wilko154 Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 Personally would give this a go: Kalinic Bree Elphick Hause Taylor Whelan Bolasie El Ghazi Lansbury Adomah Kodjia For me Bree needs to play at right back, he is now our first choice right back and needs to play there. Elphick and Hause will need to get used to playing at the back and in front of Kalinic. Chester needs a rest. Whelan should be fresh at DM. Bolasie and Adomah should be pretty fresh out wide. Lansbury can come in and give an unfit Bjarnasson a break, but he could play if Lansbury isn't fit. El Ghazi through the middle is something I would like to try whilst Grealish is out, this is the perfect chance to see how it works. Kodjia up top, get his confidence up. Otherwise we also have Davis and Hogan looking for game time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted January 3, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted January 3, 2019 Be a shame if o hare is out injured, this would be perfect for him; Same with landsbury. Davis needs to start. He is the closest we have to Tammy and needs to be given time to play. Problem is Hogan needs the same. However it's not impossible these 2 could play as a partnership in the unlikely event of playing 2 up; would help with the lack of midfield options too. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddywhack Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 17 hours ago, OutByEaster? said: Depending n the away fans, this one looks like it might now be up to 40k. That's quite something. Probably officially, but I reckon there'll be a fair few thousand ST holders who won't turn up. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted January 3, 2019 Moderator Share Posted January 3, 2019 Going on who might need a rest makes interesting/worrying reading. We have 12 players this season who have started 10 or more games. Four of those are currently injured Nyland 23 starts Grealish 21 Tuanzebe 19 Taylor 12 and one is just back from injury Adomah 11 starts Of the remaining 7, the starting numbers are concerning Chester 25 Hutton 25 McGinn 23 Abraham 20 Elmohamady 19 Hourihane 18 Kodjia 17 I'd be resting as many as Smith thinks he can get away with, without throwing the tie. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted January 3, 2019 Moderator Share Posted January 3, 2019 Our ability to rest players will to a large extent rest on the fitness of those that may or may not be available to start this one. On the at risk register we have: Taylor Lansbury Jedinak O'Hare Doyle-Hayes And there's every chance that Hause won't be here by match day. If we have all of those available, rest becomes easier - if not, it becomes almost impossible - especially in the middle of the park. There's also a risk in playing four or five players just back from injury all in the same game - what we don't want is to have to make two substitutions in the first half and bring on the players we were hoping to rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted January 3, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted January 3, 2019 Play our current full strength defence. Including Kalinic. The more time they have together the better. Other than that I don't really care. Give Hogan 90 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted January 3, 2019 Moderator Share Posted January 3, 2019 30 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: Play our current full strength defence. Including Kalinic. The more time they have together the better. Even with Chester's knee troubles? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted January 3, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted January 3, 2019 Just now, OutByEaster? said: Even with Chester's knee troubles? Yeah fair point. I'd forgotten about that. He's probably due a rest. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 Kalinic Elmo Bree Elphick Revan BB Whelan JDH Albert Kodjia Hogan If we use the changes as an excuse to put in a pathetic nothing performance like we did last year I will be **** fuming. I expect to progress despite the changes, I have no doubt Swansea will put out a scratch team too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacbuddies Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 I don't think I have ever been less interested in a 3rd round FA Cup tie in my life. This weekend will be as dull as an international break. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post OutByEaster? Posted January 3, 2019 Moderator Popular Post Share Posted January 3, 2019 About 500 tickets still for sale - it'd be a real shame if this one sold out, meaning there were Villa fans that would like to have gone but couldn't get tickets and then on the day there were 5,000 empty seats for season ticket holders that couldn't be arsed. Personally, I still love the FA Cup - 3rd rnd day is special - it becomes more like a product as the rounds go on, but the early rounds are fantastic. I'd like to see us progress, I think it helps rather than hinders league form. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted January 3, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted January 3, 2019 56 minutes ago, OutByEaster? said: Personally, I still love the FA Cup - 3rd rnd day is special It is to me, too. I was born (in Aston) on a 3rd round Saturday. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WakefieldVillan Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 7 hours ago, wilko154 said: Personally would give this a go: Kalinic Bree Elphick Hause Taylor Whelan Bolasie El Ghazi Lansbury Adomah Kodjia For me Bree needs to play at right back, he is now our first choice right back and needs to play there. Elphick and Hause will need to get used to playing at the back and in front of Kalinic. Chester needs a rest. Whelan should be fresh at DM. Bolasie and Adomah should be pretty fresh out wide. Lansbury can come in and give an unfit Bjarnasson a break, but he could play if Lansbury isn't fit. El Ghazi through the middle is something I would like to try whilst Grealish is out, this is the perfect chance to see how it works. Kodjia up top, get his confidence up. Otherwise we also have Davis and Hogan looking for game time. Agree with the defence, but although Whelan didn't feature against QPR he did play huge chunks of the previous four games and at 34 a rest wouldn't do no harm, but as another poster has mentioned it is all dependant on who is fit and available. El Ghazi in a central role is an interesting one, though I would be surprised to see it. Biggest thing for me though is that this is a perfect chance for Hogan and/or Davis to get some playing time. No doubt Swansea will be reciprocating us by resting some of their first team squad so with this is in mind I am confident we can put in a positive performance and have enough to see us through to the next round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted January 3, 2019 Author Share Posted January 3, 2019 Assuming everyone is fit, i would rest the "A" team, and probably go something like: Steer Elmo - Revan - Bedeau - Hutton Lansbury - Whelan - Doyle Hayes Adomah - Hogan - Kodjia Reason for Hutton, is if Taylor & Bree are fit for the following game, i would play those over Hutton. I might even play Davis in place of Adomah or Kodjia, would defo use him in a sub capacity if nothing else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvfcRigo82 Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 7 hours ago, pacbuddies said: I don't think I have ever been less interested in a 3rd round FA Cup tie in my life. This weekend will be as dull as an international break. I'm not so sure Pac, if we rest as many first teamers as possible whilst giving a game to everyone else who can fit in and show what they can do. What is there to lose? I see other teams throwing youngsters a lifeline of opportunity, let's try the same where possible in this game and let players stake a claim. Whilst I'd like us to progress to the next round I wouldn't be all the dissapointed if we lost either providing we rested key players and fringers giving the game a good go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvfcRigo82 Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 (edited) Kalinic Bree Elphick Revan/Hause Taylor* Whelan El Ghazi Lansbury* Bjarnason JDH Davis Subs: Steer, Elmo, Hogan, Adomah, Hutton, Kodja, Bolasie, Bedeau. * If fit to start. Edited January 4, 2019 by AvfcRigo82 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il_serpente Posted January 4, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted January 4, 2019 Kalinic has to play for me. Chance to get a game under his belt for his new team in a new country with little at stake. Plus our opponent is also a Championship team, so a no-risk introduction to the competition he'll be facing. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 Looks like Swansea are playing a weak side as well so we could see a villa reserves side vs a Swansea reserves one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvfcRigo82 Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 1 hour ago, Demitri_C said: Looks like Swansea are playing a weak side as well so we could see a villa reserves side vs a Swansea reserves one. I still want us to go for it and not be a repeat of Peterborough last season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omariqy Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 Is this available on AVTV? I would go for Steer, Elmo, Jedinak, Bree, Hutton, Adomah, COH, JDH, Lansbury, Bolasie, Hogan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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