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4 minutes ago, Grasshopper said:

Best line-up without Bree and Jedi

I love Villa and have done since I was 6yo and always will till the day I die.

I have far from reason to feel shame, But I dont want to get too personal here.

Villa will no doubt p*** me off when I watch the highlights tomorrow.

Haha im only joking mate

I'm not looking forward to tonight at all. Half wish I had decided to take the missus out instead!

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14 hours ago, Farlz said:

Johnstone

Hutton - Chester - Baker - Taylor

Adomah - Hourihane - Lansbury - Bjarnason

Kodjia - Hogan

 

That's what I think we'll go with tomorrow. I'd get Bacuna in at RB and put Amavi back in but Bruce isn't going to do that is he. I can't see us winning any of our next 3 games.

Replace Hutton and put Amavi in instead of Taylor if Bruce is going to play that formation then that's Villa's best team but is Bruce going to do it? If he wants to start picking up points and save his job then he has to.

 

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If Bruce has any noose about himself he'll replace SJ with Bunn, set up to play on the front foot avoid the "shots-an-mass" at Bunn. A clean sheet would mean so much to the defence in front of him and Bunn himself. We may then have slight chance of containing Toon on monday.

Sitting back and hoofing it, even Rimmy Jimmer wouldnt keep a clean sheet.

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14 minutes ago, Stevo985 said:

I'm already worried.

If we lose this I'll be very worried indeed.

This could be a make or break game for Bruce. 

Bruce Out?

Welcome to the tight little corner at the back of the room

 

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So today I am the manager and I'm selecting

                                                         Bunn

                              Elphick             Chester          Baker 

Bacuna               Thor            Lansbury       Hourihane      Amavi

                                                Hogan           Kodjia

 

Subs:

Loanee / Hutton / Taylor / Grealish / RHM / Green / Adomah

 

Without Bree and Jedi I think it's pretty much as good to push for a win as we have and also shows that this squad is better than it is perfroming and without doubt questions need to be raised about that should it continue. Calderwood ..... I'm looking firmly in your direction               

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29 minutes ago, Grasshopper said:

Bruce Out?

Now? Absolutely not.

But I've never said anything other than if things don't improve then he'll have to go.

if we lose tonight, then I think we'll lose to Newcastle too and we may never recover from that. Hence why it's make or break.

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2 minutes ago, markavfc40 said:

I think we may see a change in formation and go to 4-4-2.

Johnstone

Hutton, Chester, Baker, Taylor

Adomah, Lansbury, Hourihane, Thor

Kodjia, Hogan

Might make sense.  Bruce knows and trusts it, and those players should be good enough.  The slight worry is always around the defensive midfield.  It's not something that comes naturally to Lansbury.  But that side should still have enough about them.

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34 minutes ago, markavfc40 said:

I think we may see a change in formation and go to 4-4-2.

Johnstone

Hutton, Chester, Baker, Taylor

Adomah, Lansbury, Hourihane, Thor

Kodjia, Hogan

My thoughts too.

I'm convinced he will change it,  He MUST realise we have been taking the wrong approach.

I fully expect a transformed side tonight to come out and really show what we can do when these  - very decent players - go out with plenty of attacking intent.

My own preference would be Bacuna and Amavi as full backs as I just think we need a much more 'Kevin keegan' approach to it all - but he wont do that.

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how's about...


-------------------------------- Johnstone -----------------------------------

--------------- Chester ------- Elphick -------- Baker -------------------

Adomah ------------ Lansbury ----- Hourihane -------------- Amavi

--------------------------------- Grealish ------------------------------------

----------------------- Hogan ------------ Kodija --------------------------

 

... not sure I want to go 4-4-2. There's arguably 7 attacking players there, so it shouldn't be seen as a negative thing this 3 at the back lark...

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37 minutes ago, romavillan said:

how's about...


-------------------------------- Johnstone -----------------------------------

--------------- Chester ------- Elphick -------- Baker -------------------

Adomah ------------ Lansbury ----- Hourihane -------------- Amavi

--------------------------------- Grealish ------------------------------------

----------------------- Hogan ------------ Kodija --------------------------

 

... not sure I want to go 4-4-2. There's arguably 7 attacking players there, so it shouldn't be seen as a negative thing this 3 at the back lark...

Unfortunately we've already discovered Adomah can't play as a wing back, Bacuna would be a better option in that formation in my opinion. He can defend well and also deliver a better cross (see 14/15 and the amount of crosses he put in that Benteke benefited from)

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