Aston Villa (A) | Pre-Match Thread

[IrishBlueSince92]

It’s not even close to the biggest game of the season
Out of our next three games if we’d to lose one it would be the Villa game

 

[christened at st marks]

But we’ve got PSG coming up

3 points is all I care about

 

[joenorth]

Pep has always said one game at a time but to make 8 changes after the Dortmund game which many believe was our best 11 means he is looking further ahead,he was brought in to win the champions league and now we are in the semifinals he must have one eye on it, but there is still a little bit of work to get over the line in the league.
It will be an amazing achievement to win the league considering how little we have got out of sterling, jesus and torres and until recently mahrez, and without aguero all season.
It was a big disappointment going out to an average chelsea team, but if ,and it's a big if ,we win the league and champions league I will take that.

 

[citymad]

Eleven that doesn't include Torres, Cancelo, Sterling, Mendy.

Agree although I would exempt Cancelo. He's quality on his day and can add something to our attack.

 

[citymad]

Lets just get over the line with the league, at this point thats all I care about really.

 

[Wretched Vengeance]

Agree although I would exempt Cancelo. He's quality on his day and can add something to our attack.

My thinking was more aimed at Walker and Zinchenko being restored at fullback.

Cancelo's form has plummeted in the last month or so.

 

[ninjamonkey]

This is a tough call now. On one hand, a defeat against Chelsea and a defeat vs Leeds in the last league game means we have to get back to winning ways, the league isn't finished just yet and we can't give united any hope, but on the other hand, we've got a massive game next weekend which we simply can't afford to lose now and half the team looked fucked tonight. Think it will be a mixture of who he can rest but still trust the replacement and who he thinks can play every game.

Dias gets a rest, he's looked leggy and off the pace last few games, walker saved for the final giving cancelo an extra game in the same position. Fernandinho has to play weekend so gets a rest here, torres and sterling should be nowhere near the side for the rest of the season and with KDB and aguero likely out the front 5 pick themselves. Best scenario is we get the game wrapped up early then bring off the likes of foden and gundogan.


Ederson
Cancelo
Stones
Laporte
Zinchenko
Rodri
Gundogan
Bernardo
Foden
Mahrez
Jesus

 

[WestGorton]

My thinking was more aimed at Walker and Zinchenko being restored at fullback.

Cancelo's form has plummeted in the last month or so.

Walker remains our best full back. Cancelo is a winger to me.

 

[citymad]

My thinking was more aimed at Walker and Zinchenko being restored at fullback.

Cancelo's form has plummeted in the last month or so.

Agreed Walker and ZInc are our best full backs. Cancelo I think is better when he's in midfield.

 

[WallyA]

We have managed without Kev before, and I hope Pep just tries to emulate that previous setup.

Bernie needs to stop being pushed up high, we've won games with him there, and he does well, but we are better off with Gundogan having that freedom instead, and letting Bernie drop deep to help us control the midfield again.

Foden-----------------Jesus----------------Mahrez
-----------Gundogan----------
-----------------------------------Bernie
-------------------------Rodri
----------------------BACK FOUR----------------------

This is the setup and way for us to get back on track.