Aston Villa (H) - Tue 22nd April, 20:00 | PL | Pre-Match Thread

[GX Blue]

I’ll guess at:


Ortega

Akanji Dias Gvardiol O’Reilly

Nico Kovacic

Doku Foden Grealish

Marmoush

 

[Ethan23]

Can’t see Grealish starting any games now.

Neither can I.

but I'm bored of suggesting he should play inside as an 8 because if it was ever gonna happen it would have happened by now.

But the question is.. who realistically will take him off our hands?

We won't realistically sell for less than 40 million but who's gonna pay a near 30 year old 150k per week and a transfer fee for someone who's got about 10 goals in 3 years?

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

Neither can I.

but I'm bored of suggesting he should play inside as an 8 because if it was ever gonna happen it would have happened by now.

But the question is.. who realistically will take him off our hands?

We won't realistically sell for less than 40 million but who's gonna pay a near 30 year old 150k per week and a transfer fee for someone who's got about 10 goals in 3 years?

No one. Thought he was on more than that?

His career is probably done if he stays with us so it’s up to him to decide what is more important.

 

[christened at st marks]

No Bernie, Gundo 1st half replaced by Kev 2nd
McA false 9
Akanji RB

 

[chesterbells]

That's over the top. We're currently 1/11 to get top five. It would take a pretty massive collapse to not get it at this point.

Those odds a farce imho.

 

[ysmsa]

No Bernie, Gundo 1st half replaced by Kev 2nd
McA false 9
Akanji RB

Gundo finished thde game well I thought

 

[chesterbells]

Neither can I.

but I'm bored of suggesting he should play inside as an 8 because if it was ever gonna happen it would have happened by now.

But the question is.. who realistically will take him off our hands?

We won't realistically sell for less than 40 million but who's gonna pay a near 30 year old 150k per week and a transfer fee for someone who's got about 10 goals in 3 years?

How many years left on his contract come the summer?

 

[Bri1975]

That's over the top. We're currently 1/11 to get top five. It would take a pretty massive collapse to not get it at this point.

What are the odds to finish outside the top 5 ?

 

[Gray]

Villa looked very sharp tonight and have a good bench.

 

[Zenmanc]

That's over the top. We're currently 1/11 to get top five. It would take a pretty massive collapse to not get it at this point.

If we drop points in our remaining games we WELL could miss out on top 5. Hardly a massive collapse.

 

[City Raider]

Interesting comments by Watkins after the match. Hopefully a little bit of unrest created.

 

[doobyedoobye]

Interesting comments by Watkins after the match. Hopefully a little bit of unrest created.

What were the comments?

 

[the-ecstacy-of-eight]

If Grealish isn't trusted to put on a performance against his boyhood club I doubt he ever will be.

I'd drop KDB and play Jack centrally, but what do I know.

 

[Jonas.shaffer]

What are the odds to finish outside the top 5 ?

They don't give that, but if you base it on the odds of finishing inside the top five, it would be less than 10%.

 

[SWP's back]

O’Reilly has been excellent in the last month so I expect Pep to drop him.

Also expect us to go with the oldest and slowest possible midfield combination to counter their youth, speed and dynamism.

 

[blue b4 the moon]

Meh, every game I read we're playing the in-form team in the league.....

Won't be long til it's us.

 

[dragonman98]

O’Reilly has been excellent in the last month so I expect Pep to drop him.

Also expect us to go with the oldest and slowest possible midfield combination to counter their youth, speed and dynamism.

And it will somehow work, just like these past few games.

 

[TheThirdDeano]

Absolutely must win now. As are the rest of the remaining games.
Come on city! I’m all in on the unbeaten finish

 

[stan bowles]

Pep will try the same tactics vs Everton. Keep it tight, low energy, limit them to as few chances as possible then look to exploit space with 20 to go. I think he'd take a 0-0 if you offered it to him now.

 

[Bald fraud]

If Grealish isn't trusted to put on a performance against his boyhood club I doubt he ever will be.

I'd drop KDB and play Jack centrally, but what do I know.

Think I’ve only ever seen jack play central once. He had a good game. Never seen him there again lol!