***Champions v Villa Official Match Thread***

[john@staustell]

Why did God make me a City fan?

[Pretty Boy Lee]

Cancelo has been awful as well. We’ve created fuck all and look nervous. This is dire.

[dave watson's perm]

Like the west ham first half again

[carl_feedthegoat]

Its downright madness playing fernandhino at the back.hes been an utter mare for the last few games yet Baldy continues playing him there...fuckign TIT.

Cue for the apologists to defend the indefensible.

[branny]

Cancelo is going to cost us if he keeps trying to score a worldy. Gets blocked every time. Counter attack waiting to happen.

[stevefromdonny]

this is bad, we are not up to this, too many players not playing well, too slow way to slow, need a 2nd half performance like last week but are we up to it, pep needs to fucking have a go at them and make them play to their ability

[Nigels Tackle]

Why did God make me a City fan?

his son can’t bloody finish!

[mr_nool]

Not that it really matters, but +4 minutes in Manchester is 3 minutes 52 seconds, in Liverpool it's 5 minutes 10 seconds.

[Harry Dowd scored]

Why did God make me a City fan?

I know exactly what you mean

[carl_feedthegoat]

I said Jesus will never ever win us a must win game....ever.

Hes fucking shit at it.

What odds Baldy makes NO sub at half time ?

[Harry Dowd scored]

The defence looks shit, the midfield are creating fuck all, no shots on target WTF Pep

[s1ty m]

I'm at the game. I posted some time ago that Cancelo gave a display that was the worst example of how to play the full-back position. Today, he has surpassed that shit show with this complete mess.

City have bottled this so far and the set up is desperately wrong.

Never say never, but it looks grim.

[stevefromdonny]

12 shots and only 2 on target ffs

[ayrshireblue]

Not that it really matters, but +4 minutes in Manchester is 3 minutes 52 seconds, in Liverpool it's 5 minutes 10 seconds.

Noticed that when I flicked over when the half time whistle went at the Etihad.

[aaron bond]

Fern at the back is a disaster. Always has been.

If Pep ever decides there is a time to make early subs, today is the day.

Get Walker on, move Stones into centre back.

I’d ideally like to sub Laporte for Ake too but we may need to make some attacking subs soon as well.

[john@staustell]

Its downright madness playing fernandhino at the back.hes been an utter mare for the last few games yet Baldy continues playing him there...fuckign TIT.

Cue for the apologists to defend the indefensible.

There's certainly a case for gambling with Walker

But as we say, Pep never makes tactical subs at half time

[PeterParker]

Don't know who to blame.
If he said to play like this, then he is an idiot, if the players showed up like this, they need to search for clubs.

Villa is playing exactly how everyone knew, no fucking innovation of football.

It's a colossal fuck up. Our mentality went to shit.

[Tokyo Blue]

Not that it really matters, but +4 minutes in Manchester is 3 minutes 52 seconds, in Liverpool it's 5 minutes 10 seconds.

He blew for half time because he would have to book watkins for twatting the ball away. We can't have a Villa player going in the book.

[Harry Dowd scored]

Fucking hell Walker on crutches would be better than Fern

[mr_nool]

Its downright madness playing fernandhino at the back.hes been an utter mare for the last few games yet Baldy continues playing him there...fuckign TIT.

Cue for the apologists to defend the indefensible.

There's certainly a case for gambling with Walker

But as we say, Pep never makes tactical subs at half time

Or Ake, or Zinch.