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

[Blue Maverick]

Good thing it’s the early kick off so if it goes to form we can get on with the weekend without the shadow of impending doom hanging over it.

Ye but when we get stuffed it spoils the whole weekend rather than yesterday where I enjoyed it upto until about 1810!

 

[BlueMonkey79]

Yes he's the most capable striker on the planet- but the way he's been playing of late- I'd entertain offers for him come summer. He basically stands by whomever has been tasked to mark him, shrugs his shoulders after a few minutes of realizing he's not playing vs a U18 caliber defender and then proceeds to do fuck all to shake them. He looks annoyed when there's no service yet barely looks to find openings and counts on magical passes to capitalize on. After starting the season looking like he'd shaken off the multiple misses that plagued him last year- he's again whiffing on the few opportunities of late that fall to him. He looks bored, tepid and basically like he's waiting for a beach to come and find him. He's been found out and has become a flat tracker who disappears in games where there's any semblance of threat vs us which this season has become every single game. You can't keep blaming "lack of services" either fucking evolve your game or admit you're not the generational phenom you think you are.

With the money we'd get for him- we could fund 2 hungry strikers who have more of a rounded approach to their game.

This season he has been pocketed by Maguire
Dan Burn
Dragusin

Defenders used to fear him. Now they know that all they have to do is get tight and get him involved in a battle. Then he will go missing.

His link up play and hold up play is awful for a man his size.

Not in Sergios league!!!

 

[pudge]

Stones and Dias should make a difference.

I sadly don't see how either makes Gundogan less of a statue or Haaland actually run

 

[TShed]

This season he has been pocketed by Maguire
Dan Burn
Dragusin

Defenders used to fear him. Now they know that all they have to do is get tight and get him involved in a battle. Then he will go missing.

His link up play and hold up play is awful for a man his size.

Not in Sergios league!!!

Should have bought Kane and Rice or Maddison. Kane complete striker and could have even covered midfield goes looking for the game which is an absolute rarity for us at the moment especially Haaland

 

[chaddblue]

Should have bought Kane and Rice or Maddison. Kane complete striker and could have even covered midfield goes looking for the game which is an absolute rarity for us at the moment especially Haaland

Kane would be absolutely fucked if he was asked to play the number of games Haaland does

Last couple of time I've watched him playing for England he's been breathing out of his arse

 

[footballmanager]

Should have bought Kane and Rice or Maddison. Kane complete striker and could have even covered midfield goes looking for the game which is an absolute rarity for us at the moment especially Haaland

Kane - tottenham didnt want to sell him to us

Rice - the club deemed him too expensive, which is debatable but seemingly he also prefered to stay in london

Maddison we could have brought in and probably should have

 

[uwe rosler 28]

Ortega

Lewis
Dias
Stones
Gvardiol

Kovacic
Foden
Kdb

Bernardo
Haaland
Grealish

 

[super_city_si]

Cant see us winning.

 

[DTKOAG]

The game our season turns
1-3

 

[vmsuhail]

Can we add more bodies to midfield for a change like a 5-4-1 formation ? Stability first priority, so I'll be happy with a solid defensive performance even if it's 0-0.