Heroes & Villains, the Aston Villa fanzine
Heroes & Villains => Heroes Discussion => Topic started by: PeterWithesShin on April 20, 2025, 10:04:02 AM
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Etihad, Tuesday 22nd 8pm.
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They are not what they used to be, another top performance please.
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A draw would keep things ticking over nicely and we'd be fully on track.
A win would be unbelievable.
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I think it would be very believable. We're the form team in Europe. About time we won at this awful depot of football-finance debauchery.
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Guardiola will know we're coming for their right side. Question is, what you gonna fucking do about it, mate?
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2-0
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Guardiola will know we're coming for their right side. Question is, what you gonna fucking do about it, mate?
Hopefully he will be thinking about it a lot, because usually when he thinks too much he seems to fuck things up.
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Guardiola will know we're coming for their right side. Question is, what you gonna fucking do about it, mate?
Absolutely this. I remember a few opposition coaches saying earlier in the season that "we know what they will do". Yes, indeed you might, but when we have a full squad to choose from you can know all you like, but it doesn't mean you'll stop us.
Yesterday was an amazing performance - as good as you'll see in the PL, from any side in any era. It was that good and 8-1 wouldn't have flattered us. Had Liverpool taken that Newcastle side apart like that you would be hearing about for weeks.
I'm pretty confident ahead of Tuesday.
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Tough one to call. Any other time you would think Citeh at their place in April is a loss. But we are hitting form better then they are and so it isn't a free hit that Emery might use to rest players, not that many need resting.
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Martinez
Cash
Konsa
Torres
Maatsen
Bouba
Tielemans
Mcginn
Asensio
Rogers
Watkins.
0-2 Watkins & Rashford off the bench
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Still a very tough place to go. We’ll need to play like we did yesterday to get a result.
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We have a great chance of winning this game the way we’ve played recently. Won’t be as easy away from home but our confidence must be sky high at the moment.
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1-1
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Tielemans has done very well as a number 10 and Onana good as well when taken up the defensive midfield role last two matches. I would go front six of Kamara, Onana - McGinn, Tielemans, Rogers or Ramsey - Watkins. Watkins has to start given his stand out stand in last time out. Martinez and Konsa only certain starters at the back.
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Guardiola will know we're coming for their right side. Question is, what you gonna fucking do about it, mate?
Hopefully he will be thinking about it a lot, because usually when he thinks too much he seems to fuck things up.
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When's the last time we won a league match up there? In my head it's about 15 years ago or something, but I'm hoping someone can remind me of a more recent result and make me look like a dumbo.
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I fear you're right. Shaun Maloney or Marcus Allback or some other equally mediocre shite grabbing the winner.
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Think we beat them 2-1 on the last game of the Season.
May have been Emile Mpenza with their goal.
Mark Halsey was ref, so an extremely rare Villa win.
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It was a 2-0 win in the 07-08 season I think . Joey the ****** Barton missed a penalty. Carew and Maloney I think for us.
Hang on though there was the infamous AET win in the League Cup under Lambert as well a mere 11 years ago.
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We have to win! We will!
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When's the last time we won a league match up there? In my head it's about 15 years ago or something, but I'm hoping someone can remind me of a more recent result and make me look like a dumbo.
In the league it was 28 April 2007 2-0 goals from Carew and Maloney and in the league cup 25 Sep 2012 4-2 goals from Barry, Agbonlahor twice and N'Zogbia,
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Own goal from Gaz Baz. He'd deserted by then.
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Good to see Garry Barry in the crowd at VP yesterday. He did a podcast last year which endeared me to him in how he spoke about the Villa. For years, his nonchalance and generic southern accent meant it was difficult to warm to him. But we shouldn't forget that Ginny wasn't our first captain with a powerful football arse.
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Can't wait.
For a few reasons.
I hate Grealish. I hate Manchester. I hate Guardiola. I hate how they've cheated their way to trophies. I hate their fans. I hate their Blue Moon song. I hate Haaland's face. I hate their accents. I hate how people refer to them as 'City'. I hate their lies. I hate their style of play. I hate their Poznan shite.
3-0 Villa.
FTF.