turvontour Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 It's a shame its Man City. They're the only team in the league that we cant really play against. Would much rather it had been Liverpool. We have been quite unlucky in that respect. You think the likes of Swansea, Bradford etc that have got to the final in recent years and we have had to play the top 3 PL clubs in quarters, semi and final. Ok Liverpool was their kids. But imagine how exciting it would be if we were playing an Everton or Newcastle on Sunday. While I dont expect us to win, we just beat Leicester over two games, so this team could do anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir_gary_cahill Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 1 hour ago, turvontour said: It's a shame its Man City. They're the only team in the league that we cant really play against. Would much rather it had been Liverpool. We have been quite unlucky in that respect. You think the likes of Swansea, Bradford etc that have got to the final in recent years and we have had to play the top 3 PL clubs in quarters, semi and final. Ok Liverpool was their kids. But imagine how exciting it would be if we were playing an Everton or Newcastle on Sunday. While I dont expect us to win, we just beat Leicester over two games, so this team could do anything. I honestly think that on a given day, anyone can beat anyone 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVTuco Posted February 25, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted February 25, 2020 Not expecting anything, but just win Villa! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 Let's see: They've got a better coach Better players in every position They are on form, we are not They are high on confidence, we are low on confidence Prediction. 3-1 win for the Villa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markavfc40 Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 We need to get more bodies in the middle of the park but I have a feeling Smith may stick with the three at the back whilst still beefing up the midfield. I think we'll go 5-3-1-1 with Engels and Hause either side of Mings, Elmo and Targett wing backs, Luiz, Nakamba and Hourihane in the middle and Jack given a free role behind Samatta. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubbs Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 Im going to miss the game cuz I've got to fly out to Germany just after kick off. Im slightly depressed but also a little relieved cuz I reckon this will be a similar outcome to the last time we played them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted February 26, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted February 26, 2020 On 24/02/2020 at 09:08, Raver50032 said: Controversial view coming up, so don't get too triggered... We kind of know (gut feel at least) that this has the potential for a big, humiliating defeat live and exclusive on Sky Sports... A Pep love in. So why not do a Liverpool? Play the kids... Maybe keep Nyland in... That way, when we get bummed, the media will be more about how plucky the kids were in defeat and how brave they were to go up against the mighty super-heroes of Manchester City. Even in defeat, we could be proud of them... unlike the first team who just seem to have rolled over. Yeah... I'm just kidding. It's a bad idea... Grit your teeth, grin and bear it. Que sera. It's probably the worst idea I've ever heard, and I'd be calling for Smith's head if he approached the game like that 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AV82 Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 Regardless of how we setup in defence we're desperate for 3 bodies in the middle. Either 3-5-2 or 4-3-3 please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenjiOgiwara Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 Probably a stupid question, but is VAR allowed in the final or even in the cups? I can't remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 Apparently we stand to rake home a whopping £100k in price money if we win the the Carabao Cup and a cool £50k if we end up runners up Dolla dolla bills y'all! Can see why City would be desperate to win this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roonst83 Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 1 hour ago, KenjiOgiwara said: Probably a stupid question, but is VAR allowed in the final or even in the cups? I can't remember. Yep, VAR will be used in the final. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted February 26, 2020 Moderator Share Posted February 26, 2020 1 minute ago, sne said: Apparently we stand to rake home a whopping £100k in price money if we win the the Carabao Cup and a cool £50k if we end up runners up Dolla dolla bills y'all! Can see why City would be desperate to win this. It'll help in City's promotion to League One next season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 We're 20/1 against in a two horse race with Coral. Jack and Samatta are both 14/1 to be first goalscorer (our lowest priced players). I wasn't expecting us to be favourites, but these prices are just insulting! Prove them wrong Villa! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 16 hours ago, villalad21 said: Let's see: They've got a better coach Better players in every position They are on form, we are not They are high on confidence, we are low on confidence Prediction. 3-1 win for the Villa. They haven't got better players in quite every position. You're spot on with everything else though, including the prediction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomav84 Posted February 26, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted February 26, 2020 1 hour ago, sne said: Apparently we stand to rake home a whopping £100k in price money if we win the the Carabao Cup and a cool £50k if we end up runners up Dolla dolla bills y'all! Can see why City would be desperate to win this. plus couple of mil in ticket sales, and the money we'd get from being in europe etc. domestic cup prize money is small but the byproducts of winning them are still worth a few bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 19 hours ago, sir_gary_cahill said: I honestly think that on a given day, anyone can beat Villa Yep 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 1 hour ago, tomav84 said: plus couple of mil in ticket sales, and the money we'd get from being in europe etc. domestic cup prize money is small but the byproducts of winning them are still worth a few bob Yeah absolutely, it's just funny that the price money is less than what most PL players earn in a week. The FA cup is apparently £3.6m or something like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenjiOgiwara Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 3 hours ago, roonst83 said: Yep, VAR will be used in the final. Shame. VAR in it's current version has undoubtedly made the game worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir_gary_cahill Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 1 hour ago, KenjiOgiwara said: Shame. VAR in it's current version has undoubtedly made the game worse. Why do you think this? If it determines the correct decision then I’m all for it, I think VAR does that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMelvillan Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 genuinely think City will rest players for this game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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