Per the Arsenal vs. Villa match. I won't lie, I was a little disappointed with what felt like a slightly dismissive air with comments like 'small squad, over performing, season catching up with them blar blar blar...' No acknowledgement how we have managed the whole season to stay in and around 4th DESPITE managing injuries and while being in Europe for the first time juggling two matches a week, travel etc and btw...the only English team to win in Europe this week. NO EXCUSES just for the record as everyone has had injuries, but we have managed our injuries literally since the first game when we were down by 5 first team players, two long-term (now its three) with still others out now. That all aside its really results that matter and as Emery always says "no excuses, every challenge is an opportunity, embrace it and enjoy playing football" And I wld add to that, despite beating Arsenal at Villa Park they are most definitely a more assured, confident, clinical team now playing great football with a really solid defence whereas Villa are admittedly stuttering. Oddly, Villa are surprisingly not too far off Arsenal's stats and have kept 4th for most of the season for a reason so...who knows🤞 Arsenal will rightly be overwhelming favourites and Villa will either be swarmed OR if per Emery's tactics go to plan and they hit the right balance between energy, intensity and clinical finishing on the break, a competitive match may be had. Here's hoping there are no VAR or Ref controversies, lets play ball and the best team wins!

This aged well

@DazBull26

Ай бұрын

embarrased themselves again

Be nice if you spoke about Villa without trying to sell our players!

Newcastle injuries as a reason they're struggling? No mention of Villa injuries?! Mings, Buendia, Ramsey missing all season along with Kamara for a 1/3 as well as Torres and Konsa in and out. Villa have been criminally underrated this season because Emery has chosen not to complain

@Lioness_UTV

Ай бұрын

I agree, I had a similar rant above 😅 but I'd have it no other way. I like the no excuse mentality, as Emery says "these are challenges to be embraced not feared"

didnt villa play thursday and arsenal played tuesday

@anjolatope-babalola2338

Ай бұрын

Did you guys listen It's not about energy levels, but about prem teams learning how to exploit arsenal after watching tactics from better teams in the ucl

Love athletic podcasts but this was really poor guys 1. Villa are in middle of European campaign having played on Thursday (2 days later than arsenal) 2. No mention of the amount of injuries villa have currently

Pretty embarrassing for these guys to keep saying it’s bad for Arsenal to play Villa after a tough European midweek game while completely ignoring the fact that Vila also played in Europe midweek (and more recently).

@anjolatope-babalola2338

Ай бұрын

Seems they were right

@anjolatope-babalola2338

Ай бұрын

Also you did not listen They said it was bad for arsenal because teams would learn how to exploit arsenal weaknesses after seeing Bigger teams do it in the UCL Which was what villa did It's not about when you play or energy levels

@MindSurf248

Ай бұрын

​@@anjolatope-babalola2338No Emerynhad this plan from before the Man City game, he said as much post-match.

@josephkerrigan733

Ай бұрын

@@anjolatope-babalola2338 They were right that Arsenal would blame their own bad performance on playing in Europe despite having 2 extra days rest? Yeah I suppose they were right,

@anjolatope-babalola2338

Ай бұрын

@@josephkerrigan733 You did not read my comment or listen to the podcast It has nothing to do with rest or blaming Europe Lmaooo

All the mention was Arsenal in the champions league but this fixture is also sandwiched between tricky conference league ties which also hang in the balance.

Oh great a match preview where it’s 60% discussion over which players the Sky 6 club would want to buy. Not actually about the match itself at all. Woeful.

@hands575

Ай бұрын

I expected better

Doubt it. As a Villa fan I have a bad feeling about this one. I’m usually quite optimistic but not this time.

@davidmurphy2388

Ай бұрын

How bad? 😅

@andyrfc92

Ай бұрын

What are the chances you rotate quite heavily with the second leg in mind?

@alexs5349

Ай бұрын

@@andyrfc92 Dont think heavily, maybe if we score a few by half time but dont see it happening

@offbrandsoup2579

Ай бұрын

You should have had more confidence

Arsenal have not looked fragile in the UCL. They cruised through to the last 16, came face to face with a well drilled and highly experienced Porto, won, then met Bayern - who are just Bayern, x6 UCL winners.

