Hornso Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 10 hours ago, PieFacE said: Think it will be more like... Kodja Grealish - Hourihane - Whelan Hutton Jedinak RDL Chester Elphick - Bree Steer Grealish is playing too high up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted August 1, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted August 1, 2018 9 hours ago, Stockport_Villain said: 2-1 win with Grealish. 1-1 without him. He will be here for this one, its the next id fear for! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 On 30/07/2018 at 14:22, wilko154 said: Steer De Laet Elphick Chester Hutton Bjarnasson Adomah Grealish Hourihane Green Kodjia Would go with this, but think he will throw either Whelan or Jedinak in ahead of Bjarnasson. I think Bjarnasson needs a run of games in this position to a) make us a more attacking unit and b) get some form in and make the position his own That's team I would go for. It's not that string at all which is concerning but hopefully by next home game we will have some new faces in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted August 1, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted August 1, 2018 1 hour ago, Nigel said: He will be here for this one, its the next id fear for! Hopefully he gets an injury that looks really terrible so nobody will touch him, but then miraculously 100% recovers the day after the transfer window shuts. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 Hard to believe a new season is upon us, it's going to be dismal. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted August 1, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted August 1, 2018 1 hour ago, villa89 said: Hard to believe a new season is upon us, it's going to be dismal. That's the spirit! 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rjw63 Posted August 1, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted August 1, 2018 4 hours ago, Demitri_C said: It's not that string at all which is concerning but hopefully by next home game we will have some new faces in. But which type? Or... 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrytini Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 I can smell the Hot Dogs !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Czechlad Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 Hopefully we don't play the 3 at the back formation. It probably won't work out well with our players. Subs: Davis, Lansbury, Thor, Jedinak, Doyle-Hayes, Hutton, Moreira Not a bad team, but I expect Hutton will start at left back. Other than that, I think this will be our team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
striker Posted August 1, 2018 Visiting Supporter Share Posted August 1, 2018 1 hour ago, Czechlad said: Hopefully we don't play the 3 at the back formation. It probably won't work out well with our players. Subs: Davis, Lansbury, Thor, Jedinak, Doyle-Hayes, Hutton, Moreira Not a bad team, but I expect Hutton will start at left back. Other than that, I think this will be our team. Davis for Kodjia. Doyle Hayes for Whelan and Suliman for Elphick. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Czechlad Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 3 minutes ago, striker said: Davis for Kodjia. Doyle Hayes for Whelan and Suliman for Elphick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted August 1, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted August 1, 2018 3 hours ago, striker said: Davis for Kodjia. Doyle Hayes for Whelan and Suliman for Elphick. Agree with you on Davis, rather play Thor for Whelan but as its the first game of the season away from home id understand the laters inclusion. Id play Jedi at the back, he is not a defender but then he offers more. TBH I sit there looking through my fingers whenever the ball comes near Elphick and my poor heart wont take many games! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 9 hours ago, Nigel said: Id play Jedi at the back, he is not a defender but then he offers more. I still have nightmares about the first time he played at CB for us at Villa park. At fault for two goals, painfully slow and all over the place positionally. It's too late in his career to move him to CB IMO. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted August 2, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted August 2, 2018 1 minute ago, villa89 said: I still have nightmares about the first time he played at CB for us at Villa park. At fault for two goals, painfully slow and all over the place positionally. It's too late in his career to move him to CB IMO. Yep, he had a bit of a mare that game, but in fairness it was quite new to him. I think he will make a good centre back when he settles. Has composure, presence and good aerial ability. Funny enough I bet he would have learnt an awful lot from Terry, who has a similar physical skill set. He did look a lot better when he was used towards the end of the season. At the moment Id fancy him more in the centre of a back 3 as he could be too susceptible to pace if isolated in a back 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raver50032 Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 An early opportunity for us to throw caution to the wind and look to avoid defeat. No idea what to expect from this season, so a dismal 0-0 will be most satisfactory I would think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don_Simon Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 Well, this weekend has crept up without me even noticing! Can't quite believe the season is starting in a few days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GENTLEMAN Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 Tight game; slow tempo; oranges at half time; 0-1 Kodjia magic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A'Villan Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 What do people people think about dropping the more defensive style midfielder and putting in Lansbury for a more on the ball approach? Lansbury doesn't seem too popular but one thing he can do is pass and move well. This would take some weight off Grealish's shoulders in bringing the ball up the pitch and would mean that we can move across the flanks with a little more potency. Just an idea. The way I see it if Bruce employed this sort of system in training, we have the personnel to pull it off against teams like Hull. RDL CB Chester Hutton Lansbury Hourihane Grealish Adomah Green Kodjia As for Adomah not having another season in him, I think some might be pleasantly surprised. Due to the tactics we setup with he often received the ball too deep, having to run a third of the field without much options on offer, and try to create something from individual nous. A bit more composure and control of the ball from our central midfield and I can see Adomah being played in (mostly by you know who) for a good haul of goals and assists again this season. It's just when he has to do it solo for large parts of the game I think the fatigue sets in for Albert quicker than most of his opponents, now that he's over 30. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jareth Posted August 3, 2018 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted August 3, 2018 Dear Lord who art in heaven, McGrath be your name. The Hull game's come, your will be done, in Hull as it is in Witton. Give us this day our daily win, and forgive us our Whelan, as we also forgive Tony Xia. Lead us not into relegation, but deliver us from the championship For yours is the Villa, the Balti, the Stella Forever and ever Amen 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted August 3, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted August 3, 2018 On 01/08/2018 at 19:15, striker said: Davis for Kodjia. Doyle Hayes for Whelan and Suliman for Elphick. I'd go with that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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