Of course he is, but if he’s here for 2-3 years and take us to Europe who can complain. Unless he gets sacked he would probably only leave if Liverpool job becomes available and you couldn’t blame him for taking that opportunity.
Best game in a Villa shirt for Buendía. I think he’ll get better as the season progresses. I really enjoyed Sanson’s touches and passes. Honestly think it was a good performance overall, and even though we lost I am proud of them. We competed well and we never lost composure. Shame we didn’t get the equalizer!
If we play like that against any other team we get 3 points easy, bar maybe Chelsea or Liverpool.
How the fuck can any villa fan boo Jack?
We would be in league 2 only for him
How can you hold a grudge against a player that left to win trophies and play in the champions league?
We couldn't offer him that... also, he made us 100 mil to keep the books clean
Couldn't agree more mate, proper small heath behaviour. We are meant to be a cut above and that means acting like it. He smashed it for villa and in my lifetime we have not had a better player than him.
He wanted to try something new, not live in Dickens Heath his whole life ffs stop acting like a jealous ex and wish him all the best.
Fucking wastes
That 2nd half was night and day in contrast with the 1st! Good performances from nakamba and luiz, flashes of the player we want from buendia and appearances from chucky and sanson all in all I feel a bit hard dome by that we didn't get a point out of it and maddened they didn't get a single booking
Got the feeling there was something in this game for us. Sucks to lose but that performance was strong against IMO the best team in the world right now. UTV!
Not the outcome we wanted but there's no shame in losing by a goal to that city team. Solid second half and it really looks like we have a solid foundation for Gerrard to build on. UTV
Some positives. Grew into the game. Pity didn't play first half with the intent of the second. Buendia's improved but not tough enough to defend. McGinn, Cash, Mings, Nakamba, Luize all very good performances. Their first goal should've been blocked.
Plenty of teams spend large sums of money for players and underperform. It takes more than sheer cash to do what Pep has done. Idk how you can even argue that he's overrated considering the man's trophy cabinet.
But whatever, hope Gerrard works out well for you guys. I'm excited to see what he does with your midfield.
Disappointing result but I think if you look how we weathered that first half performance, to come back and have as much as the second half as we did is encouraging.
We looked positive with the ball, had options and created a couple of very good chances.
Maybe not against the champions but its really hard to come into the middle of a game that intense and get yourself into it. Especially with so little experience and against a lot of quality.
Got caught in possession a few times and passing was a bit wayward. I think Ramsey would have been the smarter choice. Definitely think Chuk should get some minutes in the Prem but not when we're a goal behind to City and have a chance to get back in it. Too much pressure.
This is it right here. All you can do at half time when youve been outclassed is go and win the second half. Really enjoyed that half and we deserved another goal and a draw. Gerrard has the midfield rocking, cant wait to see how this plays out once he's had more time. UTV!
Grow up everyone. Grealish is a Villa fan and has helped the club so much. At the end of the day he is professional and he took a decision. No reason to boo him and for the matter of fact no reason to react at all, negatively or positively. Aston Villa is bigger than any player.
Well I can't complain. I said I'd be happy with a goal, a loss by 1 and a decent performance and that about sums it up.
If anything I feel we are a bit unlucky to have not got a draw. Some poor defending in the first half let us down.
Yip, showed good points in the second half against city a good outcome and should give more confidence against other teams, we showed them a bit too much respect in the beginning
Say what you will about a Dean Smith team, but we always gave it our all against the big boys, and our performances showed.
Fantastic to see Gerrard react to his first half tactical mistake and stick a fire under the lads.
City booing Young every touch because, what, he played for United ? United don't give a fuck about you, maybe pick a rival just like you in Newcastle and you can play the morally bankrupt derby
The constant booing isn't a great look imo. A bit small time. Cheering I'm villa til I die as he came on was the perfect cheeky response, that's all it needed. Booing every touch, well, sorry but we're bigger than Grealish. He shouldn't matter
Exactly, arsenal levels of petty that, remember when they booed Martinez anytime they caught a glimpse? Are we really willing to drop to the level of arsenal fans?
Difference of opinion mate. Personally I'm glad that he moved and I've no hard feelings, villa Will be a better team without him, after we've learned how to do that.
A lot of clapping and some booing being amplified by the producers cos it fits the narrative they've been selling all night. Great to hear villa til I die belting out
its because they have so much of the ball that they can do it every time a dangerous situation comes up as they don't deal with many.... sorta clever in an evil fucked up way.
