calcifer Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 1 minute ago, IrishVilla10 said: His midfield selection will be interesting tomorrow, comical if he drops Luiz If he picks Ramsey & McGinn and leaves Luiz he needs to book himself into a mental asylum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weedman Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 5 minutes ago, calcifer said: If he picks Ramsey & McGinn and leaves Luiz he needs to book himself into a mental asylum! He'll play Luiz, but in place of Kamara with Ramsey and McGinn as inverted 8s. Kamara off the bench in the 89th minute up front to try and nick a consolation goal 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 2 hours ago, John said: Three points tomorrow would put our season back on track points wise, but it's not going to happen is it? It is as about as likely of the spontaneous combustion of the Mayor of Warsaw in 1546, and that incident in 12th century Burgandy when it rained herring. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommo_b Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 Know it won’t happen but it would be refreshing to see McGinn dropped. He needs to knuckle down and stop being so sloppy in possession. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 56 minutes ago, bannedfromHandV said: SG sacked this time next week. I cannot see any other outcome. That's all that matters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJBOB Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 (edited) So Arteta plays similar to his mentor, Pep. Zinchenko or Tierney come in to play as an inverted fullback to make a solid 2 in the middle with Partey (injured) or whoever ends up playing CDM. With both Partey and Elneny injured, we might see Xhaka in this role. Saka provides the width on the right as Ben White will only rarely overlap. Odegaard and Xhaka end up playing in the #8 roles a lot and float in the middle as well as provide the overlap when necessary. Martinelli and Jesus play closest to the front where they can be most dangerous. In an ideal world, you would play Martinez - Cash, Chambers, Mings, Digne - Bailey, McGinn, Luiz, Kamara, Buendia - Watkins. I won't pretend like we will be building intricate attacks, but Arsenal can be had on the counter. In defense, I would play Buendia on the left to assist doubling up on Saka without having to worry too much about Ben White continuously bombing the overlap. This would give Buendia some defensive responsibilities but not have him all the way pinned back - this way he can receive the recovery ball better after a tackle in defense and then play the out ball to Watkins down the left channel or cross field to Bailey on the right channel. I would defend in a flat 5 in the middle but deputize McGinn to cover the right flank depending on the situation to allow Bailey to stay higher up the pitch. Luiz and Kamara can sit in the middle and allow McGinn to float and press their CDM's and be the support arriving in the box. You want Bailey sitting in that slot right behind their Zinchenko or Tierney where there is space. Release him fast and early and let Watkins and Bailey battle the CB's on the counter. There is space to be had against Arsenal if they sit back and be patient, but you have to recognize their dangers. As mentioned above, it is often their midfielder 8's that overlap so it can be hard to track as they overlap from the midfield instead of from the fullback position. Hard to track if you think of it conceptually (Luiz or Kamara having to abandon their spots in the middle to chase Xhaka and Odegaard). Play as a flat 5 or a flat 4 in the middle and don't let them pull your CDM's to the side. That's what they want you to do to open up those cutback gaps in the middle where Odegaard and company like to sit. They are not a big squad so let them cross it in. That won't be nearly as harmful. Edited August 30, 2022 by DJBOB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Podster Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 On 28/08/2022 at 21:57, Demitri_C said: 4-1 arsenal Very optimistic of you to think we will score 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerCollins29 Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 Under Smith we were more than a match for these each time we played them (bar once iirc). Now its a case of keeping the score down. Shows the progression. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyVillans Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 Partey, Elneny and Zinchenko All out. Martinez Cash Chambers Mings Digne Kamara Luiz Bailey Buendia Ramsey Watkins Cash and Digne to not come up as much as normal and let bailey stay on the wing. I really like the look of the kamara luiz double pivot. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a m ole Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 5 hours ago, BOF said: We know the result. We can only hope the performance goes some way towards resolving our current situation. Exactly, I don’t need to worry about secretly hoping we lose, I just hope we’re so bad it forces Purslow’s hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Made In Aston Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 I don't wish for it to happen, but a heavy defeat might be in everyone's long term best interests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a m ole Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 2 hours ago, romavillan said: Sad but true, cricket score tonight and he might not even see the weekend. It was always a punt, I was sceptical but didn't think the wheels would come off quite so badly as they have. The AV manager curse strikes again. Tomorrow unfortunately. Would love to just get it out the way this evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 2 hours ago, Podster said: Very optimistic of you to think we will score Of course we will score 1st get excited for 90 seconds concede then get battered 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 Everytime we beat arsenal we usually do it playing on the counter. Arsenal are not great defe sivy either by the way. This is a game bailey should be starting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avfc1982am Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 4 hours ago, a-k said: Based on our positional stats vs West Ham... Martinez ---------------------Mings Young Augustinsson Digne -------------------------Kamara -------------------------------------McGinn Ramsey --------------------------Coutinho Bailey ---------------------------------------Watkins Dear ak That's very innovative. Playing a left footed Mings at RB. Midget Ashley as CB. Putting McGinn in Ramsey's pocket because he's used to it, being in everyone else's pocket. Only thing is I'm not sure about Digne out of position at LB. Just doesn't look right. Still though, you've got the job, when can you start? Yours Sincerely Christian Purslow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 I think a midfield of Kamara, McGinn and Ramsey all playing for a full 90 mins would be perfect. Obviously with Coutinho, Ings and Watkins attacking. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 Morbid curiosity at this point, it's like watching a car crash. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bielesibub Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 I've got a free £5 bet on Villa to win - I'll be dining like a king tomorrow night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom13 Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 30 minutes ago, ciggiesnbeer said: We disagree about a lot but I am the same. Nothing good will come of me watching the game. I am just going to be angry when I see us playing the same way and I don't want to be one of those negative guys in a match thread when other fans are trying to back the team during a game. I just dont believe any more. If we win I will be delighted to shower Gerrard with praise. But I have no desire to see another Villa spanking under Gerrard. Its too depressing. Tell me about it mate. Ps I thought it was only Sanson we disagreed on 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Django_Zooms Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 Reach newspaper group journalists will be on strike tomorrow. Ashley Preece will be gutted to miss a visit to the capital city, yet we will not miss his sub-GCSE spelling & grammar. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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