Aston Villa vs. Man City Match Thread

[Ormy Droid]

Whisper it, but not only do we appear we might be a bit more difficult to break down, we're also showing a bit of patience when we have possession of the football...Guzan still looks shit though

[Villa in Denmark]

That was not confidence inspiring from Guzan.

[maigrait]

Defence all over the shop there... come on lads calm heads now.

[JUAN PABLO]

cross the ball please

[Marton]

Clark and Guzan passing the ball between them in our own box...why is that making me nervous?

[maigrait]

Amavi needs to cross it into the box a bit more...

[citizenDJ]

This playing your best players in their best positions resulting in playing your best football with some sort of coherent plan is just the sort of foreign, fancy-dan bullshit we could do without.

WHY DIDN'T WE GIVE SHERWOOD MORE TIME?!

[Holtemeister]

Gill playing like our Iniesta ... kind of anyway

[Nelly]

This playing your best players in their best positions resulting in playing your best football with some sort of coherent plan is just the sort of foreign, fancy-dan bullshit we could do without.

WHY DIDN'T WE GIVE SHERWOOD MORE TIME?!

It's clearly some sort of comspiracy to keep english managers out of the game or summink.

[citizenDJ]

Amavi is no Kieron Richardson, is he?

Thank fuck.

[Villa in Denmark]

Bony going off injured?
I didn't even realise he was on the pitch.

[maigrait]

Bony off - result for us.

[Toronto Villa]

Don't want to get carried away but if we persevere with this over the next number of weeks we are going to be just fine come the end of the season. It starts today. We might not win but this is a building block. Garde has brought calm to Villa and he is measured enough a man and manager not to get carried away whatever happens today. But I like where we appear to be going. Or at least attempting to go.

[JUAN PABLO]

good 25 mins - liking this

[citizenDJ]

This from the BBC Football Update page:

Patient stuff from Villa. They make it all the way to the edge of the City penalty area and instead of attempting an aimless shot, they decide to bring the ball back all the way to midfield and try again.

A great spell of pressure from the home side which ends with Idrissa Gana surging forward before striking over the bar.

Positive stuff.