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Can't listen to this nauseating scouse prick any longer

This referee is a **** word removed.

Get Andy on for N'Zogbia and hassle them, now.

Richardson and N'Zogbia weak links, they don't ever seem to be in the right position to put pressure on.

correlation ≠ causation

Oxlade Chamberlain hasn't been a teenager for two years!

That's fine, I appreciate your point but not all experts agreed though. Pellegrini said it was the best they had played all season and again, the pundits were far from unanimous. I know it's difficult to compare different matches due to opposition, situation of both teams at the time, conditions etc, but if you honestly believe that Manchester city were better on Saturday than the were when they beat bAyern Munich in Germany, or when they put 4,5 & 6 past other top teams in the league then that's fine too. I mean, it's absolutely unheard of for a captain/manager to big their team up to the media isn't it??

I don't know why it hasn't been noticed or mentioned much but City were absolutely outstanding from back to front. We were a little toothless and wasteful when we had opportunities in the final third but they were few and far between because of how City played.

I look forward to whenever this happens in a villa shirt.

At what point does he have to deliver though ? For all his good feet he's not carving out chance after chance though is he ? not necessarily his fault though before people start accusing me of hersey Sticking him as a conventional right mid is pointless and also kinda weakens the team , see Arsenal for example ... He can't track back and tackle and to expect him to do so is bonkers Somehow we have to find a formation and a role that lets him flourish and hurt teams Serious? The few minutes he's played were when we were winning and defending for our lives or losing so badly the game was over. The 90 minutes against Orient was alongside players who were unfit, underperforming or not up to speed - and he was head and shoulders the best player.

N'Zogbia and bent aren't very good

shame, Chelsea are a brilliant side. Jack for Richardson now please.

Sanchez is obviously not ready but as his age it he needs to get up to speed by a kick up the arse as we can't afford to bed him in. On reflection one of N'Zogbia, Bacuna or Grealish should have started (although they may also have been sick) in his place and the formation shifted. Seeing Grealish come on and be composed, win a few free kicks and not waste the ball he'd have been my choice, I think he's as ready now as he will ever be without playing 90 mins of Premier League football

Who knows how many players have had it and are still recovering? Who knows how many players who played are suffering still but carried on. On paper arsenal are so so so much better than we are. Bit of perspective please. Were Liverpool not? Guys it's not like their sleeping next to each other. They have personal trainers etc. Most of you sound like you believe they all live at bmh and maybe even share toothbrushes. What does any of this have to do with Liverpool? If it's something like the norovirus (which I've had multiple times) you can catch it just by simply being in the same room as a sick person within 48hours of them being sick. Don't be stupid, it's not like they're eating the same food, in the same cafeterias together, sweating and breathing heavily in the same gym, in close contact in training in drills, socialising after work etc etc etc

As good a time as any to point out that a result can be all of; disappointing, unfortunate and not the end of the world.

Grealish should be starting matches.

I'm sure he'll come good, but one of the worst starting debut's I've ever seen.

With a clean break a la djibril cisse you can do a lot of muscular/tendon damage too, I don't know if this was the case with Kozak but can be the difference between 2 months out and a full year.

Can you imagine - all those decisions vindicated and frugality becomes de rigueur in the Premier League.

It's games like that you need to watch to understand how possession stats are calculated and the relevance they really have on a result. It's currently done by comparing successful passes, so teams like Liverpool that recycle the ball and play little short balls constantly between defenders they always have high successful pass rates. In terms of actually having control of the ball around our area, Liverpool had virtually none yesterday. All those new attacking players are going to need a good while getting used to how each other plays before they hurt teams anywhere near as much as they did with the little rat playing.

I think we've snuck in and got a really good footballer for a good price due to him being a scapegoat in manchester.

Bannan on the subs bench?

He only played 20 mins, lets not get ahead of ourselves!

I actually know Rachel, puts things a little in perspective to understand how devestated these girls will be about the leaks. Sorry to kill the mood...

So, can anyone clear up as to why it's being reported that we have a £7.5m option in January, when he can sign for any club he wants on pre-contract? Why would we pay £7.5m when we can continue our season long loan and sign him on a contract for free?