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  1. DJBOB
    Spoke too soon. Looks like we're going to need more than a quarter.
  2. DJBOB
    Great back pick from Rogers there to free up Ollie.
  3. DJBOB
    Another big show of faith in Unai on Morgan Rogers. Morgan is going to have to work his socks off covering the dangerous right side of Zhegrova and Santos
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    ServiceNow

    DJBOB replied to StefanAVFC's topic in Tech Room

    The best of a bad bunch especially for the integrations. It was a hopeless exercise migrating to it. If we would have used it from day 1, it would have been much easier - but that's the same about every company I've worked at.
  5. DJBOB
    Didn't know where else to put this and I do like a good Interstellar comp - just a reminder of how amazing a season we've had and how it's still in our hands.
  6. DJBOB
    Would assume it goes back to Ollie. I’m sure they’ve been practicing pens for these knockout rounds anyway.
  7. DJBOB
    But maybe for the best for the team and his confidence that he's not on permanent penalty duty!
  8. DJBOB
    United have deceptively difficult fixtures. Burnley and Sheffield are both terrible but have picked up lots of draws recently as they desperately try to accumulate points. Palace might not have anything to play for, but as shown against City, are the exact type of team that can punish you on the counter. Newcastle are always a threat and that might be a basketball game with the way they both play. A trip away to Brighton won't be easy (they have a big home/away split - are much better at home). And of course Arsenal.
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    I wouldn't sell Ollie for anything this summer and we have no incentive to do so for a few reasons. 5 year contract signed in 2023 - unless he makes a stink, have no reason to move - and doesn't seem to be the type to do so unless player and club found a way A scarcity in the CF position - very few true CF positions out there that can do it all back to goal, linking play, getting in behind, and scoring. These are the only players at that level with Ollie for me Kane Haaland - weaker link up play and back to goal Benzema - older Lewandowski - older Osimhein Then a giant cliff to the next set of players Unreal fitness This set of combinations has always made him hard to replace but now that he's being played as an out and out striker instead of a quasi left forward for most of his career, you're really seeing the counting stats pile up.
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    Dicey for a little bit good overall. Need the prem side to take care of business on Thursday and put us on a good trajectory. I forget @omariqy scenarios this falls under but I think if we and Liverpool take care of business, it remains in our hands.
  11. DJBOB
    **** hell Phil. Relax.
  12. DJBOB
    Both Arsenal and City just lack any great 1v1 attackers. You see how City and Bayern are just having players go at their defenders and then the City and Arsenal players are always slowing everything down.
  13. DJBOB
    I'm always fascinated watching Arsenal/City play in the UCL these past few seasons. In the prem, let's face it - they're going to be significantly better than almost every club in the league bar maybe each other and Liverpool. But in the UCL, they look distinctly mortal since the opposing teams will usually have a Vini or a Sane that are just devastating their lumbering CB's as FB. This is not too dissimilar to what we did with Bailey on Gvardiol.
  14. DJBOB
    It's interesting between City/Arsenal and Madrid/City. The latter have Vini, Rodrygo, Sane, Gnabry, and Musiala - all ball carriers that can devastate a team solo. Meanwhile City and Arsenal start Grealish/Foden/Silva/Martinelli/Saka. All good players in their own right, but none of them pacey ball carriers. Or if they are - they're actively instructed not to go for it and instead consistently play in these wide flank positions. A contrast in styles - great for consistent league play - but not so much for tournament 'magic' moments.
  15. DJBOB
    Looks like these teams are lacking character.
  16. DJBOB
    Against teams they dominate - they like to do so but he went with the boring control lineup. Gvardiol, Dias, Stones, Akanji and Rodri. 4 CB's and a CDM. Steve Bruce would be proud.
  17. DJBOB
    I'd be very surprised to see Rico Lewis out on the pitch to face Vinicius. Akanji seems like a better bet.
  18. DJBOB
    Lille, I would say, will probably end up being the strongest side we face in this cup. David, after a relatively slow start (7G+2A), is picking up steam in in 2024 (16G+3A) though 3G/3A were playing a much lower tier side in a cup match. Chevalier is a very highly rated keeper. Zhegrova will give Digne or Moreno a run for their money. Tiago Santos overlaps very well with him so our left side are going to have to be up for it. I think Unai will go with a slightly more conservative lineup and go in expecting a cagey match on both legs. The problem is the CM area. He needs McGinn in the center but also needs someone more defensively adept playing LM as well. I'm not sure if this will be during the home tie or the away tie but it wouldn't surprise me for Unai to play Moreno ahead of Digne. This is essentially how he ended the City match and mentioned that the last 30 minutes of the City match was for some 'practice' Emi Konsa Diego Pau Digne Bailey McGinn Luiz Moreno Tielemans Watkins
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    Might not play but could see him making the bench ala Diego at the end of last year. Even that would be a big boost to morale for everyone.
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    Away Form

    DJBOB replied to villan95's topic in Villa Talk

    With only 3 away matches left - we're probably going to end up somewhere in 4th-8th in away form. Our xGD is 9th away (-4.5) which is a decent representation of us as we don't particularly blow away anyone away from home. In comparison - we will end anywhere between 4th-7th in home form but our xGD is better at home in 6th place and positive (+11.2) At the end of the day - our away form didn't end up being too poor. Only the title contenders have a positive xGD away which belies their strength in different areas. What's interesting is a sorted from highest GD between home and away - you can see the different clubs with a great home effect. I imagine Newcastle has something to do with travel. Fulham - 30 Newcastle - 25 Villa - 19 Palace - 18 Brighton - 16 Luton - 14 Liverpool - 13
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    I mean let's be real. It's Villa. I've said it before - but I think it's still somehow going to come down to the last day either in the league or in conference league. It's not that unbelievable, we've taken the hard route both through promotion and surviving relegation. It'll come down to either winning away at Palace on the last day of the league or somehow having to win the UECL final to get the final coefficient points for 5th place to qualify. I can't imagine the VT meltdown if we have to win at Athens to get into the UCL and our first trophy in decades.
  22. DJBOB
    I do think it will be significantly more difficult. It's not a panacea to all problems, but again - we have to seize the chance in front of us. Additionally - I think Unai is better than both Howe and Ranieri at managing multiple competitions, not to mention he has experience doing so. For me - it is closer to Spurs making UCL and UEL than it is Newcastle (so far) and the Leicester flash in the pan.
  23. DJBOB
    I'm kind of in this boat now. And it might not be the purist way of competing every match but if we beat Bournemouth and Palace, then the best way we can help ourselves with 5th place is to go all in for conference league to keep picking up coefficient points because it's going to end up being very close.
  24. DJBOB
    This table was from last week. But the Brentford draw would bring us to 5 dropped points. But the Liverpool draw would bring them to 6.
  25. DJBOB
    Still top of the league and keeping the lead after this weekend’s results.
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