Match Thread | Man City vs. Aston Villa (03/04/24) 8:15pm K/O

[bluemc1]

Some really good stuff and we are living the ball around so well. I’d just like to see more quality from Alvarez but also Bernardo. This game needs putting to bed early and a comfortable night needed.

Think Alvarez needs run of games in this position to get fully match sharp

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

This fuckin ref rubbin Vincent Kompany's nose in it.
Sends the Burnley player off for a "fuck all" 2nd yellow and then Vinny, yet thinks Luis is alright trying to tackle someone from behind getting nowhere near the ball whilst already booked.
Corrupt **** this England, and that's why he's always on VAR for the dippers game.
ARRRGGGHH rant over.
C'mon City lets finish these please

I don’t think that is a yellow. If that was in the middle of the pitch it wouldn’t a yellow. He has to try to make a challenge. I think that was a fair decision.

 

[Barcon]

Arsenal +12 gd will take some catching

It'll do them no good when they finish 3rd

 

[Frank the Yank]

I think grealish has played well, much more direct today.

I think Jack has been quite good as well. However, I do wish he would feed Bernardo one of the times when Bernie makes one of the runs. If he times it right, he is in..

We deffo need that third goal…

 

[IcriedwhenTueartleft]

some very good stuff from us in that 1st half, pace down both wings far. Look like we could score again.

 

[Allnightlong]

I rest my case ^^^

Did I say that "I have read 82 pages in one minute". No.

I didn't need to read 82 pages, 82 letters was enough on this stupid **** of a thread.

lol.....still here

 

[Tolmie scores]

Apart from one break away we have played some nice football in and around the box.

Teams transitioning against us is the Achilles heel. Fernandinho would be great in this side. We don’t have players breaking it up by being sly.

Villa did it to at least 2 of our attacks.

Our cards been marked for that - we are liable for a sending off if we break up play like Fern used to... I think we will have to keep it tight for 20..maybe even sit deeper bring Haaland on and counter attack them.

 

[journolud]

I know people get frustrated with Doku’s final product but he is very raw and that’s exactly the kind of young player I would be signing, as he can beat any defender (or multiple defenders) in the world and you can work to improve his decision making, which is mostly what lets him down.

Goes back to the old allegory of the sprinters: if you are a coach and go to watch two sprinters run the 100m, who manage the same finish time, one with perfect form, one with poor form, you go with the sprinter with poor form. There’s immense talent already there and opportunity to make them even better.

He’s got the full back, whoever it is on toast. He should have been on a yellow early on

 

[Kamaro011]

Arsenal +12 gd will take some catching

Let's just focusing winning the match first before worrying about GD.

 

[Mancity1980]

21:11 - Looks in Matchday Thread

21:12 - Leaves the Matchday Thread

Fucking jokers on here. Grow a set ffs

We are playing well and winning against a good team, too many seem to forget what it was like supporting us before our first EPL title, I suspect some are too young and some prefer moaning.