Match Thread | Aston Villa vs. Manchester City (26/10/25)

[Alexia_Ko]

Oliver has really worked hard but we've not played well

Compare this to yesterday night where 3 gets added on but 5 gets played. We can’t even get an extra 10 seconds

 

[The Stockport Iniesta]

The 5 players in between the back 4 and Haaland are far too lightweight as a collective.

 

[ufo]

doku and niko in

 

[I'm Blue]

Don't know why Rjeinders is still getting games. He disappears most of the game

Ain’t just on him so far.
The whole team was sleeping for their goal and have been sleeping ever since the ball hit the net.
The midfield has been piss poor.
Really annoying considering how we started the game.

 

[dromoreblue]

Getting bullied in the middle again.

 

[roach3]

Bunch of fanny wipes in here. Can't take the fact that we're getting out muscled, out managed and out played by an average villa team. Wind your necks in you pussies. We won the league two years ago, entitled bastards.

Haha you’ll get a few with that one.

 

[bluemcr]

These lot played on Thursday 2 days after us and they've looked quicker and stronger as the half has gone on.

Most of their starting 11 got rested

 

[lefty goldblatt]

That was FLANGE

Get a grip, City

 

[hertsblue]

Do we have defensive coaches at our club, we are so fucking soft it’s unbelievable

Must be in the same sessions as our set piece coaches. I reckon all we do in training it pass it around cones for possession based tactics and every other aspect is poor

 

[Blue tiger]

Having two players on the wing that contribute no threat is a suicidal tactic.

So so poor. Doku is the same. All our wingers are bang average.

 

[youngbob]

How does nunes keep getting picked? He is permanently out of position and constantly plays us into trouble. Garbage he costs us at least a goal a game.

Because he's a decent back-up and we have no other options at RB. It's that simple really.

 

[IcriedwhenTueartleft]

and...Gvardiol was great at CB at the end of last season so Pep sticks him back out at LB where he has not looked nearly as good since he came back into the side

 

[hateutd]

Another frustrating first half.... Something should change,i don't know what but Pep should....

 

[eastmanc]

We were decent for the first 15 minutes, but have been absolutely shocking ever since. Midfield is getting overrun, as many predicted, and the wingers are offering nothing. Lucky to only be 1-0 down.

Need to change things quickly, otherwise we're getting nothing out of this.

Get Doku and Cherki on. If nothing else they are stronger than Savio and Bobb.

 

[WickyWain]

Really good for the first 10 minutes but we've been dominated since. These aren't that good though and I think we can turn this around still.

 

[jollylescott]

This game is proof Reijnders is not a number 6. He's been clueless positionally.

 

[bert38]

Frankly pathetic display. Shite around the box, weak as piss without the ball, decidedly lacking in effort and energy.

Reijnders overrun deep midfield.

Oliver a ****.

 

[Fordyboy46]

Besides the first 15 minutes it's another totally uninspiring performance. Both wingers crap, zero threat, Foden anonymous, Gvardiol terrible. Need changes at half time but Cherki and Marmoush might get 5 minutes between them

 

[Theblueguy]

Thought it was a "minimum of 3 mins" and you should play on for a while afterwards?

 

[Chippy_boy]

We were decent for the first 15 minutes, but have been absolutely shocking ever since. Midfield is getting overrun, as many predicted, and the wingers are offering nothing. Lucky to only be 1-0 down.

Need to change things quickly, otherwise we're getting nothing out of this.

Everyone on here sees the same. Will Pep?