Manchester City v Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread

[pedro25]

I'd worry about giving their full backs too much space, like Van Aanholt was given for Wigan.  I'd play Gabby and N'Zogs high and wide with Petrov, Bannan and Delph/Clark in the middle.

[Deano's Mullet]

our unbeaten run comes to an end

4-1 City

[Karl Bridges]

Mancini is talking about resting players that are tired. Can someone who lives up that way find David Silva's house and hang around outside making lots of noise. I've done my bit by making him my Fantasy team captain, which means if he does play he'll be shit.

[manic-road]

Feeling optimistic, 1-1 Gabby.

[IFWaters]

I'm going for 1-1.  Gabby will have their defence at sixes and sevens and Bent will poach one from the space created.  I reckon we'll score early on, will battle valiantly before Dunne nods one past Given in the 98th minute.

The absolute ultimate in Villa-ness.

I even know how it'd pan out for me. I'd find it unbearable to watch, turn it off with 15 mins to go. Having given it some time for the match to end, I'd take a peek at the match thread, whilst praying it had ended well, and through my fingers see a sequene of very short, mainly one word posts.

I'd look properly and see it is a succession of people saying "shit!" or "FFS" or "bollocks", and that would be that.

I think thats the funniest thing Ive read this year. And so true.

[Handsworth Wood Villa]

[The Left Side]

No way I can see that happening tomorrow, we will never win a corner (just joking)!

[timeoutbigbar]

If that's anything to go by (which it isn't), lets hope we don't!

[Bad English]

I think Citeh are going to "lay more tube" than the Alaska pipeline and our arsehole is going to look like Snow Hill tunnel. We are going to be able to carry a bowling ball and six armadillos no hands for the rest of our lives.

[Shrek]

City aren't all that! All we have to do is go at them and keep the ball like Bayern did....

[Bad English]

Yes, but I just hope that we don't end up with an arsehole big enough for a motor scooter to turn around in.

[gervilla]

City aren't all that! All we have to do is go at them and keep the ball like Bayern did....

Our biggest problem is we can't keep the ball. The first half v QPR highlighted this more than any game. We struggled to put more than 3 passes together.  The tactic of our defenders (and goalkeeper ) hoofing the ball upfield doesn't help either. If we can't keep the ball tomorrow we are going to get slaughtered. This needs to be addressed. How difficult can it be to pass the ball to a team mate ?

[Lambert and Payne]

3 0 city, they will tear us a new arsehole unfortunately, not looking forward to it

[Bad English]

I still think we're going to end up with an arse wide enough to, concomitantly,  hold a bob-sleigh race and a CBSO concert.

[hawkeye]

Oh the joy of the English Language.