Aston Villa (A) | Pre-Match Thread

[Wretched Vengeance]

Losing to Leeds fucked things up I reckon.

Plan was probably strong today, weaker against Villa to rest, and then back-to-back strong elevens against Spurs and PSG.

 

[Xhavenjoe]

We ain’t good enough to win the CL

We are if we play our best 11

 

[Xhavenjoe]

I think we will rest players in the Carabao so its a chance for those who underperformed today to redeem themselves

There's too many that played badly today to risk giving them the chance to redeem themselves.
Chance 1 or 2 maybe

 

[lmhblue1]

Don't care to predict/choose a starting XI, but I think the 7 changes per game rotation needs to stop and we just need to go back to less extreme rotation. I understand having to start an out of form player here or there but multiple out of form players shouldn't be starting together at this point in the season. Pick a lineup for PSG, then rotate 3 or 4 of that XI against Villa and another 3 or 4 of them against Spurs. 2 or 3 of them with good fitness levels who didn't start today i.e. Foden and Walker, maybe Zinchenko or Mahrez, can play all three as long as we use substitutions wisely. This is the type of rotation he was doing when we went on that winning run and we need to revert back to it ASAP.

 

[birchwoodgingerste]

Id bring cole palmer in now seen enough of the scared rabbit that is sterling.

 

[chesterbells]

We are if we play our best 11

I agree. Quite a few defeatist sounding posts on here tonight re the CL comp.

 

[CmonCity92]

Big game all of a sudden.

 

[Leeky]

Wednesday can’t come soon enough

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

After the Leeds defeat I think we always had to play our strongest team v Villa.
The question then was what to do today. Strong team win and then rest everyone v Spuds. The problem was that would be 3 games in 7 days for our best XI. So resting players today was obvious.

I think we will rest players in the Carabao so its a chance for those who underperformed today to redeem themselves.

I think you are right about the final. There is no way on earth that Pep will play his best players in that 3 days before the CL game. Villa will be strong, Spurs not so although I will be fuming if I see Mendy and that front 3 in that game.

 

[Tevez City]

Biggest game of the season.

_______________________Ederson_____________________

Walker_______Dias______________Stones________Zinchenko

_____________________Rodri_______________________

_______Bernardo_________________Gundogan________

Mahrez____________Delap______________Foden