VillaChris Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 (edited) DS going totally maverick and playing all of Barkley, AEG and Traore. Overloading with creativity to fill Grealish void but really worried just having Doug and McGinn in centrally they'll be overrun and AEM also going to be exposed at RB. Feels like a 2019 Dean we'll attack you'll attack selection rather than the cautious gameplan which got us 3 points in the away game in October. Leicester pretty much at full strength bar Fofana and James Justin. Edited February 21, 2021 by VillaChris 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted February 21, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted February 21, 2021 Midfield has been anonymous since the Covid-19 outbreak, and now it's going up against a tough side without the one consistent out we have. This is going to be a rough, rough afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaAlex Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 I think it's clear Dean has his favourites very much like MON did. Although maybe Barkley can count himself lucky Grealish got injured so now the onus is on him to step up as he at least has the quality to do so. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 Just now, Rodders said: How does **** Barkley and McGinn get away with it again. No accountability So, without Grealish available you’d still drop two of your better midfielders? We need all the experience and craft we can field. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M_Afro Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 I don’t get that. Losing Jack and replacing him with AEG makes it even easier to get at our defence. We will be even more open than usual! Leicester could get 4 or 5 here. Absolute suicide. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 1 minute ago, OutByEaster? said: That will be down to Barkley. 5-0 Leicester 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 We're still capable of getting a result even without Grealish, if not then that wouldn't say much for the job that Smith has done if he's so reliant on one player after spending £200m plus. Thankfully we've now got other players in our team who can also cause the opposoition problems, so shouldn't be as reliant on Grealish as we've been in the past. I still believe that we're capable of beating Leicester and they're capable of beating us. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 3 minutes ago, StefanAVFC said: Can the club please be honest with us and tell us what's going on with Jack? No Why would they? Have they been "honest" with us over cash? No doubt Smith will say something wishy washy over him after the game, that's normal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 Why not start sansom ? Again playing barkley despite him being shit. Good to see kelser and chuk on thw bench! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
est1874 Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 4 minutes ago, StefanAVFC said: Can the club please be honest with us and tell us what's going on with Jack? This. They won't though. Remember last time he was injured? He was "close to a return" for about 2 months before we saw him again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted February 21, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted February 21, 2021 This will be the easiest game Leicester will play all season I think. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indigo Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 Villa to win courtesy of a Barkley hat trick and VT to decide Grealish has actually been holding us back all along. Book it. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 1 minute ago, villa4europe said: No Why would they? Have they been "honest" with us over cash? No doubt Smith will say something wishy washy over him after the game, that's normal With respect to Cash, he isn't Grealish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 always good to know we have the hard work and tenacity of El Ghashi and Barklazy in the side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaFaninLondon Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 3 minutes ago, theboyangel said: Maybe it isn’t too bad and it was touch and go whether he’d make the game? why spook an already skittish and generally negative/pessimistic fan base! Possibly but everyone was in meltdown anyway because of the rumours going round that he might be out. I'd rather just know things, rather than being in the dark. Let's hope he only misses this game and it's just a knock. I did sense something was up as he just wasn't in the game at Brighton, which is the only time you could say that about him all season. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaAlex Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 (edited) Brilliant to see Kesler and Carney on the bench. Hope to see more of them as the season progresses. Edited February 21, 2021 by VillaAlex 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Dogg Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 Jack's ball carrying protects the team so much and gives them the chance to regroup. With Jack out, that midfield 3 could be in a world of trouble. Added to a right side of Elmo and Traore against Harvey Barnes, this could go quite wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSmirch Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 **** off Barkley 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a m ole Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 with Jack out, Barkey keeping his place makes sense to be honest. I would like to see Ransom though 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumstopdogs Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 We'll be fine... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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