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

[jollylescott]

Can see why we're not really considered title contenders. Easy to get through us.

We're second favourites with the bookies

 

[Paul1970]

Bobb been awful

He isn’t out level and never has been .

 

[rodrizontal]

feels like some people are automatically conditioned to blame something or someone whenever we concede, even when we did nothing wrong and it was just a stupidly good finish from a chance that would 999 times out of 1000 go to waste

Yeah, 9 times out of ten, that shit gets blocked or goes out for a goal kick.

 

[King Jay]

Foden and Bobb completely nonexistent yet savinho gets the hate. Amazing. The only one of these 3 who actually tries

 

[wolviedinho]

Yet to field our strongest 11 this season. Needs to be taken into account.

Tough place Villa.

Started well and should have scored one of those chances.

Typical flow now.

Interesting how we respond.

All this title talk, we don’t seem anywhere near consistent enough.

 

[vicblueman]

feels like some people are automatically conditioned to blame something or someone whenever we concede, even when we did nothing wrong and it was just a stupidly good finish from a chance that would 999 times out of 1000 go to waste

The marking of Cash was fuckin awful

 

[come-on-barney]

Just can't win a challenge in midfield. Press has been good up top

Most predicted before the game started.

 

[TFC]

It's always a worldie after sustained City pressure. Does my nut in

 

[Goater=Legend]

Typical tactical break for Villa

 

[Doc_Testosterone]

Sounds like struggling to match their intensity. Same as the last 2 seasons.

Not really. We started very well but made nothing with our wing play then Villa realised that Bobb is easy to get past and have been attacking his side non-stop. For once it isn’t Nunes fault he is up against 2 players non-stop.

 

[01cravend]

yes? he absolutely has mate

We've had one shot on target lol

 

[Gumzy97]

Just can't win a challenge in midfield. Press has been good up top

It’s a mismatch Villa have better physicality in their midfield.

 

[the-ecstacy-of-eight]

All my go to streams have turned to shit, can't find a single one that works so listening on the radio.

Sounds like the internet gods have done me a favour. Are we as boring and useless as Radio Manchester are making out?

 

[OrigamiNinja]

Need to bring in world class wingers if we are to win the title as bobb and savinho and probably doku are not upto what we need also I worry about Rodri where getting back to the level he was as it’s not a position we carry players in .

Can’t get away with all three of them. Most top teams would have one of them as a project winger. Their output is nowhere near good enough.

 

[mattyads]

We have done nothing. Absolutely nothing to correct the issues of last year.

Its the toss of a coin our games now.

 

[Micky Blue]

Haaland is literally the only player in box surrounded by 4-5 players so who is savinho supposed to find there? We are playing Villa not some lower PL team

Then he should do something different, drive into the box, hold it up and wait for support.

It’s not wrong to expect more from a player at this level.

 

[argyle]

Villa have one of the most combative and energetic midfields in the league, and Pep decides to play with a bloody big hole in ours!

He didnt decide to play, Rodri is injured and the medical team told him not to start Nico.

 

[Gordyola]

What the fuck is Dias doing there not blaming him in totally but face up and take the hit

 

[Mad_fer_it]

Seeing the birds eye view of the reply... deary deary me. Nobody even looked at Cash once. Man had all the time in the world.

 

[MCFC1993]

Sancho coming on.

That levels the scores with wingers with no output.