Manchester City v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[Legion]

Available Saturday evening.

[PaulWinch again]

Kind of expected, shame we managed ok until half time and then threw it away straight after. It's a shame we can't compete.

[Bad English]

Well, I think... oh fuck it! What's the point?

[Dave]

Manchester City are quite good really.

[Walmley_Villa]

Like most things in life you get what you pay for.

[Deano's Mullet]

i cant be bothered to pass comment on it so i wont.

[Summers]

That was painful. We were poor. Didn't have a clue in all honesty.

[pauliewalnuts]

Makes me angry about football, not Villa.

To be expected. Forget it and move on. Three points next week will do. Any less will be very disappointing.

[villa for life]

still in the top half despite selling our two best players, and I'd bet, nearly everyone would have taken that at the beginning of the season.
It's not today's result that really matters, it's losing the points in the final minutes of the game that will make a difference.
We just lost to the potential champions at their place.
Still think we've got enough to stay up. Remember, last season we didn't guarantee our safety till the penultimate game, and that was with both Young and Downing. Credit to AM for achieving what he has done so far.

[Goldie.7]

These days i don't rush back early from work!

[Villanation]

Well Man City stepped it up.

Division apart IMO, have to say at one point in the 2nd half when they where taking the piss, thought that was the lowest point, honestly felt if Man City wanted that bad enough they could have scored another couple with ease.

This was always going to be the real test, first quality side we have come up against and we lacked all over, our defence was shocking at times.

[barrysleftfoot]

  We lost to the best team in the league, so no real disgrace there imho.

  Positives for me were Clark, Hutton, and Ireland, who i thought played well.

  Negatives, we need better passers in the middle of the park, work harder off the ball, and Gabby and Bent need to be stonger when receiving the ball.Tbh even if Randy had spent 30/40 million this summer, i think we would still be way behind Citeeh.Not over disappointed with the performance, we constantly kept trying to play football, and pass the ball.Whisper it quietly but i am starting to warm to Mr McCleish.

[BedsVillain]

For the first time all season we have a pretty good 1st half. Then we switch off for the second instead.
Still look woefully static going forward and still seem to play a rugby style off passing, having to go backwards to get forwards.
There's no dynamism in our attack, feel sorry for Gabby & Benty.
Just have to hope there's a spare middle eastern royal family looking to buy into Prem football.

[Blackcountry Villa]

Just shows why modern football is crap, the league is boring and predictable beyond the top 6 and why we couldn't sell 1700 tickets today. Watching your team get spanked for £38 battling to finish 8th isn't fun.

Fabian Delph is a piss poor excuse for a footballer, i said it before the season started and i've said it after every game since. He's Championship standard at best.

[PaulWinch again]

I thought Clark was poor to be honest.