villanwesty88 Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 What is our best eleven with the new recruits? I'm finding it hard to pick and also to work out our best formation. It is nice to have options though! Seems to be pretty good competition in each area. 4-3-3? ---------Johnstone---------- Bree Terry Chester Taylor -------Jedinak-- Whelan------ -----------Lansbury-------- Green -----------------Elmohamady --------------Kodjia 3-5-2? ------------Johnstone--------- -----Chester---Terry---Samba----- Bree----------------------------------Taylor -------Hourihane---Lansbury----- -----------McCormack--------- ------Kodjia-------Hogan------- 4-4-2? ---------Johnstone---------- Bree Terry Chester Taylor Green Jedinak Whelan Elmo ------Kodjia----Hogan--- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JNortonAVFC Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 Johnstone Bree/Elmo Chester Terry Taylor Whelan Lansbury Hourihane Adomah Green Kodjia That would be it for me, just need to make sure Lansbury and Hourihane get forward enough to support Kodj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brummybloke Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 Johnstone Elmo Chester Terry amvari Whelan Lansbury Hourihane Grealish Green Hogan That's out of whose fit and ready to play Samba Bree Gabby Morton harkett Mccormack As subs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jareth Posted July 23, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted July 23, 2017 Definitely a 1 next to a 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastie Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 Johnstone Bree Chester Terry Taylor Whelan Lansbury Hourihane Elmohamady Green hogan would go with this v Hull as kodija likely to still be missing , hugely impressed by Elmo and hogan today . strong bench too with many options . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 4231 Johnstone Bree Chester Terry Taylor Lansbury Whelan Elmohadamy Grealish Hourihane Hogan This depending on fitness at present. Lansbury can go forward more as Whelan is more mobile than Jedinak and will cover the space left behind. Grealish and Hourihane can swap positions to pull the defence out. Its nice though that we actually have a good squad now and have options to change it up. Gabby is looking fresher than he has in years. Green is looking to make an impact. Hutton could come in at rb (if not sold). Kodjia to come back from injury. Bjarnasson will be looking to feature and can obviously cover numerous positions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skarroki Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 (edited) Our best XI (which suggests to me when everyone in the squad is fully fit) Johnstone Hutton - Terry (c) - Chester - Taylor Whelan - Hourihane Adomah - Grealish - Kodjia Hogan Although I think our squad is looking strong and there are a few players unlucky to miss out in this squad. I'd happily see Green, Elmohamady, Jedinak, Lansbury, Amavi, Samba, Baker and Steer playing too. Edited July 23, 2017 by skarroki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpt666 Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 4-3-3 JOHNSTONE(STEER) HUTTON(BREE) CHESTER(SAMBA) TERRY(BAKER) TAYLOR(AMAVI) LANSBURY(THOR) WHELAN(JEDINAK) HOURIHANE(JACK) ADOMAH(ELMO) HOGAN(GABBY) KODIJA(GREEN) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted July 23, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted July 23, 2017 I can't even begin to think about this. I have absolutely no idea how we should be set up or who we should play. However it pans out there will be players not in the starting 11 most weeks I really rate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 I don't think we have one. Which on the one hand is good as we have a strong squad but in the other hand it's a nightmare for the manage when they are all fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 13 minutes ago, dpt666 said: 4-3-3 JOHNSTONE(STEER) HUTTON(BREE) CHESTER(SAMBA) TERRY(BAKER) TAYLOR(AMAVI) LANSBURY(THOR) WHELAN(JEDINAK) HOURIHANE(JACK) ADOMAH(ELMO) HOGAN(GABBY) KODIJA(GREEN) That sums it up well. We have a strong 11 and very good cover too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Nigel Posted July 23, 2017 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted July 23, 2017 If your preferred system has Whelan next to Jedi it's wrong! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daweii Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 5 hours ago, Eastie said: Johnstone Bree Chester Terry Taylor Whelan Lansbury Hourihane Elmohamady Green hogan would go with this v Hull as kodija likely to still be missing , hugely impressed by Elmo and hogan today . strong bench too with many options . If we don't get promoted with that kind of quality and line up we don't deserve to ever go up. Our squad right now is akin to playing FIFA on amateur difficulty we should be breezing past everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubby Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 (edited) Can't predict a starting XI but worth saying that this is perhaps the strongest our squad has been for a very long time. 46 games to play and we have two decent players in every position and a seemingly sizeable pot of up and coming youth players. Good work Edited July 24, 2017 by Tubby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael118 Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 (edited) Johnstone Hutton Chester Terry Amavi Jedinak Bacuna Hourihane O'Hare Kodjia Agbonlahor Bunn Baker McKirdy Hogan + 3 from all the rest. Edited July 24, 2017 by Michael118 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastie Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Michael118 said: Johnstone Hutton Chester Terry Amavi Jedinak Bacuna Hourihane O'Hare Kodjia Agbonlahor Bunn Baker McKirdy Hogan Whelan Grealish Elmohamady/Adomah Hutton bacuna jedinak ohare gabby amavi - no thanks! Far better players left out - swap those 6 for bree, Taylor, whelan , lansbury, hogan and Elmo . O hare may well prove useful as the season runs as may gabby ,and Jedi but I wouldn't want bacuna in a villa shirt again . Edited July 24, 2017 by Eastie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post VILLAMARV Posted July 24, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted July 24, 2017 I've taken a while to think about this one and looked in all the player threads for some ideas. Think I've cracked it. 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 10 minutes ago, VILLAMARV said: I've taken a while to think about this one and looked in all the player threads for some ideas. Think I've cracked it. Chester is an old racist?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wilko154 Posted July 24, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted July 24, 2017 So last term we started with... Gollini Hutton Baker Elphick Cissokho Bacuna Westwood Garnder Ayew Gested McCormack It may not seem like we have made much progress in the last year but just look at the state of that team 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One For The Road Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 People putting Green in their first 11. If he is one of our best 11 players then expect a very hard season. He has potential to be decent, but then so have so many of our youth graduates: Delfouneso, Gardener, Bannan etc.... Weather Green goes the same way remains to be seen but he is nowhere near being good enough to consistently start for a team aiming to finish in the top 6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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