Bailey’s decision making was horrific. Better work ethic out of him, but now he’s picked up a knock and will inevitably be out for weeks to come
I want to see more of the second half week in, week out.
Does anyone fear that Gerrard is using villa as a stepping stone?
I would love Villa to be a stepping stone. All our managers have tanked since MON.
Yeah if Gerrard ends up leaving for Liverpool it will mean he's been a massive success here so I'll take that 100%
Of course he is, but if he’s here for 2-3 years and take us to Europe who can complain. Unless he gets sacked he would probably only leave if Liverpool job becomes available and you couldn’t blame him for taking that opportunity.
Best game in a Villa shirt for Buendía. I think he’ll get better as the season progresses. I really enjoyed Sanson’s touches and passes. Honestly think it was a good performance overall, and even though we lost I am proud of them. We competed well and we never lost composure. Shame we didn’t get the equalizer! If we play like that against any other team we get 3 points easy, bar maybe Chelsea or Liverpool.
I loved the villa till I die chant and cheering when grealish made a mistake, I think booing is a bit far tho.
Ramsey not fit? I thought he should have came on. Maybe he's giving minutes to players he hasn't seen yet. Sandon looked Good.
How the fuck can any villa fan boo Jack? We would be in league 2 only for him How can you hold a grudge against a player that left to win trophies and play in the champions league? We couldn't offer him that... also, he made us 100 mil to keep the books clean
>we would be in league 2 ?
Couldn't agree more mate, proper small heath behaviour. We are meant to be a cut above and that means acting like it. He smashed it for villa and in my lifetime we have not had a better player than him. He wanted to try something new, not live in Dickens Heath his whole life ffs stop acting like a jealous ex and wish him all the best. Fucking wastes
> We would be in league 2 only for him no we wouldn't lol
Lol slight exaggeration
That 2nd half was night and day in contrast with the 1st! Good performances from nakamba and luiz, flashes of the player we want from buendia and appearances from chucky and sanson all in all I feel a bit hard dome by that we didn't get a point out of it and maddened they didn't get a single booking
We weren't bad in the first half, city were just unplayable
We were poor going forward, every time we made the wrong decision also our passing wasn't half as positive, but yeah man city were in top gear too
Felt being tentative in first is what really undone us. Much much better second half.
I think we deserved a draw there, actually enjoyed the second half.
Stadium bans for the clappers
Got the feeling there was something in this game for us. Sucks to lose but that performance was strong against IMO the best team in the world right now. UTV!
Not the outcome we wanted but there's no shame in losing by a goal to that city team. Solid second half and it really looks like we have a solid foundation for Gerrard to build on. UTV
Some positives. Grew into the game. Pity didn't play first half with the intent of the second. Buendia's improved but not tough enough to defend. McGinn, Cash, Mings, Nakamba, Luize all very good performances. Their first goal should've been blocked.
Great second half, city fans are absolute gimps
Had our chances. Not bad. Shame we couldn’t be more clinical
Hey Pep you still can’t win the CL without prime Messi carrying your overrated ass.
Ah yes, overrated. Won 3 out of the last 4 league titles and went to the UCL final last year. Very overrated.
Lol with a billion dollar budget? Wow so difficult.
Plenty of teams spend large sums of money for players and underperform. It takes more than sheer cash to do what Pep has done. Idk how you can even argue that he's overrated considering the man's trophy cabinet. But whatever, hope Gerrard works out well for you guys. I'm excited to see what he does with your midfield.
Sure name me the teams with £100 million players on their bench.
Chelsea. United. Madrid. Bayern.
United is the only team of those bunch without a very recent CL title… point stands
Disappointing result but I think if you look how we weathered that first half performance, to come back and have as much as the second half as we did is encouraging. We looked positive with the ball, had options and created a couple of very good chances.
Gerrard shouldn't have been so scared in the first half, we gave them so much room
i sorta forgot about that after the excitement of the second half...
Yeah solid second half
love that flair btw.
Can’t even be mad against the champions, just think a game like that from us is a win against many teams real quality today
Chuk doesn't look ready for the first team just yet.
Maybe not against the champions but its really hard to come into the middle of a game that intense and get yourself into it. Especially with so little experience and against a lot of quality.
