Xela Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 Looks impossible to score with Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 Serbia sack the manager after guiding to World Cup qualification for not playing enough youngsters 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 2 hours ago, Zatman said: Serbia sack the manager after guiding to World Cup qualification for not playing enough youngsters Always politics with the Balkan countries I'm afraid. Most bizzare one was not calling up Milinkovic Savic who is one of the best midfielders in Seria A. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 4 minutes ago, VillaChris said: Always politics with the Balkan countries I'm afraid. Most bizzare one was not calling up Milinkovic Savic who is one of the best midfielders in Seria A. Thats the reason apparently not choosing him but they qualified so think poor form from FA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimzk5 Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 10 hours ago, Zatman said: Serbia sack the manager after guiding to World Cup qualification for not playing enough youngsters Wont be long before some african team appoints sven goran erikson or avram grant for the world cup 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 none of their youngsters are really setting the world alight either...a few of them got big moves but arent playing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted November 7, 2017 Moderator Share Posted November 7, 2017 Goalkeepers: Darren Randolph (Middlesbrough), Rob Elliot (Newcastle United), Keiren Westwood (Sheffield Wednesday), Colin Doyle (Bradford City) Defenders: Cyrus Christie (Middlesbrough), Matt Doherty (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Paul McShane (Reading), Shane Duffy (Brighton & Hove Albion), Ciaran Clark (Newcastle United), John O'Shea (Sunderland), Kevin Long, Stephen Ward (Burnley) Midfielders: Aiden McGeady (Sunderland), Jeff Hendrick, Robbie Brady (Burnley), Glenn Whelan, Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa), David Meyler (Hull City), Harry Arter (Bournemouth), Eunan O'Kane (Leeds United), Wes Hoolahan (Norwich City), Callum O'Dowda (Bristol City), James McClean (West Bromwich Albion) Forwards: Shane Long (Southampton), Daryl Murphy (Nottingham Forest), Scott Hogan (Aston Villa), Aiden O'Brien (Millwall) ROI very light on strikers. Our own Scott Hogan being one of them. Injuries are Maguire, McCarthy & Keogh. The uninjured talisman, Jonathan Walters, has, for reasons best known to Martin, been left out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 Walters is injured, haant played in months As many keepers as strikers, Mon prob throw one up top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted November 7, 2017 Moderator Share Posted November 7, 2017 Just now, Zatman said: Mon prob throw one up top Yeah away from home no doubt about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 Our striking options are scary, they have combined for 8 league goals this season and Murphy counts as a 3 quarters of them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 Why call up 4 goalkeepers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 1 hour ago, Xela said: Why call up 4 goalkeepers? Less chance of conceding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 (edited) Don't care about the lack of strikers, if you look at the actual matches ROI ALWAYS score away from home. Goals in Wales, Serbia, Bosnia, Austria, Germany and Poland over last two campaigns. Think Scotland in November 2014 was the last big game you boys didn't score in. Even in the euros against some really good teams you scored in three out of the four games. If I had to predict I'd go for 1-1 in Denmark and ROI to grind out a 0-0 at the Aviva. Edited November 7, 2017 by VillaChris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coda Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 Was hoping Butland would dislodge Hart but he's now broken his finger! Could this be our Stalingrad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 referee has had a shocker in Norn Iron game and arguably cost them. though they have been poor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 Dodgy penalty aside, Swiss have been so comfortable tonight. Can see them winning the second leg comfortably. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 Just now, VillaChris said: Dodgy penalty aside, Swiss have been so comfortable tonight. Can see them winning the second leg comfortably. they have but Schar should have been sent off after 6 minutes and a different game then. refs gave nothing to North Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 No way in a match of this significance a ref will send a player off after five minutes. I agree they were very unlucky on the penalty but generally the Swiss have been excellent defending the high balls and crosses. And if you can do that against Norn Iron they haven't go much else to hurt you with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 yes dodgy pen but NI deserved nothing as they were intent on sitting back and hoping for the best. Swiss dominated the game and should have won by more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 18 minutes ago, PaulC said: yes dodgy pen but NI deserved nothing as they were intent on sitting back and hoping for the best. Swiss dominated the game and should have won by more And to be expected, Swiss brought a 20 million forward off the bench and NI brought on a villa reject and a QPR reserve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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