gwi1890 Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 Glad to see Robinson make the bench yesterday 10 mins on the pitch would have been nice though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 Glad to see Robinson make the bench yesterday 10 mins on the pitch would have been nice though Agreed. In my eyes we need to start giving the youth graduates some game time. I think from the youth lambert only have Burke a debut. Yes it has been a struggle for results and maybe not the best for putting in young players. But if we are continuing down the route of austerity we rally need youth ayers to come though. Even mcleish gave more debuts to the youth players Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packoman Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 Arsenal U21 v Villa U21 Preview Gordon Cowans has urged his Villa players to keep the momentum going as they return to action for the first time since hitting Newcastle for six. The claret and blues travel to Arsenal in the Barclays U21 Premier League, just over a week after their sensational performance against the Magpies. Although Cowans was thrilled with his team's attacking play, he is expecting a much sterner test at Boreham Wood this evening. The coach wants to see Villa hit a run of form after a mixed start to the league campaign. "These are the games you want to be playing in, against the top sides," said Cowans. "Arsenal will no doubt have some quality players. It will be tough but it will be a good test and we'll go down there and see what we come away with. "I thought the performance against Newcastle was very good. Towards the end of the first half I thought we started playing very well and causing problems up front with the front three - Graham Burke, Callum Robinson and Jordan Graham - pushing on. "There was some real quality out there. We played some very good stuff and dominated the game. "There was a sloppy little five-minute spell where we seemed to take our foot off the gas but we picked it back up and we finished really well and took our chances." With a more experienced group at his disposal last week, Cowans opted for a 5-3-2 formation. He revealed Michael Drennan is close to returning from injury, to further boost the team's firepower. "The reason we played that formation was because we had five defenders and we need to get them all games," Cowans said. "We had a slightly older group than usual and we've got Mickey Drennan to come back too which is another bonus." Callum Robinson was the hero of last Monday's win over Newcastle, bagging a hat-trick in front of manager Paul Lambert. The 18-year-old hotshot earned himself a place on the bench for Saturday's top-flight encounter against Cardiff. "Callum has been outstanding," added Cowans. "You see him in training every day and the way he works his socks off. "The kid has so much talent and ability - he has got a real chance." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted November 12, 2013 Moderator Share Posted November 12, 2013 Arsenal U21 v Villa U21 team news: Drennan returns in attack Michael Drennan returns to action for Villa in tonight's Barclays U21 Premier League clash against Arsenal. Drennan will play his first match of the campaign at Boreham Wood this evening [ko 7pm]. The Republic of Ireland youth striker, who has been nursing a long-term foot injury, replaces Callum Robinson in the only change from last week's 6-2 win over Newcastle. Robinson - a hat-trick hero in the Magpies victory - has been called up by England U19s for Thursday's friendly against Hungary in Budapest. VILLA: Siegrist, Bateman, Kinsella, Webb, Donacien, Lewis, Stieber, Burke, Drennan, Johnson, Graham. Subs: Sellars, Hill, Calder, Abdo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_John_10 Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 How's donacien been getting on? Thought he looked a good prospect in preseason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packoman Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 Arsenal 1-0 #AVFC - GOAL - 15 mins: Serge Gnabry fires the hosts in front, converting Jon Toral's left-wing cutback from eight yards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packoman Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 #Arsenal 2-0 #AVFC - GOAL - 25mins: Gnabry breaks down the right and crosses for Toral to tap home from close range at the back post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliffy Biro Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 4-0 at HT, in for an absolute pasting here, similar to when we beat them 10-0 a few years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntrimBlack Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 Is there a reason why Seigrist seems to have reappeared again after not seeming to have been around for a while ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packoman Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 4-1 Drennan scored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PompeyVillan Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 Finished 4 - 2. A decent comeback from the young lads. Drennan and Burke with the goals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packoman Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Watch U21 cup clash against Fulham LIVE on AVTV Villa kick off their campaign in the new Barclays U21 