***Official Villa vs City Thread***

[Green & Blue]

Shocked at Zabaleta not being in the team today

[carl_feedthegoat]

Boateng ??????? I really hope this lad actually does what he gets paid to do today........fuck knows why Mancini is fucking around with that position..Zabba must have a knock as I cannot believe hes taking a punt on changing them around.

[Ted Hughes]

hmmm 4-3-2-1?

Boateng Kolo Vinnie Kolarov

.....Yaya DeJong Barry

........Tevez Silva

............Dzeko

We usually line up 4231 with DeJong & Barry holding & Yaya further forward. So that would be, DeJong & Barry then Tevez Yaya Silva in a 3 with Dzeko in front. Tevez Silva with license to roam & Tevez sometimes swapping with Dzeko.

Hope the decision to play Boateng & Kolarov together doesn't ruin the advantage we could gain from Spurs dropping 2 points. If I was Houllier I'd just tell Dunne & Collins to stand next to them at corners.

[Green & Blue]

Darren Bent lovefest going on at espn

[Douglas Higginbottom]

Boateng ??????? I really hope this lad actually does what he gets paid to do today........fuck knows why Mancini is fucking around with that position..Zabba must have a knock as I cannot believe hes taking a punt on changing them around.

Mancini thinks there are too many games to play and players need a rest when he can cover.Zaba is fit and ready and rested.

[Redna]

Darren Bent lovefest going on at espn

Are you suprised mate?

[CityDub]

Who knew Pauline Mcglynn (AKA Mrs Doyle from Father Ted) was a villa fan ??

http://www.twitvid.com/8C65E


she should be used to getting a right good seeing to by City so :p Gwan Frank Cmon you Blues!!!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViBRmLM18ug

[Douglas Higginbottom]

The surprise to me is Kolo playing after he came off last week looking uncomfortable. No sign of an actual injury though and he was back at training on the first day possible. I worry about a Kolo who isn't 100%.

It's a really tough game this anyway and we will need to be really at it to win.

[s1ty m]

Probably our best 11, ignoring the mentalist decision to play Boateng at right back against tricky wingers. If I am Houllier, the plan would be simple: attack Boateng and get crosses in to the box as City have shown supreme shiteness defending in the last few games. But, if we are challengers, which we all know we are, we go at them and take them. Tanked them 4-0 a few weeks ago at an absolute canter. No easy games, we know that. A scrappy 1-0 would do me, but that is not our way, never has been and never will be.

Here we go...

[King Kev]

Villa start with; Friedel, Cuellar, Collins, Dunne, Clark; Downing, Petrov, Young, Albrighton, Bent, Agbonlahor

[Green & Blue]

Villa start with; Friedel, Cuellar, Collins, Dunne, Clark; Downing, Petrov, Young, Albrighton, Bent, Agbonlahor

Not a bad side.Surprising how poor they are doing in the league.Lets hope it continues tonight

[s1ty m]

Villa start with; Friedel, Cuellar, Collins, Dunne, Clark; Downing, Petrov, Young, Albrighton, Bent, Agbonlahor

Much better side than the surrender-monkeys over Christmas. Not going to be a stroll this one.

[Green & Blue]

Wheres Villas new midfielder the foreign John Macken?

[carl_feedthegoat]

Boateng ??????? I really hope this lad actually does what he gets paid to do today........fuck knows why Mancini is fucking around with that position..Zabba must have a knock as I cannot believe hes taking a punt on changing them around.

Mancini thinks there are too many games to play and players need a rest when he can cover.Zaba is fit and ready and rested.

I hope this doesn't come back and bite our ass then.

[dazby]

Come on Dunney, give us an own goal.

[dikdik]

I have every confidence in my wonderful team's unpredictability...


Come on you blues... (Not come on the blues you notice, that can be misinterpreted by the fates :))

[Swales4ever]

I thought it was impossible to feel any worse than I do with this bloody fucking flu.
Well, I was wrong! 4 minutes before ko I do realize that the rag Webb is in charge at Villa Park,ffs!
Come on Lads You show You are stronger than any adversity!

[craigmcfc]

Well after a good couple of minutes possession it's gone downhill

[craigmcfc]

Anyone else got the urge to punch Waddle already?

[Bear60]

Anyone else got the urge to punch Waddle already?

I have always had the urge to punch him nothings changed