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

[TFC]

Get up twat

 

[TonyM]

Should have replaced Bernardo and Gavardiol with Cherki and O'Reilly. But let's hope...

 

[Mancityus]

Stones going for a walk in the park, team showing no urgency.

 

[argyle]

If we can’t come from 1 down here and at least get a point then title talk needs shelved until next season.

Tbf you wrote off our title chances before the season started.

We're still a work in progress. We'll have ups and downs this season.

Not helped with our best midfielder being injured and Nico being advised not to play today.

 

[eyalluvitt]

Not the way pep does it tbf. Expect cherki and doku at around 55 mins

Or after we concede again

 

[Gray]

Oh for a bit of Nigel de Jong in there!

Loved that man.

 

[Semper aggressus]

Is O’Reilly or Alt-Nouri on the bench as that’s the first sub I would make - get Josko off

Gvardiol to CB ideally, he’s good there.

 

[Bluemoonie92]

Give it 80 mins, then Cherki and Marmoush will be asked to work miracles.

Will happen if they get a second

 

[wolviedinho]

I hate our wingers. Seriously awful output.

 

[chris85mcfc]

Bobb is awful

 

[King Jay]

Savinho with a good pass but I guess he’s been shit again eh

 

[mattyads]

We just can't compete physically, we couldn't last year and we sign two or three of the weakest players you could ever hope to meet.

 

[Great Kompany]

How does the absence of Rodri or Nico now makes so much difference. Can I football genius point to that ?
I said now because we have changed the system. Why does the new system with Haaland and Donnarumma needs to have a Busquets/Xavi/Rodri/Nico. Can't it work with a Reijndeers/Kavocic like Kloop used to do with Wijnaldum and Henderson ?

 

[paulsimpson]

No changes :(

Pep rarely changes anything at half time mate.

 

[IcriedwhenTueartleft]

what a hard brave guy Onana is, a warrior

 

[heslops barnet]

Stones is so fuckin slow making decision

Thinks he’s playing for England against part timers

 

[stan bowles]

Why no shout to Stones that Watkins was closing him down ? It's U11 stuff.

 

[Mancity1980]

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another gem from Bill Leslie
"Scored from superbly crafted set piece" - it was actually a misplaced pass that connected with Cash's swinger.

Was it even a legit corner?

 

[Semper aggressus]

Savinho with a good pass but I guess he’s been shit again eh

He has. As usual.

 

[BolinCell]

This is where shopping at Lidl in the transfer market gets you.