Rugeley Villa Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 On for a decent crowd again. Don’t get our home support this season. Much better than last season when we were doing well for a large part. As for the game then it’s a bit of a must win, purely because Ipswich are terrible. The play offs are gone in my head. 2.0 Villa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilko154 Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 This is what I would go with this weekend. A potential gamble but something that I think would work against a poor Ipswich side. Kalinic Hutton Chester Elphick Taylor El Ghazi Hourihane McGinn Green Hogan Abraham Back four to stay the same, it's poor but we don't have any other options really. El Ghazi and Green to start (Adomah looks out of sorts and Kodjia can be used as an impact sub) Drop out Bjarnasson, he offers nothing and at times hinders the midfield. Two up front means we can be more direct and either striker can drop in to pick up the ball deep when required. Hogan up front... give the lad a chance, have him play off Abraham and have players knock balls through for him to run onto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted January 23, 2019 Moderator Share Posted January 23, 2019 Hogan and Abraham on paper is a good combination. Abraham clever enough to provide the kind of passes Hogan used to thrive off and Abraham himself can obviously do the business. It's in our interests to get the best out of everyone. I just can't see Smith ditching the 5 man midfield. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted January 23, 2019 Author Share Posted January 23, 2019 3 hours ago, wilko154 said: Kalinic Hutton Chester Elphick Taylor El Ghazi Hourihane McGinn Green Hogan Abraham It's so depressing having to play these and knowing you probably are gonna concede 2 goals in every game. But we have no other options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 They are all a bunch of shithouses. Play the youths and if they ain't ready play the ladies. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herman22 Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 A win and a decent performance is needed here. No doubt Lambert will come and hope to get one over on us. We have so few options at the moment I'd go with this: Kalanic Hutton Chester Elphick Taylor Hourihane ElGhazi McGinn Green Abraham Hogan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KHV Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 Smith is in desperate need of a result. If we can't beat Ipswich at home we may as well just call it a day. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilko154 Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 18 hours ago, rodders0223 said: They are all a bunch of shithouses. Play the youths and if they ain't ready play the ladies. Thats the spirit 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wedge Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 On 22/01/2019 at 17:57, Rugeley Villa said: On for a decent crowd again. Don’t get our home support this season. Much better than last season when we were doing well for a large part. As for the game then it’s a bit of a must win, purely because Ipswich are terrible. The play offs are gone in my head. 2.0 Villa Is the Upper Trinity open? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herman22 Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 DS has said Jedi played in the behind closed doors friendly so he is surely back in contention. He would give the defence a bit of protection and also a good presence in both boxes. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugeley Villa Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 56 minutes ago, wedge said: Is the Upper Trinity open? No, but will probably pass 34k. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robtaylor200 Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 (edited) I really believe my 4:1 will come in this week end, or even have to cash in because we could get 5 Edited January 24, 2019 by Robtaylor200 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WakefieldVillan Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 The only way I would play 2 up top is to sacrifice a defender and go 3-5-2 otherwise I think we would get over-run in midfield. I don't think Smith would adopt this formation but if he did, I'd like to see something like this, which would at least eliminate our terrible full backs and may get us back to the quick high-press football we were playing at the start of Smith's reign; Kalinic Elphick Chester Hause Jedinak El Ghazi Hourihane McGinn Green Hogan Abraham Could quite easily swap Hogan for Kodge or Davis, Bree into the back 3, Elmo (dare I say) for El Ghazi... Just hope we can get back to winning ways, Ipswich are 5/1 with some bookies, I don't think it's that clear cut at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted January 25, 2019 Author Share Posted January 25, 2019 10 hours ago, WakefieldVillan said: Kalinic Elphick Chester Hause Jedinak El Ghazi Hourihane McGinn Green Hogan Abraham Playing 3 cb's is a bad idea when you only got 3 available cb's in the squad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomav84 Posted January 25, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted January 25, 2019 Will get back to winning ways - 2-0 villa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted January 25, 2019 Author Share Posted January 25, 2019 Was confident we would smash Wigan 3-0, well that didn't happen... I'm just not gonna say anything 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted January 25, 2019 Moderator Share Posted January 25, 2019 I'm assuming Jedinak will start, because you can't move for 'Mile available' articles. A fit Mile at #6 might be just the ticket. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 ------------------------Kalinic------------------------ Bree-------Elphick-----Chester-----Hutton ------------------------Jedinak---------------------- ------------------McGinn ----------------------------------- Green-----------------Hourihane-------El Ghazi ---------------------Abraham------------------- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir_gary_cahill Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 (edited) My team: Kalinic Hutton Elphick Chester Taylor McGinn Jedinak Hourihane El Ghazi Abraham Green Edited January 25, 2019 by sir_gary_cahill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCDAN Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 (edited) Smith has the rest of this season without judgement from me, he's inherited a bit of a patchwork team with the lack of defence and injuries at the moment but you have to win games like this to keep fans on side. We can all be fickle at times but with all the excuses in the world you have to be winning games like this. Edited January 25, 2019 by AVFCDAN 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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