Aston Villa (A) - Sat 21st Dec, 12:30 | PL | Pre-Match Thread

[tommybooth]

Not sure my legs would last 90 these days.

 

[Le Havre Oswald]

Maybe he could ask psycho for Beany the horse?

 

[uwe rosler 28]

Could it really be

ortega

Lewis walker jsp gvardiol 2moro?

 

[roubaixtuesday]

Dias out, 3-4 weeks, muscle injury!

Bugger. We're cursed I tell you.

 

[citytill1die84]

Could it really be

ortega

Lewis walker jsp gvardiol 2moro?

Yep :-(

 

[blue ranger]

Assuming Akanji and Stones (!) can start:

————-———Ortega————
Walker—Stones-Akanji—Gvardiol
————-Kovacic—Bernardo——
Savinho———-Foden———-Grealish
———————-Haaland—————

Defence is obviously a concern. Walker has been wank all season, Gvardiol’s defending has been awful. Akanji and Stones both obviously not fully (match) fit. And no organiser in sight. Could get messy.

Personally, I’d like to see Wright given a chance but obviously not going to happen. Bernardo over Gundogan (just).

Hard to see us turning the corner here, but who knows.

Walker and Bernardo would be nowhere near any City team I pick at the money. Gundogan in same bracket too.

 

[blue ranger]

I’d go with:
Ortega
Lewis
Akanji
Stones
Gvardiol
Kovacic
KDB
Foden
Savinho
Doku
Haaland

 

[kaz7]

Walker and Bernardo would be nowhere near any City team I pick at the money. Gundogan in same bracket too.

You are dropping three players for whom exactly ?

 

[The Lightbowne Cowboy]

Dias out, 3-4 weeks, muscle injury!

This is getting ridiculous! What the fuck have we got to do this season to catch a break :(

 

[DWIFF]

Just seen the Dias news.

This could get really ugly. Not a single leader on the pitch.

3-0 Villa.

 

[sarcastico]

Defense is shit.

These are still quality attackers. Just go and take your chances.

 

[Mr. Shush]

So Akanji returns to training yesterday. Stones was set to come on in the Derby but didn't. Are we going to see a back line of Lewis-Dias-Stones-Gvardiol?

 

[Xhavenjoe]

Are we going to see a back line of Lewis-Dias-Stones-Gvardiol?

Not tomorrow anyway.
Unless Dias is Lazarus-like.

 

[Ken92]

So Akanji returns to training yesterday. Stones was set to come on in the Derby but didn't. Are we going to see a back line of Lewis-Dias-Stones-Gvardiol?

Nope ,cause Dias is injure for a month.

 

[Indaparkside]

5/2 villa at home hate saying it but it looks easy Xmas money at the moment

 

[kaz7]

We need to laugh through this one , or cry

 

[Mr. Shush]

Not tomorrow anyway.
Unless Dias is Lazarus-like.

Jeez I just saw on reddit. If we didn't have bad luck, we'd have no luck at all.

 

[Manchester_lalala]

Take the handbrake off Pep. We can’t defend so just go for it.

 

[Manchester_lalala]

You are dropping three players for whom exactly ?

Lewis, Kovacic and Grealish.

 

[kaz7]

Lewis, Kovacic and Grealish.

Kova is not match fit and the other two offer nothing ,rico does try though