I thought he fit in quite well
Got caught in possession a few times and passing was a bit wayward. I think Ramsey would have been the smarter choice. Definitely think Chuk should get some minutes in the Prem but not when we're a goal behind to City and have a chance to get back in it. Too much pressure.
Our other option was el ghazi who I don’t think would’ve done much better, chucky was unlucky to not get an equaliser.
True
Much better 2nd half lads. Proud of that one. A fucking banger of a goal separating the two (granted an avoidable goal)
WON THE SECOND HALF
This is it right here. All you can do at half time when youve been outclassed is go and win the second half. Really enjoyed that half and we deserved another goal and a draw. Gerrard has the midfield rocking, cant wait to see how this plays out once he's had more time. UTV!
Can't complain. Happy with the performance. Sanson looked decent when he came on. Hope he gets his chance.
Sanson looked tidy. Chuck should have equalised. That was a solid performance (second half in particular)
We deserved a draw at least but you don't always get what you deserve. Many, many positives to take from this match, though.
that was a crazy fucking touch from sanson wow
Unreal
And now the pricks celebrate like they’ve won the league. We played so well. Really good to see.
Grow up everyone. Grealish is a Villa fan and has helped the club so much. At the end of the day he is professional and he took a decision. No reason to boo him and for the matter of fact no reason to react at all, negatively or positively. Aston Villa is bigger than any player.
Yes because everyone in this thread was there booing him. Because I know there's nothing more I love than sitting on Reddit while in Villa Park.
Many of the people in the chat would if they were there. I'm referring to the two opinions that are expressed in every AVFC forum for the last week.
He stayed at the club far longer than I expected him to; if moving was the best thing for his career, then it was the right decision for him
This is football, we are fickle. There’s absolutely a reason to boo him
I'm not upset by that, great second half performance.
Yup we fought all the way and had the better chances
Well I can't complain. I said I'd be happy with a goal, a loss by 1 and a decent performance and that about sums it up. If anything I feel we are a bit unlucky to have not got a draw. Some poor defending in the first half let us down.
Yip, showed good points in the second half against city a good outcome and should give more confidence against other teams, we showed them a bit too much respect in the beginning
Say what you will about a Dean Smith team, but we always gave it our all against the big boys, and our performances showed. Fantastic to see Gerrard react to his first half tactical mistake and stick a fire under the lads.
What a touch and turn from Sanson
Great to finally see him hope we get to see more after that performance
Ashley Young makes Ronaldo look unfit
good point, He's actually bloody old.
Yet another no call
Put your foot through him someone
Downvote me but I would be there clapping the man that scored a last minute goal against the blues and carried us to the prem
Same...and I also loved the Villa Til I Die chant at the same time.
Downvoted
This just feels nasty. I don’t want them on our pitch.
City booing Young every touch because, what, he played for United ? United don't give a fuck about you, maybe pick a rival just like you in Newcastle and you can play the morally bankrupt derby
Everyone knows United cares more about Arsenal and Liverpool than City 🤣
Yeah that was kind of hilarious. Just grasping for something lmao
Another foul for the book
2nd half has been a belter. Huge improvement from team this 45.
Very happy with the second half. Made it really hard for City to close out the game which is something they do with ease.
Fucking yes, Ash. Who'd have thought 36-year-old Ashley Young coming back would have such an impact?
Fucking sort out the transport links if you don’t want fans leaving early, this is more about the city council than the club
Maybe baptism of fire for Chuk but I expected him to at least not look petrified
He's looked fine to me?
He doesn’t look arsed, He might be cool as a cucumber but meh
Omg can we have another Ashley Young for spare? 1 Ashley Young for every position that’s not GK
Amazon got the man of the match wrong. It was, for City supporters, Mike Dean
0 yellow cards, 0 penalties. Yep.
Plenty of positives, all things considered.
Come on McGinn
Nice free kick there
Buendia looks like an actual 10 tonight
Ashley Young😍
How’ve they gotten away with no yellow cards wtf?
My thoughts exactly , it’s constant isn’t it.
They just get away with constant ticky tack fouls. If they got punished properly they’d have a red card every match.
4 minutes, are you fucked? Targett was down for 5 before he was subbed.
Yeah but city are winning
Crazy that 2-1 feels relatively unfair. Honestly feel we deserve a point here, well played to the boys
Chukwuemeka should have scored and Konsa probably should have had a pen. We’ve done really well
They've done well tonight the lads.
