Aston Villa (A) - Sun 26th Oct, 14:00 | PL | Pre-Match Thread

[dadnlad]

Not sure I'd have O'Reilly on the bench. Seems to me he's been good so far. Happy to trust the manager though on this occasion - he better be bloody right though ....

didnt he have a knock

 

[HoneyMonster89]

Not sure I'd have O'Reilly on the bench. Seems to me he's been good so far. Happy to trust the manager though on this occasion - he better be bloody right though ....

O'Reilly is likely carrying a knock.

The midfield looks a bit lightweight compared to Villa's. That's a concern.

 

[Vienna_70]

Aren’t they always whoever is playing City.

Yeah, good point.

 

[heslops barnet]

Happy to be proven wrong but that midfield looks lightweight. O’Reilly has been outstanding so far, should have kept his place. This looks like a team from one year ago.

Slight knock last game?
Had his foot stood on, hopefully second half appearance

 

[malg]

didnt he have a knock

Ah right. Unlike one of our players to be injured..

 

[St.Pauli support]

Without Rodri, Nico, Khusanov and O`Reilly we`re missing quite some physicality.

Doku, Sav, Bobb, Lewis, Bernardo, Reijnders, Foden, Cherki and Marmoush will always have problems vs physical PL sides.

Hope we keep that in mind for a more balanced squad...

 

[PragueBlue]

Not sure I'd have O'Reilly on the bench. Seems to me he's been good so far. Happy to trust the manager though on this occasion - he better be bloody right though ....

Didn't he pick up a knock last league game? Maybe not 100% fit yet.

 

[warringtonblue]

Savinho has upped his game recently, especially defensively.

I would prefer if he was more influential at the other end

 

[DWIFF]

Very lightweight in midfield.
Would have gone with O’Reilly at left back and played Stones in the defensive midfield with Bernardo with TJ on the bench. Doku for Bobb as well.
Don’t see us getting anything with that current line up.
Hope I’m wrong.

 

[Johnny Mars Bar]

These wankers on Sky drive me nuts.

I know a lot of people are thick as fuck and pissed when watching footy but they really do treat their audience like morons.

 

[mosssideblue]

Come on lads

 

[paulchapo]

I just grabbed a handful of crisps from the kitchen (Tandoor Chilli) and said to myself 'if I can get back to the setee without dropping any, City will win today'.

It is my sad duty to inform you that I managed to drop no fewer than three.

Defeat today is inevitable.

If you dropped three on such a short walk you need to see a doctor lol.

 

[zandvoort blue]

We've seen Bernardo play the number 6 role before. MOTM at the Swamp a few years gone.

 

[the-ecstacy-of-eight]

Just turned telly on why are they focusing on the Arse game ? It's ok I know the answer !!!!

Have you still got a black and white TV?

 

[paulchapo]

These wankers on Sky drive me nuts.

I know a lot of people are thick as fuck and pissed when watching footy but they really do treat their audience like morons.

Considering the majority are redshirt knobs I'd say yes.

 

[deano ou812]

These wankers on Sky drive me nuts.

I know a lot of people are thick as fuck and pissed when watching footy but they really do treat their audience like morons.

What do you expect Bunch of idiots when you have these YouTubers and Tik tokkers and so on it’s all dumbed down a bit like yank sports tv ..

 

[alexmcity]

Very lightweight in midfield.
Would have gone with O’Reilly at left back and played Stones in the defensive midfield with Bernardo with TJ on the bench. Doku for Bobb as well.
Don’t see us getting anything with that current line up.
Hope I’m wrong.

Imo, you are wrong. The team is not ideal, but we have better players than them.

 

[Johnny Mars Bar]

What do you expect Bunch of idiots when you have these YouTubers and Tik tokkers and so on it’s all dumbed down a bit like yank sports tv ..

Why is it only football coverage that’s aimed at morons though? It’s actually quite insulting.

Rugby, golf, tennis, F1 coverage all treat their audience like articulate adults yet all football punditry is lowest common denominator “banter” nonsense.

 

[Mr Blue Moon]

Come on Pep you can see from this thread it is not working, time to think about subs

That’s a radical tactic. Bringing on sibs 5 minutes before kick-off

 

[I'm Blue]

These wankers on Sky drive me nuts.

I know a lot of people are thick as fuck and pissed when watching footy but they really do treat their audience like morons.

That’s why I’ve started watching our games with foreign commentary.
Less stressful.