Villa v Man City Post-Match Thread

[Bad English]

I watched a few replays. No way was it offside. Wankers!

[Martyn Smith]

Worked hard, looked threatening, defended well, that's more like it. Looked better with McGinn off.

Agree with all that.

He's bought himself the next two games with that performance. Only gripe is where's that level of effort, organisation and discipline been in the other league games?

Can we mix it away to Leicester, or are we big time Charlies. Mind we showed no sign of that away to Arsenal, so...

[gpbarr]

Today is like a good drive. If you follow it up with 5 bad shots you waste the drive. That’s all today is

Sums it up for me. Much much better but we will know if this matters when they turn out next week against Leicester. For this to mean anything, they now need to go out and get those three points.

Luiz was excellent. We look better without McGinn. Young brings passion and commitment we need right now. Bailey showed what he can do if given chances.

[Risso]

That second half was magnificent, haven’t heard an atmosphere like that at Villa Park for a long old time. Fantastic performance and result.

[Martyn Smith]

Why the fuck are sky not reviewing Phil’s goal!!!!

It's against Sky City, of course....

[Rory]

Sourness is hating this. You'd think he'd be happy City have dropped points?

Probably because Bailey scored. "That coloured boy should know his place."

[Bad English]

That second half was magnificent, haven’t heard an atmosphere like that at Villa Park for a long old time. Fantastic performance and result.

Yes. I was watching on Canal+ Foot and the crowd even drowned out the constant fapping sounds being made by the French commentators.*

*Over Citeh, not us.

[cdbearsfan]

Well done Villa, showed some bollocks today when they could easily have given up at one-nil. Probably Young's best game for us since 2011.

[paul_e]

I watched a few replays. No way was it offside. Wankers!

The bigger problem isn't that he got the decision wrong it's that the lino and ref got it wrong in a way that took VAR out as well. If he raises the flag after the ball is in the net it's still a mistake but can be fixed by the system designed to allow for that. It's really hard to watch it, alongside all the other similar situations in the game where the flag went up at the right time, and not think there's something corrupt about the system.

[Risso]

That second half was magnificent, haven’t heard an atmosphere like that at Villa Park for a long old time. Fantastic performance and result.

Yes. I was watching on Canal+ Foot and the crowd even drowned out the constant fapping sounds being made by the French commentators.*

*Over Citeh, not us.

Almost as good as the Everton game.

[DC1874]

Tell me what's wrong with the game when that onside goal gets chalked off and a 100M player bought to disrupt a potential competitor doesn't even start a match for his club but will play in this year's world cup?

[Beard82]

Thought we were great - the setup was much better we seemed to have a plan and a formation that worked - fullbacks in better positions and midfield functioned

Thought Watkins, Luiz and Young were great.

Ramsey looks much better when he’s getting the ball in the final 3rd.

You could see the confidence growing as the game went by - take that into the next two and the fat lady might be able to take a seat again

We’ll done to all.  I think that McGinn is 100% the weakest of our midfielders at present

Also special word to the farce that is Var - no goal despite not being offside.  But we have seen 100s of times where they play on forever only to see the flag raised

[BC Villain]

I watched a few replays. No way was it offside. Wankers!

But remember we're only in this league because the goal line technology didn't work, so stop your bitching.....

[paul_e]

Thought we were great - the setup was much better we seemed to have a plan and a formation that worked - fullbacks in better positions and midfield functioned

Thought Watkins, Luiz and Young were great.

Ramsey looks much better when he’s getting the ball in the final 3rd.

You could see the confidence growing as the game went by - take that into the next two and the fat lady might be able to take a seat again

We’ll done to all.  I think that McGinn is 100% the weakest of our midfielders at present

Also special word to the farce that is Var - no goal despite not being offside.  But we have seen 100s of times where they play on forever only to see the flag raised

It wasn't VAR, the game had been stopped before the shot so VAR can't do anything, that's why the flag is supposed to be delayed.

[RichardBatchelor]

Young was absolutely incredible.