Tomaszk Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 40 minutes ago, PaulC said: Put it this way I think we have more chance of getting a result against Chelsea than Man City. I would agree with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaFaninLondon Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 Team news actually sounds fairly positive for a change apart from the 2 Argentinians missing. Bailey at "full fitness" does actually indicate he may start, I certainly hope so. Ollie news sounds encouraging too. Bert has trained so hopefully he'll be in the squad too. Certainly don't want to see Young as a no10. Either he's at LB or on the bench for me. I'll enjoy the game a lot more tomorrow if we can put out a strong side, I think we'll at least compete with them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 I think he may well start Nakamba or Ramsey for this one to be a bit more defensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomC Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 As a prediction, and assuming Konsa is out, I expect 4-3-3: Steer Cash Axel Mings Young Dougie Ramsey McGinn Bailey Ings Ghaza I would start Watkins instead of Ghaza even if he's not fully fit, but I don't think that's what Deano will do. I'd rather get off to a solid start and Ollie's pressing would help. If he can't make it the full 90, you can make a tactical substitution based on the game situation. If you need a goal, bring on Ghaza or Chuk or (if available) Traore (switching Bailey to the other wing). If you're protecting a lead, bring on another defender (maybe Targett and push Young into midfield to play 4-4-2). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedClaretAndBlue Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 At least Kante is definitely out. Take it Saul Niguez will come straight in for his debut. Their squad is a joke isnt it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 11 hours ago, Richie k said: all out attack, get the goal by shocking them, then park the bus or 2 buses. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 we have to have many players winning their duels to have a chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomav84 Posted September 10, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted September 10, 2021 1 hour ago, TomC said: As a prediction, and assuming Konsa is out, I expect 4-3-3: Steer Cash Axel Mings Young Dougie Ramsey McGinn Bailey Ings Ghaza I would start Watkins instead of Ghaza even if he's not fully fit, but I don't think that's what Deano will do. I'd rather get off to a solid start and Ollie's pressing would help. If he can't make it the full 90, you can make a tactical substitution based on the game situation. If you need a goal, bring on Ghaza or Chuk or (if available) Traore (switching Bailey to the other wing). If you're protecting a lead, bring on another defender (maybe Targett and push Young into midfield to play 4-4-2). looking at the training video bailey, watkins and traore all looked pretty sharp so not sure which combo he'll go for. nice to be in a position where we can't predict the line up though! marv might come in too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHY Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 Martinez will be a miss but if we have Bailey and Watkins available then Buendia isn’t that big a miss imo. We will most likely counter attack and Buendia isn’t the fastest so it might not actually be a bad thing him missing this game. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troon_villan Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 Optimism for this game rockets if I see both Bailey and Watkins in the starting line up. Still very very tough to get a result there but just knowing we will be a threat in the final third. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alreadyexists Posted September 10, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted September 10, 2021 **** it… I’m going 1-2 Villa! Ings to score both! UTV 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted September 10, 2021 Author Share Posted September 10, 2021 On 07/09/2021 at 08:07, villa89 said: I would go: ----------------------------- Steer ---------------------------- Cash----- Konsa --Hause -- Axel ---- Mings ---Targett-------- SJM--- Dougie ---------- Ash ------------------------------Davis Full Steve Bruce mode and try to shithouse a 0-0 win. Swap Davis and Steer's positions and we'd be more likely to nick a goal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M_Afro Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 Villa win is 10-1. That is unbelievable. I don’t think we will win but the odds of us doing so have got to be better than that surely! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferguson1 Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 47 minutes ago, M_Afro said: Villa win is 10-1. That is unbelievable. I don’t think we will win but the odds of us doing so have got to be better than that surely! I’ve seen it as high as 12-1 today and think that price is still available. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 Chelsea probably that top 4 team that I am the least scared of. Yeah tuchel created a winning culture but they rarely are blowing teams away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briny_ear Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 (edited) 22 minutes ago, villalad21 said: Chelsea probably that top 4 team that I am the least scared of. Yeah tuchel created a winning culture but they rarely are blowing teams away. Not blowing teams away, just beating them. Edited September 10, 2021 by briny_ear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robby b Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 3 hours ago, alreadyexists said: **** it… I’m going 1-2 Villa! Ings to score both! UTV That's the spirit, Alan! (Not actually the real Alan). And at the end of the day we're still top of the badge animal table. Their fancy blue lion may look pretty but it's not quite as tough as a real life yellow lion. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alreadyexists Posted September 10, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted September 10, 2021 1 hour ago, robby b said: That's the spirit, Alan! (Not actually the real Alan). And at the end of the day we're still top of the badge animal table. Their fancy blue lion may look pretty but it's not quite as tough as a real life yellow lion. Their rubbish blue one is looking the wrong way too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villatillidie95 Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 Tough one, but oddly im feeling optimistic. This fixture seems to be one which we don't do nearly as badly as we did a decade or so ago, and we have gotten a few surprising and impressive results against them recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Villatillidie95 said: Tough one, but oddly im feeling optimistic. This fixture seems to be one which we don't do nearly as badly as we did a decade or so ago, and we have gotten a few surprising and impressive results against them recently. Against Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool and even now Spurs it seems we're capable of springing a surprise sometimes. It's the two Manchester clubs which are always nailed on defeats. Detest that city. Edited September 10, 2021 by Mantis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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