RichW Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 A 12.30 kick off trip to Villa Park against their former manager is probably not what Arsenal want after last night but then I remember thinking the same thing last season when they played Liverpool mid week and then won at Villa park so I am not convinced that matters much tbh. Key will be not giving them an early goal as they will come out and start quick. When your in a slump like Arsenal are, Villa tend to be the ideal opponent to get back to winning ways. Need to wait for team news, if Mings plays then maybe stand a chance of getting something out of this game but if his out injured then I don’t see anything but a comfortable Arsenal win. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedClaretAndBlue Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roonst83 Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 First goal wins. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 6 hours ago, Delphinho123 said: ---------------------Martinez------------------ Young--——Konsa---Mings-----Moreno ----------------Luiz------Kamara-------------- ----McGinn-----------------------Ramsey— ——————Coutinho———————— ---------------------Watkins———————— No pace whatsoever in that line up, Ollie will be very isolated holding it up. If we're starting one of McGinn/Ramsey as wide midfield we still need Bailey/Duran starting to provide balance. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Zhan_Zhuang Posted February 16, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted February 16, 2023 Give Duran a start and bench Bailey. We might see McGinn start ahead of Ramsey too. Surely Emery will have Villa motivated for this and we desperately need a win to have any chance of finishing top ten. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romavillan Posted February 16, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted February 16, 2023 2 hours ago, roonst83 said: First goal wins. rush keepers, jumpers for goalposts... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted February 16, 2023 Moderator Share Posted February 16, 2023 Poor old Arsenal on a bad run. Don't worry, we're next. But seriously, come on Villa. We can actually do this. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picicata Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 I hope Unai noticed how Man City mixed up playing out of the back with long balls over the top. I appreciate that Watkins isn't quite to Haaland's standard but he isn't bad in the air either. Get Bailey/ Duran close and we might get something that way. Playing out from the back isn't always the most effective way. Plus mixing it up will keep them guessing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smg Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 Can’t believe people are still suggesting Bailey should start. He is very limited as a premier league player and offers little when selected. The slower pace of games in Germany and lower level international fixtures allows him to make errors and get away with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post birdman Posted February 16, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted February 16, 2023 My last visit to Villa Park we beat Man Utd. What a great day that was! Will be there Saturday so hoping for a similar performance! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claretman Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 Are people not forgetting this is Aston Villa? Anyone on a bad run, not scoring or out of form generally gets back on track against us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romavillan Posted February 16, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted February 16, 2023 2 hours ago, claretman said: Are people not forgetting this is Aston Villa? Anyone on a bad run, not scoring or out of form generally gets back on track against us. I watched them play City, they didn't look out of form to me! City were more clinical but the level of football was pretty incredible to be honest. Just light years away from 90s even 00s in the UK. We don't have the players to try to match them and go and win our duels so our system will have to be made to nullify them first and foremost if we want points. Us being at home though will mean the crowd will want us to take the game to them. Tough balancing act against a very good football team. Any kind of point against this lot will be a massive bonus. It took Arteta a long time to get them to where they are, in modern football terms anyway, iwe need to have the same patience with Emery. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 No Partey. Two days rest before an early kickoff away game. We can win this. I'll actually be disappointed if we don't give them a game here. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichW Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 2 hours ago, Tomaszk said: No Partey. Two days rest before an early kickoff away game. We can win this. I'll actually be disappointed if we don't give them a game here. What we was all probably thinking last season and we didn’t lay a glove on them really. Think they was missing Ramsdale and another player if I remember correctly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedClaretAndBlue Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 It works the other way too though; if you’ve just lost a massive game and top spot in the process; you want to get back on the pitch ASAP to put it right, so there is that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferguson1 Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 First off, I actually thought we could win or get something at Man City but without Mings we were never going to keep a clean sheet or win the game. Even without Mings, a few were certainly off the pace last weekend and some changes to freshen up the side would be welcome - Cash or Young, Moreno or Digne, McGinn or Ramsey, Coutinho or Buendia, Duran or Bailey? These being the most likely. We’ve got to start quickly and perhaps attack the Holte End again first half. It’s seems to have served us well recently. In addition, if we did start Duran, imagine the crowd would really get behind him and he could run himself into the ground for 60 minutes. I would go with the team below to start but we have some decent options on the bench now and Bert is hopefully back: Martinez Cash Konsa Mings Moreno Kamara Luiz McGinn Buendia Duran Watkins Subs: Olsen, Young, Digne, Chambers, Dendoncker, Ramsey, Coutinho, Traore, Bailey I stupidly predicted a 0-1 win last weekend but Arsenal are no Man City. It’ll be tough still, we need Mings back and we can’t carry any passengers. Start well, score first and we can get something. Heart says 2-1 win but my head is saying 1-1. UTV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's Your Round Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 I’d like to think we can get a result here, there are some small reasons for optimism. I just think Arsenal will be too good for us again and we’ll lose. But you never know hey! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 On 13/02/2023 at 10:20, WakefieldVillan said: Martinez Young Konsa Mings Moreno McGinn Ramsey Kamara Luiz Coutinho Watkins I know we don't play the above formation but I think it might make us a bit more solid (on paper) whilst still having an attacking threat. The above is based more "out of possession" and can easily morph into a 4-2-3-1 when breaking forward. We have conceded 7 in 2 so unless we improve defensively we are always going to be up against it. If Mings is injured I would play Kamara at CD and bring in Buendia. Need at least 7/8 out of 10's from everyone to get anything from this but I will go 2-1 Villa (Watkins, Coutinho) late goal from them but us to hold on. UTV. Ramsey needs to find some form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, RichW said: What we was all probably thinking last season and we didn’t lay a glove on them really. Think they was missing Ramsdale and another player if I remember correctly you could say that in many of our games. on the balance of probability, we can't win this......we don't play well enough in the right area's to win it. Edited February 17, 2023 by TRO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 20 hours ago, BOF said: Poor old Arsenal on a bad run. Don't worry, we're next. But seriously, come on Villa. We can actually do this. Don't worry, the "gift that keeps on giving", will get them back on track. perfect game for Arsenal after Man City. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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