Aston Villa v Manchester City post match thread

[fredm]

Agree about Grealish. What was the point of bringing him on and playing him as a defensive wide player? We would have been better off bringing Clark on and pushing Cissokho (sp) a bit further forward.

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I think it was a mistake too and would have kept Richardson on.

[JUAN PABLO]

Watching motd this morning. We just let toure run with it before he scored , Delph seemed to run along the side of him instead of towards him and blocking him. Very poor

[supertom]

Watching motd this morning. We just let toure run with it before he scored , Delph seemed to run along the side of him instead of towards him and blocking him. Very poor

Toure had been pretty poor up to that point. Not particularly interested and way off the marauding beast who absolutely mullered us at the Etihad last season. He almost seemed to jog forward with the ball very easily and it was poor defending on our point. I don't think he broke sweat all game. Maybe he's still waiting for his birthday cake.

[mrastonvilla]

Watching motd this morning. We just let toure run with it before he scored , Delph seemed to run along the side of him instead of towards him and blocking him. Very poor

Toure had been pretty poor up to that point. Not particularly interested and way off the marauding beast who absolutely mullered us at the Etihad last season. He almost seemed to jog forward with the ball very easily and it was poor defending on our point. I don't think he broke sweat all game. Maybe he's still waiting for his birthday cake.

He also ran away from the city fans after the goal rather than celebrate with them, the big sulky baby.

[supertom]

Watching motd this morning. We just let toure run with it before he scored , Delph seemed to run along the side of him instead of towards him and blocking him. Very poor

Toure had been pretty poor up to that point. Not particularly interested and way off the marauding beast who absolutely mullered us at the Etihad last season. He almost seemed to jog forward with the ball very easily and it was poor defending on our point. I don't think he broke sweat all game. Maybe he's still waiting for his birthday cake.

He also ran away from the city fans after the goal rather than celebrate with them, the big sulky baby.

Could we need leave a trail of birthday cakes from the Etihad to Villa Park in January? And we'll make sure we get him a card and pressie every year.

[MoetVillan]

I hope City get relegated.

I am a bad loser

[Gregorys Boy]

Think the International break should work in our favour this time as the likes of Benteke will have the chance to get fit.  The next few weeks should prove important in deciding what position of the table we will be competing in this season. 

Agree about the long ball and Benteke.  If we were already losing when he came on then I could understand it a bit more, but with it being 0-0 then I might have gone for something a little more precise.

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Benteke, Gabby and Vlaar coming back in and being fit will be a big boost for us ahead of Everton.

[nigel]

Watching motd this morning. We just let toure run with it before he scored , Delph seemed to run along the side of him instead of towards him and blocking him. Very poor

Toure had been pretty poor up to that point. Not particularly interested and way off the marauding beast who absolutely mullered us at the Etihad last season. He almost seemed to jog forward with the ball very easily and it was poor defending on our point. I don't think he broke sweat all game. Maybe he's still waiting for his birthday cake.

He also ran away from the city fans after the goal rather than celebrate with them, the big sulky baby.

My Mrs and lad were in the family stand, she reckons when he ran over he was shouting f**k off at the Villa fans!

[timeoutbigbar]

Agree about Grealish. What was the point of bringing him on and playing him as a defensive wide player? We would have been better off bringing Clark on and pushing Cissokho (sp) a bit further forward.

Turn it round though, he tried to have a go with a more attacking player.  Had he made the substitution you suggest and we still went on to lose the game (more than likely), he'd have got stick for being too negative and not 'having a go'.  He can't win.

[Karl Bridges]

I know no-one wants to hear it or will probably even read it but their team that started against us costs more than it would to buy Aston Villa Football Club lock stock and barrel. So no point in moaning about it, last season proved every now and then we'll get a result but 9/10 they'll beat us.

[devilla]

I know no-one wants to hear it or will probably even read it but their team that started against us costs more than it would to buy Aston Villa Football Club lock stock and barrel. So no point in moaning about it, last season proved every now and then we'll get a result but 9/10 they'll beat us.

Blimey, never thought of it like that but you're absolutely right. Really puts it into perspective...."too much f**king perspective!". Name that rockumentery............