Manchester City v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[Villa in Denmark]

Defended okay for an hour, City clicked and we were done for. As are most teams they play. Knew I shouldn't have gone to the Strath.

I don't know if was them clicking as much as too many players were knackered after chasing shadows for 60 minutes.

[PaulWinch again]

Men against boys. Like watching a third division team playing a top flight club in the cup, and hanging on for grim death.

It was exactly that.

[Nastylee]

Not going to lose any sleep over only managing 3 points off the champions this season. I suggest some of you do the same.

Difficult at the best of times but with our attacking options severely tested it was always going to be a hang in and hope performance against a team that has scored 100 goals this season.

I'd agree with you if it was a one off but it isn't. We play like that practically every week. Surely you can see that?

I thought this was the post match thread for tonight's game.

[ciggiesnbeer]

What was the point of such negative tactics? Just f**k off Lambert!

Man City player, "We knew before the game that Aston Villa would probably play with ten behind the ball".

Summed up perfectly Lambert's tactics.

You saw what happened when we changed. Could have been another 8-0. We cannot go head to head with teams like City. A very sad fact.

[JUAN PABLO]

What was the point of such negative tactics? Just f**k off Lambert!

Man City player, "We knew before the game that Aston Villa would probably play with ten behind the ball".

Summed up perfectly Lambert's tactics.

11 wasnt it

[Matt Collins]

Our entire team cost less than their left back tonight

[darren woolley]

Disappointed but not surprised by the result we need to buy some experienced premier league players for next season.

[hilts_coolerking]

Not going to lose any sleep over only managing 3 points off the champions this season. I suggest some of you do the same.

Difficult at the best of times but with our attacking options severely tested it was always going to be a hang in and hope performance against a team that has scored 100 goals this season.

I get that Man City will be champions and that they have a world class squad built at vast expense.  I get that.

But that has nothing to do with how desperately poor we are and how badly our club is being run.  That's why I feel so low; getting thrashed by Man City is just a symptom.

[JamesMcG]

Shit on a stick really. Man Citeh have scored 110 more than Villa. Just saying

We've scored -10, fucking hell I knew we were bad but I didn't think we were that bad.

  including cup games. Sorry

[andyh]

Our entire team cost less than their left back tonight

So?
Our team cost more than Bradford.
You can still have a fucking go !

[curiousorange]

I want to be annoyed, but I couldn't give two fucks. The rest of this season has battered the shit out of my nerves. I'd have liked to have seen us get a result, but all the attacking tactics in the world couldn't change the fact that we're not a very good team, we're managed by a bloke who has no understanding of setting up a football side, and losing doesn't make it any more likely we'll be sold to a zillionaire. We survived, and until further news comes out I don't really have the energy left for 2013/14.

I'm with others on this - we're a grand old institution that's been given a few coats of paint and left to attract a crowd. The people in charge had neither the means nor the heart to restore it to its former glory, because if they did, we wouldn't be coming off the back of a win against Hull City feeling like we want the season to be over - we'd be aching for next season to begin. So do yourself a favour: don't wail because we lost to a team worth £200 million, wail because we put out a team worth £19 million and the people who make the decisions thought that was the best thing for Aston Villa Football Club.

[Ross]

he just parked the Villa bus and put the Rotunda in front of the goal  , why he didnt just have a go like Sunderland did , nothing to lose.

Cant wait until hes gone , I will be so relieved

I think Randy and Lambert probably feel the same. Lambert has looked utterly beaten for a while. It feels like the end of the road. Irreconcilable differences.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

What was the point of such negative tactics? Just f**k off Lambert!

Man City player, "We knew before the game that Aston Villa would probably play with ten behind the ball".

Summed up perfectly Lambert's tactics.

11 wasnt it

I think he factored in KEA's slack, lazy tracking back.

[PeterWithesShin]

I know he's not as 'sexy' as the likes of Messi/Ronaldo, but fuck me Yaya is some player.

[hilts_coolerking]

Our entire team cost less than their left back tonight

So?
Our team cost more than Bradford.
You can still have a fucking go !

A very good point.