Premier League Cup on Tuesday - and you can watch all the action LIVE on AVTV. The club's in-house TV channel will be screening the full game against Fulham live from Villa Park. It means subscribers will get another chance to see future stars like Daniel Johnson, Graham Burke, Michael Drennan and Janoi Donacien in action. The last 32 tie kicks off at 7pm, with AVTV bringing you live pictures and the best build-up from 6.30pm. Gordon Cowans' team have been involved in some exciting games in the league this season, including a 6-2 win over Newcastle and a 4-2 defeat to Arsenal. So there is every chance of goals as they turn their attention to knockout football. Entry to Villa Park is free for season ticket holders, £2 for adults and £1 for U16s. But if you can't make the game, why not watch the action unfold on AVTV? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packoman Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 VILLA: Steer, Webb, Kinsella, Herd, Donacien, Burke, Graham, Bowery, Helenius, Johnson, Robinson. Subs: Drennan, Hill, Bateman, Lewis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samjp26 Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 Any idea what formation we're playing? More specifically, what role is Helenius playing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonoridge91 Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 No idea of the formation, we have like 5 forward players in the formation lol Guessing Herd is at CB, so Johnson in the middle with... Graham? Helenius? No idea... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isa Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 (edited) That looks VERY offensive! Some sort of 4-2-4 with Johnson and Graham in midfield? Edit: Diamond according to the club's twitter feed: @AVFCOfficial #AVFC 0-0 #FFC - 5mins: Interesting diamond midfield for Villa. Johnson holding, Graham left, Burke right, Robinson behind Helenius & Bowery Edited November 26, 2013 by Isa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonoridge91 Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 Excluding Donacien the rest of them look rubbish. Some nice touches here and there but can't cross a ball to save their life. Dead balls including. You can tell Helenius and Bowery are the first teamers by their passing and retention of the ball. The midfield want to have a million touches of the ball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaRoy Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 (edited) Just watched this game, lost 0-3 to Fulham. Bowery even looks out of depth at U-21 level. A poor misplaced pass from him led to Fulham's first goal. Makes the Heskey seem like Christiano Ronaldo in the goal threat department. Rather a young talent have a place in the squad than Bowery, hasn't really done anything in his career to date to deserve a place in a Premier League squad. On the side note, we didn't seem to have any other central midfielders tonight other than Johnson. Drennan, who is very much a poacher, was playing in CM. Surprised they didn't promote an U18 regular to play in midfield. Shame we are out of this competition, would have been a good experience for the young players and game time. Edited November 26, 2013 by VillaRoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrackpotForeigner Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 (edited) Just watched this game, lost 0-3 to Fulham. Bowery even looks out of depth at U-21 level. A poor misplaced pass from him led to Fulham's first goal. Makes the Heskey seem like Christiano Ronaldo in the goal threat department. Rather a young talent have a place in the squad than Bowery, hasn't really done anything in his career to date to deserve a place in a Premier League squad. On the side note, we didn't seem to have any other central midfielders tonight other than Johnson. Drennan, who is very much a poacher, was playing in CM. Surprised they didn't promote an U18 regular to play in midfield. Shame we are out of this competition, would have been a good experience for the young players and game time. Watched it as well, and have to agree about Bowery, he was terrible and looks actually incapable of putting the ball into the net in any circumstances. Donation was excellent for 83 odd minutes, but without replays I'm not sure if he was at fault for the goals, which all came late in the game. Johnson had a nightmare in midfield. Kept on giving the ball away. Helenius was okay, but missed two good chances. The only players who might have a future in the first team on the evidence of this game I'd say would be Steer, Herd, Donacien, Helenius and Robinson. Fulham shaded the first half, and Villa very much the better team in the second half until the exact moment that Bowery gave the ball away for their first goal. Shortly before the first goal the ref denied what seemed to me a quite obvious penalty when Jordan Graham was tripped just inside the box when clear through. Ref gave JG a yellow for diving. If that really was a dive, Graham needs a serious lesson in when to shoot instead of diving. Edited November 26, 2013 by CrackpotForeigner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSV Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 Graham didn't play well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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