Uncle Albert Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 It aint a problem, its an epidemic. agree about barton he cant be any worse than what weve got. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanBalaban Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 Our CM's are simply not capable of functioning in a pairing. Perhaps a 3 out of Tish, GG, Westwood, Jedinak, Lyden would give us a better footing in games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dounavilla Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 So we need 3 in the middle because they are all shit. We need 3 at the back because they are all shit ? How about we try a 5-5-3 formation. Basicly playing with 2 extra players ? May help . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbr600rr Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 massive problems in this area.. no matter what pairing SB puts out all our midfield players offer little & a loosing mentality i hope SB brings tom huddlestone to the fold in january, tish looks like hes a long way off being a force in the championship & at 5m (shaking head) ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 12 hours ago, PaulC said: I actually think we have been much worse since Gardner has been left out Incredibly i agree, Gardner has looked poor in most games but whrn he has been out our midfield has been shite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaglint Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 Definitely personnel are an issue here but a much bigger issue I think is general organisation. Every time any Villa picked up the ball yesterday they were about 30 yards from their nearest team mate. The team was so disjointed it was ridiculous. I remember something along the lines of attack as a team and defend as a team from school days. I think if we gave that a whirl all departments would look a lot stronger. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 10 hours ago, Uncle Albert said: It aint a problem, its an epidemic. agree about barton he cant be any worse than what weve got. We said the same about jedinak and he's our worst player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briny_ear Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 13 hours ago, dounavilla said: I thought I went back in time for a moment reading about Benteke. Those were the days. Absolutely. I read the opening post and nearly wept. Worrying about how to get the best out of a midfield of Cleverley, Sanchez, Westwood and Delph, so that we could give better service to Benteke? We really didn't know we were born, back in Feb 2015, did we? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyp Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 The calls to bring back Sanchez look more credible by the minute. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Albert Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 1 hour ago, villa89 said: We said the same about jedinak and he's our worst player. He doesnt look the player we was hoping for does he. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaCas Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 What radical options are available to SB to sort out the horrific mess RDM has left in midfield? What about playing Baker alongside Elphick and pushing Chester forward to play at the base of a MF diamond - probably not the best passer but at least has energy, commitment and a bit of bite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 I think we need to give Jedinak time. Three in the middle from now on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
praisedmambo Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 34 minutes ago, VillaCas said: What radical options are available to SB to sort out the horrific mess RDM has left in midfield? What about playing Baker alongside Elphick and pushing Chester forward to play at the base of a MF diamond - probably not the best passer but at least has energy, commitment and a bit of bite We have a problem of a lack of pace in midfield and Chester's certainly not the answer to that, imo! We only have 4 CMs and they're mostly hugely limited and slow. I think we're screwed with the current lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GENTLEMAN Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 (edited) We need to consider Bacuna, Gardner or Lyden for a CM spot. Edited October 16, 2016 by GENTLEMAN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuffolkVillan Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 (edited) Particularly for away games maybe we could look to set up mre for counter account and I also think something left field might help; certainly cannot get any worse. what do you guys think of dropping Jedi into a back 3 with Baker and Chester as someone who can play the ball out rather than hoofing it. Have amavi and Bacuna as wing backs which both have done before. In midfield get more energy with Lyden alongside tish with Mccormack as the attacking mid. Upfront a mobile 2 of Ayew and Kodjia. Bring on Grealish for Mccormack when he tires. Also have Greeen on bench to strech opposition if we get in front. Edited October 16, 2016 by SuffolkVillan spelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 To start with we must play with 3 central midfielders. I've not seen enough of Jordan Lyden to say if he'd improve us, but youthful exuberance and something to prove can't be a bad thing. Of the players available on a free, Meireles, Osman, Hugo Viana... all probably need a month or so to get up to speed. And neither probably has the exact abilities we crave. Still worth a look if we can bring someone in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 If Essien is without a contract get him fir the rest of the season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 6 minutes ago, Richard said: If Essien is without a contract get him fir the rest of the season If fit he'd be a cracking signing, but he's had a horrid time with injuries in the last couple of seasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NuneatonVilla Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 (edited) For me the only way we can work round this is to go for a 5-3-2 formation, with our current problems we have I think this is the only few systems I think we can use. I'm afraid on the only way we can go forward is sitting back, letting them have possession and looking to try and catch them on the counter. GK: Gollini CB: Elphick CB: Baker CB: Chester RWB: Bacuna LWB: Grealish (this is going raise a few questions, but now and again he can pull off the odd good tackle and the only one I can think off who has pace on the left side to catch teams on the counter) CDM: Tshibola RCM: Gardner (is he injured I'm on not sure) LCM: Jedinak RS: Gestede or Ayew (though Ayew as the pace for this system) LS: McCormack Not sure if the loan window is open or do they still run it but how about Matty James from Leicester, can't get a game there at all. He was excellent at this level. Edited October 16, 2016 by NuneatonVilla 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoelVilla Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 What is Bastian Schweinstieger up to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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