duke313 Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 2 hours ago, Spoony said: Ooo no VAR!!! Thank Christ. If a goal goes in we can actually celebrate and no pissing around with offsides being massively delayed. Erm… we kind of rely on VAR for the whole high line, offside trap thing we have going on. Without it, we are vulnerable to conceding goals that should be disallowed for offside. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avfc1982am Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 I think a week off or a few days with then light sessions is enough time off. Players don't need too much time off mid season. We should be playing much of our first team imo because Boro won't be a walkover. Kamara's back, Cash needs minutes, Ramsey needs more minutes, Zaniolo, Duran(if he's staying) Diaby needs a goal or two more.... players need games otherwise we get cold and lose rhythm. Give Ollie, Konsa, Dougie, McGinn and those that have played the most minutes a rest if we need to but I wouldn't put out a makeshift side. Games like this can go south and unsettle everything. We need to win it to keep up the momentum and confidence levels. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoony Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 14 minutes ago, sheepyvillian said: Wait till we don't get a stonewall penalty. Like in the Shef Utd game where there was VAR? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoony Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 2 hours ago, Brumstopdogs said: Yeah definitely some positives but given the offside trap we play have to hope the assistant refs get the decisions right! 1 hour ago, El-Reacho said: This is quite interesting actually. I think VAR is the reason inventive coaches such as Emery and Postecoglu are now playing insanely high defensive lines as they know they'll not get punished by a bad linesman's call and can take much bigger risks pushing forward. It'll be interesting to see if he changes things today now that there's no VAR. 47 minutes ago, roonst83 said: No VAR is bad for us. Our whole defensive set up through the high line requires VAR to confirm the offside traps we play for. 17 minutes ago, duke313 said: Erm… we kind of rely on VAR for the whole high line, offside trap thing we have going on. Without it, we are vulnerable to conceding goals that should be disallowed for offside. The evidence suggests we don’t rely on VAR. VAR has only overturned one goal against us because it wasn’t flagged offside (Garnacho in the Man Utd game). Otherwise the linos have gotten it right: https://www.espn.co.uk/football/story/_/id/38196464/how-var-decisions-affect-premier-league-club-2023-24 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChicagoVillan1983 Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 44 minutes ago, Spoony said: The evidence suggests we don’t rely on VAR. VAR has only overturned one goal against us because it wasn’t flagged offside (Garnacho in the Man Utd game). Otherwise the linos have gotten it right: https://www.espn.co.uk/football/story/_/id/38196464/how-var-decisions-affect-premier-league-club-2023-24 SING IT: "WE'RE ASTON VILLA, WE'RE BETTER THAN VAR" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonVillian Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 first fa cup win since 2016 maybe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Farlz Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 Strong side good to see. If we lose this there's truly no hope for us in the FA Cup. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imavillan Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 Strong team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UpTheVilla26 Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 JJ to bag tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troon_villan Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 Strong team baby though wanted to see Diaby get hs groove back. 2nd half maybe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyVillans Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 Very strong team. Thought zaniolo might have started over bailey though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 Stronger than I thought it would be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jas10 Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 Happy with that team, a nice mix and still fairly strong. If Boro’s team is weakened and they are prioritising the League cup tie… we should… should… beat them easily Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 Donk & Kamara, i guess kamara will be the further forward of the two? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jas10 Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 Good game for Moreno and Ramsey to get fully up to speed… hopefully they can both keep improving and become essential again. Outstanding last season… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sulberto21 Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 Duran such a trouble maker eh. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jas10 Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 3 minutes ago, TheMightyVillans said: Very strong team. Thought zaniolo might have started over bailey though Hopefully comes off the bench and makes a real impact… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted January 6 VT Supporter Share Posted January 6 I'm fine with that team. Some firepower on the bench, in case of emergency. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoelVilla Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 3 minutes ago, Sulberto21 said: Duran such a trouble maker eh. Emery don't like him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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