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Online Villa Lew

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Re: Manchester City vs Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #45 on: April 21, 2025, 04:44:10 PM »
Guardiola hyping up the match in his presser.

He's full of praise for us, re the PSG match he says he was really, really impressed. Re our present form he talks about the speed we have, the set pieces and how incredibly organised we are.

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Re: Manchester City vs Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #46 on: April 21, 2025, 04:47:43 PM »
Guardiola hyping up the match in his presser.

He's full of praise for us, re the PSG match he says he was really, really impressed. Re our present form he talks about the speed we have, the set pieces and how incredibly organised we are.
Pretty much all managers big up the opposition before games.
It’s just pre match rubbish.
They are contractually obliged to do these pressers.

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Re: Manchester City vs Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #47 on: April 21, 2025, 07:23:16 PM »
I was more worried about playing Newcastle.  Let's hope their fin de saison laxity continues and we wrap them up 3-1

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Re: Manchester City vs Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #48 on: April 21, 2025, 07:25:52 PM »
Guardiola just patronises us. That's all the praise is. Grealish was too expensive apparently.

Bald prick.

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Re: Manchester City vs Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #49 on: April 21, 2025, 07:31:12 PM »
Guardiola just patronises us. That's all the praise is. Grealish was too expensive apparently.

Bald prick.
Well he didn't need to pay the money.

We've done alright out of it.🤑

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Re: Manchester City vs Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #50 on: April 21, 2025, 08:58:44 PM »
Hopefully he isn't saying we were "so, so good" after the game because that's when he is usually patronising someone he has just tonked 4-0.

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Re: Manchester City vs Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #51 on: April 21, 2025, 09:05:05 PM »
Indeed, our record up there is atrocious. In fairness so is most teams in recent years, but ours is terrible for an extended period. We need to buck that trend.

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Re: Manchester City vs Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #52 on: April 21, 2025, 09:23:33 PM »
Indeed, our record up there is atrocious. In fairness so is most teams in recent years, but ours is terrible for an extended period. We need to buck that trend.

I don't like it when I'm feeling confident, and I am. Doesn't feel natural.

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Re: Manchester City vs Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #53 on: April 21, 2025, 09:26:35 PM »
To be fair to Guardiola, and I don't fucking want to be, he was pretty effusive in his praise when we beat them 1-0 last season. I think he just rates Emery.

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Re: Manchester City vs Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #54 on: April 21, 2025, 09:30:08 PM »
I'd start Rashford.

Keep Ollie for Saturday.

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Re: Manchester City vs Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #55 on: April 21, 2025, 09:34:19 PM »
Hopefully he isn't saying we were "so, so good" after the game because that's when he is usually patronising someone he has just tonked 4-0.
Whilst spitting in between sentences

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Re: Manchester City vs Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #56 on: April 21, 2025, 09:49:05 PM »
2-2 goals in Villa and goals in Man City a real battle and Villa will need to be at least as good again as against Newcastle and PSG.

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Re: Manchester City vs Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #57 on: April 21, 2025, 10:03:25 PM »
I would play Torres and Mings in central defence. We need leaders all over the pitch tomorrow so play Mings, Onana and McGinn.

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Re: Manchester City vs Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #58 on: April 21, 2025, 10:23:32 PM »
So risk a brand new partnership in defence? Not my cup of tea. I wonder if Grealish will be played to get Cash/Garcia booked.

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Re: Manchester City vs Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #59 on: April 21, 2025, 10:28:48 PM »
Indeed and Konsa has been good of late too.

Kind of need a result to keep this in our hands.

 


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