@mobiustriple

Ай бұрын

Just for the record theyve looked fragile both against porto and bayern. Im not saying theyre particularly easy fixtures but they have looked fragile during those fixtures

@Lioness_UTV

Ай бұрын

I disagree, there has been a marked difference between Prem-Arsenal and CL-Arsenal performances. Prem-Arsenal have kicked it up a gear and are playing with confidence. CL-Arsenal is more tentative, unsure, still learning how to play CL level euro football. All of which is understandable, this is the first time for both Arteta and this Arsenal team. And despite this, it hasn't derailed their Prem confidence and they are in the quarters and all to play for still. Not a bad place to be!

@jamesrutterford576

Ай бұрын

@@Lioness_UTVI agree. But I think that point is why I don’t fear premier league teams figuring us out, as was suggested in the podcast. Porto and Bayern didn’t ‘figure Arsenal out’, they’re just two very strong sides playing against a nervy Arsenal team, who look much less composed than in league games.

Ooo Jon talking villa, this will go well. 0:46

@hands575

Ай бұрын

Jon blocked me on X but I swear I was only joking about how fellow Villa fans lost their minds about him 😂😂😂 I actually think he was misunderstood

The fact that English media has written off Real Madrid and pick Man City to go into the semi finals is beyond me 😂

@drty8765-ef1fd

Ай бұрын

Real Madrid is not winning at the Etihad.

Just because Emery doesn't moan about injuries doesnt mean you shouldn't use it as a reason for our slump in form like you do for everyone else. Been without Mings & Buendia all season. Kamara & Ramsey also both out for the rest of the season. Cash, Konsa, Torres, Carlos, Lenglet, Duran, Tielemans, McGinn all been missing for periods. We don't have our 1st choice CDMs for todays game with Luiz being suspended and Kamara gone. Yes we're in the conference league but we played Thursday night so arsenal have had 48hrs longer to prepare. Not looking for anything more than a fair assessment but it feels Villa are largely ignored. Pundits need to do better especially considering this is supposedly the 'premium' athletic coverage 🤔

@offbrandsoup2579

Ай бұрын

And yet we still won

@1307PSON

Ай бұрын

@@offbrandsoup2579 UTV 💙💜

Dont think so , We havent played 90 mins of good football since city , and this arsenal are a good unit.

@danielkrawczyk3341

Ай бұрын

Clearly he doesn't remember us away vs Villa The result might have been the same as Man City's But our performance compared to to Man City's Was night and day This time It will be about patience Hopefully taking that lesson from the Bayern game Both teams saving their energy for the next game Low scoreline 2-0 to Arsenal

@SirUnaiEmery

Ай бұрын

@@danielkrawczyk3341 I do remember it and my comment stands , we were lucky to win

@danielkrawczyk3341

Ай бұрын

@@SirUnaiEmery I didn't realise Emery got knighted 😉 Yeah my comment could have been a stand-alone but alas then we wouldn't have had this interaction... Do you reckon you can get past Lens Away?

@SirUnaiEmery

Ай бұрын

@@danielkrawczyk3341 I dont think so , lille looked good and we are really tired and injuries mounting up. I think you will squeeze past bayern

@Lioness_UTV

Ай бұрын

​@@SirUnaiEmery IF I remember rightly, Emery had to be very pragmatic as he realised the team were spent mentally and physically per the effort they put in to win over City. So his plan was to take the game to Arsenal, score a goal and then defend like fiends, because that's all they had in the tank to do. Arsenal I agree had a poor game from a clinical finishing POV, had a lot of the possession but I would say that Villa's performance putting bodies on the line, low block worked as Emery had planned. That's the genuis of Emery and why we love him win, lose or draw! Having said that, that's a one off, that was then this is now. Arsenal are a, more assured, confident team playing great football including a really solid defence whereas Villa are racked by injuries, too small a squad and haven't really quite recovered their form from the City, Arsenal game BUT are surprisingly not too far off Arsenal's stats and have kept 4th for most of the season for a reason. Arsenal will rightly be overwhelming favourites. Villa will either be swarmed OR per Emery's tactical plan of they hit the right balance between energy, intensity and clinical finishing on the break may be able to pull a surprise.

Arsenal will have a field day with Aston Villa’s high line

@JuliusSeizure-tw6mi

Ай бұрын

Said that in December

@Lioness_UTV

Ай бұрын

You clearly don't watch Villa much, it's an offside trap not a highline like Spurs. Emery adjusts that tactic to whom we play.

