Marka Ragnos Posted September 21, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted September 21, 2021 (edited) 6 minutes ago, pete101 said: Think we can beat any team in this league on our day, the Chelsea game was changed by an individual mistake I was watching an Atalanta Serie A match a few days ago, and I kept thinking about how much more robust and energetic Villa and dangerous are on a good day compared to Atalanta who are of course in the Champions this year. We really have to find a way to Europe! The Premier League seems a higher overall standard, and if what you say is true -- and I think it is -- we could surely beat many clubs in other good leagues, too. Edited September 21, 2021 by Marka Ragnos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 6 hours ago, AVFCDAN said: You're expecting something other than a loss against Man U? Every. Damn. Time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted September 21, 2021 Moderator Share Posted September 21, 2021 Carney Chukwuemeka and Lamar Bogarde have both suggested on social media that they'll be playing tomorrow. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romavillan Posted September 21, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted September 21, 2021 1 minute ago, OutByEaster? said: Carney Chukwuemeka and Lamar Bogarde have both suggested on social media that they'll be playing tomorrow. A mix of the youth we want to progress to the bench/first XI eventually and potential first teamer's who need minutes should mean putting out a decent side still. Let's hope Tuchel doesn't treat the league cup like Guardiola and he plays the kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troon_villan Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 Guaranteed starters imo :- Tuanzebe, Young, Nakamba, Buendia, El Ghazi and Traore I think Martinez should play as we should expect plenty of attacking threat from will be an undoubtedly weakened but strong team. Some of the positions are tougher to fill (a good thing) but up front? **** it play Archer! He earned that in the last round and being on the bench since he should be chomping. Obviously Watkins and or Ings on the bench. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuwabatake Sanjuro Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 3 hours ago, OutByEaster? said: Carney Chukwuemeka and Lamar Bogarde have both suggested on social media that they'll be playing tomorrow. Bogarde in a back 3 or as a full back in a back 4 I wonder? I'd be confident of him being comfortable playing anywhere. He might get booed because of his uncle too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruitvilla Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 3 hours ago, OutByEaster? said: Carney Chukwuemeka and Lamar Bogarde have both suggested on social media that they'll be playing tomorrow. A slap on the wrists? No way is it wise to advertise like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 Love it if we won but not end of the world if we don't. Would much prefer beating Manure and PL points if was a choice between the two. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 Sorry but Dean will be making numerous changes from the weekend. The fact of the matter is that the winner of the league cup gets £100,000, which is chicken feed. I am sure that we would like a decent run but our main priority is to get a top 10 place in the league this season. Hopefully our reserve team can beat Chelsea's reserve team tonight. I don't like that and I would love a cup run and some silverware but that is the cold hard facts. In couple of years with the CL reform it might be easier to win this trophy as all teams who play in Europe will probably have to play their U23 side in this competition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomav84 Posted September 22, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted September 22, 2021 18 minutes ago, The Fun Factory said: Sorry but Dean will be making numerous changes from the weekend. The fact of the matter is that the winner of the league cup gets £100,000, which is chicken feed. I am sure that we would like a decent run but our main priority is to get a top 10 place in the league this season. Hopefully our reserve team can beat Chelsea's reserve team tonight. I don't like that and I would love a cup run and some silverware but that is the cold hard facts. In couple of years with the CL reform it might be easier to win this trophy as all teams who play in Europe will probably have to play their U23 side in this competition. it's not about the money though. who knows how long deano will be around...the owners are ambitious. look at eddie howe at bournemouth, for all his good work he left zero legacy there. i'd hate for deano to be the same when he leaves. frankly i don't care if we finish 10th or 12th. aside from a few quid it doesn't mean a great deal. lets have a proper go in the cups besides been without silverware for too long and it's the one thing that blues have over us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 Backing Bertie to shine tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 3 minutes ago, tomav84 said: it's not about the money though. who knows how long deano will be around...the owners are ambitious. look at eddie howe at bournemouth, for all his good work he left zero legacy there. i'd hate for deano to be the same when he leaves. frankly i don't care if we finish 10th or 12th. aside from a few quid it doesn't mean a great deal. lets have a proper go in the cups besides been without silverware for too long and it's the one thing that blues have over us. His legacy so far is achieving promotion and re-establishing ourselves as a premier league side. He also got us to a league cup final in which we fought hard but lost to Man City 2-1. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomav84 Posted September 22, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted September 22, 2021 1 minute ago, The Fun Factory said: His legacy so far is achieving promotion and re-establishing ourselves as a premier league side. He also got us to a league cup final in which we fought hard but lost to Man City 2-1. each to his own...i don't see it as much of a legacy. as great as those achievements are, i'd like to see something in the trophy cabinet (and i'm not counting the trophy for the playoff final...still have no reason why trophies are given for that) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedClaretAndBlue Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 I just think the big heads in this league are all aware how good we can be now based off results from start of 20/21 just to be back in this position after so long with this squad strength is very stable for our club now and most sensible fans are pleased fan right now 3-2 Villa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 16 hours ago, Marka Ragnos said: I was watching an Atalanta Serie A match a few days ago, and I kept thinking about how much more robust and energetic Villa and dangerous are on a good day compared to Atalanta who are of course in the Champions this year. We really have to find a way to Europe! The Premier League seems a higher overall standard, and if what you say is true -- and I think it is -- we could surely beat many clubs in other good leagues, too. Seria A is shit. Liverpool should have been 5-0 at half time v Milan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 I can’t see us winning this to be honest. This round of the League cup is very much who has the strongest squad and let’s face it. Their squad is probably one of if not the strongest in the league. If we go for a stronger team we have a chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhan_Zhuang Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 Hopefully Dean Smith will be remembered fondly and continue to improve us year after year. Winning the League Cup would be great but ultimately we need to be firmly top eight and pushing for a place in Europe. Graham Taylor is remembered fondly and he never won anything; i'd hope we extend the same feeling towards Dean Smith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indigo Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 I would guess something like: Steer Young Tuanzebe Hause Targett Sanson Nakamba Traore Buendia El Ghazi Watkins With JPB, Chuk to possibly get some minutes. Shame for them really that more senior players that need minutes are returning as they'd have a greater chance of starting otherwise. Still and all good to see we can make changes and still field a relatively strong side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Griffin Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 1 hour ago, The Fun Factory said: Sorry but Dean will be making numerous changes from the weekend. The fact of the matter is that the winner of the league cup gets £100,000, which is chicken feed. I am sure that we would like a decent run but our main priority is to get a top 10 place in the league this season. Hopefully our reserve team can beat Chelsea's reserve team tonight. I don't like that and I would love a cup run and some silverware but that is the cold hard facts. In couple of years with the CL reform it might be easier to win this trophy as all teams who play in Europe will probably have to play their U23 side in this competition. We also get 45% of gate receipts. Worth about 320k if there is a full house tonight. We made 2.5m by getting to the final against City. But the big prize is a place in European competition next season for the winner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedClaretAndBlue Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 First teamers need more minutes in the legs to bring into Saturday’s game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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