Popular Post One For The Road Posted March 11, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 11, 2021 5 hours ago, villalad21 said: We've been showing relegation form in the games without him. Narrowly lost to 3rd placed Leicester who were flying at the time. Started poorly but played well in the second half and almost nicked a point at the death. Beat Leeds away with a solid performance, tactically outclassing your beloved Bielsa. Hammered on the door for 60 minutes at Sheffield United who had 10 men behind the ball but just couldn't score. Not a great performance but deserved something from it and on another day, with a bit of luck we would have come away with a comfortable win. Drew with Wolves after a first half that saw us hit the bar twice. Poor second half admittedly. Hardly relegation form. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 I think this has draw all over it if all our players are out. That or 1-0 fostface special with gayle scoring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 46 minutes ago, Demitri_C said: I think this has draw all over it if all our players are out. That or 1-0 fostface special with gayle scoring Why do you think Watkins and Traore will be out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turvontour Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 11 hours ago, pintpotvilla said: Well actually we have picked up 4 points from 4 games without Jack and that is not relegation form!! Surely that's exactly relegation form, isnt it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turvontour Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 5 hours ago, One For The Road said: Narrowly lost to 3rd placed Leicester who were flying at the time. Started poorly but played well in the second half and almost nicked a point at the death. Beat Leeds away with a solid performance, tactically outclassing your beloved Bielsa. Hammered on the door for 60 minutes at Sheffield United who had 10 men behind the ball but just couldn't score. Not a great performance but deserved something from it and on another day, with a bit of luck we would have come away with a comfortable win. Drew with Wolves after a first half that saw us hit the bar twice. Poor second half admittedly. Hardly relegation form. We are pretty close to the points per game average of last season in this recent run, with Jack out the team. Difference this season is that we are better defensively, so will likely pick up points even when not scoring. It must be the best part of 5 hours we havent scored for now. It is a concern that the starting eleven has changed personnel wise by about 60% from last season, and yet we still achieve similar number of goals and wins with Jack out the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smg Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 8 hours ago, AvfcRigo82 said: From that squad above I would probably take Dubravka as our second choice goalkeeper as back up to Martinez. Saint-Maxamin would be the only other player I would take from Newcastle otherwise. Dubravka over Heaton? Don’t know much about him but Heaton has a proven track record in the Premier league, or do you see Heaton moving on for first team football elsewhere ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_eristic Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 8 hours ago, AvfcRigo82 said: Saint-Maxamin would be the only other player I would take from Newcastle otherwise. I'd have Almiron here. I got to watch him every week for a couple years in a proper attacking side before his move to Newcastle, think he'd be excellent in our team and really strengthen our squad as he can cover both wings, CAM and even play as a forward if needed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 1 hour ago, Vive_La_Villa said: Why do you think Watkins and Traore will be out? Maybe to do with the rumours going around, Said players + Sanson and AEG apparently not trained this week. Possibly Cash + Grealish also might be missing. (Obviously nothing confirmed) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 2 minutes ago, Kingman said: Maybe to do with the rumours going around, Said players + Sanson and AEG apparently not trained this week. Possibly Cash + Grealish also might be missing. (Obviously nothing confirmed) Bloody hell if all those are missing then it probably will be a draw. 2 depleted teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvfcRigo82 Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 38 minutes ago, smg said: Dubravka over Heaton? Don’t know much about him but Heaton has a proven track record in the Premier league, or do you see Heaton moving on for first team football elsewhere ? It was more of a "If we didn't have Heaton" comment, Dubravka wouldn't be a bad replacement. I read somewhere last year that Heaton was planning to go back to Burnley one day as a coach. I assume when his contract with us ends in 2023. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indigo Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 2 hours ago, Vive_La_Villa said: Why do you think Watkins and Traore will be out? They didn't pop up in the 2 minute training video Villa posted the other day so folk are assuming the worst. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turvontour Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 Huge boost if Cash can start. Fingers crossed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cb_82 Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 29 minutes ago, Indigo said: They didn't pop up in the 2 minute training video Villa posted the other day so folk are assuming the worst. Comical isnt it....players throughout the week will be in and out of sessions and after the huge focus on the Grealish news from the other week im sure the club aren't going to release info that easily through facebook videos Newcastle have their whole front 3 out.... i would take that in exchange for Jack being out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted March 11, 2021 Moderator Share Posted March 11, 2021 So Grealish is ruled out but Cash is available. So at this point the earliest he can come back is for Spurs on the 21st meaning he'll have been out for exactly the month that was rumoured initially. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted March 11, 2021 Moderator Share Posted March 11, 2021 Having Cash back would be a big boost. If we play like we played in the first half against Wolves and add Cash, then by half time against these we'll be out of sight. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 Any news on whether El Ghazi is fit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pintpotvilla Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 3 hours ago, turvontour said: Surely that's exactly relegation form, isnt it? You won't go down with 38pts so no it isn't 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted March 11, 2021 Moderator Share Posted March 11, 2021 10 minutes ago, HanoiVillan said: Any news on whether El Ghazi is fit? Sounds like he's back too. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Villa87 Posted March 11, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 11, 2021 Emi Cash Konsa Mings Targett Luiz Sanson McGinn Traore Watkins Ghazi 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted March 11, 2021 Moderator Share Posted March 11, 2021 10 minutes ago, Villa87 said: Emi Cash Konsa Mings Targett Luiz Sanson McGinn Traore Watkins Ghazi Yep I'd go with that. The big advantage with that midfield 3 is that they can all play in each position of that 3, or flip it and go 2-1 instead of 1-2 if needs be. Looking forward to Sanson's second start now he's had a taste for it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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