Manchester City v Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread

[not3bad]

Clark is a good shout - far more suited to a defensive midfield role than Delph and less likely to give away silly fouls.  As others have mentioned the most important thing to me is how Villa play, rather than the result.

It does need SOMEONE to get a surprise result against Man City just to halt the depressing procession this season is becoming.

[Legion]

Fulham?

[PaulTheVillan]

Got a feeling Shay given is going to have a blinder.

[Phil from the upper holte]

My head says defeat my heart says win

Im going for a defeat

[N'ZMAV]

I think I'd go with this team...

Given

Hutton
Collins
Dunne
Warnock

Clark
Delph
Petrov
Heskey

Agbonlahor
Bent


Like a diamond in midfield. Clark holding. Heskey linking up the midfield and forwards.

[pooligan]

We more often than not get a good hiding up there even if we are riding high,so i can't see anything other than a 3-0 City win with either Milner or Barry sure to score.

[philthebar]

Lose 4 -1  Defence about to be shown up

[Newquay_AVFC]

Well who ever we play, when ever we play them i think we will win. No change for this one. 1-2. Bent and Bannan for us. Milner for them.

[Concrete John]

Got a feeling Shay given is going to have a blinder.

I've got a feeling he'll need to!

I think Gabby and Bent can give them problems and that our defense will be tough to breach, but the midfield is where we'll struggle most against them.  Because of that we probably won't get enough ball to Gabby or Bent and the defense will be over worked.  Should AM be able to do something tactically that solves the midfield problem then he'll deserve a lot of praise, even though he's more likely to get abuse for another nil nil.

[VillaAlways]

Got a feeling Shay given is going to have a blinder.

I've got a feeling he'll need to!

I think Gabby and Bent can give them problems and that our defense will be though to breach, but the midfield is where we'll struggle most against them.  Because of that we probably won't get enough ball to Gabby or Bent and the defense will be over worked.  Should AM be able to do something tactically that solves the midfield problem then he'll deserve a lot of praise, even though he's more likely to get abuse for another nil nil.

I'd be doing cartwheels if it ended up nil nil

[Villanation]

First upset of the season for Man City this, and of the day, I'm going for Villa 2-1, this or we will be on the end of something not worth thinking about.

N'Zogbia's first and a first half goal, Man City to equalize just after the break.

The mighty Gabriel Agbonlahor to get the winner in the last 20mins............................Its down to him, every bit as good as anything Man City can throw up.

or.......

I can see us getting thrashed out of sight.

[JUAN PABLO]

Aguero not playing    still they have Silva ;(          2-0 

[VillaAlways]

Aguero not playing    still they have Silva ;(          2-0

and Balotellis fit

[Clampy]

Aguero not playing    still they have Silva ;(          2-0

and Balotellis fit

Ballotelli's my main worry.

As for us, i would'nt change an unbeaten team to be honest.

[Bad English]

I think we are going to end up with an arsehole so big Evel Knievel could pop wheelies in it.