@mondemdluli9

Ай бұрын

​@@Lioness_UTV😅 Go ahead and play that again and watch us slap you up ,better take a 2 nil lead to HT otherwise you'll be deflated for that 2nd Leg because we'll puncture those party balloons

@JuliusSeizure-tw6mi

Ай бұрын

@@mondemdluli9 Are you a Lille fan?

@DickDyerhoea69

Ай бұрын

Lol wrong 😂

Agree Sunday will be tricky reckon Art could be right with 3-1 though fingers crossed anyway

@offbrandsoup2579

Ай бұрын

😈😈

the champions league are truly mad for having two games on at the same time, play them one after the other like in the world cup

Does he think most teams Arsenal play in the PL don’t play more reactive than active? Porto had the best defensive record in the CL and Bayern had a level of talent up front that most PL sides don’t.

@mobiustriple

Ай бұрын

UCL teams also tend to have more diverse tactics meaning they’re more likely to test arsenal in ways PL teams wouldn’t normally think of

@mohammadfahad1280

Ай бұрын

Few better players than Jamal Musiala right now id say

Bayern are playing today and Arsenal are playing on Sunday. Let's hope that extra day's rest doesn't make a difference.

Man's on holiday but recording a podcast for work? Hope he's getting that day of annual leave back!

I think Villa will take a point or even shock Arsenal with a win Arsenal struggle with wingers with Pace and Emery will exploit that

@shanemeade8

Ай бұрын

Spot on

You asked the question...now we have the answer...

Watching two games at the same time is the most time wasting thing I've done in a while. It's like I watched highlights of both games

Score predictions made me laugh. Just watched this today for the first time. Luiz or Watkins to Arsenal 😂😂….its more like who do Villa want from Arsenal.

yes

Me ... as a Liverpool fan, will shamelessly say. PRETTY PLEASE. _/\_

What's with the 'rattle' use in football social media talk use these days. Seems overused

One billion Conference league spot. 😢. Success for Chelsea I can live with 😂 Poch surely isn't suddenly clueless. I really thought they would be above zman U this season

Theh can with McGinn back frkm suspension and Kamar amd Watkins available. Arsenal might get destroyed for get about a draw.

@James-vv7vh

Ай бұрын

Kamara is out for months

@cedericfenelon8095

Ай бұрын

How will villa destroy at home 😅look at what city did to villa and city couldnt beat arsenal.we will get out revenge on sunday against villa

@amlmorris

Ай бұрын

Every game is different & football is unpredictable,but Arsenal have the form right now. On that I would think Arsenal will win,but as a Villa fan I hope for the opposite. 😊

@offbrandsoup2579

Ай бұрын

@@cedericfenelon8095and yet they won

Again. Nit sure we got rattled before, just unlucky. That can happen again but think it shbe ok as 2 days more rest Villa fallen off more than us. But we need a break again already 😮

I criticise Kane for diving for penalties 😂. That and leg breaker tackles and elbows to face and staying on.😢. Palmer has been good but cool your jets, far from elite yet.

I would take 8 points ahead 😵‍💫. We didn't have 8 point lead with 7 to go. We were in factone point ahead of City after 31 games last season , I just checked 😢. This is the test next few games and a lot harder than last year and CL. Lets see the growth 🤞

@virupakshawalla5734

Ай бұрын

I forgot City drew game 32 too. Still a point ahead 😢

@virupakshawalla5734

Ай бұрын

I forgot City drew game 32 too. Still a point ahead 😢. Its weird looking at results again. City battered us then win most by odd goal. We beat Newcastle and Chelsea but lost to Forest and Brighton at home. 8 points behind one to go. Its too early to say we will keep going this time especially with nature of fixtures and CL. Liverpool and City might help out a bit lets see. But City have easy games round CL. Villa though are due us from last game 😂.

If arsenal can get bayern out of their mind I think it should be a comfortable win tbh.

@offbrandsoup2579

Ай бұрын

It wasn’t

@BukayoDSaka

Ай бұрын

@@offbrandsoup2579 unfortunately not, first half was good but emery completely outclassed arteta in that 2nd half

The weird desperation for Arsenal to lose.

