to win titles, when you have this moment you have to stand up.In any other league in the world if you won the number of games Arsenal did in a row your would be six or eight points clear. That is not the case here in the Epl . I feel the boys should take this loss as a wake up call and a challenge to prove bookies and rival fans wrong .
As hard as it sounds, the team needs to swallow this defeat and digest it as soon as possible. Anything can happen going forward. Can’t see how this doesn’t affect us going into the Allianz Arena but we must pull through. Success is always of fine margins.
Last season was the same story. The players and Arteta need to rewrite the script with a different ending. The narratives will hurt this club going forward if there isn’t a change. Win every remaining game and let fate decide our luck. But, let’s get to the end with pride.