Aston Villa (H) - Sun 12th Feb, 16:30 | Pre-Match Thread

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Withnail said:
Bloody awful week, thank god we finally get to see some football on Sunday. Siege mentality required both on and off the pitch and I just hope the team comes out fighting and gives us something to cheer.

Ederson
Walker Dias Laporte Ake
Rodri Kdb Bernardo
Foden Haaland Grealish
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Mahrez likely to be rested ?
 
Back to where we were after the derby kind of. Need a strong performance and a win. Our title hopes took a serious blow after the last game. To have any chance we must win the next two games. Arsenal play Brentford as well, so they might drop points again. I know there have been some issues behind the scenes, and that Pep has picked the team based on form and attitude. But after that terrible performance vs Spurs he should drop the 3 CB + inverted FB system, and go back to basics = 433. Would like to see this 11:

Ederson

Walker, Dias, Laporte, Ake

KDB, Rodri, Gundogan

Mahrez, Haaland, Foden

Need Laporte to help us with the build up, and Dias’ leadership and organisation to improve our defence. We have been leaky this season. Going forward: More goal threat with Gundo and Foden in the team. Foden also provides more width and unpredictability on the left than Grealish. This negates Ake’s lack of attacking contribution at lb. More than anything, i hope Pep picks this back 4 and doesnt rotate it until Stones is back in training.

City 3-0 Villa
 
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blue_hawk said:
Back to where we were after the derby kind of. Need a strong performance and a win. Our title hopes took a serious blow after the last game. To have any chance we must win the next two games. Arsenal play Brentford as well, so they might drop points again. I know there have been some issues behind the scenes, and that Pep has picked the team based on form and attitude. But after that terrible performance vs Spurs he should drop the 3 CB + inverted FB system, and go back to basics = 433. Would like to see this 11:

Ederson

Walker, Dias, Laporte, Ake

KDB, Rodri, Gundogan

Mahrez, Haaland, Foden

Need Laporte to help us with the build up, and Dias’ leadership and organisation to improve our defence. We have been leaky this season. Going forward: More goal threat with Gundo and Foden in the team. Foden also provides more width and unpredictability on the left than Grealish. This negates Ake’s lack of attacking contribution at lb. More than anything, i hope Pep picks this back 4 and doesnt rotate it until Stones is back in training.

City 3-0 Villa
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Like that team, other than I never think we are stronger without Bernardo
 
SWPISHOME said:
Nice to see a bus welcoming for the players and management on Sunday. Hopefully it's a good turn out.

Let's make some noise blues!
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Air horns,whistles,flares,smokies.

Bring burning hell to the Colin Bell car park and let’s also find the press entrance
 
We need to crush Villa on Sunday, for the title race first, but then this week turned it up a notch. hope Pep using it to create an even bigger siege mentality and the players buy into it.

title still can be won but we need to put Arsenal under immense pressure which we wont do with dropping points nd plying way below our level which we have done quite a few times this season.
Villa away was certainly one of these games where from 1-0 up we could not see off the game and they were shit too.
 
This week has been challenging so really looking forward to a football match on Sunday.
Villa were champions in 1981 which was my O level year, City struggled to a 12th place finish.
As usual though City had a higher average home attendance than Villa,….. yet no doubt they will be singing WWYWYWS?

Come on City, we need a big win
 
Gone for a Burton said:
Fuck right off.

Our job is to drive the team on on not sing meaningless nonsense

City,City, the best team in the land and all the world.

Sheikh Mansour mi Lord.

Invisible Man

Hey Jude

Bluemoon.

Beat em on de ead !!
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We've always sang songs with a bit of gallows humour. Having a bit of humility despite the ups and downs is what makes our support great. We never win at home, is regularly sang. Invisible man (which you reference) is exactly the same sort of humour.


Get all sensitive if you like, but I'll be singing along with billion in the bank when it gets going in the south stand this weekend.
 
blue_hawk said:
Back to where we were after the derby kind of. Need a strong performance and a win. Our title hopes took a serious blow after the last game. To have any chance we must win the next two games. Arsenal play Brentford as well, so they might drop points again. I know there have been some issues behind the scenes, and that Pep has picked the team based on form and attitude. But after that terrible performance vs Spurs he should drop the 3 CB + inverted FB system, and go back to basics = 433. Would like to see this 11:

Ederson

Walker, Dias, Laporte, Ake

KDB, Rodri, Gundogan

Mahrez, Haaland, Foden

Need Laporte to help us with the build up, and Dias’ leadership and organisation to improve our defence. We have been leaky this season. Going forward: More goal threat with Gundo and Foden in the team. Foden also provides more width and unpredictability on the left than Grealish. This negates Ake’s lack of attacking contribution at lb. More than anything, i hope Pep picks this back 4 and doesnt rotate it until Stones is back in training.

City 3-0 Villa
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Agreed mate. Let's take it back to basics and stop messing about now. Play the best team, the experienced team and get the ball rolling again. Don't think foden will play, would like to see him back though.
 
Goater=Legend said:
We've not scored in the first 30 minutes in the league since Haaland scored against Everton on the 28th December.

Lets start quick and blow them away in the first half.
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it'll have to first shot on target then because if goes for a goal kick it'll that that martinez 30 minutes to take it
 
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