Man C115y vs Aston Villa pre-match thread

[N'ZMAV]

we're going to twat them.

[Chico Hamilton III]

I’m downgrading my prediction to a draw.

[Skerra]

Why does Emery keep referring injuries to people like Ramsey and Watkins as small
Injuries when all Villa fans know that they are probably career ending ones!!??

[TonyD]

Mere flesh wounds. 

[Risso]

Why does Emery keep referring injuries to people like Ramsey and Watkins as small
Injuries when all Villa fans know that they are probably career ending ones!!??

I find it really itrritating when managers do it. Ramsey has been out for a month now with his 'small' injury, with no sign of his imminent return.

[N'ZMAV]

Dean Smith bored the tits off me when he used to do it with Grealish

[john e]

So that’s 7 first team starters out against City

Watkins
Ramsey
Cash
McGinn
Kamara
Mings
Buendia

Have I missed anyone

[The Edge]

Why does Emery keep referring injuries to people like Ramsey and Watkins as small
Injuries when all Villa fans know that they are probably career ending ones!!??

I find it really itrritating when managers do it. Ramsey has been out for a month now with his 'small' injury, with no sign of his imminent return.

Top coaches will do anything to gain even the slightest advantage. He will keep opposition coaches guessing for as long as he can even if that does irritate some of our supporters.

[Rigadon]

No Watkins or Ramsey.  Course!  I’d take a draw right now. 

[SaddVillan]

Wonder how the Citeh defenders will cope with Duran.

Hard to plan tactics and formations to cope with a player who doesn't know what he's going to do!

Agent Chaos.

If we also start Rogers, then they're going to be busy with two brick shithhouse forwards running at them.

Can't see us starting with Rogers, Duran, Bailey AND Diaby, reckon Emery will only start with 3 if them and pick an additional midfielder ... .... step forward ... ... little Tim.

[Sexual Ealing]

All I want is for us to be consistent in our way and to connect with the supporters.

[dicedlam]

So that’s 7 first team starters out against City

Watkins
Ramsey
Cash
McGinn
Kamara
Mings
Buendia

Have I missed anyone

It would be interesting to see a table of the total amount of minutes lost by each club for squad players injured to date this season.

I reckon we would be near to the top.

[coreyfeldman]

Why does Emery keep referring injuries to people like Ramsey and Watkins as small
Injuries when all Villa fans know that they are probably career ending ones!!??

I find it really itrritating when managers do it. Ramsey has been out for a month now with his 'small' injury, with no sign of his imminent return.

I think they do it just to annoy you lot. Or at least I hope so at this point

[Flamingo Lane]

I'm sure someone will point out that they are different injuries, but query whether Watkins was taking an injury into the international break, that meant he should have been resting during that time, not playing in two games.

[Clampy]

I wonder if there will be a spot on the bench for the young lad Rory Wilson now Ollie is out?