sir_gary_cahill Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 1 hour ago, Tomaszk said: If Watkins is out, it's definitely time for Emi and Phil from the off. A back three is the best way to get two 10s onto the pitch. Martinez Chambers Konsa Mings Cash Doug McGinn Digne Buendia Coutinho Ings In my opinion, Ings doesn’t work hard enough to play up front by himself 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robby b Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 (edited) On 13/05/2022 at 16:09, delboy54 said: My phone just showed the message "Villa prepare to take on the Eagles" Think it's a bit of a mismatch us playing against 1970s soft rock/country style musicians who must be too old to play football now surely? I have gone for a close 2 - 1 win, with Joe Walsh to score for them with a late penalty Aside from their old age and being musicians rather than footballers, it's also a bit unfair on them as it's 11 v 4. Edited May 14, 2022 by robby b 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villan-scott Posted May 14, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted May 14, 2022 1 hour ago, OutByEaster? said: It'd be nice if they could stop scheduling the roadworks to coincide exactly with our home games. Thanks for mentioning this. I’ve just googled and it’s the route in I’d usually take - in past the Hawthorns, over Perry Barr interchange and park up just the other side. I’ll have to take a different route in and park elsewhere it seems! Cheers! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srsmithusa Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 On 13/05/2022 at 10:09, delboy54 said: My phone just showed the message "Villa prepare to take on the Eagles" Think it's a bit of a mismatch us playing against 1970s soft rock/country style musicians who must be too old to play football now surely? I have gone for a close 2 - 1 win, with Joe Walsh to score for them with a late penalty The eagles played in Houston tonight. That’s an overnight flight to Birmingham. I hope they could stay in a nice hotel on a dark desert highway and take it easy. Since glen fry died I think it will be easy for villa in the long run. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLARETANDBLUEFOXY Posted May 15, 2022 Author Share Posted May 15, 2022 Side note - I can’t stand Zaha so I hope he has an awful game. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villan-scott Posted May 15, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted May 15, 2022 35 minutes ago, CLARETANDBLUEFOXY said: Side note - I can’t stand Zaha so I hope he has an awful game. Guaranteed Cash gives him a warm welcome to the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adman Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 35 minutes ago, CLARETANDBLUEFOXY said: Side note - I can’t stand Zaha so I hope he has an awful game. If Zaha now plays instead of the the sadly deceased Glen Fry, they have more of a chance. Still think we should have enough - Villa 3-1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumstopdogs Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 32 minutes ago, villan-scott said: Guaranteed Cash gives him a warm welcome to the game. And Mings - didn't he have a run in with Zaha and got sent off the last time Palace came to VP! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dounavilla Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 17 minutes ago, Brumstopdogs said: And Mings - didn't he have a run in with Zaha and got sent off the last time Palace came to VP! he constantly moans to the ref through his horse like teeth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 Mings vs Zaha round 3 or whatever. Hope Mings keeps his head better than Zaha this time. Should be easy enough to get Zaha red card himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted May 15, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted May 15, 2022 On 13/05/2022 at 16:09, delboy54 said: My phone just showed the message "Villa prepare to take on the Eagles" Think it's a bit of a mismatch us playing against 1970s soft rock/country style musicians who must be too old to play football now surely? I have gone for a close 2 - 1 win, with Joe Walsh to score for them with a late penalty Should be an easy win. I've heard they're on the beach already. Some sort of accommodation in California apparently. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robby b Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 (edited) Talking of football mismatches this one is also quite unequal. Realistically the Watford Long John Silver Impersonators were unlikely to get anything from the game... Edited May 15, 2022 by robby b 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaFaninLondon Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 My team for this game: .......................Martinez........................ Cash.....Chambers.....Mings.....Digne ......................Nakamba....................... ..............McGinn...........Luiz................ ..........Buendia..........Coutinho........... ........................Ings............................ If Ollie is fit then play him instead of Ings although wouldn't be surprised if it's instead of Buendia. Would keep Ramsey on the bench for this but if Gerrard does start him I hope it's for McGinn instead of Luiz who played well as an 8 on Tuesday. Still think Konsa looks shaky so Chambers for me but reckon Gerrard will opt for Konsa again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted May 15, 2022 Moderator Share Posted May 15, 2022 36 minutes ago, sne said: Should be easy enough to get Zaha red card himself. You'd think so, but he's raised his hands and struck an opposition player in something like seven games this season and not been sent off once. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommo_b Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 13 hours ago, sir_gary_cahill said: In my opinion, Ings doesn’t work hard enough to play up front by himself I always thought Ings plays well, almost always seems to get into dangerous positions, I just think because he hasn’t played as much as usual he is not as sharp as he normally would be, hence some of the inexplicable misses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommo_b Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 1 hour ago, OutByEaster? said: You'd think so, but he's raised his hands and struck an opposition player in something like seven games this season and not been sent off once. Irritating player. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlwaysAVFC Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 14 hours ago, sir_gary_cahill said: In my opinion, Ings doesn’t work hard enough to play up front by himself I think on the face of it he is less suited to playing on his own upfront than Watkins but I don't think this is down to work rate. I also think he can play on his own up front it's just when he has, we've been guilty of not getting the supporting players close enough to him. We can't play exactly the same way as when it is Watkins upfront. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted May 15, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted May 15, 2022 25 minutes ago, Tommo_b said: Irritating player. Also one of those players who does amazing Individual stuff, moments of brilliance, but ultimately mucks it up in the end, poor shot, trying another turn when it wasn't needed, not picking out his teammate, running into an alley. He's also exactly the kind of played who scores against us having watched him do all of the above in his previous 5 games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepyvillian Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 2 hours ago, dounavilla said: he constantly moans to the ref through his horse like teeth. Nothing a good apple won't cure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 2 hours ago, VillaFaninLondon said: My team for this game: .......................Martinez........................ Cash.....Chambers.....Mings.....Digne ......................Nakamba....................... ..............McGinn...........Luiz................ ..........Buendia..........Coutinho........... ........................Ings............................ If Ollie is fit then play him instead of Ings although wouldn't be surprised if it's instead of Buendia. Would keep Ramsey on the bench for this but if Gerrard does start him I hope it's for McGinn instead of Luiz who played well as an 8 on Tuesday. Still think Konsa looks shaky so Chambers for me but reckon Gerrard will opt for Konsa again. Konsa and Watkins start. Emi bench. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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