It’s A Hammer Blow! (Robbie) | Arsenal 0-2 Aston Villa

Hello, welcome to AFV. I have Robbie with me. We have just lost two to nil against Aston Villa here at the Emirates. They have just done us a double with Aston Villa Robbie. I wanna go. I'm going to go directly to the final question. For you, it's done, no, it's not done, okay, it's not done. I agree with what the last two guys said it's not done but we have problems because you know Man City are a team that can just go for a run, you know they've done it before they know me, they could easily run and not lose the rest of their games but it's not done, they are two points ahead of us so they could tie a game and we could win a game and then "They were back on top a couple of weeks ago they were in third place, it's true, you know what I mean and now they are at the top, but I think today both we and Liverpool have handed the initiative to them, you know, I mean, now it is in their hands they have the weak ones, They have the easiest race on paper, you know, you have to say, man, they are right in the driver's seat and I am very disappointed because today was that opportunity with Liverpool losing points, you know, I don't think the thing. okay, we wouldn't have taken City out of the equation anyway because even if we won there would still be a point behind us, but I think what it would have done is take them away from Liverpool.

That would have been a big

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for Liverpool because we were four points ahead of them with a superior goal difference and we are eliminating one of the three teams that are coming, but what we have done today is that we, you know, we have handed the initiative to the team that is the Champion, you know, the Champion at the moment, so it was a bad performance, it was a good performance, the first half we played well, that's what I'm hearing from everyone in the first half first we had chances we had chances they had their chance OE Watkins hit the post but we had good chances but I thought the second half man they dominated the game and they they were more aggressive than us, they played, they were just the best team in the second half and you had to know when the game ended.

As much as I was disappointed, I had to look at it and say, you know. Gotta take my hat off today, they played well man, that's the best team to come here this season by a mile, it reminded me a bit of that West Ham game where you know, I mean we had chances in that, but just Yeah, and then we were, I don't know, we were just missing something today, what is that? But what is that due to? Let's see what kind of things went wrong today, because people will say if it was the players, the coach, if it was the players. too tired, it's the pressure because Liverpool Dro points, I don't know what it was today, man, he, he, sometimes you have to put it down to it being one of those games where you know, I mean the other teams play. better, yeah, today they outplayed us, you know, I mean, they came tactically, you know, I mean, they kept hitting the ball out wide, that guy Zan, I mean, I heard some people say they can't understand why Ben A White got taken out, I don't know what game they were watching, that guy was murdering Ben White in the zanio, you know, so every time he got the ball, he won it by holding it up, putting people on the line, Ben, that's it.

It's weird though because I thought I was surprised that I took people from Ben W. I was looking at Zenchenko, which I think a lot of people were too after Ben White left and then Zenchenko started outplaying him on the other side. but until then, honestly, Ben White was absolutely getting and he was also on the yellow card, they were treating him well and I haven't really seen anyone do that to him in this SE because of the way that guy was holding the ball and carrying it In their tactics they were correct, they were doing it a bit like what Bayern did, I mean reaching those open players and they were hurting us and then we just didn't know it today, I mean In the second half we didn't take very good care of ourselves. well the ball, it's not the Arsenal you're used to, is it here, especially this year, since we came back from Dubai?

It seemed like a completely different Arsenal, I just put it down to today. that today they outplayed us, they were a better team, they outplayed us and they deserve to win the game, they cross and sometimes the post, yeah, sometimes you just like what they just said, sometimes you just have to say they were a better team What they deserve. win, you know what I mean, credit to Villa, they are definitely the best team to come here this season, but we are going to have to get back on track and get back on track quickly, it's not over, there are still plenty of games left. . play before the end of the season and now we are in a position where we can win those games that we have, there is no margin for error before, now there is absolutely nothing because you face City and you know what you know. how they are, but you know, I think you know it's a devastating loss that I have, I'm absolutely guarded by that man seriously because you know I didn't expect I didn't expect I thought that You know, but do you expect it to be a tough game, Rob, Why are they a good team?

No, they are a very good team. I expect it to be a difficult game, but our record against Villa here has been very good, it's true. I know. You're missing, but you know me, no, Douglas Louise. I thought yeah, this is a chance for Arsenal to really get a positive result here and I said that on the way down. I don't care what the result is. I don't care how. we played, we just need to win, but we didn't really know, I mean if we're honest, in the second half, we didn't deserve to win that game, they did, yeah, game week 32 was last year, this is the week 32.

