Match Thread | Aston Villa vs Man City (06/12/23)

[Ducado]

It’s still 0-0 I don’t know how but it is, not the best half for us

 

[Dave.]

Can tell we only train for 15 minutes haha

 

[OntarioBlue]

Stones and Lewis are realky struggling against the speed of the Villa press and Alvarez is having a shocker. the trouble is I dont think we have the players on the bench to improve things.

tbh we’ve done well to get to half time without conceding.

 

[TinFoilHat]

Controversial take here.

Sub Erling. Tell King Julian to pretend he's Aguero.


Still, another TV game that despite the lack of goals is a good advert for neutrals.

 

[TueartsCossackSpray]

thank God for that!!

 

[Franknorgrovesnephew]

Midfield getting schooled of a Scottish midget

 

[dronefromsector7G]

Were......The treble winners

Were the treble winners.


Makes no grammatical sense

 

[01cravend]

I can't wrap my head around Pep keep persisting with this set-up without Stones, Rodri and the get out of jail card Kev(all together). When did we last beat a good team away?

 

[DavidWhitesUnderpants]

Fuck. 0-0 at HT feels like a small win TBF.

 

[Stelea]

Absolute utter fucking garbage.
Every one of them wank.
Got to get a midfield on the pitch.
Game passing Lewis by, Alverez playing in slow motion and Akanji a walking disaster.,

 

[supersonicblue]

Crying out for some control and someone to keep the ball. Move Bernardo into a double pivot and Rico out wide

 

[sh249]

Lucky.
We’re so easy to play against at the moment. Loads of players high up the pitch, but not actually pressing effectively. And huge spaces all over the place behind them.
The lack of pressing from the front also makes us susceptible to the long straight ball over the top.

 

[youngbob]

It'd be nice to smash and grab this but it's only going one way in my opinion.

Losing De Bruyne and Gundogan has destroyed our midfield.

It hasn't. Losing De Bruyne and Gundogan and Rodri and Grealish and Nunes and Kovacic being injured have destroyed our midfield. Truly unique circumstances at the moment.

 

[Dax777]

Harland or Alvarez off.Kova on.

Id rather take out one of the defenders. Stones, Akanji, Walker or Lewis. But at this point, probably Stones. He has a yellow

 

[ScottSinclair]

Walker has been awful. Get Ake and Kova on, move Akanji out wide right, and let Kova sit with Stones. Maybe even Nunes for Alvarez because we need him on the pitch if he is going to show something and this clearly isn't working

 

[MarsLlama]

As bad a half as we've ever had under Pep without actually conceding.

Every time we get near their goal we give away a stupid free kick for a foul or avoidable offside.

 

[HolisticJim]

 

[Tb1981]

Foden in left
Bernie in middle
Alvarez on left or off pitch

It'd be nice to smash and grab this but it's only going one way in my opinion.

Losing De Bruyne and Gundogan has destroyed our midfield.

and we needed another central midfielder all last season anyway
Then the two we bought haven’t done owt either

 

[der bomber28]

We look a shadow of ourselves. Yes we are missing key players, but there’s a worrying lack of intensity. We look lethargic and shit scared, Villa bang up for it and playing very well.

 

[Rolo]

I swear to god if no changes are made at half time...