GlobalVillan Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 25 minutes ago, villaglint said: I’d agree Traore deserves a shot but a bit of me really wants to see what Duran can do given a start. Got a feeling him and Watkins would cause havoc. No idea how long he’d last but might be worth 50min or so. There's no way Duran is ready to start. He needs a loan out next season but for now a few cameos is fine. Whilst there is a chance to qualify for Europe, however unlikely, we shouldn't be starting fringe players. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichW Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 With the amount of good chances Villa create in games these days, I think there’s a game soon when it all clicks and somebody is on the end of a smashing. Biggest concern for tomorrow is complacency. Fans will be going tomorrow expecting a win, players will probably be confident of a win and Forest are desperate for points tomorrow. Wouldn’t be surprised if Villa have to win the hard way tomorrow but also wouldn’t be surprised if it’s a 4/5-0 smashing and Watkins scores multiple times. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 Almost tempted to put C on Watkins in FPL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sidcow Posted April 7, 2023 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted April 7, 2023 11 hours ago, MrBlack said: @sidcow which bit of my random thought splurge confused you? Admit it wasn't my most well formed post but I was just putting out some thoughts that I was having. Bailey looked terrible last game but seems a far better player at home. Is it unusual that I'm not convinced he'll perform against a Forest team that won't look to leave their own half? Coutinho is injured so clearly can't play, but it's not a massive leap to say that he'd be a benefit if he was fit against a team that will make space very tight. A team hasn't figured us out yet but, but it's not hugely wild to think someone might. Admittedly forest probably not likely to be the team that do that, but if they do stay back stalling for a 0-0 we might struggle. Even teams that have played a low block have shown some adventure and we've exploited the gaps whenever they have. Or was it the complete polar shift of my views at the end where I predict our biggest win in a long time despite my negative thoughts? Genuinely intrigued. No idea. I gave that reaction on the train home last night when I was exceptionally drunk after an all day drinking session. Frankly pressing the button to open the train door would have been confusing to me. 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wict01 Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 Feels remarkable that even a draw tomorrow would equal last season's points tally with 8 still to play, after the drudgery of the first 11 games. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 I think it’ll be a draw, surely we can’t win again and in the third of three games in a week with what I assume will be largely the same starting XI? I don’t follow forest closely so no idea if they’ve been rotating players but they have a squad of about 40 so I’m sure they have more ‘options’ than us, they really need a result and we seem to draw with them quite a bit over recent games (championship). If we do draw it will obviously be disappointing but I’d have taken 4 points from Leicester away and forest home at the start of this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lerner's Driver Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 13 hours ago, sidcow said: Were you actually Lerners Driver? There's a few stories I could tell. Randy by name... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MakemineVanilla Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 I suspect Steve Cooper will stick to his strategy of defending and counter-attacking for 70 minutes and then hoping to have run the legs off Villa, go looking for a winner. It worked against Man City but there is no Chris Wood due to injury. This is a bit of tradition at Forest and I remember back in 1978, Villa pounding the Forest goal to no effect and then losing to a late goal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightoffyour Posted April 7, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted April 7, 2023 1 hour ago, Lerner's Driver said: There's a few stories I could tell. Randy by name... Romantically nourished by nature 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StewieGriffin Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 Frustrating 1-1 I reckon. We'll dominate, but either get an early goal and let in a late-ish equaliser, or fall behind early and eventually get level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imavillan Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 No Kamara, still out injured. It will probably be the same as against Leicester. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBlack Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 3 hours ago, sidcow said: No idea. I gave that reaction on the train home last night when I was exceptionally drunk after an all day drinking session. Frankly pressing the button to open the train door would have been confusing to me. Been there, done that 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted April 7, 2023 Moderator Share Posted April 7, 2023 Bare bones still, but we're getting a tune out of them... I think we'll see the same side as against Leicester with the only question marks being whether the full backs get freshened up or whether we use Traore over Bailey. Again, that will leave us with only Chambers, Dendoncker, Digne, Traore and Duran as realistically usable outfield substitutes (maybe Diego Carlos at a push). Keeping Luiz, McGinn and Ramsey fit, fresh and healthy could be the key to our season - lose one of those for a couple of weeks and I think we're cooked. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKP90 Posted April 7, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted April 7, 2023 2-0 Villa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVTuco Posted April 7, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted April 7, 2023 Easy win. We're red hot, winning even if we play poorly. They're no match for us whatsoever. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villa87 Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 Nervous about this over confidence to be honest! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gompedyret Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 I'm over-confident. 6-0 Villa! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imavillan Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 you have to go back 7 games to 1994 for the last time Forest beat us at VP. our home record against them is quite good. I see no reason why we don't win this barring a freak incident. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWARLEY2 Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 Players know that if they lose this then Cooper will be out. They are going to storm out at us . They genuinely love him as their manager. So we are going to have to stand up to that . But this is the Unai era. He knows this already. He will have planned for it. In fact he probably wants them to storm at us so we can hit em on the counter . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferguson1 Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 We’re a little short of senior bodies for this, so let’s stay injury free please and get another three points on the board. Personally, Traore deserves a start for me following his midweek cameo but I think Emery will stick with the same starting eleven from Leicester. Martinez Young Konsa Mings Moreno McGinn Luiz Ramsey Buendia Traore Watkins Subs: Olsen, Sinisalo, Digne, Carlos, Chambers, Revan, Dendoncker, Bailey, Duran One or two are probably running on fumes right now but confidence is high and if we play anything like our best, we should win this. 3-1 win. UTV 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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