JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 To be fair, you can't win with people. From " We desperately need a win and performance " " We need a run in the Cups! " " If he loses to Bolton, he has to go tomorrow " to " The team is too strong! " Usually, i'd be moaning about using such a strong team in the Cups, as I prioritise the League. HOWEVER, desperate times call for desperate measures. HE knows he needs a result and performance, and WE know we need some positivity. So i'm absolutely fine with this, it shows they are taking us seriously and want to make amends. I don't get what people are moaning about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 2 minutes ago, Talldarkandransome said: Weak team = he dont care Strong team = he's panicking Can't really win can he Weak team and win = well done. Strong team and scrape a win = Hmmm Strong team and thrash Bolton = What everyone should expect. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAZZAM Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 16 minutes ago, Mantis said: Disgraceful that Tim & Archer don't start. Yep no point keeping them around if there not even gonna play vs this level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 2 minutes ago, foreveryoung said: He can't afford to lose any games. Bit of a bottle job really, playing the first team, although I expected no less. Let's be honest here, some of you just hoped he would have put out a shit team, and we'd lose, to " speed up " a process. lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 1 minute ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: To be fair, you can't win with people. From " We desperately need a win and performance " " We need a run in the Cups! " " If he loses to Bolton, he has to go tomorrow " to " The team is too strong! " Usually, i'd be moaning about using such a strong team in the Cups, as I prioritise the League. HOWEVER, desperate times call for desperate measures. HE knows he needs a result and performance, and WE know we need some positivity. So i'm absolutely fine with this, it shows they are taking us seriously and want to make amends. I don't get what people are moaning about. Not moaning, just disappointed that the kids and fringe players don’t get to play. And more pressure on Gerrard with that line up - a 1-0 or terrible performance with that team against League One won’t win him fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted August 23, 2022 Moderator Share Posted August 23, 2022 Is it wrong that I'm hopeful of seeing us score five or six here? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 4 minutes ago, sne said: And that's the problem. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
By the arse of McGinn Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 I can’t lie, I’m really disappointed with that line up. I would’ve have had Iroegbunam and Archer in there. That’s a team picked by someone that’s afraid to lose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarryOnVilla Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 1 minute ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: To be fair, you can't win with people. From " We desperately need a win and performance " " We need a run in the Cups! " " If he loses to Bolton, he has to go tomorrow " to " The team is too strong! " Usually, i'd be moaning about using such a strong team in the Cups, as I prioritise the League. HOWEVER, desperate times call for desperate measures. HE knows he needs a result and performance, and WE know we need some positivity. So i'm absolutely fine with this, it shows they are taking us seriously and want to make amends. I don't get what people are moaning about. He can win this game without so many first teamers. This reeks of panic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talldarkandransome Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 2 minutes ago, Keyblade said: We don't really have a "weak" team we can field against League One Bolton do we? Weaker maybe, some youth, or even Archer and Tim. This could be an Premier League starting line uo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 1 minute ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: Let's be honest here, some of you just hoped he would have put out a shit team, and we'd lose, to " speed up " a process. lol I didn't expect (nor want) the B team, but it would've been nice to see some of the youngsters. Instead McGinn starts once again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 3 minutes ago, Keyblade said: We don't really have a "weak" team we can field against League One Bolton do we? No we could field an entire second string and should be able to do the job against Bolton. It's why we've spent a huge sum of money the past 2 years to make us competitive. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 Just now, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: Let's be honest here, some of you just hoped he would have put out a shit team, and we'd lose, to " speed up " a process. lol I would have been okay with it to be honest, give Sanson a a few others a run. Shows Gerrard ain't shitting it too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 (edited) 2 minutes ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: Let's be honest here, some of you just hoped he would have put out a shit team, and we'd lose, to " speed up " a process. lol Nope, I hoped he’d play fringe players to get them some game time (seeing he doesn’t rotate in PL games anyway) and with that weakened team still dominate and win by a couple of goals. It’s not too much to ask that our second or third string can beat a league one side?? Edited August 23, 2022 by ender4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 what the lineup tells me is that Gerrard realises he is in a huge pickle and under no circumstances can lose this game, or even perform badly and scrape a win, as that would almost be as bad as a loss. Terrible though that none of our youth players get a run out, whats the point of Timmy or Archer being around the club if they wont get minutes, they clearly need to go out on loan. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishVilla10 Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 3 minutes ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: To be fair, you can't win with people. From " We desperately need a win and performance " " We need a run in the Cups! " " If he loses to Bolton, he has to go tomorrow " to " The team is too strong! " Usually, i'd be moaning about using such a strong team in the Cups, as I prioritise the League. HOWEVER, desperate times call for desperate measures. HE knows he needs a result and performance, and WE know we need some positivity. So i'm absolutely fine with this, it shows they are taking us seriously and want to make amends. I don't get what people are moaning about. I’ve said something along these lines. I’ve also just said I understand why he’s not played Tim. It’s absolutely desperate we’re having to use a game against Bolton to try and make something click. Same formation, Mcginn still playing. At least chambers finally gets a start but I wouldn’t be surprised if Konsas back at the weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Dogg Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 2 minutes ago, OutByEaster? said: Is it wrong that I'm hopeful of seeing us score five or six here? I hope we score 12. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewiek2 Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 Win or bust for him so unsurprised with that lineup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talldarkandransome Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 5 minutes ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: To be fair, you can't win with people. From " We desperately need a win and performance " " We need a run in the Cups! " " If he loses to Bolton, he has to go tomorrow " to " The team is too strong! " Usually, i'd be moaning about using such a strong team in the Cups, as I prioritise the League. HOWEVER, desperate times call for desperate measures. HE knows he needs a result and performance, and WE know we need some positivity. So i'm absolutely fine with this, it shows they are taking us seriously and want to make amends. I don't get what people are moaning about. Just to be clear I wasn't moaning about the strength of the line up. I'm just surprised by it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciggiesnbeer Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 (edited) 4 minutes ago, OutByEaster? said: Is it wrong that I'm hopeful of seeing us score five or six here? Not wrong at all. That should be your expectation. Thats a pretty much full strength PL team packed with internationals against 7th placed League one Bolton who have had a disastrous few years. Edited August 23, 2022 by ciggiesnbeer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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