Oh, dear. Now that was sad. Pause: no it wasn't, it was just downright silly!
It was almost a carbon copy of the late collapse at Spurs on the opening day. Silly errors, all presenting the opposition with three goals. The best or worst of it is that the Gunners - and Spurs - are not showing themselves to be great shakes this season, which means the future is clouding somewhat for Villa.
I am not really pessimistic as to fear the worst, but there is a certain naivety in the team that is bordering on the calamitous. The saddest thing about yesterday was that the centre-back combination that we have been lauding so much each made a significant error leading to goals.
Adding to this - and despite our two slickly created and taken goals - is that our shooting is non-functional. Too many shots aimed at the keeper or without sufficient power. Yesterday we should have been out of reach of the Gunners before they recovered but for our woeful shooting, and followed by those so silly errors.
To my mind the situation really does call for a player of more maturity to be picked to help steady the ship. I have said this before and I think it worth repeating. Perhaps Lansbury or Conor is that player, probably at the expense of El Ghazi, who for me is not entirely convincing.
As a possible alternative, what about Davis playing with Wesley? Both of them work hard in retrieving the ball and I feel that the two together would be a mighty battering ram against opposition defences if allowed to blossom together.
I feel that some sort of decisive team adjustment needs to be made. And something that will be key to giving Villa the extra touch of oomph that is so badly needed.
As well as to stop making those silly mistakes. They keep talking about doing that, but when an extra touch of pressure is applied it looks as though we buckle.
Well, at least we scored, with Jack, at last, doing something really decisive to create the second.
UTV!
It was almost a carbon copy of the late collapse at Spurs on the opening day. Silly errors, all presenting the opposition with three goals. The best or worst of it is that the Gunners - and Spurs - are not showing themselves to be great shakes this season, which means the future is clouding somewhat for Villa.
I am not really pessimistic as to fear the worst, but there is a certain naivety in the team that is bordering on the calamitous. The saddest thing about yesterday was that the centre-back combination that we have been lauding so much each made a significant error leading to goals.
Adding to this - and despite our two slickly created and taken goals - is that our shooting is non-functional. Too many shots aimed at the keeper or without sufficient power. Yesterday we should have been out of reach of the Gunners before they recovered but for our woeful shooting, and followed by those so silly errors.
To my mind the situation really does call for a player of more maturity to be picked to help steady the ship. I have said this before and I think it worth repeating. Perhaps Lansbury or Conor is that player, probably at the expense of El Ghazi, who for me is not entirely convincing.
As a possible alternative, what about Davis playing with Wesley? Both of them work hard in retrieving the ball and I feel that the two together would be a mighty battering ram against opposition defences if allowed to blossom together.
I feel that some sort of decisive team adjustment needs to be made. And something that will be key to giving Villa the extra touch of oomph that is so badly needed.
As well as to stop making those silly mistakes. They keep talking about doing that, but when an extra touch of pressure is applied it looks as though we buckle.
Well, at least we scored, with Jack, at last, doing something really decisive to create the second.
UTV!
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