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

[tommybooth]

Not sure my legs would last 90 these days.

 

[Le Havre Oswald]

Maybe he could ask psycho for Beany the horse?

 

[uwe rosler 28]

Could it really be

ortega

Lewis walker jsp gvardiol 2moro?

 

[roubaixtuesday]

Dias out, 3-4 weeks, muscle injury!

Bugger. We're cursed I tell you.

 

[citytill1die84]

Could it really be

ortega

Lewis walker jsp gvardiol 2moro?

Yep :-(

 

[blue ranger]

Assuming Akanji and Stones (!) can start:

————-———Ortega————
Walker—Stones-Akanji—Gvardiol
————-Kovacic—Bernardo——
Savinho———-Foden———-Grealish
———————-Haaland—————

Defence is obviously a concern. Walker has been wank all season, Gvardiol’s defending has been awful. Akanji and Stones both obviously not fully (match) fit. And no organiser in sight. Could get messy.

Personally, I’d like to see Wright given a chance but obviously not going to happen. Bernardo over Gundogan (just).

Hard to see us turning the corner here, but who knows.

Walker and Bernardo would be nowhere near any City team I pick at the money. Gundogan in same bracket too.

 

[blue ranger]

I’d go with:
Ortega
Lewis
Akanji
Stones
Gvardiol
Kovacic
KDB
Foden
Savinho
Doku
Haaland

 

[kaz7]

Walker and Bernardo would be nowhere near any City team I pick at the money. Gundogan in same bracket too.

You are dropping three players for whom exactly ?

 

[The Lightbowne Cowboy]

Dias out, 3-4 weeks, muscle injury!

This is getting ridiculous! What the fuck have we got to do this season to catch a break :(

 

[DWIFF]

Just seen the Dias news.

This could get really ugly. Not a single leader on the pitch.

3-0 Villa.