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

[ChicagoBlue]

Not that it matters but they need something new.

---------Ortega
Akanji Stones Gvardiol
---------Kovacic
Bernardo Foden Grealish
---Kev Haaland Doku

Kova, Bernardo, Foden and Grealish to occupy a larger space in midfield. They are all brilliant dribblers and good at ball retention.

Yep, the only thing lacking in that midfield is speed, size, and ability to tackle anyone! Good luck, Kova!!

 

[Dial M 4 Mercer]

Have we ever had such a terrible run with injuries?? What are they doing in training and conditioning?

Apparently not defending and shooting practice.

 

[ninjamonkey]

Have we ever had such a terrible run with injuries?? What are they doing in training and conditioning?

Our injuries in terms of pure numbers really aren't even that bad, we've actuallt had much worse in recent seasons.

That we know of, we've got 4 players missing for tomorrow in ake, dias rodri and Bobb. With huge respect to Bobb, I do genuinely think he would have made the starting spot on the wing is own this season but for the untimely injury but as of right now, he's got nothing in the bank to really be classing him as a major part of the squad just yet so really, it's 3 senior players missing, that's nothing.

They'll be numerous sides with more players unavailable this weekend than that it's only a crisis for us because we were the only team in the division that thought six defenders was ample cover compared to the standard 8-9 most teams have, it's a crisis we've brought on ourselves and it's our decisions that are causing this unending cycle of injuries.

 

[MarsLlama]

Personally I think this is another one that's going to sting a bit. Don't get me wrong, I believe things will get better, but Villa are a good team with a good manager and lots of good players. And they're at home. I don't know if this game is going to go very well.

 

[paulsimpson]

Ortega
Rico Walker SPusey Gvardiol
Bernardo Kovacic ( Foden) Grealish
Kev (Savio) Haaland Doku

That is if Stones and Akanji are not fit to start.

 

[Shirley]

Beware gobby villa fans, an early goal will shut the fcukers up

 

[Bluekiwi]

Beware gobby villa fans, an early goal will shut the fcukers up

Yeah, but we need to add a few more to give us a cushion for the last 15 minutes cave-in and still keep our moses in front to claim the three points.

 

[Father Paul]

Not sure if you noticed, mate, but that’s the whole problem, we have been unable to field a stable back 4.

Not sure we ever have under Pep.

 

[r.soleofsalford]

Yep, the only thing lacking in that midfield is speed, size, and ability to tackle anyone! Good luck, Kova!!

Where are the goals going to come from.

At the moment gvardiol looks like the only one who could score out of that team.

 

[Norbiton]

Where are the goals going to come from.

At the moment gvardiol looks like the only one who could score out of that team.

Our last six goals have come from six different players. There are plenty capable of scoring, they’re just not doing it enough! Or assuming that Erling will score six for every one of theirs.