Manchester City vs Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[LeeB]

It’s not totally beyond the realms of possibility that Pau and Bailey have minor issues that need managing. I remember being surprised when Bailey went off against Man United and I think Pau managed 45 minutes when we played Forest at home.

Exactly, plus if there is a sickness bug going around they may have been suffering the effects of that too, on the bench for 'ready if needed' but ideally not.

[Risso]

The Forest game was 6 weeks ago, and since then Torres has played four full games with no ill effects, and had a two week break. Emery said that he was saving players in his post match comments, so I'm not sure why people are inventing reasons for leaving him out.

[simon ward 50]

Move on!

Although that wall for the free kick

[Clampy]

Yep, on to the next game now, for me anyway. Last night is done.

[Legion]

Also Ramsey.

[Rigadon]

Also Ramsey.

I saw this earlier and it does a good job of visualising just how many players either weren't available last night (most of them) or were rested. It's mad.  That we looked remotely like the normal Villa team is kind of amazing really. 

[pablo_picasso]

Mental. I doubt Sky Sports will be doing our PR for us regarding having 9 players missing like they did for Spurs...

Good to see Duran score. A more controlled & composed finish too. Which is great.

Iroegbunam, Kellyman & Rogers got some good minutes.

You can see that Emery really trusts Kellyman & Rogers.

Thats about all the positives I can muster...

[Legion]

Thought Olsen did well.

[Villan82]

The Forest game was 6 weeks ago, and since then Torres has played four full games with no ill effects, and had a two week break. Emery said that he was saving players in his post match comments, so I'm not sure why people are inventing reasons for leaving him out.

Saving players can mean because some of them have been sick recently, some of them have had injuries this season, some of them were feeling jaded. It can mean lots of things. It could also mean he didn't want certain players fatigued for the game Saturday given that it took us a while to recover from our previous win against Man City.

[Ads]

I have no issues with last night. I thought we'd get beat anyway. If this is the way Emery thinks is best so be it. Good opportunity to beat Brentford and maybe with the home leg first he wants us to demolish Lille by 3 or 4 to rest for the 2nd leg too.

[pablo_picasso]

I have no issues with last night. I thought we'd get beat anyway. If this is the way Emery thinks is best so be it. Good opportunity to beat Brentford and maybe with the home leg first he wants us to demolish Lille by 3 or 4 to rest for the 2nd leg too.

It does put a little extra pressure on the Brentford result & I cant help but think about that fucking Stoke game that I still wake up in the middle of the night sweating & screaming about to this day...

[Risso]

If anybody had any previously declared sickness or diarrhoea bug, they'd have been told to stay at home in no uncertain terms. Stuff like that is incredibly contagious and you wouldn't risk it spreading to anybody else.

[rougegorge]

Thought Olsen did well.

He did, despite the scoreline.

From our starting line-up that was dominant in the win over them in December, only Konsa, Carlos, Digne and Luiz started last night.

[SamTheMouse]

If anybody had any previously declared sickness or diarrhoea bug, they'd have been told to stay at home in no uncertain terms. Stuff like that is incredibly contagious and you wouldn't risk it spreading to anybody else.

That's a fair point actually, hadn't thought of that.

[kippaxvilla2]

If anybody had any previously declared sickness or diarrhoea bug, they'd have been told to stay at home in no uncertain terms. Stuff like that is incredibly contagious and you wouldn't risk it spreading to anybody else.

Could’ve got the shits on the coach.  Imagine and only one bog on Den Caney.