Manchester City v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[supertom]

It doesn't surprise me that Sunderland will probably finish ahead of us though. Poyet has got players performing there again and he's also done remarkable job of cleaning up after Di Canio. For me it's a toss up between him and Pulis for manager of the year, because both clubs should have been dead and buried by Xmas.

Holloway? Do you mean Pulis?

Ha ha. Yep. You spotted that just before I got the edit.

[supertom]

Gardner and Larsson would probably offer more than KEA, and possibly even Westwood.

IMO KEA is not even championship material. Runs around a lot and achieves little. How PL picks him to start so often is beyond me.

I don't think he even runs around a lot! But he is a Lambert favourite like Bacuna so has to play.

Middle of the season KEA seemed to be finding some sort of form but he's reverted back to anonymity again in the last couple of months.
Bacuna has been poor lately too.

[olaftab]

Had a look at Bertrand on Instagram.  Your right what a pxxxx.

Any links?

[Goldie.7]

Anyone else see the girl out of coronation street in the away end tonight
Supports villa apparently,  errrr obviously why she was in with us

Which actress out of Coronation Street? I ask, as that only thing approaching a positive I can take from that tonight.  We looked and played like a lower league side there for a cup tie.

Knowing our luck it's Fizz.

Edit: Lloyd's daughter, cool. Up the Villa bab!

Top girl, good to now she's one of us.
I was hoping it would be Eva, but never mind...

She doesn't support Villa, she was with her husband who does.

[Goldie.7]

Had a look at Bertrand on Instagram.  Your right what a pxxxx.

Any links?

http://instagram.com/iamryanbertrand#

[papa lazarou]

Gardner and Larsson would probably offer more than KEA, and possibly even Westwood.

IMO KEA is not even championship material. Runs around a lot and achieves little. How PL picks him to start so often is beyond me.

I don't think he even runs around a lot! But he is a Lambert favourite like Bacuna so has to play.

Middle of the season KEA seemed to be finding some sort of form but he's reverted back to anonymity again in the last couple of months.
Bacuna has been poor lately too.

The defence has been heavily criticised (rightly on many occasions) but there is nothing in front of them to offer any sort of protection. There's a big hole in midfield that needs filling. Every club has the strong, ball-winning, holding midfielder as a basic necessity - except us. Whoever plays there is outmuscled too easily.   

[supertom]

Had a look at Bertrand on Instagram.  Your right what a pxxxx.

Any links?

http://instagram.com/iamryanbertrand#

Yeah...um...lets look elsewhere for a left back this summer.
Stephen Irelanditus.
What an end of a bell.

[supertom]

Gardner and Larsson would probably offer more than KEA, and possibly even Westwood.

IMO KEA is not even championship material. Runs around a lot and achieves little. How PL picks him to start so often is beyond me.

I don't think he even runs around a lot! But he is a Lambert favourite like Bacuna so has to play.

Middle of the season KEA seemed to be finding some sort of form but he's reverted back to anonymity again in the last couple of months.
Bacuna has been poor lately too.

The defence has been heavily criticised (rightly on many occasions) but there is nothing in front of them to offer any sort of protection. There's a big hole in midfield that needs filling. Every club has the strong, ball-winning, holding midfielder as a basic necessity - except us. Whoever plays there is outmuscled too easily.   

True. Honestly Delph has looked like he's carrying the can on his own for most of the games this season. At the end of the day, Delphy is our best player in the middle by a long way, and he's an average player.

[TopDeck113]

Didn't post last night... mainly as I was "enjoying" a post-match pizza and beer with my Citeh mates. 

All last night proved is that Lambert can't park the bus... and Plan B involved moving Weimann a few yards further forward. 

Score was as many predicted and sums up where we are: £500 million and a decent coaching set up away from winning the championship.

[Surrey Villain]

Didn't post last night... mainly as I was "enjoying" a post-match pizza and beer with my Citeh mates. 

All last night proved is that Lambert can't park the bus... and Plan B involved moving Weimann a few yards further forward. 

Score was as many predicted and sums up where we are: £500 million and a decent coaching set up away from winning the championship.

Do you mean the Championship?

[sirlordbaltimore]

Had a look at Bertrand on Instagram.  Your right what a pxxxx.

what's he done other than (no doubt) put loads of shit photos of himself posing around like virtually every other premiership footballer in their early 20's ?

he's an average footballer. no more no less

[tomd2103]

Gardner and Larsson would probably offer more than KEA, and possibly even Westwood.

IMO KEA is not even championship material. Runs around a lot and achieves little. How PL picks him to start so often is beyond me.

I don't think he even runs around a lot! But he is a Lambert favourite like Bacuna so has to play.

Middle of the season KEA seemed to be finding some sort of form but he's reverted back to anonymity again in the last couple of months.
Bacuna has been poor lately too.

The defence has been heavily criticised (rightly on many occasions) but there is nothing in front of them to offer any sort of protection. There's a big hole in midfield that needs filling. Every club has the strong, ball-winning, holding midfielder as a basic necessity - except us. Whoever plays there is outmuscled too easily.   

Agree with that.  Westwood is a decent passer, but offers very little defensively and doesn't offer any kind of physicality.  Someone who ticks all three boxes (there must be someone in Europe or South America who does) would be a very good addition.   

[supertom]

If we get taken over lets spend the first 50 million buying Yaya Toure.

I can dream...

[Matt C]

Yaya Toure must be amongst the best players I've seen in this league.

[QBVILLA]

Yaya Toure must be amongst the best players I've seen in this league.

Agreed. He has the lot. His goal was like watching a 15yr old joining in with an under 8s game the way he powered past everyone in his way.