Aston Villa v Manchester City Post-Match Thread

[JUAN PABLO]

Lost for words .    Can he go now !!!!!!!

[Fergal]

That was as piss poor as anything I have ever seen.

[toplad4u]

Shame just 0-1, citeh wasnt impressive at all... Best man for Villa maybe our left back King Carlos, i found he played ok today.

Agree with that Cueller proved today he can play anywhere accross the back four

[villadelph]

It is hilarious that he brought on N'Zogbia and Ireland, two players that should have absolutely started. It just goes to show this mans inability to pick the appropriate squad. He is way in over his head.

The tactics and coordination were god awful. The defense played very brave, and Cuellar played pretty well for being so out of position. But up until the 85th minute, we did not have a single successful build up into their finals third. It's embarrassing. McLeish just isn't the man for this job.

I feel another manager could be getting a lot more out of an attack that involves Charles N'Zogbia, Robbie Keane, Darren Bent, Gabby Agbonlahor, Stephen Ireland and Marc. Our offensive ineptitude is shocking.

McLeish leaves out a mediocre squad until the City scores.. obviously gunning for the draw from the beginning. Then when we need to score he puts on effective and efficient players. N'Zogbia and Ireland changed the game.. and in reverse fashion McLeish is changing our club.

[VinnieChase84]

Did anyone else actually see the following
When we're losing the sky cameras cut to the dugout and I'm nt a great lip reader but it was blatant. Mcleish turns to his right and asks and then to kevin mac and asks 'what do u think we should do?'
AM then sat there looking puzzled without saying a word. The man has not got a clue. No plan at all!

[Boz]

McLeish reverts to type and we lose in embarrassing circumstances. True, we'd probably have lost in any case. And we did only keep it down to the one goal. But it's the manner in which we approached the game that tells us McLeish just doesn't understand what this club is about.

He is only sticking to his remit: Don't get us relegated on a massively reduced budget. With there being 3/4 worse teams than us we won't get relegated, so he will probably get a performance bonus for achieving that.

I wouldn't bet on it. We are playing crap without the fight the teams below us have

[paul_e]

The biggest problem is, they've got a 300M+ squad and they never needed to get out of first gear to beat us, we've basically gifted them 3 points and given them a nice easy run out.

I don't mind seeing us get beaten if the opposition have played really well, when they don't turn up either and still canter through the majority of the game like it's a training exercise I just can't accept it.

I don't deny he's a nice guy and he says he wants us to play the right way, and I believe that he really means that, I just don't think he has any idea how to achieve it.

[Stu]

City didn't have to do much to see us off did they? Very poor from McLeish, he can say otherwise all he likes, but he's a negative manager.

[Toronto Villa]

The chance that Cuellar got. Had that been Martin Laursen it would also have been in the Holte End, having burst through the net.

Hart's save was simply world class. He had fuck all to do all game and that save shows how justified his club was in promoting him to first choice when they did.

[taylorsworkrate]

What was the line in The Guardian after the Man U game?

Ambition free disgrace?

Well that can be applied here. What an absolute shambles.

That team selection was a pathetic joke. I'm sorry Alex, you're a decent, honorable bloke. However, to set an Aston Villa team up to try and fluke a 0-0 at home is completely unacceptable. The cretins who protested will go home feeling vindicated.

Only Citeh being very ordinary by their standards kept the score below 5. They won't have an easier game all season.

[Nev]

I'm only repeating myself from last week. The man is an utter coward and does himself or the club no favours. Maybe he can get us the required wins for the rest of the season to stay up, which is why todays protests are pointless but my god that was surrender of the worst type. Shameful.

[kippaxvilla2]

How many times does this absolute negative moronic tit have to be told that trying to defend for 90 minutes at home in the hope of getting a 0-0 draw is not only the worst kind of negativity but it doesn't fucking work because the opposition will eventually score.  You pathetic prick.

[PeterWithe]

He set up to keep the score down and succeeded, well done Eck.

Go, now.

[Boz]

Did anyone else actually see the following
When we're losing the sky cameras cut to the dugout and I'm nt a great lip reader but it was blatant. Mcleish turns to his right and asks and then to kevin mac and asks 'what do u think we should do?'
AM then sat there looking puzzled without saying a word. The man has not got a clue. No plan at all!

I saw that and commented on the match thread. Couldn't lip read but AM just looked clueless about what to do.

[Irish villain]

Protesters have gained credibility today. I never thought I'd be typing that.