GENTLEMAN

2 minutes ago, Jas10 said:

Please be fake…

 

As long as Jack is in it, I suppose.

Just now, MaVilla said:

what are these reports of a deal agreed for Grealish to Man City for 88m, to be announced after the euros??

Sounds silly as heck, 88m before the euros is pennies for Jack, and who in their right mind would sell a player before the euros, who could feasibly add 20/30/40/50m to their value if they perform at the euros?!?!

also.....please dont be true that we would entertain bids

Haha piss off

2 minutes ago, Villa87 said:

The more I think about the alleged line up the more ridiculous it seems. The only possession we will have is in our own half. Germany will only have to content with one tactic - runners down the channels. This is so predictable and easy to set up against. There is zero creativity and therefore a lack of unpredictability. He is an absolute fraud of a manager. Travesty really. What makes it worse is he is unlikely to get sacked even if we get done tonight. 

Jokes aside. Seems like were trying to eliminate the threat of Gosens & Kimmich by limiting the space afforded them wide. Essentially funneling the space and potential ball toward Kroos and Goretzka centrally. Much like how Hungary defended. Surely Low is well aware of this, and will look to utilise the ball-time of Kroos and Goretzka. With the extremely intelligent space conqueror Muller, I do worry if they have something up their sleeve. Then I suppose you are banking on the athleticism of Phillips and Rice to counter act such a threat. I worry about Southgate's ability to adapt on the fly.

With such a limited midfield. I think we're going try to utilise Sterling to probe the space behind the WBs, with balls over the top. Then look for deep runs from centre midfield (Phillips) and the opposing flank. Also with someone like James/Shaw, you can match the athleticism. We'll also really want to weaponise effective 1st-ball set-pieces. I think we won't risk being countered by reloading after a failed set-piece, and will look to retain possession, even going back to Pickford at times. 

I just hope England are not fully occupied on containing. I still believe that the best form of defence here is to impose our attackers upon Germany themselves. I also believe the team should have been built around utilising Jack. I suppose at least Southgate seems to have a plan, whatever you do make of it. Rather than 'don't worry about them, just do what we do lads' rhetoric that has failed many England teams of yonder.

At the risk of sounding like Cpt. Obvious, 1st goal is super important.

15 minutes ago, MaVilla said:

why didnt Emi play versus Bolivia?!?!?!?!

Coach Scaloni felt sorry for Bolivia

10 minutes ago, The_Steve said:

New contract with no release clause! 

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3 minutes ago, Phil Silvers said:

Of course, I mean his general approach has to be as I said, don't get hammered and hope to steal a win against the play. I mean, come on, 2 DMs vs Scotland. 

Set pieces for the win! He's been mentioning these a few times. I expect to miss one good set piece chance, and create very little. Lose. Then hear abt if that said set piece chance had gone in, well boy, boy boy, that would have been a different game.

For the love of God almighty, build around the Jack.

Still... Come on England!

4 minutes ago, Cizzler said:

I doubt he will he playing Saka wing back. In the leaked line-up, it's 5 at the back. 2 defensive mids. Then a front three of Kane, Sterling and Saka. 

We might shithouse a win. The German team is mediocre. But for all the wealth of attacking talent on offer, it's incredible that Southgate chooses to play like this. He's worse than Pulis. I haven't seen a manager ever have attacking talent this good, and choose to play such a negative, turgid brand of football. He's a joke   

Fever-dream..... 1-0 down, 10 left on the clock. Grealish, Mount, Foden and Sancho, quick warm up lads you're on. Maguire, deep in own area, arms stretched out in nonplussed shrug, lumps the ball toward German 18 yd area. Think Given, Bradford 2013. "Dust yourself down lads, we go again against Moldova in WC qualify. That is my bread & butter"

4 minutes ago, Kiwivillan said:

On Blue Moon someone posted he was a boyhood United fan before he joined Villa

With all the looking into the Twitter tea-leaves guff. I was sure that I had read that story before.... Ah yes, here it is:

Manchester United fans will love what Jack Grealish tweeted about the club Man Utd supporters have been digging up some of Jack Grealish's old tweets and they are certainly interesting ahead of the summer transfer window.

6 minutes ago, StefanAVFC said:

 

alker over Mings at CB is the biggest travesty. 

Mings didn't put a foot wrong, Walker has been shite and isn't even a CB.

rEcOvErY pAcE

6 minutes ago, Nigel said:

Athletic

Imagine if you tried to get away with that nowadays!

It is a good article. Got me in the mood! 

35 minutes ago, VillaAlex said:

FFS. Was nice to hear proper atmosphere without this rubbish ruining it. 

Pretty much confirmed that Southgate is going full stodge. No Jack   

Matt law calling formation and part of line up again.

4 minutes ago, Tom13 said:

I've always liked him tbf. His passing and choice of pass is a joy to watch.

I see all the Xhaka hipsters are coming out of the woodwork  

Doubt Jack will get a start tomorrow. Apparently it’ll be a back 3/5. 

9 minutes ago, sparrow1988 said:

Couldn't find a smaller pic, no?

(U wot m8?}

5 minutes ago, Aston_Villan4 said:

 

But, I also don’t expect much from the training kit.

I expect mucho from the training kit. This’ll do me…

Through, his human trumpet Balague, Rafa is spinning that he’s most closely connected to the city as whole, rather than one club. 

And who are you, the proud Villa said. That we should bow so low.

We are a cat of true noble coat. Is the only truth I know.

A coat of claret, a coat of blue. Our lion still has claws. 

And ours are long and sharp my foe. As long and sharp as yours.

Kid can’t score a bad goal