RichW Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 No Dawson, Neto or Hwang for this one. Cunha will either be on the bench or not fit to play 90 minutes here. We should really be beating these with those out as they are big losses to them. Don’t expect it to be pretty but think we will control the game for large parts, go 2-0 up and concede a sloppy set piece goal to give them hope as we just don’t keep clean sheets these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WallisFrizz Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 6 hours ago, Mantis said: **** hate this lot. Ridiculous how we can beat teams like Brighton, Spurs, Chelsea and Newcastle with semi-regularity but these pricks we've beaten like twice in Premier League in the last 15+ years. Hell in that time period we've got more wins against Man United and just as many against Man City in the PL, and they are two notorious bogey teams. That’s actually nuts when you think about it. We are so due a win against these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 A new Villa bus from New Street to Birmingham starts today for fans. £5 return. https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2024/march/28/New-express-city-centre-shuttle-buses-set-to-launch-on-matchdays/?sc_src=email_5709204&sc_lid=571397305&sc_uid=teJc9pr3Mp&sc_llid=7601&sc_customer=ddc71e91-8f12-403d-b848-bd596f230a31 Quote Aston Villa is delighted to introduce a new city centre shuttle bus service, helping supporters to travel more easily and efficiently to and from Villa Park on matchdays. With a nod to the club’s finest hour and our 1982 European Cup victory, the ‘AV82’ service will start on Saturday 30th March for our home Premier League fixture against Wolves. The service will run on a trial basis for all other men’s home matches until the end of the 2023/24 season, covering all Premier League and UEFA Europa Conference League fixtures. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Follyfoot Posted March 30 VT Supporter Share Posted March 30 2 hours ago, alreadyexists said: I’m a child of the 80s so I don’t know for sure, but wouldn’t those goals in the 70s be part of a longer season too? And maybe the 82 season? Correct, 42 games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alreadyexists Posted March 30 VT Supporter Share Posted March 30 55 minutes ago, John said: A new Villa bus from New Street to Birmingham starts today for fans. £5 return. https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2024/march/28/New-express-city-centre-shuttle-buses-set-to-launch-on-matchdays/?sc_src=email_5709204&sc_lid=571397305&sc_uid=teJc9pr3Mp&sc_llid=7601&sc_customer=ddc71e91-8f12-403d-b848-bd596f230a31 That’s a bargain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leeroy Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 No Hwang or Neto for them, Cunha not 100%, and no Dawson at the back who whilst a bang average footballer is physical and stops us playing. Honestly if we don't win today we deserve nothing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leeroy Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 Unai has got the last two league games wrong with his approach, playing a back 5 against Spurs was bizarre really, and then starting both Rogers and Duran against West Ham (one maybe, not both of them) and going 4-4-2 was again bizarre. I'm not sure if he's been overthinking it but neither times did it work. There's a debate to be had today about how we set up. Tielemans was excellent for Belgium against England and needs to be deployed higher up the pitch, not in the holding role, but Zaniolo and Diaby are both pushing for starts and at least one of them needs to play today. I think Lenglet RCB looked totally uncomfortable against West Ham too and probably a game for Carlos. I'd also have Digne in from the start and bring Moreno on later on. Ramsey sounds 50/50, probably one to bring on in 2nd half as we don't want to risk him from the start getting injured again. I'm leaning towards playing Tim although much will depend if Emery trusts him to start him such a game. I just feel he might free up our attacking players more and allow Luiz to push up more which would cause all sorts of problems for Wolves' defence. I'd probably go: Martinez Konsa Carlos Torres Digne Luiz Tim Bailey Tielemans Diaby/Zaniolo Watkins Subs: Olsen, Chambers, Lenglet, Moreno, KKH, Ramsey, Rogers, Diaby/Zaniolo, Duran Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferguson1 Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 Martinez Konsa Carlos Pau Moreno Tielemans Luiz Bailey Ramsey Diaby Watkins Subs: Olsen, KKH, Digne, Lenglet, Iroegbunam, Chambers, Rogers, Zaniolo, Duran Moreno starts purely because of Konsa on the right. Get an hour out of Ramsey if possible? Key injuries and suspensions on both sides but we should have the extra quality going forward. 2-1 win. UTV 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VILLAMARV Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 As for the return of the thread titles, it seems Ezri might be on board Quote Ezri Konsa insists Aston Villa have nine finals remaining this Premier League season as the club targets qualifcation for Champions League football. https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/nine-finals-ezri-konsa-nails-28912436 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeroesAndVillans Posted March 30 VT Supporter Share Posted March 30 Proper up for this one now... Really think the boys will rise to the occasion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villa87 Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 This feels huge in the context of our season. Wish McGinn was playing. Hope we come out like we did against Brighton - control the game and just **** go for it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewiek2 Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 FFS just seen that Paul Tierney is the ref. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 2 hours ago, Leeroy said: No Hwang or Neto for them, Cunha not 100%, and no Dawson at the back who whilst a bang average footballer is physical and stops us playing. Honestly if we don't win today we deserve nothing. Yep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 (edited) 1 hour ago, HeroesAndVillans said: Proper up for this one now... Really think the boys will rise to the occasion. opposing teams give you nothing....we have to take it. Edited March 30 by TRO 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVTuco Posted March 30 VT Supporter Share Posted March 30 I'm pretty sure we'll win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talldarkandransome Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 5 hours ago, John said: A new Villa bus from New Street to Birmingham starts today for fans. £5 return. https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2024/march/28/New-express-city-centre-shuttle-buses-set-to-launch-on-matchdays/?sc_src=email_5709204&sc_lid=571397305&sc_uid=teJc9pr3Mp&sc_llid=7601&sc_customer=ddc71e91-8f12-403d-b848-bd596f230a31 Home and away fans, that'll be a hoot afterwards 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthEastVillan Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 Wolves really struggling for numbers. If we can keep a lead until the last 20 mins our bench could play a big part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvonVillain Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 34 minutes ago, AVTuco said: I'm pretty sure we'll win. Ah, relief! I'll forego the emotional roller coaster of following the game in that case and simply tune in to MOTD later for the promised glory. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted March 30 Moderator Share Posted March 30 Big carrot for Wolves with the chance to be in a European place tonight - we'll need to be ready for a very determined side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshVilla Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 If we can't beat a severely weakened doghead side at home we don't deserve CL football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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