Aston Villa Silhouettes vs Manchester City Post-Match Thrashing

[richrunner]

Never seen so many exit at half-time.Trinity Rd was like full time.

True...I think people got to 30mins and thought "what's the point". I guess the rest of us (myself included) remained for morbid curiosity...

[villa `cross the mersey]

If we think today was bad .....we've yet to play at Anfield
I have a sneaky suspicion they will be looking to inflict a heavy defeat upon us to avenge our win over their "kids" in the League Cup

[Clark W Griswold]

Whilst you couldn’t say any of the central defenders or the goalkeeper had a good game, I don’t think any of them were too bad and I wouldn’t be worried about them in forthcoming games. The last 2 goals were a bit soft but the problem today was that all of the other players except Grealish looked like they’d been picked from the supporters in the crowd. They’ll pick up this week what most of us get in a year yet most of us could have done as well as them today. I’m calling on those 6 starters who know who they are to donate this weeks wages to charity. Fuckwits.

[ez]

Man city playing keep ball in our penalty area was difficult to watch.

[john e]

The starting line up was the most negative and defensive I can remember
even throughout the Bruce/Lambert/Mcliesh years

This coming from a manager we were told would give it a go everywhere he went
his biggest weakness Brentford fans said was not knowing when not to attack

the line up sends out a statement
And the statement said ‘we’re shit scared of you we’re going to pull our pants down and get let you fuck us all over the pitch’
and that’s what happened

to think we spent £130 mill and we still have Elmo and Taylor and a midfield who literally can’t pass a simple ball to one another

it was horrific

[andyh]

Whilst you couldn’t say any of the central defenders or the goalkeeper had a good game, I don’t think any of them were too bad and I wouldn’t be worried about them in forthcoming games. The last 2 goals were a bit soft but the problem today was that all of the other players except Grealish looked like they’d been picked from the supporters in the crowd. They’ll pick up this week what most of us get in a year yet most of us could have done as well as them today. I’m calling on those 6 starters who know who they are to donate this weeks wages to charity. Fuckwits.

Does one of those 6 begin with hourihane?

[Ads]

We got beat 6-1. I dont think giving them more space was the answer myself.

If anybody has a suggestion for how we fixed territory 30 yards further up the pitch, feel free to share it.

[PeterWithesShin]

https://audioboom.com/posts/7476215-dean-smith-post-man-city

[wince]

Watching highlights and we look terrified on the ball

[Legion]

[rougegorge]

We had a good performance at Burnley and a gritty one at Leicester, although nothing amazing.

However that was an utter embarrassment, even allowing for the standard of the opposition.

It's worth the management remembering that we were also embarrassing at home to Leicester, terrible at Sheffield, hopeless against Southampton and an embarrassment at Watford.

I don't even know what the tactics were supposed to be, backing off and never pressing anywhere. Coupled with a lack of energy and ineptitude, it was unforgiveable.

[Loxton01]

From the lineup to the whole display this was very very disappointing

Observations

Playing Douglas drink water and hourihane gave us zero bite physicality and movement in midfield. They came through this area time and time again.
If ever a game was crying out for marvellous this was the one he isn’t great on the call but least he can get around the pitch and put a tackle in

Hourihane against better teams in the prem is miles away he can’t cover the ground you can’t have a player in the team just in case we get a free kick

Drink water smith says he will improve he better as today he was awful

Smith has to learn from his mistakes I’m still behind him but the team selection today was plain wrong.

[Pete3206]

In what universe, do you play a midfield containing Horahane and an even slower player in Drinkwatee against Man City, even allowing for the fact we have no forwards?

[PeterWithesShin]

Jack post match https://twitter.com/footballdaily/status/1216442553886826496

[Bobby Boy]

The way they just walked through us unimpeded for half the goals was utterly unacceptable.

Teams waltz through our midfield every game. Hourihane, Liuz, Lansbury, Jota, Nakamba... No tackles, no intensity, no drive, no bite.

Man City have just been the first team to properly exploit our lack of fight in midfield.

On a separate note, our fans were magnificent second half. Spine-tingling defiance.