Aston Villa (H) - Sun 22nd May, 16:00 (BST) | Pre-Match Thread

[blue for life]

I remember more positivity before QPR!! Why such negativity now? This team if ours is the business even with a makeshift defence!

 

[Ric]

There’s a reason the bookies have us at 1/12 and Liverpool at 9/2. I have full faith that the team will see this through.

 

[city saint]

i wonder what the matchday forum looked like in the aguero year.i bet it wasnt pretty.i think well win but it wont be pretty

 

[yeah whatever !!]

Me and my Son are Season ticket holders and I coach his grassroots team (U9’s).

The East Manchester league are playing their finals this wk end and our time slot is 4:30!!

Gave my Son the option of playing or going City and after 2 weeks he has said he wants to play his final.

I am gutted as would love to be there, but I will coach his team and watch my Son (phone off and parents will be under strict instructions to not up-date during the game).

Before anyone asks tickets gone to friend and his kid (nicest part was giving them the opportunity to go).

Don’t know what this adds to the conversation, but someone tell me I’ve done right thing

Good luck with that fella.

 

[P-Nic85]

i wonder what the matchday forum looked like in the aguero year.i bet it wasnt pretty.i think well win but it wont be pretty

It won’t be pretty, I’m fully expecting Gerrard’s set up to be every bastard in the box to stop us scoring, I also hope the officials leave off and don’t get involved but, I can’t shake this feeling that we’re going to get royally mugged off

 

[BringBackSwales]

Me and my Son are Season ticket holders and I coach his grassroots team (U9’s).

The East Manchester league are playing their finals this wk end and our time slot is 4:30!!

Gave my Son the option of playing or going City and after 2 weeks he has said he wants to play his final.

I am gutted as would love to be there, but I will coach his team and watch my Son (phone off and parents will be under strict instructions to not up-date during the game).

Before anyone asks tickets gone to friend and his kid (nicest part was giving them the opportunity to go).

Don’t know what this adds to the conversation, but someone tell me I’ve done right thing

Well done mate, although I have to say that the East Manchester league ought to have chosen a different time for this

 

[yeah whatever !!]

No ticket for Sunday so behind the sofa until we are at least three goals up

Why not sit on the sofa and put yer telly behind you ? it'll have the same effect just more comfy :)

 

[Damanino]

Almost sure after Soton's unreal rotation after 10 days off that Villa will play second row vs Burnley in order to be able to field their strongest 11 on Sunday.

even if Everton/Leeds might have an issue with their integrity given Burnley is probably 3 points away from staying up.

but it is up to us not making defensive blunder, not to concede 2 goals from their 3 shots target, and not waste the full first half before we raise our game in second half and up the tempo.

we need to be at it straight from first second almost with the belief like we would be 1-0 down.

unlike Soton I am sure Gerrard & Villa would be happy to do an upset, and guess what Wolves will play a rotated B team happily go down at Anfield.

the dross in this league is unbelievable shit, and they do raise their games against City. thank God at least Conte stood up to them recently.

only thing two things I am worried is Fernandinho in defence, they would target him and he can cost us vs speedy strikers.
other thing is the referee.

even last game we had two clear pens vs Jesus, one not given other was only given after var forced Taylor for a review. lets be honest without VAR both would have been no pen given...

 

[threespires]

Grealish should start for the narrative

You are Michael Masi and I claim my £5 ;-)

 

[yeah whatever !!]

Cheers City you absolute bastards. Ten years after the most nerve shredding gut wrenching 95 minutes of my life, so stressful it almost bloody ended it, I now have to go through it all again and I'm ten years older! If I die I want "Manchester City ended my life"on my headstone.

QPR were playing for survival bud Villa are not... Hope this helps ;)