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

[mdj0520]

It would be nice to see an early change.

Doku on for gundo, grealish goes into midfield

 

[Colin Bells Boots]

I love the team, players and manager. It's not going against them to say it's playing out exactly as expected. They've been better, it's just realism.

A bit of positivity wouldn't go amiss - it's easier for so many on here just to find fault and criticise .

 

[Victorinodennistua]

KBD for Gundgoan I guess, honestly don't see us turning this around we are more likely to concede next than score

Can Pep not motivate these guys anymore?

Has a big half time team tal

This end to end game would really suit doku. Put Jack in middle for a bit

Yep get rid of Gundo from there he hasn’t got the legs anymore. I’m not even watching it either.

 

[bert38]

Nothing we can do

I know but it’s getting to me tbh

 

[M43 blue]

Even the commentators noticed how bad are corner are when gundogan took one he even said he was nowhere near any city players and I'm sure that not Bernardo playing got to be a lookalike

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Savinho for Bernardo and I think we can win this.

We’re obviously still susceptible to the counter attack, but we’ve nullified most of them.

Just need a goal and a bit more confidence and belief.

 

[CTID1988]

Fucking child? You spout the same shit every week you dickhead. Always needing an agenda against the same fucking player. Boring bastard

Don't cry mate.
You've definitely got me confused with somebody else you moron, look at my posts if you want then come back and apologise you big baby

 

[willipp]

It might be paranoia from a bad run but every ball always seems to be behind a player or at their feet rather than in front of them for them to move onto it.

Prime example when Gvadiol broke forward quickly and then rolled a slow pass behind Grealish to completely destroy any momentum we had for a break. Sums us up in one moment that.

 

[pride in battle]

Savinho or Duku for Bernardo has to be a better option at the moment.

 

[jaiguruKun]

Far better than recently, Villa only look threatening when we hand it them on a plate.

The set piece coach needs to be let go, we are more likely to concede from an attacking corner than score one.

Do we even have a set-piece coach?
Never understood why one is needed (players should be able to work it out themselves) but other teams seem to have them.

 

[bert38]

We’ve usually been worse second half during this run

 

[LeonardoDaVnci]

I think we're actually playing reasonably well in the circumstances. The problem is we don't really look like scoring, whilst they look threatening every time they break. Never really thought we could win this one, but there are glimmers of hope though that might be slowly turning the corner once we get a few more players back. Grealish has been really bright on the left hand side.

We only have 3 players out !!!!

 

[OldhamBlue94]

Doku on for Gundo to run at cash. Move Grealish into the middle

 

[mexico1970]

Half time Gundo off, Doku to run at Cash, won't happen. Anyone notice when Foden had a chance for one and one to go straight into the box but instead he just passed it backwards to retain possession. Gvardiol now never goes for an overlap neither Lewis. These players are better than this, they need to take a bit more of risk in attack. Can't get over how bad Gundo is, pls Pep change him. FFS...

Doku can run about a bit and look decent without affecting the game, like Savinho he's another look good pointless wide man.

 

[Revolver]

Villa playing the same tactics as a championship side against us.

No need as we are slow and predicatable. All we can do this season is just play in front of teams. So easy to defend against

 

[wolviedinho]

We are so tame and confused in attack again. Our tactics are old and our players are worn out.

Does Pep really think that we will score by continuing to do the same thing match after match?

Our methods rely these days on random individual moments of brilliance rather than a team at its top. That is typical of midtable PL teams.

We won't challenge again until either Pep changes his tactics or we get a new top manager.

This has very little to do with injuries imo. The injuries just exposed it to us imo.

You can’t dismiss the injuries. If your agenda is to blame pep then that how your post comes across.

No stable team this season. When is the last time we have a back 4 of Akanji, stones, Dias, gvardiol!?

That with no midfield is leaving us afraid of our own shadow and not a functioning team at all towards both boxes.

We have the best on the touchline.

 

[Zenmanc]

Gundogan has stolen a living from us

Seem to remember him saving our arses and clinching the title in heroic fashion vs this same club a few years ago. I know he's not thet player but at least have some fucking respect.

 

[Jwoody19]

We gave Villa the blue print on how to score against us 10 fucking seconds into the game. Their goal came the exact same way and that ball through the centre looks on for them every time. For the most part we’ve kept the ball well but apart from Grealish no one has attempted to do anything with it. We are beating ourselves at the moment.

 

[Wretched Vengeance]

Trying in a system that doesn't work, it's on the manager.

He isn't changing.

 

[bennyboy]

A decent enough performance but still not one forward creating anything bar one cross.