FA Youth Cup Aston Villa (A) 15.00 05/05/25 Live Emirates FA Cup YouTube Channel Match Thread.

[dadnlad]

Very complacent, need a bollocking at HT.

Garth Taylor will sort it

 

[Rory Bluelow]

Big contrast in styles here. Villa playing very well, defensive, well drilled and quick on the break. But City have had plenty of chances - but just lacking the right touch - and should be in front.

 

[blue whippet]

Garth Taylor will sort it

Go wash your mouth out with soap.

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

It's on ESPN+ in the US if you have access to that?

Thank you! Finally got it on!

 

[tornandfrayed]

The club needs to look at the way we play. Completely boring to watch - backwards, sideways, sideways, backwards. Men's team, women's, youth.

44 minutes and the keeper and defenders just happy to pass it around on the edge of our own box 2-1 down. Really bizarre

Exactly - imagine how many trophies we could have won over the last few years if we played in a different way.

 

[dadnlad]

The club needs to look at the way we play. Completely boring to watch - backwards, sideways, sideways, backwards. Men's team, women's, youth.

44 minutes and the keeper and defenders just happy to pass it around on the edge of our own box 2-1 down. Really bizarre

cheers Alex hoof it to winger hoof in box incoming

 

[paulchapo]

The club needs to look at the way we play. Completely boring to watch - backwards, sideways, sideways, backwards. Men's team, women's, youth.

44 minutes and the keeper and defenders just happy to pass it around on the edge of our own box 2-1 down. Really bizarre

It's served us well for a decade but you're right it needs mixing up a bit as teams have started to work it out

 

[MCFC1993]

Think we're the better team, not taking our chances and getting caught on the break.

 

[IrishBloodEnglishHeart]

Exactly - imagine how many trophies we could have won over the last few years if we played in a different way.

And this season has shown teams know how to play against this way of playing.

Do you honestly think we can play like this forever and teams won't know what to do?

Sarcastic bellend

 

[bluesmith]

Thank you! Finally got it on!

No problem pal.

 

[IrishBloodEnglishHeart]

It's served us well for a decade but you're right it needs mixing up a bit as teams have started to work it out

Absolutely. We've been the best of the best but we need to evolve as teams know how to counter us now

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

No problem pal.

And the whistle blew for half time 4 seconds later lol

 

[Scaring Europe to Death]

What's the commentator waffling about? We didn't score and we're in control they equalised almost straight away.

I was thinking the same thing

Clive Allen: "City scored and were in total control so Villa did well to get back in the game"

It was literally 1-1 after 3 minutes

 

[ancoats]

Good first half from City, we are not out of this final at all and will get chances in the 2nd half that we need to take
Villa are good on the break and pretty much set up to play that way, as most teams facing City

 

[br88]

We could easily have been 5-2 up. Sad to see Dunbar Macdonald bottle it completely. I think with McAidoo we would have won easy.

 

[blue whippet]

The club needs to look at the way we play. Completely boring to watch - backwards, sideways, sideways, backwards. Men's team, women's, youth.

44 minutes and the keeper and defenders just happy to pass it around on the edge of our own box 2-1 down. Really bizarre

Yes, we've played this way for a good few years now but it never used to be this slow and ponderous. There always seemed to be more purpose to our possession, now it feels like we are just waiting for someone else to take the initiative.
Having said that if it wasn't for poor finishing we would be ahead.

 

[ninjamonkey]

Look a well drilled technically proficient team. Don't see much threat though and look open to a counter. Copying the first team approach too much perhaps?

 

[Centurions]

And this season has shown teams know how to play against this way of playing.

Do you honestly think we can play like this forever and teams won't know what to do?

Sarcastic bellend

You can't honestly believe that teams have only just worked out this season "how to play against us" and that's the reason for our drop off? We're they just not thinking about it in the previous 10 seasons or so?

 

[trueblue1972]

Is it a neutral venue?

Villa Park

 

[Blueknows]

Yes, we've played this way for a good few years now but it never used to be this slow and ponderous. There always seemed to be more purpose to our possession, now it feels like we are just waiting for someone else to take the initiative.
Having said that if it wasn't for poor finishing we would be ahead.

Perfect example of that watching the highlights of last year's final just seen the 2nd goal