Pinebro Posted September 16, 2023 Share Posted September 16, 2023 First game in Europe since 2010/11 Let's get off to a good start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVTuco Posted September 16, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted September 16, 2023 Excitement level 10 after today's win. Love it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted September 16, 2023 Share Posted September 16, 2023 I think id start duran and youri for this one to keep it fresh otherwise full strength Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StewieGriffin Posted September 16, 2023 Share Posted September 16, 2023 Doubt we'll change much defensively, as we don't have many options. Maybe some minutes for Lenglet? I'd expect Tielemans to start ahead of Kamara, and possibly Bailey might come in. I'd have started Duran, but I think Ollie might start - badly needs an important goal, not a hattrick against a glorified pub team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villa87 Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 Tough one to predict. We’ve just had an international break so should be fit and ready. Need to be mindful of Chelsea on Sunday too though. Something like: Emi Cash Konsa Pau Digne McGinn Tielemans Luiz Zaniolo Diaby Duran Give Watkins and Kamara a rest to be fresh for Sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhan_Zhuang Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 I think Villa will go almost full-strength for this; get a win away from home and sets us up nicely for the rest of the group. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's Your Round Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 Watched a few videos of Legia ultras and some of the tifos there. Impressive stuff. It’s gonna be one hell of an atmosphere and experience for some of these players that haven’t played in Europe before. I hope they love it. Good luck to the Villa fans travelling, watch your backs and roar our lads to victory. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted September 17, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted September 17, 2023 “Cup final 1/6”? We not holding out much hope of getting past the group stage then? Looking forward to the inevitable “Quarter final first leg - Cup final part one” thread. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferguson1 Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 Martinez Chambers Konsa Lenglet Digne Tielemans Dendoncker McGinn Zaniolo Bailey Watkins Subs: Olsen, Cash, Carlos, Pau, Moreno, Kamara, Luiz, Diaby, Duran. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, ferguson1 said: Martinez Chambers Konsa Lenglet Digne Tielemans Dendoncker McGinn Zaniolo Bailey Watkins Subs: Olsen, Cash, Carlos, Pau, Moreno, Kamara, Luiz, Diaby, Duran. Don't see why we'd rest Pau. This is type of environment he should excel in and get his confidence up for the harder prem tests. Bailey done enough from his cameo yesterday to start this unless we want to hold him back for Chelsea. It's tempting to rest Diaby but he's just had two weeks off and we need to get off to a good start in this so we can then rest plenty for matchdays 5 and 6. I'm half Polish and know of Legia but have to be honest I have no idea what the ability of their squad is (usually an ex prem player or well known european player floating around in even East european squads like Andre Green). So a trip into the unknown but this is what we've waited over a decade for. 0-2 us. Edited September 17, 2023 by VillaChris 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StewieGriffin Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 1 hour ago, VillaChris said: usually an ex prem player or well known european player floating around in even East european squads like Andre Green Squad Pekhart (ex West Ham) and Kaputska (Leicester) the only ones I recognised 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 46 minutes ago, StewieGriffin said: Squad Pekhart (ex West Ham) and Kaputska (Leicester) the only ones I recognised Kaputska was rated as major young talent, played for Poland at Euro 2016. Actually got two ex Forest players, Yuri Riberio and Gil Dias. One of those must've played against us in the championship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugeley Villa Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 As has been stated already, play a full strength team pretty much but maybe make a couple of changes. Play Duran for example, and Pau Torres should definitely play because the speed of the game should be to his liking. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wedge Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 (As I do for every opponent) I was reading a Legia forum with Chrome's shocking auto-translation in operation. The general consensus (unless the translator has made a horrible mess of it which is possible and also throws up some quite humorous passages of writing) seems to be that because we're not a (in my words) Sky Sports Super League Six club that we're as gash as the team that finished 7th in the Polish top flight (Cracovia to save you a Google search), one poster mentioned that in his/her opinion because we'd shipped five and three respectively at Newcastle and Liverpool that they will kill us. I'm quietly confident they might be in for a shock on Thursday if this is the case across their wider fanbase I imagine with the fiery atmosphere they will be bang up for it but I would be very surprised if we wilted at all, on the contrary I think most of our players will relish it. Let's hope I'm not eating my words along with a Polish kielbasa after 294 glasses of the local beer on Thursday night! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 Yeah we will go strong here i think Cant see it being a weaker team I think bailey moght get a start in one of the few changes. Ill be missing this game as ill be on a flight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 1 hour ago, wedge said: (As I do for every opponent) I was reading a Legia forum with Chrome's shocking auto-translation in operation. The general consensus (unless the translator has made a horrible mess of it which is possible and also throws up some quite humorous passages of writing) seems to be that because we're not a (in my words) Sky Sports Super League Six club that we're as gash as the team that finished 7th in the Polish top flight (Cracovia to save you a Google search), one poster mentioned that in his/her opinion because we'd shipped five and three respectively at Newcastle and Liverpool that they will kill us. I'm quietly confident they might be in for a shock on Thursday if this is the case across their wider fanbase I imagine with the fiery atmosphere they will be bang up for it but I would be very surprised if we wilted at all, on the contrary I think most of our players will relish it. Let's hope I'm not eating my words along with a Polish kielbasa after 294 glasses of the local beer on Thursday night! That isn’t their view at all tbh. I’ve read a bit too and almost all comments were saying they got the worst draw in the thing by getting us and both games are a write off and then should be aiming for points from AZ at home and Bosnia. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinRichardsonsMoustache Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 Unai will go strong with the lineup, bar one or two tweaks. Have a feeling we’ll see Olsen start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 (edited) I think we'll make one of two changes but still go strong. Martinez Cash.Konsa.Lenglet.Moreno Dendonker.Tielemens.McGinn Zaniolo.Watkins.Bailey Edit - forgot we were allowed 11 players Edited September 17, 2023 by theboyangel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colhint Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 14 minutes ago, theboyangel said: I think we'll make one of two changes but still go strong. Martinez Cash.Konsa.Lenglet.Moreno Dendonker.Tielemens Zaniolo.Watkins.Bailey I think we should go with 11 players 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 27 minutes ago, colhint said: I think we should go with 11 players Need to give the opposition a chance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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