The Pink Panther
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BillyShears said:Results from earlier in the season show that we are more than capable of attacking the top teams in the league and getting results, especially at home.
I'm a Mancini in but I sort of agree with your post.
When you consider our home matches in the league...
vs Arsenal under Hughes. We played extremely well and ripped them apart on the break.
This is what the plan was on Saturday (as it was vs Chelsea away under Mancini) but we lacked the final ball.
Vs Chelsea under Hughes. This game was 50/50. Chelsea dominated the early part. We came back into it strongly, scored two but Chelsea got right on top again. A poor Lampard penalty handed us the three points.
Vs United in the cup under Mancini. We were too defensive in the first half and we conceded far too much possession. The second half I've not seen a City side play so well for years, however they came back strongly in the last ten and it was with a sense of relief that the ref blew for full time.
Look on the bright side. We have two home matches against our closest rivals to come. It's a must win game for Villa as they've played a match more than us and Spurs and this will suit us.