It was when we tied with Liverpool West Ham Southampton. It's like when we threw the league. Does it feel like a PT fan is kicking? Does it seem to me that this is a different argument because do you remember last week we went to Brighton and he had an outstanding performance, you know what I mean, we just had a Champions League game in the week where you know, we showed a lot fight to come back in that game, it's a different

arsenal

, we, we. We're definitely different, but we had a bad day today, man, we had a very, very bad day.

Now how do we react? They can't go in there and start complaining and, you know, they just have to put this game behind them. them and now concentrate on the rest of those games and hope that the worst is now out of our hands, so we are hoping now and praying that City drop points, but it's not impossible because no, I can't really see City. losing any of those games, but you can see draws, you can see a game where you might know what I don't even know, brother, because I was at this function last night, a man tells me he's going to Liverpool Palace, they have the Palace .

There's no chance on the field, there's no chance and they won the game today. I feel like when that Atlanta game was the other night against Liverpool, I was like boy, I'm watching the other game, it's a waste of time watching it and then they won 3-0. You mentioned Liverpool twice, you haven't mentioned City in those examples, yes that's true, but you know Palace went to City earlier this season and got a draw so you never know, honestly you don't know, I mean the last one. That year, you know, I remember they tied against Forest in the race, so we have to hope that something like that happens, but we have to be perfect, we have to be perfect from now until the end of the season and you know, we have some difficult moments . man, you know we have to go to Tottenham, we have to go to United and you know, after having a result like that, even the Wolves game, now all of a sudden you think: is there a bit of doubt?

I have to talk to you about that also about the race ahead, how big Bayern is now for you because people talk about pace and momentum and I mean, we will be there, how big Bayern is. To be even before this match, I said that Bayern is extremely difficult to go there, you know, Ali and Serena, I have been there several times and to get there and get a win is very, very difficult, it could be one of those. go there and get a win, momentum swings again, where you think well, you know, but to go there and get a win is going to be very, very difficult and then you know we have Chelsea wolves, we have many, we have many. difficult games, but if you're going to win a league it's difficult, yeah, that's it, I mean, that's it, yeah, that's it, winning leagues, leagues are difficult when people say, run easy, run hard, whatever It's hard, whatever career you have, it's hard, well, you know, I mean.

If it were easy, everyone would win. Tottenham would have already won it, but it is a winning League. It's really, really hard and I think that's what we're learning again today, but it's what they do now. How do they get dusted? How do they react? They can? They just say: "Okay, let's put that behind us. Go out and get a positive result against Bayern. Go to Wolves next week. Win that because if I'm right, I think um it's not him." FA Cup next week for City City, so you know, go and win that game against Wolves, get back to the top of the table and then I tell you, now put pressure on City when I think they then had to go to Brighton during the week away put some pressure, that's what we have to focus on now you know what I mean, it won't be over until it's mathematically over, but today is the

hammer

blow

, there's no way around it if we'd won that game today .

I'd be thinking differently I'd be thinking you know what we're on our we're on our way but it's not going to be hard man no means no you know there's nothing It's not an easy way and I guess the last thing I'm saying is that you know and I think I've seen it today when people have tried really hard to join the team during one. This is the first game this team has had. We lost this year in the Premier League since the beginning of 2024, we haven't lost a single game, we haven't drawn a game, we won every single one of them and it's April right now so you know you have to do it.

You have to say it, do you know what credit is due to this team man? They have been acting. I was very disappointed that a lot of people came and said the fans were leaving the stadium like, come on. Man was sad to see that I will be, yeah, because to me, you know, I mean, they've been literally thoughtless until today and you know what happens, man, it's football, you know what I mean, it's football, ​​​​You can lose games, right, but it's how we respond, yeah, we go and respond to a B man, come on, come on, you know, CU, that could be, that could be one, it's a, I know you play against Rob, that's a great game because the feelings have a young team, yes, yes, yes. it goes well you go back up like you said momentum changes if they hit you I don't think I don't think they don't do it for you he's right, although no, you know what he's right about, although he still has especially the players who have to believe exactly, they have what to believe, listen, Bayern is going to be very, very difficult, true, but I don't think we will go there and come back, and I think we have a 50/50 CH, well, 5545. at home, they are at home, it's a Tough place to go, but you know, what I mean is that the Emirates and Villa just come here and beat us so anything can happen.