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Big loss, not what you need before a big Champions league game, not what you want from a Derby, just a bad bad day for us. It wasn't the most action packed game for a 6 goal match but from City being humbled last week by Wolves they came to make a point and once again we drop points.
We had a great start to the league but we haven't got back to that form and it's simply costing us, simply not good enough at all.
A great win against a good side suprised at were villa are in league standings they're definitely better than that but great performance from the lads and Mitoma playing as a CAM proved the right move forntodays game bagging an hattrick he's in fine form so far this season.
Our poor form just refuses to go away. Not sure that making a few tweaks pre season to go younger should make such a dramatic difference but here we are. Rovers deserved the win, countered us for most of the game although that was down to pure luck on their behalf as we played tactics that we don't normally choose. We soldier on and try to stay positive, you never know we might even win a few.
A trip on the road up to Sheffield was next up for Arsenal who were looking to bounce back from the defeat to Chelsea in round twenty two and did manage to get back to winning ways in what turned out to a hard fought game that was a lot closer in score than the Gunners would have liked. Just a goal separated the two sides which came after just ten minutes through Chiesa and although Arsenal had the lion share of possession, they didn't really trouble the Wednesday keeper and allowed the home side to have an equal tally of shots on target but a good game in goal by Henderson kept them at bay and earned Arsenal a much needed three points.
The Arsenal boss gave his view after the game ;
" So called ' winnable games ' don't really exist for us as we have shown over the seasons, we seem to drop points in games that we maybe should be looking at winning but today, w did get over the line but had to work very hard for the win. They made it hard for us and although we had a lot of the game, we struggled to find a way past but luckily we were solid at the back and got the win which was the most important thing heading into an important Champions League game against Man Utd next in which we have a full squad to choose from ".
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