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But if forced I must give it to Aaron Ramsey mostly because of his energy and effectiveness in carrying out the game plan. His tackling was spot on and always a threat to score on the counter.This was best exemplified by second goal, starting the move by dispossessing a Villa player and sprinting into the the Villa box to convert the cutback by Ozil. I would like to give a big shout-out to the ever improving Joel Campbell. He gave almost everything especially in the first half by pressing the Villa attackers on their left side and dropping back to help Bellerin. It made a hell of a difference in making Villa look toothless.

In today's Arsenal Vision Post Match Podcast: Paul (@PoznanInMyPants) and Elliot (@YankeeGunner) discuss the excellent and professional 3-0 away victory against Greek Champions Olympiacos. Paul talks about hot hands while Elliot asks whether or not Joel Campbell is the new Francis Coquelin. All that and much more in this weeks Arsenal Vision Podcast

The first goal was always going to be massively important, and when you have Mesut Özil in the side you can always carve open a chance from nothing. His pass behind the full back was sumptuous and Ramsey's left footed cross inch perfect for Giroud at the near post. Mesut has taken much of the credit for that goal but you cannot underestimate

Arsène Wenger is clearly going for goals with an attacking looking line up tonight. Theo Walcott replaces Oxlade-Chamberlain on the right with Joel Campbell moving to the left behind Oliver Giroud.

Ramsey's running gave him the opportunity to get a goal and an assist to his name but in other matches the dice may fall on the wrong side, especially if Flamini continues to abandon his station. There was talk of Calum Chambers being brought into the side in between Flamini and Ramsey but I just don't see that happening, especially as he has not started in that position since our defeat at Southampton roughly 11 months ago. I think Arsène would rather go with the players he has put his faith in so far, players who have had at least a bit of a feel for the team

I thought Rambo had an extra spring in his step, an extra burst to escape opposition challenges and he was heavily involved in everything we did going forward. We are still waiting and hoping that his scoring radar sorts itself out as he continues to miss some very good chances. What is quite remarkable though is the amount of chances he ghosts into. This has been the case pretty much since he burst onto the scene as a youngster

In today's Arsenal Vision Post Match Podcast: Paul (@PoznanInMyPants) and Tim (@Stillberto) discuss our unconvincing yet vital 3-1 victory against Sunderland on the weekend. Giroud's chocolate leg frustrates Tim while Paul talks about gods intervention. All that and much more in this weeks Arsenal Vision Podcast

It is looking like we will have a midfield pairing of and Flamini, two players who have made a career of covering large distances getting up and down the pitch. None of those players are naturally suited to sitting and dominating possession, moving into spaces to receive the ball and then pass it on to team mates. This is where we are going to miss Santi Cazorla and indeed Mikel Arteta so it will be interesting to see how Ramsey and Flamini work together over a longer period of time, assuming both can stay fit long enough to develop an understanding of sorts. Will both players be a little more restricted in their game or will today's opponents likely defensive strategy mean that both players will look to join Giroud in the

In today's Arsenal Vision Post Match Podcast: Paul (@PoznanInMyPants) and Elliot (@YankeeGunner) discuss our 1-1 draw against Norwich City at Carrow Road. Injuries, squad depth and much more in this weeks Arsenal Vision Podcast