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

[Nigels Tackle]

need to be on the front foot for this one
legs in midfield a must
marmoush is key - he was wank v everton but seems to be a different animal at home
i'd like to see jack start - he will be desperate to put in a big performance v his old club

[Mase]

I just hope we don't try to play walking football.

The team need to go at them from the off and get our fans behind em!

My Mrs said last weekend, “why do the men’s team pass it backwards constantly”

Out of the mouths of babes and innocents!

My missus loves to say 'why don't they kick it forward '!

But my favourite of hers was, when trying to describe Gareth Barry - "that one that fouls everybody"

[blues2win]

Bricking it to be honest.

[CTID Hants]

Taking on Villa tonight!

XI | Ortega Moreno, Nunes, Dias, Gvardiol, O’Reilly, Kovacic, Gundogan, De Bruyne (C), McAtee, Bernardo, Marmoush

SUBS | Carson, Grealish, Doku, Nico, Akanji, Savinho, Khusanov, Foden, Lewis

[city72]

Taking on Villa tonight!

XI | Ortega Moreno, Nunes, Dias, Gvardiol, O’Reilly, Kovacic, Gundogan, De Bruyne (C), McAtee, Bernardo, Marmoush

SUBS | Carson, Grealish, Doku, Nico, Akanji, Savinho, Khusanov, Foden, Lewis

Awful 1-4 villa

[Nigels Tackle]

Taking on Villa tonight!

XI | Ortega Moreno, Nunes, Dias, Gvardiol, O’Reilly, Kovacic, Gundogan, De Bruyne (C), McAtee, Bernardo, Marmoush

SUBS | Carson, Grealish, Doku, Nico, Akanji, Savinho, Khusanov, Foden, Lewis

strong bench

[city72]

Taking on Villa tonight!

XI | Ortega Moreno, Nunes, Dias, Gvardiol, O’Reilly, Kovacic, Gundogan, De Bruyne (C), McAtee, Bernardo, Marmoush

SUBS | Carson, Grealish, Doku, Nico, Akanji, Savinho, Khusanov, Foden, Lewis

strong bench

I’d start the bench

[salford city]

Jesus H Christ. A panning incoming. Where's the europa final next season

[Nigels Tackle]

Taking on Villa tonight!

XI | Ortega Moreno, Nunes, Dias, Gvardiol, O’Reilly, Kovacic, Gundogan, De Bruyne (C), McAtee, Bernardo, Marmoush

SUBS | Carson, Grealish, Doku, Nico, Akanji, Savinho, Khusanov, Foden, Lewis

strong bench

I’d start the bench

hence my comment

[salford city]

Jesus H Christ. A panning incoming. Where's the europa final next season

Back to Turkey

[blues2win]

I wouldn’t but surprised Nico G isn’t starting.

[blues2win]

Pep doesnt think we can match Villa’s midfield so he’s packing the centre.

[Harry Dowd scored]

I do not understand why Gundogan & Bernardo are continually picked when they offer so little.

[nottsblue]

Taking on Villa tonight!

XI | Ortega Moreno, Nunes, Dias, Gvardiol, O’Reilly, Kovacic, Gundogan, De Bruyne (C), McAtee, Bernardo, Marmoush

SUBS | Carson, Grealish, Doku, Nico, Akanji, Savinho, Khusanov, Foden, Lewis

It’s as if Pep thought what would be the worst starting midfield and just for a laugh, went with it.

We had better win this now. That is an abomination of a starting XI. Villa must be grinning like a fucking Cheshire Cat

[sheblue]

Finding it very hard to see anything other than a loss. Would take a point now.

[Mase]

Nunes hahahahahahaa

Khusanov should have gone to one of the other clubs he was linked with. Pep has well and truly lost the plot!

[Mase]

I think this is a “give me more money in the summer” lineup.

[city72]

I think this is a “give me more money in the summer” lineup.

He spent 80 mill in January on defenders but playing midfielders instead , he’s lost the plot I’d give him fuk all else to spend

[PeterParker]

I am amazed he needed two years to realize Gvardiol is a center back.

[ayrshireblue]

This line up is why Pep has to go at the end of the season. He continually plays Gundogan, Bernardo and de Bruyne in midfield when none of them can beat a man anymore. No energy from any of them, why not put Khusanov at right back and play Nunes in the position he was signed to play in when Pep said it was his energy and ability to break the lines that we signed him for.
Gonzalez is now a bench warmer, same as Khusanov and Reis has dropped away so if that's what he's done with the big money transfer window signings then why would you seriously give him more money to waste in the summer. A nice handshake and parting of ways is what is required come July.