Aston Villa v Manchester City Match Thread

[Legion]

Available Saturday evening.

[Monty]

Friedel; Cuellar, Collins, Dunne, Clark; Albrighton, Petrov, Downing, Young; Agbonlahor, Bent.

I make of that Gabby on the left, because there's no way in hell he'd have a central midfield of Petrov and either Young or Downing, especially in a game like this.

[Bad English]

Tsk! Subs: Marshall, Delfouneso, Pires, Reo-Coker, Bannan, Herd, Baker.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Too weak in midfield. I'm suddenly not looking forward to this game.

[boboonthecorner]

Friedel; Cuellar, Collins, Dunne, Clark; Albrighton, Petrov, Downing, Young; Agbonlahor, Bent.

I make of that Gabby on the left, because there's no way in hell he'd have a central midfield of Petrov and either Young or Downing, especially in a game like this.

Not impressed with that midfield one bit...... Whats happened to Walker?

[JuanPabloJesusAllahMoses]

Gabby on the left again? Oh no.

[Monty]

Friedel; Cuellar, Collins, Dunne, Clark; Albrighton, Petrov, Downing, Young; Agbonlahor, Bent.

I make of that Gabby on the left, because there's no way in hell he'd have a central midfield of Petrov and either Young or Downing, especially in a game like this.

Not impressed with that midfield one bit...... Whats happened to Walker?

BBC says knee injury.

I think Young and Downing will have to work very hard indeed off the ball today.

[boboonthecorner]

Aghhhh I didn't see Pires as a sub. FFS.

[boboonthecorner]

At least Everton have just equalised

[Monty]

Worried mainly because that midfield is an 'on-the-ball' midfield - a luxury we won't have because the defence will give the ball away so much (even more so now with Cuellar forced into right back), putting that midfield under huge pressure.

[Bad English]

    * 25 Hart
    * 04 Kompany
    * 13 Kolarov
    * 17 Boateng
    * 28 K Toure
    * 18 Barry
    * 21 Silva
    * 34 De Jong
    * 42 Y Toure
    * 10 Dzeko
    * 32 Tevez

Substitutes

    * 01 Given,
    * 05 Zabaleta,
    * 19 Lescott,
    * 07 Milner,
    * 11 Johnson,
    * 24 Vieira,
    * 27 Jo

H Webb wanking in the black.

[JuanPabloJesusAllahMoses]

    * 25 Hart
    * 04 Kompany
    * 13 Kolarov
    * 17 Boateng
    * 28 K Toure
    * 18 Barry
    * 21 Silva
    * 34 De Jong
    * 42 Y Toure
    * 10 Dzeko
    * 32 Tevez

Substitutes

    * 01 Given,
    * 05 Zabaleta,
    * 19 Lescott,
    * 07 Milner,
    * 11 Johnson,
    * 24 Vieira,
    * 27 Jo

H Webb wanking in the black.

Bunch of puffs. Chopper Downing will own that midfield no problemo.

[unclefabio]

I wonder if Milner's even going to get on.

[VillaAlways]

Where's NRC ?

[Monty]

Bench for NRC.