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

[Sebi]

Ake already on the bench? Very nice to see.
Come on

 

[SWPISHOME]

Let’s be honest that villa team is shite on paper

I said the same about Sporting Lisbon, Feyenoord, Bournemouth, Brighton and the Rags...

So today I'm doing reverse psychology...

Villa are fucking incredible on paper!

 

[jaiguruKun]

Let’s be honest that villa team is shite on paper

Their midfield is young, hungry and full of energy. Basically the opposite of ours...and Tielemans is yet to score in the PL all season so will get one today.

 

[ws01]

Surely the rot has to stop somewhere.

If we play badly with low energy and lose this, I'll start to question if Pep has lost the dressing room. It could be that the players don't want to keep hearing the same voice over and over.

 

[jimharri]

Why are you having a sly pop at me?

Wasn’t even me who got into a spat with that poster ffs

I said what I said to try to avoid an ongoing spat between you and the other poster; nothing more sinister than that. Of course, the report function is there for you, if you feel that what I said is against the rules of the forum. Enjoy the game.

 

[M43 blue]

Missing some pace in this line up with Bernardo and grealish on the wings it going to be a lot of edge of the box sideway passing hopefully im wrong and we pull out the win out the bag

 

[Wretched Vengeance]

Is it safe to turn the telly on, or shall I wait until 12:29.

 

[Briggs1969]

C,mon blue boys!

 

[johnny crossan]

Can you translate that into English pal?

Does 'Ian Cheesman = Cheesy' assist your comprehension perhaps?

 

[bluemoon32]

Let’s be honest that villa team is shite on paper

And ours is shite on the pitch

 

[Xhavenjoe]

Ake already on the bench? Very nice to see.
Come on

We're so stuck for players at the moment I'm surprised Ironside hasn't rolled up in his wheel chair.

 

[jimharri]

Let’s be honest that villa team is shite on paper

Did you see us last sunday?

 

[Trojan1962]

Missing some pace in this line up with Bernardo and grealish on the wings in going to be a lot of edge of the box sideway passing hopefully ok wrong and we pull out the win

You missed out backwards passing

 

[dronefromsector7G]

Their midfield is young, hungry and full of energy. Basically the opposite of ours...and Tielemans is yet to score in the PL all season so will get one today.

You can bank on it

 

[ysmsa]

Peter Reid to score the winner.

Are there any prisoners on Strangeways roof?

 

[phargrave]

Bernardo Foden Gundo Grealish… a whopping combined 1 league goal between them!

Steady on mate…..

 

[Joekmcfc]

still undo and lewis. the game we won those two didn't play together lol still the main issue for me. looks like a slow team ready to be countered. hope im wrong! lets break the duck

 

[Nightmare Walking]

Is it safe to turn the telly on, or shall I wait until 12:29.

I'm not turning it on till 12:30.

 

[discopop]

Cheesy on TNT - naught for anybody's comfort from him or his oppo - Pep might be offsky is his version of seasonal cheer. Deliberately downbeat assessment before a big game - very disappointing.

Are we talking of the Cheesy of this parish? The one who’s got a podcast to push?

 

[Scottish Cityzen]

Can you translate that into English pal?

Well, he was really positive for starters, Pep will not get sacked or hounded out by the fans because of what he has done for the club, the trophies, the quality of football etc.
Referred to him as a god and suchlike. I thought he came across well.

But he did say (not unreasonably as Pep mentions this periodically) that he would worry that if the poor form continues that Pep decides to walk away.