Aston Villa vs Man City Post-Match Thread

[aj2k77]

The first team squad were all at BMH this morning.

Learning how to cross a ball hopefully.

[AlexAlexCropley]

The first team squad were all at BMH this morning.

I heard they were at BHX on a one way ticket to Palookaville

[class-of-82]

Have said it for ages that we play just like Barcelona

Only thing is they just seem to everything 30 seconds before us

Yesterday was prime examle

[The Edge]

The third goal -  It's shockingly bad - probably the zenith of comical, awful goals we've conceded - and there's been hundreds over the last 5 years alone . The corner doesn't even reach the 6 yard box - not one villa player makes a run to near post anyway - overloaded at back post & corner played nowhere near there anyway - ball falls to gana - doesn't try to look / play forward , plays blindly back (under hit / half hearted) , Cissokho (only covering player) positionally is on left touch line - no where near centre of pitch where he can cover both sides equally - and when he does finally react it is too slow - pathetic . Under 11s 9 a side footballers have more tactical nous . Fucking pathetic

I feel your anger and pain mate.

[PeterWithesShin]

I still think the 3rd is the worst goal i've ever seen us concede.

[Tony Erdington]

The first team squad were all at BMH this morning.

Learning how to cross a ball hopefully.

Being introduced to each other

[Marlon From Bearwood]

There's no excuses this time chaps

Saturday 3 o'clock kick off, FA Cup tie against title chasing City, tickets at £15 and £10
fans have just had enough, who can blame them

There is a whole generation of kids who we will find it difficult to engage,
 my own lad (eight) has only ever seen us being rubbish, he thinks that's what we are, he knows and has seen nothing else, he's living in a TV world of Messi and Ronaldo

He was more interested in seeing Aguero and Silva yesterday, I know they didn't play but the fact is he wasn't excited about anyone playing for Villa, Benteke was his first footballing hero and Delph, both gone
I'm taking him to games and he's still struggling with supporting Villa, any brummie kid or otherwise left to there own devices isn't going to be picking us, they are an absolute embarrassment

I can look back and remember us being league champions and European cup winners young school kids today look back and remember the dizzy heights of finishing 9th

It's a bad thing that's happened

At the game yesterday there was a little lad sat not far from me I overheard his dad talking to him about how his son hadn't even seen a win yet.  Felt really sorry for them must be hard taking your kid, trying to get them interested in watching the Villa and then having that garbage served up every week.

I took my 7 year old son yesterday for about the 6th time this season and we've not even looked like winning any of them.

In total he's been to about 12 Villa games and seen us win once. He's just accepted that us losing is part of the normal match day experience. I actually feel a bit sorry for him as I had so much fun going to games at his age.

I'm actually in two minds whether to take him to games these days in case I put him off for life. There's just no fun at all.

[cdward]

At least our new Chairman the Man City fan will be happy.

[Louzie0]

Maybe you should rename yourself VillaDelph?

I really should change my name

That would be Fab.

I just assumed he lived in Philadelphia.

VillaPhila

[brentastonb6]

We know what the problem is - we have 5 genuine PL level players - Amavi, Okore, Veretout, Gueye, and Ayew (not surprising these are the most valuable players in our squad) - the rest need to be sold or retired. We need to build a new team around Remi and those 5 (& pray they stick around at the end of the season).   
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I agree with the named five...... interestingly our 'committee' purchased 4 of them this summer so maybe all isn't lost and they are going to impress us tomorrow ?

[QuintonVilla]

I still think the 3rd is the worst goal i've ever seen us concede.

The one at Sunderland this season still tops it for me. That was a catalogue of errors and only missing the comedy music in the background.

[john e]

I still think the 3rd is the worst goal i've ever seen us concede.

its right up there with Enkelmann and Guzan that's for sure

although Enkelmann was pure unadulterated farce on a different planet

[PeterWithesShin]

What makes it the worst for me is the same as FFD said.

2-0 down in a cup match and we have a corner, a chance to get back in the game possibly. Not for us. In typical Villa fashion a professional footballer is unable to get a corner past the first man. That is such a basic 'skill', even I could do it 6/10 and i'm nearly 46 and haven't kicked a ball for years. I'd still back me to put a better corner in.

Anyway, back the story, gather round.

Basic clearance goes to Villa player. Does he think "2-0 down, we have a load of players in attack, i'll get it forward while we have the numbers up." No, he thinks "i'll pass it backwards, that's a good way to score." He does yet another error so basic i'd be pissed off if a school U10 side did it. He passed it back blindly.

I doubt it was even 20 seconds after our corner that the ball was in our net. Not because of some fantastic counter-attacking by Citeh, but because of sheer incompetence by professional footballers paid a small fortune who were incapable of the most basic requirements of a footballer at any level. I'd be livid if Bromsgrove conceded a goal like that and their players are lucky if they get paid expenses at that level.

And that is why it's the worst goal i've seen us concede. Can you tell i'm still really fucked off by it?

[Malandro]

We know what the problem is - we have 5 genuine PL level players - Amavi, Okore, Veretout, Gueye, and Ayew (not surprising these are the most valuable players in our squad) - the rest need to be sold or retired. We need to build a new team around Remi and those 5 (& pray they stick around at the end of the season).   

I agree with the named five...... interestingly our 'committee' purchased 4 of them this summer so maybe all isn't lost and they are going to impress us tomorrow ?
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We'll have to replace Gueye because he's going to Manchester United

[Malandro]

Quote fail shame