Aston Villa v Manchester City Pre-Match Thread

[PaulMcGrathsNo5Shirt]

They're head, shoulders and most of the upper torso better than us. I doubt we'll even manage a shot as we'll defend* the 18 yard line for 90 minutes

Villa 0 Man CiŁy 4

*defend as in, sit on the 18 yard box, but they'll still score from a corner where they win the first ball and then someone on the 6 yard box (unmarked) scores.

[Monty]

They're head, shoulders and most of the upper torso better than us. I doubt we'll even manage a shot as we'll defend* the 18 yard line for 90 minutes

Villa 0 Man CiŁy 4

*defend as in, sit on the 18 yard box, but they'll still score from a corner where they win the first ball and then someone on the 6 yard box (unmarked) scores.

It'll be Dzeko unmarked. I mean, their biggest aerial threat and an excellent finisher, of course we'll just let him be.

[Rip Van We Go Again]

A draw (although unlikely) would be a fantastic result and set us up nicely for the next 2 games.

[adrenachrome]

They're head, shoulders and most of the upper torso better than us. I doubt we'll even manage a shot as we'll defend* the 18 yard line for 90 minutes

Villa 0 Man CiŁy 4

*defend as in, sit on the 18 yard box, but they'll still score from a corner where they win the first ball and then someone on the 6 yard box (unmarked) scores.

It'll be Dzeko unmarked. I mean, their biggest aerial threat and an excellent finisher, of course we'll just let him be.

Their strikers will make a run to the near post closely followed by our central defenders and Milner/Barry will ghost in to nod home unchallenged from the penalty spot or the back post. Millner/Barry will not celebrate, but merely shrug their shoulders. PL will scratch his head and adjust his spectacles and I will take another swig from a bottle of Morphine Oral Solution and try and concentrate on the pretty patterns made by the floodlights.   

[Bigmelonface]

Bigmelonface has pondered on this and Bigmelonface says we will win 2 - 0

[Can Gana Be Bettered!?!?]

I think this may be a case of hoping we don't let in a load of goals to make our goal difference even worse. Defeat is more than likely, any other result is likely to be by fluke or City being shit.

[PaulWinch again]

I've got a strange feeling we'll win this, not really sure why.

[Marlon From Bearwood]

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It'll be Dzeko unmarked. I mean, their biggest aerial threat and an excellent finisher, of course we'll just let him be.
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Dzeko Unmarked? Isn't that the new Tarantino movie?

[john e]

I've got a strange feeling we'll win this, not really sure why.

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[Chris Jameson]

Either 1-0 to Villa or 3-0 to Citeh.

[Doorbell]

I'm over tired and deluded so I've gone for a villa win.  Repeat of the cup match, 4-2 villa.  Benteke 2, gabby and weimann both 1 a piece...i need to go to sleep!

[maidstonevillain]

City's away form is not great. They have Lost/Drawn more games than the have Won, and they have only scored 4 more goals away than we have.

[ADVILLAFAN]

Any idea who the referee is?

If the answer is Dowd or Halsey, please make someone up, to make me feel better.

[eamonn]

Bent is useless to us now. Ditto Ireland, Dunne and Given. Not in the manager's plans and/or injured and haemorghing money from us every week. Depressing to read about the four of them. Earning the most money and contributing fuck all.

[mr woo]

They'll score early on,  sit back and give us plenty of possession, which we'll do bugger-all with. Then they'll get a second, a third and possibly a fourth as they pick us off with 15 minutes to go.

Unless......

City play with the same mentality they showed away at Southampton a few weeks back. In which case, we have a real chance.

The only unrealistic result I can see is a goalless draw.