Match Thread | Aston Villa vs. Man City (21/12/24)

[TinFoilHat]

We’re not coming back from this are we

Embrace the spirit of the Monkey Man.
:)

 

[jimharri]

Rinse and repeat.

 

[ChicagoBlue]

Just fuck off Rico. Another one clearly not good enough for the Premier league.

That’s not how you spell Kovacic!

 

[NptonBlue89!]

Why is stones pressing the 8 where the fuck is out cms prefer if we just held our fucking shape

 

[BooksReject]

Villa persistent fouling not being punished. We are still so high, and so open

 

[Ajm1985]

A high line against quick players, with our midfield and defenders returning from injury. Smart

 

[blue44]

Why we are playing a high line on this run of results I really don’t know. It’s just completely suicidal.

Its the pep way,
he will not be moved on possesion and the high line.
he just wont learn or compromise

 

[YatesA]

Ye just buÿ someone who actually has the desire to run in midfield and is actually physical, that's putrid right the way through

 

[argyle]

Play the same formation and tactics over and over again get the same results. This is starting to look like the end unfortunately.

Lol.

The first of many over the top comments today.

 

[come-on-barney]

Play the same formation and tactics over and over again get the same results. This is starting to look like the end unfortunately.

It’s madness

 

[vicblueman]

Defence been as equally bad as the midfield protecting them.. Apart from Dias they're all useless in the current system

Defence following his instructions & looking awful through it

 

[samuelyeboah]

Do we actually have good footballers?

 

[SiMCFC]

We've been worked out. This is going to happen time and time again until Pep sorts it out. And i'm not sure he will.

He's had 2 months to try something different and we just keep putting different players in and expecting it to suddenly work again.

 

[LesBleuMiserable]

Tielemans has been class for years and should really be playing at a higher club than Villa digne aswell .

On a free we did not want him as well

 

[dubblue]

Pep doesn’t have the midfield to play how he wants to play, why can’t he just temporarily adapt. This season will be done by February and I mean top 4/5.

 

[madloaf]

Apparently that goal came from a "Through ball" Which is a forward pass for someone to run on to. I didn't know you could do them.

 

[BlueMonkey79]

3 passes for their goal.

Compared to our 100 and we give a dead ball away.

 

[kaz7]

Ask yourself why he isn't

Injured , not even on the bench

 

[jamielowndes]

We have no risk takers on the ball without kev

Was truly blessed with Kev and David Silva

Too many players trying to fit in to the system and nobody trying to run it.

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

Why is Stones playing in this role? Where was he for that goal ? I just can’t understand these tactics at the minute.