Why Villa doesnt roll over for us like City I'd never know dead this game by HT and we both stand better stead for European Glory for both teams ,theyve beaten us already cmon guys 😅

@offbrandsoup2579

Ай бұрын

I guess Arsenal rolled over in the second half instead 😂

Tim hasn't got a clue. Over achieving, season caught up. You mean 3 cruciate ligament injuries and a season long foot injury to 4 of the starting 11 yet still are 4th. Not to mention the injuries suspensions etc. At least do some research. Tbh I just subscribed to this but it's the same mainstream bs you get from sky.

Short answer: No.

@MrJimm3h

Ай бұрын

🤭

@offbrandsoup2579

Ай бұрын

Short answer: Yes.

See why Athletic aren't liked by Villa fans.Luiz to old for Arsenal??wtf,he's 25!Prizing Watkins out of Villa,for what??He's got everything at Villa he could want.This feels like a clickbait show,rather than an examination of clubs.Youre welcome.

Not if they pick a similar weak team as they did against MC recently and folded meekly.

@Lioness_UTV

Ай бұрын

Villa didn't fold meekly, firstly all the players who started were ones who have started in other games and in Europe. Secondly the only player to be benched was truly Tielemans as Bailey doesn't start every match, he often comes on as a fresh pair of legs. Secondly, we scored a cracking goal, almost took the lead, had some real chances and held off City until they scored the 2nd in the last min, first half. A stupid foul by Luiz and even worse a bloody awful wall that collapsed, school boy error. Our errors in other words contributed to the loss it wasn't the team selection. That being said, Foden had a great game and City being the champions they are were clinical and rightly won 🤷‍♀️

@offbrandsoup2579

Ай бұрын

Don’t worry Arsenal decided to fold meekly instead 😂

No!

Yes they did 😂😂😂😂

I'm looking forward to Gary Neville showing consistency as a pundit and saying that he doesn't know what Ange Postecoglu's and Tottenham's strategy is. He'll sound like a clueless idiot that the game has now tactically passed by, but at least he'll be keeping up appearances.

Villa fan here but I can see us getting absolutely battered

Yes they can😅

I forgive Dyche for all his sins if he beats Liverpool 💓

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WOULD THE ENGLISH PRONOUNCE THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE BEYOND ILLITERACY LEVELS, PLEASE.

@offbrandsoup2579

Ай бұрын

Literacy has nothing to do with pronunciation 😂 Also, way to mess up your grammar in a comment trying to mock others. You should have used illiterate not illiteracy

Villa will get destroyed by us COYG

@offbrandsoup2579

Ай бұрын

Did they?

I think Arsenal may not be at their best this weekend, but still they are the clear favorite. Villa played an away game two days later when Arsenal played home. And they will also have to travel to London.

@Lioness_UTV

Ай бұрын

True, but then we have done that all season and we have hovered on or around 4th for most of the season despite injuries and are in the quarters in Europe for the first time. And for the record we were the only English team to win our match 😊 That being said, nothing but respect for Arsenal who are playing fantastic football and are clearly favs. Upto us to seize the challenge Emery style vs just rolling over. btw we will travel up on Saturday, stay overnight. That's our usual away policy as Enery likes the team to be focused and he has more quality time with them. So not an issue, now missing Kamara and Luiz will be a challenge.

@mondemdluli9

Ай бұрын

​@@Lioness_UTVJust roll over like you did with City why wanna party poop hau we also wanna win the league got get that Conference League title bro 😅

@GuitarJammerJohn

Ай бұрын

@@mondemdluli9we want champions league too we aren't just going to let you win and against City we didn't play a weak team on purpose we had to. Other than Torres and Bailey that was basically the best team we could field due to injuries and suspensions.

@offbrandsoup2579

Ай бұрын

@@mondemdluli9and look where your entitlement got you 😂

“Art de Roche” - Games gone, Richard…

these guys talk more rubbish than robbie savage

Really pathetic, one-eyed, 'big-6', drivel yet again. When is the athletic going to learn that there are more than 6 teams in the league, and that each have their own interesting stories?

Is this an Arsenal channel? Fuck me. Let's have some Congleton content

@virupakshawalla5734

Ай бұрын

If Man U were top you would have a lot more of them than now getting Arsenal 😂

Aston Villa won 15 home games in a row in the premier league this season & not 14 like was said, football experts,eh?.........😆👎

@Lioness_UTV

Ай бұрын

even more if one counts cup competitions :)

Well well well 😂