Aston Villa (H) | PL | Post Match Thread

HorlocksWalk said:
Prince William and his kid, Pig from Pipkins, Nigel Kennedy, David Cameron, Jasper Carrot, Miss Diane and Benny from crossroads and that time wasting shitbag Martinez. You took a hell of a beating tonight.
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Jasper Carrot is a BCFC fan, hence his joke, " PROGRAMME - VILLA!".
 
How is it that the opposition goalkeeper is allowed to time waste from the word get-go and the moment ours does it (not often), he gets booked? Gets right on my tits that does!

Anyway, great win that. Disappointed with Villa’s approach but heyho, testament to how a lot of teams still regard us. However shite the season has been!!
 
Dave Ewing's Back 'eader said:
I wonder if Simple Simon the BBC Chief Football hack had made it to The Etihad in time for the Nunes goal. He was at the Swamp apparently when Villa hit the post.
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I read his match report last night and 50% of it was about sir Fish Finger butties and his stellar career
 
b6_brum said:
Thought we were comfortably second best all night to be honest, Rogers has had a great season but was dealt with tonight by Gvardiaol.

Young left back kid for city looked very good, was a bit surprised grealish and foden didn't come on as I thought you lost a bit of momentum post 70 minutes but suppose pep's change won him the game.

Can't work out if we were leggy, too negative or just comfortably out footballed tonight. Probably a combination of all 3.
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I thought you would be tired after your last two games, which were physically and mentally challenging. They would have taken a lot out of your team. Hence playing for the draw, and almost achieving your objective.
 
Another game that should serve as a lesson to those fans who bemoan Pep's starting 11. If this was a season we were fighting for the title we'd be focussing on results not performances and the same is true this campaign. We've got a job to do and it's about the 3pts not about how well we play. He's sticking with older heads and whilst the performances are still miles off it and we spend large parts of the game completely sterile he got the game plan right. Keep the ball and the opposition can't score. We wore Villa down, Pep injected some pace in Doku and we got the 3pts which on the balance of the game we deserved.

There's been a lot of criticism levelled at Pep this season and some of it is warranted. But other than beating Arsenal away last season, Emery's record with Villa is abysmal in away games against the top sides. They were toothless and clearly trying not to lose the game more than to win it.
 
supercity88 said:
Another game that should serve as a lesson to those fans who bemoan Pep's starting 11. If this was a season we were fighting for the title we'd be focussing on results not performances and the same is true this campaign. We've got a job to do and it's about the 3pts not about how well we play. He's sticking with older heads and whilst the performances are still miles off it and we spend large parts of the game completely sterile he got the game plan right. Keep the ball and the opposition can't score. We wore Villa down, Pep injected some pace in Doku and we got the 3pts which on the balance of the game we deserved.

There's been a lot of criticism levelled at Pep this season and some of it is warranted. But other than beating Arsenal away last season, Emery's record with Villa is abysmal in away games against the top sides. They were toothless and clearly trying not to lose the game more than to win it.
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I agree with all of that.
 
Jason said:
It wasn't a slight contact. It was a dumbass foul, a stupid mistake by a player that won us the league in his first season with us but is now turning into a liability
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it was a foul but the way you describing Ruben Dias is atrocious. He has many more merits than you've described. Do you know that he's been here since 2020 and has practically always been a starting eleven player?

Hes been definitely a top player for us, not some douchebag who helped us 1 season
 
I cannot wax more lyrical about Nico O'Reilly.

19 years old...I repeat 19 years old.

Of course he isn't the first at this age, but to come into a team like City, with very little involvement previously and play like a seasoned pro is just astonishing.

Most get blooded against 'lesser' teams over a couple of seasons, but this lad has come straight into the Premier League and on top of that, he is playing out of position.

Who's to say he won't be converted to full-back. He seriously needs to consider it.

Speaks volumes for our incredible Academy.

BTW, five ex-Academy players on the pitch/bench last night.
 
Marvin. said:
I noticed for the first time that there are yellow for hire bikes under the Nexen Bridge and 2 young people in front of me hired them. Once you get the bike to the main road, I imagine that it works well but for me I enjoy the walk.

On the way back to town I could hear Villa fans complaining about their performance. I expected so much more from Villa. It was like the Newcastle game where a visiting club has been on great form, and then failed to show up against us.
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yes, and its a great tactical choice. Many people hear screaming before the game to put there wide players, but Pep wants to control the game, to be slow on purpose. This way we avoide being vulnerable for counter attacks to some point and tire the opposition.
 
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