Aston Villa (H) - Wed 3rd April, 20:15 | PL | Pre-Match Thread

[Bluewars II]

Razzer scored over a hundred goals for us , from the wing , second only to sergio ,for the life of me i dont get why he gets such grief

He went downhill drastically from the second part of the 2019/20 season, but before that he had a good G/A record that Doku can't even dream of having.

 

[Bluewars II]

I bet most of us said that last season after we drew at home to Everton.

Having won the treble from there, anything is still possible with this team.

Nothing will usurp Klopps farewell party, sooner we get to grips with that the better.

 

[bluemoon32]

Doku’s problem is he has the same finishing ability as Raheem.

In his dreams

 

[Legal Alien]

Nothing will usurp Klopps farewell party, sooner we get to grips with that the better.

That's the spirit, fuck me!

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Nothing will usurp Klopps farewell party, sooner we get to grips with that the better.

His farewell will be a 1-0 loss to Leverkusen in the Europa League final.

 

[Blu1]

This will be very difficult. Villa want a point here. Fully set up to hit us on the counter they will not come to play.

Early goal will be ideal pls city

 

[117 M34]

Fancy haaland to have a good game after he was criticised this past week

 

[Chi-town blues]

Nothing will usurp Klopps farewell party, sooner we get to grips with that the better.

 

[abu13]

Not sure how the hell we line up for this one.

I think 6 of the back 7 basically pick themselves, Kova being the one im not sure of.

I think KDB would be better coming on as a sub for maximum impact, Jackie will offer us more control than Doku so im going for him to start.

Would love to find a way of getting Alvarez in there as well.

------------------------Ortega---------------------
Lewis--------Akanji----------Dias------Gvardiol
----------------Rodri----------Kova----------------
Berny-----------------Foden------------Grealish
-----------------------Haaland--------------------

 

[jimmygrimblesboots]

Must win game is a much over used phrase , but its the business end of the season and we probably have a dozen must win games left ,if we win ten of them i suspect we will end up with a couple of trophies , its a massive undertaking for a squad which with the exception of Haaland has been weakened over the last couple of seasons with inferior signings to the outgoing players.
Not forgetting we are now genuine challengers for the Dippers NetSpendTrophy which is some achievement after winning a treble.

 

[jimmygrimblesboots]

Not sure how the hell we line up for this one.

I think 6 of the back 7 basically pick themselves, Kova being the one im not sure of.

I think KDB would be better coming on as a sub for maximum impact, Jackie will offer us more control than Doku so im going for him to start.

Would love to find a way of getting Alvarez in there as well.

------------------------Ortega---------------------
Lewis--------Akanji----------Dias------Gvardiol
----------------Rodri----------Kova----------------
Berny-----------------Foden------------Grealish
-----------------------Haaland--------------------

That is the team ,but if Stones is fit enough to start then Akanji at right back and Stones at centre back would be an option , nothing disparaging against Lewis he did Ok against the Goons but Akanji is the better defender.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

That is the team ,but if Stones is fit enough to start then Akanji at right back and Stones at centre back would be an option , nothing disparaging against Lewis he did Ok against the Goons but Akanji is the better defender.

Hopefully Stones is fit enough. Duran is a big physical unit with a temper on him. Think Stones is better at duels with that type of striker than Akanji.

 

[JGL07]

Nope, now it's Haaland of all people! Amazing that people are saying how much we miss Gundogan and Mahrez, whom if memory serves were considered dog sh*# by most for several seasons.

Yes, I can't recall a City first team regular getting more flak on here than Gundogan. That was until Mahrez signed!

 

[alexmcity]

Yes, I can't recall a City first team regular getting more flak on here than Gundogan.

Plodri

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Yes, I can't recall a City first team regular getting more flak on here than Gundogan. That was until Mahrez signed!

Bravo

 

[oldius]

My team for Villa.

 

[Gone for a Burton]

Bloody hell we’re not playing Rochdale mate!

Trust me, I'm a doctor !!

 

[bluebc]

 

[Withnail]

Newcastle 5-1 Aston Villa
Liverpool 3-0 Aston Villa
Chelsea 0-1 Aston Villa
Tottenham 1-2 Aston Villa
Rags 3-2 Aston Villa

Some of their away results this season.

They are nowhere near as strong away from home and without Watkins and McGinn I fancy our chances.

 

[Oat20]

I bet most of us said that last season after we drew at home to Everton.

Having won the treble from there, anything is still possible with this team.

Exactly, I’m not saying we’ll win the treble again nor am I expecting it, but I’d be stupid to give up on this team with so much more to play. Didn’t expect to see so many people say it’s over after drawing Arsenal. Wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy, but an injury to a vital player on Arsenal or Liverpool changes EVERYTHING, especially for arsenal imo. Still 25% left to play. It’s not even close to over.