maqroll Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 It's clear that Villa Park has to be a fortress if we're to stay up. It's a must win game at home versus a mid tier side. Hopefully our internationals stay healthy. Sh*t's about to get real. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 1 hour ago, maqroll said: It's clear that Villa Park has to be a fortress if we're to stay up. It's a must win game at home versus a mid tier side. Hopefully our internationals stay healthy. Sh*t's about to get real. West Ham have some very good players, this will be a tough game. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuthority Posted August 31, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted August 31, 2019 I guess I'm fired from starting match threads 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted September 1, 2019 Author Share Posted September 1, 2019 1 hour ago, TheAuthority said: I guess I'm fired from starting match threads You could start a post-pre-match thread. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted September 1, 2019 Moderator Share Posted September 1, 2019 -----------------------------Heaton---------------------------- Guilbert--------Engels--------Mings----------Taylor -------------------Nakamba---------Luiz------------------- -------McGinn------------Jota-------Grealish--------- -----------------------------Wesley--------------------------- 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted September 1, 2019 Author Share Posted September 1, 2019 I'd be tempted to start Davis over Wesley. Bring Wesley on as a sub. An angry sub. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir_gary_cahill Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 My side would be: (feel free to disagree with me) Heaton Guilbert Engels Mings Targett McGinn Nakamba Grealish Jota Wesley El Ghazi Subs: Steer, Konsa, Taylor, Elmohamady, Davis, Luiz, Hourihane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blunther Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 6 hours ago, OutByEaster? said: -----------------------------Heaton---------------------------- Guilbert--------Engels--------Mings----------Taylor -------------------Nakamba---------Luiz------------------- -------McGinn------------Jota-------Grealish--------- -----------------------------Wesley--------------------------- Like it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 If we can win 10 home games that should be enough. Tough ask though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 Thought we'd get 3-4 points from Bournemouth and Palace. 3pts from Everton was a bonus. Not sure what happens here. Wham hitting their straps. Haller looks decent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugeley Villa Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 This will be like the Everton game . Backs to the wall, the fans up for it, and hopefully a villa win. They have some good players mind. 2.1 Villa 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 Would be happy with a point from this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugeley Villa Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 Just now, VillaChris said: Would be happy with a point from this. Yes, we can’t sniff at taking a point off a good team, but we must go for the win . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 West Ham have lots of quality upfront these days....Haller was a superb signing imo and already rattling in a few goals. Felipe Anderson if he wakes up right is also a big goal threat from out wide and I like Lanzini as the playmaker and he's just signed a new deal there. Yarmolenko also back from his injury and so ahead of Fornals and Snoddy. Would be surprised if we kept a clean sheet but then I thought that about Everton and we did. Would keep Wesley in. He seems to like playing the more physical CBs given how well he did against Mina and they have Issa Diop and Ogbonna at the back who are both massive. Can see it being pretty end to end and 2-2. West Ham drew 1-1 at Brighton and even though they won 3-1 at Watford, the home team missed loads of chances at 1-1 so they don't always play their best in away games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaFaninLondon Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 13 hours ago, MaVilla said: West Ham have some very good players, this will be a tough game. Every team in the league has good players, that’s my worry, we’ve spent over £140mil this summer and most teams still look better than us, our first 11 probably only contains 4 or 5 current internationals. West Ham probably won’t finish higher than 10th so we have to target a win from this, not a draw, a win. We beat Everton who are better so it’s do-able. Already lost to 2 teams we should be getting at least a point from if we’re to be comfortably safe, Grealish looks out of his depth, our best striker will do well to get into double figures. Hopefully my worries will be eradicated as the season goes on and the team starts to look good, have my doubts though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrytini Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 5 hours ago, sir_gary_cahill said: My side would be: (feel free to disagree with me) Heaton Guilbert Engels Mings Targett McGinn Nakamba Grealish Jota Wesley El Ghazi Subs: Steer, Konsa, Taylor, Elmohamady, Davis, Luiz, Hourihane I’d love to know what it is you’ve seen Targett do to get in there. Woeful against Crewe, average in pre season. The rest I can understand, but not for me. If I was going to start Nakamba, I’d make sure I didn’t repeat the mistake when we started with Luiz. I wouldn’t put a player new to this League in that midfield. I’d start him with CH or DL, or even both, at the expense of one or both of Jota and El Ghazi. Which in turn will give Jack and John the freedom to go forward which has so far been curtailed by the need for them to shore up midfield. Mind you I don’t usually have preferences or make predictions as we don’t see what the Manager sees either up close or in player diagnostics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrytini Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 1 hour ago, VillaFaninLondon said: Every team in the league has good players, that’s my worry, we’ve spent over £140mil this summer and most teams still look better than us, our first 11 probably only contains 4 or 5 current internationals. West Ham probably won’t finish higher than 10th so we have to target a win from this, not a draw, a win. We beat Everton who are better so it’s do-able. Already lost to 2 teams we should be getting at least a point from if we’re to be comfortably safe, Grealish looks out of his depth, our best striker will do well to get into double figures. Hopefully my worries will be eradicated as the season goes on and the team starts to look good, have my doubts though. Another example of the thinking that’s doing my head in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrytini Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 1 hour ago, VillaChris said: Would be happy with a point from this. Any time we get a point we should be happy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrytini Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 4 hours ago, villalad21 said: If we can win 10 home games that should be enough. Tough ask though. 8, and 2 Away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post useless Posted September 1, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted September 1, 2019 Seems like some people are scared to hope for a win in case they end up disappointed, being realistic is one thing, but writing off every match is something else. Regardless of the circumstances a game at home to West Ham is a game we should be looking and hoping to win; as it is the circumstances make it all the more imperative that we do beat them, we don't want to find ourselves five games into the season with only one win, and by the time we play them we could find ourselves in the relegation zone a number of points away from safety and with an game away to Arsenal coming up next. I think it's a game we have to get three points from. 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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