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

[Brewster's millions]

Marmoush looks like the only one playing at full speed.

Everyone else is on slow mo.

Villa have been terrible and if they step it up in the second half we’ll be in trouble.

 

[Gazza]

Nunez never seems to do anything positive with ball - every pass is an easy ten yard pass inside.

 

[Goater=Legend]

I'll be amazed if the priority for transfers isn't pace and energy.

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

Just been in a H&S meeting...

Did I miss anything?

 

[Longdarnit Blue]

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

How many angles do you need to see a soft penis…..

 

[Sky Blue]

Playing alright. Getting shafted. Plain to see.

 

[MichaelFrontzeck'sBathroom]

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

And his contracts just been extended, he's a shoe in as a regular starter next season. Depressing

 

[MCFCFanTX]

Some of these refs need to be given the Anthony Taylor in Europa treatment.

 

[Bluesince1979]

Always enjoy the positivity of a match-day thread!!

Tough to be positive really. Theres not much to be cheering about

 

[Micky Blue]

My penis is very hard thank you!

Personally, I didn’t think the game was that exciting

 

[Ajm1985]

Played well second half v Everton but 2 games in 3 days for him, KDB and Bernado is madness.

Woeful watch us at the minute. Fortunately Villa aren’t at full throttle.

Yeah it's expecting a lot that the older fuckers can turn up again against a younger, faster & stronger midfield

 

[5 Hit Gibbon]

Get Vassell on, always scored vs them

He had two good games a season and it was against Villa.

 

[Wellsblue21]

Which radio station? Manchester or 5 live? Both as bad as....

Talksport

 

[Brightwell Bros.]

One thing for the ref to give that and VAR not turn it over but completely fucking different to be sent to the screen. One of the softest I've ever fucking seen in that respect. Fucking joke.

 

[King Jay]

Subs will save pep again and then some will come to the conclusion that it was all planned by Pep

 

[Twisted-wheel]

Kev and macatee off please pep, jack and doku on

 

[hertsblue]

Our team atm is nothing more than mid table quality. No goal threat, no pace, looks like we do no coaching. Far to slow with teams just able to walk through our midfield, 2nd best to every tackle and set piece, its truly shocking how far we have fallen, not helped by Peps tactics and team selections. Close to 200 million spent in January and only 1 starter out of the 4 bought, looking like yet another poor window.

 

[sh249]

Oh and is Gundogan even playing ? what the fuck is his role here ?

He’s been neat and tidy, same as he always is. The problem is that with De Bruyne offering nothing next to him, we really need him to do more.

 

[Chak19]

How did we go from winning the treble, to this in 2 years. Relying on Mcatee, no pace, midfield combined age is about 110. Hardly any goals in the squad… Marmoush has been our best player this season including what he did in bundeslige and even he is looking very average…

Marmoush is very good, it's very difficult to do something by yourself because all the other midfield and attacking players are bang average or past it, he still helped us score the first goal.

 

[YatesA]

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

He was absolutely atrocious any time he got the ball in the first half and did nothing right up until the end when the subs changed the game and we dominated from there. We have had 73% possession and played well for large portions in this game and he's done nothing. Why pep finds it acceptable is beyond me.