Match Thread | Man City vs. Aston Villa (22/04/25)

[Newman Noggs]

Not bad. Get Doku on for McAtee up against Digne and we can win this

 

[RobinHood]

Villa are here for the taking. However, we have to step it up to take it. Doku is that step.

 

[HypnoticBlue]

Aging midfield non existent, constantly giving it away, and a ref who is clearly going to let them get away with whatever they want. Get hold of the game and dictate how we want it played ffs.
Nunes, Gundog and KDB off for Grealish, Khusanov & Doku.

 

[Rodri’s ACL]

Largely positive half against a really good side. Very soft penis imo. Ref only shown one angle by the looks of it.

Villa full backs are there for the taking

Viagra on for Nunes?

 

[Cuban heels]

Gundo has been invisible

 

[Dawsenna]

If Pep has any balls Dias gundo and mcatee don’t see the second half

 

[Ajm1985]

Far too many average performances and a knackered midfield. For all the talk about our subs, it's not as if Villa have shite on the bench - Watkins would have made more of the chances Rashford had

 

[BLUEinTheUSA]

Fucking hell, you know the ref is about to blow his whistle, just keep dribbling toward goal and get a shot off for fucks sake.

 

[youngbob]

Same as the Everton game, this.

Just needs a couple of changes and we can win this. Doku, Nico, and Grealish for Bernardo, De Bruyne, and McAtee would be alright.

Wonder if Pep will make any of the changes before 70 mins...

 

[Pingu the Penguin]

This was McAtee's chance and he's not taken it by any stretch.

2nd start?

 

[Plays By Sense Of Smell]

Try and beat a man, that’d be a fukin first…….(not including Doku)

Kova has been doing so up the middle all half.
He breaks the lines and we have a bit of an overload. But then we hesitate and back to the pull back and start again.

 

[Dax777]

Gundo, Mctee, Kev, Dias. In that order.

 

[bluwes]

is Gundo playing?

Don’t think he touched the ball in that half

 

[Alexia_Ko]

This XI is showing Pep picked the wrong team again and will be bailed out by his subs. No need for two out of Gundo, KDB and Mcatee

 

[King Jay]

Gundo + KDB OUT

 

[IronsideKozuch]

Gundogan has to be taken off at half time. 2 games in a row where he has been completely anonymous. There's not way Pep should ever be accepting that

Gundogan been very good against Everton. Had an assist and few great plays

 

[pbueno16]

Not terrible considering we’re playing against 9 plus 1 prick with 3 empty shirts contributing nothing.

 

[handsofstone]

Not played badly at all, they arejsut so much stronger and quicker than us whenever we break they crowd us out and they break so dynamically

Pretty even though, struggling to create without a proper focal point or some pace

 

[sh249]

Played pretty well, especially first 30 mins or so. Dominated.
Lost patience last 15 or so, too many forced passes and turnovers.

 

[01cravend]

Remember the good old days when villa was a routine 3 to 4-0 win? Fair fuck to them for improving, but we’ve really dropped a bollock with the squad planning, fuck me. Some of this football wouldn’t look out of place in the old folks walking league ffs.

That said, couple of bright spots, marmoush is great.

Get Vassell on, always scored vs them