Aston Villa (A) | Pre-Match Thread

[The Stockport Iniesta]

Isnt it just typical ? One bad loss and panic sets in. I think that performance has shocked us all and now the doubts have started, me included. Hopefully we'll put today behind us and finish off the league starting with Villa.

I'd be worried if our best 11 played like that, but this was nowhere near our best 11, same as the bad performance and defeat against a 10 man Leeds, I guess some of the squad players aren't up to it, or are badly out of form.

 

[Xhavenjoe]

Isnt it just typical ? One bad loss and panic sets in. I think that performance has shocked us all and now the doubts have started, me included

But thats our second bad loss in the last 3 games. The goals we conceded against Leeds and Chelsea were very similar.
We don't seem to have learnt from that Leeds match.

 

[Ribchester]

They have been wank without Grealish, start with the strongest possible team and we should have no problem, can always rest 2 or 3 when the game is won.

Which is exactly what we should have been doing all season, all this shit about only the in form players get in the team..... if that is the case then I’d fuck off in the summer if you didn’t get a start today

 

[WNRH]

Couldn’t give a shit for the league cup final. That game should not even come into the thinking for this one.

Ederson

Walker
Stones
Dias
Cancelo

Rodri
Gundogan

Mahrez
Bernardo
Foden

Jesus (or KDB if fit)

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

But thats our second bad loss in the last 3 games. The goals we conceded against Leeds and Chelsea were very similar.
We don't seem to have learnt from that Leeds match.

Cancelo being the common denominator.

He has been awful recently. Attacking threat gone and woeful defensively last 2 games.

 

[chesterbells]

We ain’t good enough to win the CL

Doesn’t matter for me. If if you are right (and I don’t see how you can be so absolute and certain), I’d still rather sacrifice the league cup selection if it means playing our strongest available team vs PSG - even if they end up beating us. For me, we have to commit and go for it 100% now we’ve got there. The League Cup, we have had a decent crack at in recent years haven’t we? ;-)

 

[ballinio]

We ain’t good enough to win the CL

Agreed, win v Villa & the league cup & i’m Happy ....I fear he’ll play a very weakened team v Spurs though

 

[RayCTID]

Same with Utd and Leeds defeats get the Chelsea cup game out of the system.

 

[chesterbells]

He'll want to play,he has a point to prove.

Ah, ok - despite the quotation marks, I was genuinely curious about his official injury status, and when he is due back.

 

[The Stockport Iniesta]

Is he still likely to be “injured” come this match?

Didn't their manager said he had a setback and would be a few weeks away recently? Can't be sure but I'd be surprised if he started, even if he does, he's not guaranteed to be at his best after a while out.