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

We’re fortunate to get in at 1-0 down. Villa are a decent side and our good first half performances are now down to a good 10 minutes. The master plan is surely to be good in the second half - Villa (and us on the match day thread) won’t be expecting that.
And they played on Thursday FFS
 
Having two players on the wing that contribute no threat is a suicidal tactic.
It annoys the shite out of me.

Completely useless. 1 good pass every now and again is nowhere near enough and we shouldn’t tolerate it.

The club has settled for a low level on the wings.
 
I'd hope that O'Reilly is able to actually get some minutes - stick Josko at CB and Stones in midfield for Reijnders
Sadly with the players we have out - mainly Rodri John boy is far too slow to create anything - he's great as a link player when we have stability in there but not without.

Agree Josko has to move into the middle with Nico on at left back then as I keep saying give Villa more to worry about - Jeez I could defend against our wide players with ease, they both offered nothing in that half and both deserve to be hooked at Half time.
 
others need to step up, there will be games where Haaland aint scoring, who is stepping up in those games? nobody looks like taking a proper shot or any shot. Foden, Bernardo, Savinho, Bobb, Reijnders, do something!
 
Playing bad, but, being reffed out of it. So Gvardi slight nudge on McGuin is a foul but a two handed push from Rodger’s on him is not. Just keep making it up as you go along OliVAR
Yet they use the excuse "not a clear and obvious error"....for var not getting involved , how the fuck isn't it an error ?
 
There has never been a player more scrutinized than Earling Haaland about his touches. It's fucking ridiculous.
Wouldn’t have even come up if he’d slotted home the 1on1 yet he’s missed his last four 1on1s with the keeper in a row across three games now (two against Everton late on, one against Villarreal second half and one today).
 
Last 2 league games Haaland has been played in by Cherki twice and today Foden. Wonderful passes which Haaland has wasted. No doubt he's a great goalscorer but Messi probably scores 3.
That's right. Messi never missed.
 

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