Aston Villa v Manchester City Post-Match Thread

[Steve kirk]

Fuckin ecstatic, delighted, overjoyed, stunned, in heaven, on top of the world, high as a kite, Aston Villa I love you.

[Smirker]

I knew we'd win. I voted 'Win' on the pre-match poll, so I am not the least bit stunned.

Just saying.

[Can Gana Be Bettered!?!?]

I gave up at half time in full depressed mode and decided to go for a swim..

45 minutes later and what a transformation...

Even gobby Savage has just said Villa were great??

Manchester ' supporters'  get on the phone so we can feel your pain!!

Savage and the media just say whatever after each game. They just see the results and highlights and base it on that. They don't watch a game to see what happens.

[London Villan]

I hope the optimists on here put a fortune on the Villa today and are rightly enjoying counting the cash tonight!

[oldtimernow]

The San Andreas fault got papered over today

I think the gulf between the 2 clubs is more like the Grand Canyon

and you know what they tightroped across it today..weyhey

[OCD]

The back line were magnificent. I don't think we were lucky at all.
Does not resolve the problem of breaking down defensively minded teams at home, but 13/2 against and the total goals scored spread were generous to say the least.

Hmm at times they were good, but the goals we conceded were awful.

That manner was disappointing, but I think in open play our organisation is getting better. At set pieces we still struggle a little.
But from 70 minutes onwards we defended as good as I've seen under Lambo. Bacuna certainly looks right at home on the right side. Tony Moon was back on form. I thought he dealt with Navas pretty well too when he came on.

Now comes the matter of winning games we should possibly expect to. We let ourselves down against Newcastle, so we've got to be well on it for Hull.

Before today we probably had one of the best records of defending set-pieces in the Premier League. They scored on their 9th corner - that was the problem; the sheer number we were giving away and that can be linked to ball retention. We have to get better at keeping the ball.

Stunning win though. I was convinced we would concede a late goal (or two) but we seem to have got better at closing out games over the calendar year.

Benteke's now one game closer to coming back and the midfielders have started contributing in his absence.

Massive result. If we had lost this, we would all have been looking down and saying how crucial the Hull and Everton games are now. A result out of nowhere like this does so much to take pressure off them.

[LeeB]

All credit must go to saunders_heroes. He called it.

[Somniloquism]

we looked liked a championship team at times and not a top one , yet we beat a team who could win this league easy

Completely agree with. A lot of people on here, twitter and facebook obviously didnt watch the game and just see the result. We were very poor and any other day Man. City would of taken us to the cleaners. Im really pleased we won and took all the points but some of us are papering over the cracks.

Yep we certainly papered over the fact we had 5 first choice players out including one of the best strikers in the league.

[PeterWithesShin]

Today I saw, Delph, Lowton, Kozak and Bennett in the car park. Villa won. Wolfie walked past me. Villa won. Ellis drove past me. Rob Bishop talked to me. Villa won. I had no wait for a 7 after the game. Villa won.

I've had worse Saturdays.

[eastie]

I gave up at half time in full depressed mode and decided to go for a swim..

45 minutes later and what a transformation...

Even gobby Savage has just said Villa were great??

Manchester ' supporters'  get on the phone so we can feel your pain!!

Savage and the media just say whatever after each game. They just see the results and highlights and base it on that. They don't watch a game to see what happens.

Savage was watching and outraged by our goal which makes it all the sweeter

@RobbieSavage8: Terrible decision for the villa goal , linesman has to give offside !

[brontebilly]

Never in doubt was it?

Hard to believe we have picked up 6 points from last 2 performances, guess balances up the Liverpool and Chelsea results.

Thought we were dreadful today. Hopeless really for most of it. Delph improved a lot after half time and Luna dealt well with Navas when he came on.

Really hope Lambert doesn't use this result to justify such tactics again. None of our centre backs are comfortable with the ball so pointless playing three.

[oldtimernow]

I gave up at half time in full depressed mode and decided to go for a swim..

45 minutes later and what a transformation...

Even gobby Savage has just said Villa were great??

Manchester ' supporters'  get on the phone so we can feel your pain!!

Savage and the media just say whatever after each game. They just see the results and highlights and base it on that. They don't watch a game to see what happens.

Savage was watching and outraged by our goal which makes it all the sweeter

@RobbieSavage8: Terrible decision for the villa goal , linesman has to give offside !

Sweet!!!

[PeterWithesShin]

we looked liked a championship team at times and not a top one , yet we beat a team who could win this league easy

Completely agree with. A lot of people on here, twitter and facebook obviously didnt watch the game and just see the result. We were very poor and any other day Man. City would of taken us to the cleaners. Im really pleased we won and took all the points but some of us are papering over the cracks.

What cracks are they then? Winning two in a row with one of the best players in the league out injured? Without Okore, Westwood and Gabby as well? Or the cracks of 9 points from 6 games which have made up the hardest opening 6 games I can remember the Villa ever having?

[London Villan]

Yes Savage... like Terry's handball, Clark's handball and Helanius's sexual assault on Tuesday night... fcuk off and go dancing savage.

[sirlordbaltimore]

I hope in a few weeks or months time people aren't rewriting history claiming this was a great performance like they did after Anfield last season.

A great win, YES. But far from a good performance

Lets wallow in the 3 points for now but we've GOT to demand better on the pitch otherwise we're going nowhere