villa89 Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 23 hours ago, Pongo Waring said: This is a tough tough tough game Not as tough as Lille though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talldarkandransome Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 57 minutes ago, Dodgyknees said: Id feel more comfortable with the Olsen twins in goal We'd need all 3 of them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wict01 Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 I think an early goal here and we can really open the floodgates against them. Lets go full tilt, Watkins, Bailey and Diaby to score and a 3-0 advantage for the away leg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post imavillan Posted April 30 Popular Post Share Posted April 30 There's a thread in a Villa FB group i'm in where someone has asked if Olympiacos are as good as Lille. Here's a snapshot from a Villa fan who lives in Greece giving his take on them. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's Your Round Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 The Olympiakos fan I spoke to in Athens a couple of weeks ago was really hoping they got through to play Villa, not because he thought they could beat us but because we are the best team left in it. Slightly different mindset to me who just wanted the weakest teams at every opportunity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumstopdogs Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 (edited) The home match should be quite an occasion - really hoping we can get some kind of lead to take into the 2nd leg. Expect it to be a close match though and think both teams will score. UTV! Edited April 30 by Brumstopdogs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srsmithusa Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 olson Cash konsa pau digne SJM Tim Luiz Rogers Diaby Watkins hoping to give Baile'ys knee a rest, otherwise swap Bailey and Diaby. i think they will play a low block and am tempted to go to three at the back and three forwards but I don't think Emery will do that. Sit back and hit them on the counter first, so then they have to press a bit more and leave more space for our forwards, SJM, Luiz, and Rogers to push forward later. That seems to be more our preferred style right now. 3-1 and I'll be happy enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marka Ragnos Posted May 1 VT Supporter Share Posted May 1 On 29/04/2024 at 07:37, Pongo Waring said: This is a tough tough tough game ... that we need to win, win, win. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marka Ragnos Posted May 1 VT Supporter Share Posted May 1 (edited) On 28/04/2024 at 05:33, ferguson1 said: Alternatively, tried and trusted formation: ……………...…….Olsen………………….. Cash…..Konsa……Pau…..Digne ………….McGinn……..Luiz………. Bailey..….….Rogers……..Diaby ………………..…Watkins….…………….. This, please. Great thinking there. It will allow for these nice trapezoids we do. Gives us some flexibility yet control moving forward but also a good press. Cash…..Konsa……Pau…..Digne ………….McGinn……..Luiz………. Bailey..….….Rogers……..Diaby ………………..…Watkins….…………….. Cash…..Konsa……Pau…..Digne ………….McGinn……..Luiz………. Bailey..….….Rogers……..Diaby ………………..…Watkins….…………….. Cash…..Konsa……Pau…..Digne ………….McGinn……..Luiz………. Bailey..….….Rogers……..Diaby ………………..…Watkins….…………….. Cash…..Konsa……Pau…..Digne ………….McGinn……..Luiz………. Bailey..….….Rogers……..Diaby ………………..…Watkins….…………….. Edited May 1 by Marka Ragnos 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DakotaVilla Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 Due to the defensiveness weakness with Martinez and Tielemans missing best to go all out attack here and use our attacking strengths to pin Olympiakos back as much as possible. Any 2 or 3 goal lead would be absolutely fantastic. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante_Lockhart Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 I have a feeling we'll be conceding a set piece goal this game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Stevo71 Posted May 1 Popular Post Share Posted May 1 On 30/04/2024 at 09:15, duke313 said: I think this is the strongest team we can put out. Smash them in the first leg and then we can rotate in 2nd. This is still a hell of a team. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted May 1 Moderator Share Posted May 1 A decent Mail article, because the contributor is external. Full article in link. Truncated key direct quotes below. Quote "We're on our fourth manager, our third sporting director. In the last two seasons, we have made at least 60 transfers, players going in and out. It's been a revolving door. "After [3 failures], in comes Jose Luis Mendilibar. The turnaround has just been exceptional from him. He's never managed outside of Spain before. He obviously won the Europa League with Sevilla last season. But he's just turned the club around completely. "The danger men - Daniel Podence. He's been excellent for Olympiacos since he's returned from Wolves this season. He can just create something out of nothing. He can go missing at times in games when they kind of nullify his kind of creativity. "Kostas Fortounis, the best Greek player of his generation, in my opinion, and a lot of others too. He's the talisman. The captain. He can create something out of nothing. He scored an amazing goal out of nothing against Fenerbahce. He did the same thing against West Ham in our game and we beat them." Our striker, El Kaabi, 23 goals this season in all competitions. He's had an excellent season, particularly in Europe. And it's going to be tough to stop him because he can just appear out of nowhere and score an important goal for us when we need it. "I think as a prediction, I'm going to be, I'm normally quite pessimistic. I just say that we lose in the hope that we'd actually win so that my, so that my kind of my expectations are exceeded. But I think I'll say a draw. I'll say 1-1 at Villa Park and we take it back to Greece where I can't tell you how quickly that game sold out. Honestly, it was absolutely wildfire the way it sold out." 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 On 29/04/2024 at 13:43, rjw63 said: Don't forget these: Their defence looks pretty strong! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StewieGriffin Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 Managed to sneak a posh seat for this, as a friend of a friend dropped out. Can't wait, mainly for the atmosphere as the away fans weren't allowed in at the last one I went to... I assume Greek fans are mental, yet well-behaved? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVTuco Posted May 1 VT Supporter Share Posted May 1 Olsen! Olsen! Olsen! Olsen! Olsen! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alreadyexists Posted May 1 VT Supporter Share Posted May 1 On 30/04/2024 at 12:28, villa89 said: Not as tough as Lille though. I think in the rankings of teams Lille were second after us, and then Fiorentina, and then Olympiakos… to be fair I think Ajax are higher in the coefficient rankings than all the other teams 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepyvillian Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 We really need to go gung - ho tomorrow. Take any unnecessary pressure off Olsen. I really think we can put this itie to bed with the right approach. I'll go with a 3 - 0 victory and an Ollie double. Come on me Babbys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepyvillian Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 On 30/04/2024 at 12:28, villa89 said: Not as tough as Lille though. That remains to be seen. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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