Aston Villa (H) | PL | Post-match Thread

[East Level 2]

Did anyone get a good view of what happened at the front of the north stand just after Villa scored?
From my seat it looked like three or four kids celebrated the goal and a couple of adults were asked to leave by a steward a minute or so later. It looked like the kids were allowed to remain.

 

[philiph20]

Weakened Villa team but a great performance.

Villa fans are hated in the Midlands, can see why.Spent most of the game slagging our fanbase whilst singing VTID, Vilka love you more than you will know etc etc and other City invented songs.Then slag us off(rightly imo)for a half empty stadium on 85 mins forgetting that loads of theres were leaving.

Utter gobshites, mouthy is putting it mildly, can't stand them.

 

[heslops barnet]

Is it just me or does Rico(who was great last night) gets targeted by opposition players?

Seems to happen every game he plays

And still not one of our hard guys stick up for him……

 

[eastmanc]

It is possible to think that Haaland unbalances the team and inhibits them from playing Pep‘s style to its best advantage. Personally, I think Haaland needs to learn a lot more still. On form he is a peerless goal taker but he needs more.

Sorry but no City fan was saying this when we were winning the treble. He's scored 29 goals this season and missed a good chunk of the season injured . He is never going to be a Harry Kane like striker he's an out and out goalscorer.

 

[East Level 2]

Is it just me or does Rico(who was great last night) gets targeted by opposition players?

Seems to happen every game he plays

Not sure it's every time he plays but he certainly got a kicking last night.

 

[give it to gordon]

Be grateful, we won the cup and covid was all they took home.

I think some of us took covid home as well !

 

[kippaxwarrior]

And still not one of our hard guys stick up for him……

In the new documentary during the half time team talk Vs Spurs at home Pep absolutely rips in to the team for not defending Rico after Spurs went after him

 

[bluemoon32]

Great performance, i know it was their 2nd string but it was still a great performance.

 

[hilts]

Villa fans have short memories Villa Park was half empty for most seasons not so long ago

Fans sing and try to take the piss out of other fans, this is not new. Don't tell anyone but city fans do it too. Quite often what fans sing is often factually incorrect.

Can't believe after a great win people people comment and actually fall for this shit.

 

[Crooked_rain]

Thought we were excellent tonight and great match. Fair dos to Villa they came to play. What a difference without playing to Haaland, how many more chances did we create. Honestly believe we play better without relying on the final pass to Haaland. It makes us play more football and the build up is so much better. Foden obviously devastating playing central OMG.

I don't think Haaland not being in was a big difference

The players and Pep said themselves they were under more instructions to get more players into the box quickly, as we saw with Rodri's goal. We can do that with Haaland on the pitch too.

Considering he's got 29 goals this season and two months out, then it shows we clearly create plenty when he's on the pitch too. We won a treble with him playing nearly every game, who was complaining then?

We just need to quicken our attacking play more like we did last night and not leave one player isolated in the box. Get more players into the box and defenders have more to worry about than just one man.

Besides, if we're being honest, it's easier to look more fluid vs a weakened Villa than an Arsenal that turned up with a flat back 8.