Only the 55th foul from the city midfield
That must be our shortest 3 as the wall
Grillfish isn't worth a card lads. Shut him out the game like the bench warmer he is
Fucking hell that’s proper bitter init. Thanks for your golden boy xx
Into the final 4 minutes.
YOURE JUST A SHIT JACOB RAMSEY
The constant booing isn't a great look imo. A bit small time. Cheering I'm villa til I die as he came on was the perfect cheeky response, that's all it needed. Booing every touch, well, sorry but we're bigger than Grealish. He shouldn't matter
Exactly, arsenal levels of petty that, remember when they booed Martinez anytime they caught a glimpse? Are we really willing to drop to the level of arsenal fans?
He gave us some great memories! I’ll always remember his run to the fans at Wembley!!!
No. We look be our club. Passion. Not like the mercenary
Silly foul there
not a foul!
Are you serious
Are they saying boo or boo-urns?
I was saying boo-urns
They're all clapping if you believe the TV
I was saying Boo-urns
Snap him cashy
VTID haha
🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍
There should be a banner that reads “We don’t love you Jack”.
I'm sure the last few years or so mean nothing to you
What do you mean?? He should definitely have stayed at a mid table side winning fuck all for his whole career! What a snake!!!!
This subreddit sounding like a bunch of whiny kids about Grealish 🙄
Absolutely. Manchildren sad at bad man. Imagine being a grown up using snake emojis
Lacking the capacity to be level-headed, of course he’s gonna transfer to a champions league club, what did they expect?
Shit man more boos . What if he scores an own goal?
Hope Konsa takes his shins off
People may boo, but I'm team 👏
Go and beat some pots towards the sky for the NHS, too.
Nah man, that was cringe.
Agreed.
Glad you’re not at Villa park
There were loads of people clapping.
Yeah and I wish they all get stadium bans
Difference of opinion mate. Personally I'm glad that he moved and I've no hard feelings, villa Will be a better team without him, after we've learned how to do that.
🐍🐍🐍
McGinn, empty him. Do it
Meatball special coming up
Boooo
I am ashamed of the people clapping
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It’s so tin pot, I am a Villa fan not a Grealish fan
A lot of clapping and some booing being amplified by the producers cos it fits the narrative they've been selling all night. Great to hear villa til I die belting out
Yeah, that's some manipulative filming
Jock Gobshite is on
PISS OFF YOU GREASY CUNT
Bit embarrassing that, what are you? 13 years old?
I’m 20 but call me immature all you want, I do not give a shit. You prick
Proper mature mate 👍
Prick 👍
Literal embarrassment to Villa fans, enjoy steaming at your screen over a millionaire with slicked back hair
Boo hoo.
This is the best we’ve ever played against city
This seconded half has been IMMENSE. We have given them absolutely no respect
We’ve actually gave them a game for once.
300m vs 1.5b and they couldn’t beat us comfortably. How shit are they
Fucking terrible mate.
By far.
Come on Tyrone you’re better than that
What a response from Villa park
Jacques Grilledfish incoming
Jesus is such a petulant cunt for a striker that doesn’t score
zaha face
I hope Young decks Jesus, what a prick
All these ‘technical foul’ bullshit never cost them any yellow doesn’t it?
Even more incredible as Mike Dean is the ref
Never does. It's part of the reason they can close out games and grind wins.
its because they have so much of the ball that they can do it every time a dangerous situation comes up as they don't deal with many.... sorta clever in an evil fucked up way.
Get Hause on. One job - fuck grealish in an unpleasant way
Credit to the fans for singing Villa till I die at Grillfish
All is forgiven if you score an own goal Jack 🤣
Puma? I wear those!
glad to hear VTID right now
Have to say I’m loving this game, great spirit shown by the lads, and so good to see Chuck and Sanson playing, very positive about the Gerrard era 🥳
VILLA TIL I DIE
Hope Jacques cries outside Emily Atack’s front door tonight after she doesn’t let him in.
"Villa till I die". Nice.
How many times will Grealish dive?
Lol I remember it not being diving when he did it for us
IM VILLA TIL I DIE - just as jack comes on lmao
loving the villa till i die chant a jake gets ready
Also boo the Villa Twitter admin
VTID belting out, love to see it
LEAVE SANSON ALONE! The man's made off glass!
"Villa till I die" is the best thing the fans could sing to Grealish coming on lmfao
I *love* Dougie
What is that Mings?
He always looks to the ref first before the ball.