by jayramfootball » Fri Oct 22, 2021 11:01 pm
Ramsdale - 9 - Loved his performance. Dominant in the air, great save, distribution - wow.
Tomiyasu - 7 - Tireless. Sound in the air, sharp in the tackle and constantly harrying opponents, got forward too
White - 8 - Go on, my son. So composed on the ball, his run through the middle was class, his blocks were vital. The leader of the defence today
Gabriel - 8 - Good again. Tough as you can get against the forward. Kicked their asses
Tavares - 8 - Pace, timing, direct. He and ESR were dynamite together.
Partey - 8 - A goal! Yes... pleased for him. So much better. First half especially. Silky smooth
Lokonga - 8 - Glided round the pitch. Composed. Confident - and TOUGH.
Saka - 7 - His running off the ball was immense. Villa tried to double up on him, but he retained possession and drew fouls/ Marked down a point because of the missed chance
Smith Rowe - 9 - What a performance. Everything you could want. Pace with the ball is surreal. Control exemplary. another goal and assist
Aubameyang - 8 - Work rate again was top notch. Good finish on the rebound with the pen (alert). You could see, like Saka, Villa were scared of him
Lacazette - 9.5 MOTM - I know he did not score, but he was simply brilliant. His aggression, touch, strength and link play was THE key.
Maitland-Niles - 6 - Did ok, but you could tell we lost something when he came on.
Ødegaard - 6 Again, OK, but he just didn;t show much real intent
Martinelli - NA (not long enough to judge)
Arteta - 8 - would have liked him to give Martinelli more minutes
Ref - 8 - fair. Brave to admit he got it wrong on the pen and to make the call.