You're not kidding.
I try to not have favourites because I don't like it in real managers, but sadly I fall foul of sticking with players when they're playing garbage. I also find with Villa it's hard to blur the lines between reality and the game, so for instance right now Adomah is playing absolutely awful. I've just won the EFL with 5 games spare, and am on course for 115-120 points. It's been a crazy season. His rating is below 7 though, which is a no-no for me. I really like him IRL though so it'll be hard to sell him.
I've already agreed a deal to bring Johnstone in for £2m in the summer, but will also get another keeper. Tony's given me about £35m to spend.
Current line up is a 4-1-2-3: Johnstone; De Laet, Chester, Ziereis, Amavi; Uysal; Hourihane, Lansbury; Ivan, Grealish; Kodjia.
I'm finding Amavi, Hourihane, Lansbury and Grealish to be pretty inconsistent, but the others are generally good. Ivan has his ups and downs but is only just 20. Beat the likes of Atletico and PSG to get him, so want to grow him. Green went out to Barnsley on loan and has been superb for them. He'll be worth about £7m when he gets back.