Match Thread | Aston Villa vs. Manchester City (26/10/25)

[theholysmurf]

We’re just a team of models and YouTubers. Fucking quilts.

 

[Mad_fer_it]

Savinho fucking hopeless

100%. I'd rather have Antoine Sibierski. I don't get Pep's obsession with him.

 

[mosssideblue]

Savinho and Bobb should both be off for Marmoush and Kovacic

Bobb?

 

[pudge]

Somebody having a shot would be nice

 

[paulchapo]

Our midfield

One look at it pre match could see it would be a problem.

 

[Blue_Lightsaber]

Our midfield is being easily played through now. Tijani and Bernardo missing at the moment

We have a midfield??

 

[madloaf]

Calling Rayan cherki. Calling Rayan Cherki.

 

[I'm Blue]

This is fucking wank

We started well then after 10 minutes switched off and we’ve not switched back on since.

 

[Brewster's millions]

Reijnders isn’t a 6 he’s not defensively minded it was his main weakness at Milan he’s not a 6

I don’t know why we don’t just play him behind Haaland.

The one game that he did actually play there he was outstanding and won us the match.

It’s not as if Foden is pulling up many trees. A couple of decent games around the derby and very little since.

 

[mattyads]

He has still been more dangerous and likely to beat his man than anyone else not sure how much of the waste is his fault or not having anyone to pass to

I'm convinced!

Convinced we should have sold him in the summer.

 

[mick10]

From afar, I love the kit. I always loved the original one. It’s just the fucking raindrops

Yes same. I do like it though and much better than that green come Celtic atrocity

 

[Gray]

100%. I'd rather have Antoine Sibierski. I don't get Pep's obsession with him.

Bloody hell you must be desperate.

 

[Blumers Bloomers]

We started well, but thier goal has affected our rhythm. We just need to regain composure and start passing again.

Stop being so sensible, this is the Match Day thread

 

[Semper aggressus]

Savinho is shit. Offers no attacking threat at all.

It was ludicrous not accepting Spurs’ offer for him, and beyond belief we then extended his contract. He’s fucking Norwich/Southampton level.

 

[urban genie]

ORielly really should have started over savinho, offensive and also will shore up on the counter.

 

[01cravend]

Reijnders is a downgrade on 34 year old Kev.

 

[MichaelFrontzeck'sBathroom]

Back to being shit again yay, bring on york away.

 

[stan bowles]

Still waiting to understand the point of Savinho

He was majorly involved in both goals vs Villareal only last Tuesday.

 

[DavidWhitesUnderpants]

Doku started the season well, has one poor game and is out the side. I don't get it

I'm not sure any of us do. Especially putting Savinho where he is. Surely Doku would be a 500x better option.

 

[PrezIke]

Block the shot perhaps?

Harsh for me.

The corner came with a lot of pace to a player running with pace towards it, who somehow managed to control it -- no small feat -- and then swooped a laser beam strike across his body against the direction defenders were running, freezing Donnarumma, and into the side netting.

All of those happening at once feels harsh to blame the defence without real credit to the attack.

Feels like an understandable PTSD like trigger of our "one shot one goal" narrative we saw posted in here but doesn't mean that's what happened.

Correlation isn't causation.

The match commentors I hear are praising the goal, and said nothing to criticize our defence.