Manchester City vs Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[Risso]

Piss in a bottle like we had to.

[Gareth]

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.

Den Caney:-) :-) getting school bus vibes there

[Chris Smith]

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.

Not necessarily, Emi was in the team until a few minutes before kick off .

[The Edge]

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.

Not necessarily, Emi was in the team until a few minutes before kick off .

The only thing we know is that they told us Emi was taken ill in the warm up. Could of been just a temperature could of been stomach cramps who knows but the medics wouldn't risk it obviously. As someone with stomach issues of my own I know only too well how rapidly it can come on out of nowhere.

[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.

Not necessarily, Emi was in the team until a few minutes before kick off .

I know. I was referring to the idea that other players may have been ill, but put on the bench anyway. It wouldn't happen.

[LeeB]

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.

Not necessarily, Emi was in the team until a few minutes before kick off .

I know. I was referring to the idea that other players may have been ill, but put on the bench anyway. It wouldn't happen.

Doesn't need to be that they've turned up with soiled kegs, they may be over it by a couple of days but still a bit weakened by it.

[The Edge]

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.

Not necessarily, Emi was in the team until a few minutes before kick off .

I know. I was referring to the idea that other players may have been ill, but put on the bench anyway. It wouldn't happen.

Doesn't need to be that they've turned up with soiled kegs, they may be over it by a couple of days but still a bit weakened by it.

And that Ladies and Gentlemen concludes the post match debate.  Thanks for taking part.

[usav]

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.

Not necessarily, Emi was in the team until a few minutes before kick off .

The only thing we know is that they told us Emi was taken ill in the warm up. Could of been just a temperature could of been stomach cramps who knows but the medics wouldn't risk it obviously. As someone with stomach issues of my own I know only too well how rapidly it can come on out of nowhere.

The more likely explanation is Emi said "fuck this, I'm not playing behind this team against these twats"

[Russ aka Big Nose]

The final score was/is irritating given it impacts our GD and because it gives give licence to those that didn't watch the game the chance to spout nonsense about how easily we were beaten - which is not how I saw it.

There were some promising signs and further evidence of known issues - like the fact that if Iroegbunam develops as yesterday's start suggested he is capable of, then we might have a back-up to Kamara without spending a fortune. And Rogers looked bright again.

Of the known issues - Chambers is a real liability at DCM.

Trying to put it into perspective - if everyone was fit, only three of the startiing line-up yesterday evening would be in our first XI, and even then Konsa would (arguably) be a RCD and not RB, and until recently many questioned whether Diaby should be starting for us. UTV.

p.s. I think we should have had a penalty late on when Konsa was barged off the ball. More irritating than it not being given was that it hardly mentioned by the commentators and must have been instantly dismissed by the VAR official. If one of our defenders had nudged Foden, Grealish, or Silva it would have been very different.

[edgysatsuma89]

I do think we missed Tielemans' strength in defensive midfield.

Tielemans strength in defensive midfield? He can't run or tackle

Yeah, I've agreed with most of what Monty has said about the game but I was a bit confused by that comment. Of all of Emery's decisions today, I was glad Tim started.

I can't speak for Monty, but I think a couple of irony alerts have been missed here.

Ah balls. I hate being willfully dense.

[Monty]

I do think we missed Tielemans' strength in defensive midfield.

Tielemans strength in defensive midfield? He can't run or tackle

Yeah, I've agreed with most of what Monty has said about the game but I was a bit confused by that comment. Of all of Emery's decisions today, I was glad Tim started.

I can't speak for Monty, but I think a couple of irony alerts have been missed here.

Ah balls. I hate being willfully dense.

Yeah I was responding to a team selection post and forgot to quote!

[ez]

I'm expecting similar resting of players against Liverpool and Arsenal. Emery has earmarked which games we are going to get our remaining points from.

[Risso]

I'm expecting similar resting of players against Liverpool and Arsenal. Emery has earmarked which games we are going to get our remaining points from.

What if we need points from those games?

[Sexual Ealing]

I'm expecting similar resting of players against Liverpool and Arsenal. Emery has earmarked which games we are going to get our remaining points from.

What if we need points from those games?

Yeah, I think the Man City game was a one-off, prompted by the absences of Watkins and McGinn (and the fact it was Man City away). I can't see him picking another line-up like that.

[ez]

I'm expecting similar resting of players against Liverpool and Arsenal. Emery has earmarked which games we are going to get our remaining points from.

What if we need points from those games?

Then he'd have to change his mind. Depends how things go.