Man City vs Aston Villa Match thread

[PaulWinch again]

Emi stop trying to create chances for them.

Really sloppy, but 1-1 hopefully we’ll be much better in the second half. Rogers and Youri look exhausted.

[villadelph]

Malen and McGinn could bring some real energy to this XI.

[Somniloquism]

I can see Onana for McGinn at half time like earlier in the season.

Worry is when they bring Foden on.

[Stinkin_Thinkin]

We are a better side than these for the first time in about 15 years.  They know it too.

100% mcatee o'reilly are nobodies and their big players are on the way down. They've got no one who's going to dribble past us until they bring on doku.
we need to put them on the back foot a bit more because if they bring on someone they'll improve and we'll have problems.

[Proposition Joe]

Ref is ******

The ref is weird. Letting some stuff go then blowing for lesser stuff.

[saint13]

We are the better team.

They are now Dad's Army in midfield and they have no legs. Consequently they no longer press you to death.

You can play through them almost at will.

I would like us to have a bit more belief with our final ball and try and play Rashord in quicker and more often.

Unai should swap Digne for Maatsen as he will be sent off, (this ref is keen to even things up after the penalty). I think Maatsen will also be a good outlet for us.

[Brazilian Villain]

Not overly impressive but we've scored, hit the post and another Rashy chance.

And even though it's away at Man City, it still feels like those first halves against Brighton, Southampton, Preston, PSG et al where we go balls-out in the second half.

Hopefully. Happy enough to go in level at half-time. An Asensio winner would be nice.

[N'ZMAV]

I'm nervous over Martinez. Rogers is out of the game, we don't attack enough down the right to keep him involved.

[BoVillan esq]

Okay so we go in all level, Uni needs to step this up, massive second half, these are cry babies, McGinn on, I think Rogers needs more time, he's frustrated, Rashy really wants to beat Many City, get Ollie on, extra pace but we need to press them and destroy them.

[AlexAlexCropley]

Thought we played that well.Jacob is back to his best.

[dorsetvillian]

Giving them to much respect...

[Olneythelonely]

Considering Martinez has been shit, Onana and Kamara being off it, Rogers being absolutely anonymous, Digne not being great and Tielemans not getting on the ball enough, we’ve probably edged it.

[PaulWinch again]

They have plenty of energy on the bench and we play like that and Foden will ghost through us.

[jon collett]

I guess we are fulfilling game plan but unadventurous

If we keep messing about at the back it will come acropper

[andyh]

Is it only me ?
I have always been supremely confident when the ball goes anywhere near emi, but he is making me very nervous lately.