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

[Mr. Shush]

Its not a bad idea. He has been overused like rodri last season. Plus we need someone extra in midfield to press. We are losing beacause after 70 min we are not pressing enough. Alvarez used to do that last season.

Well if there's one person we miss that we should have kept - it was Alvarez.

 

[Roachy]

Well if there's one person we miss that we should have kept - it was Alvarez.

It's likely we do miss him mate to a certain extent. He wanted to leave however and it was a very good offer. Should have been replaced in some capacity though.

 

[jaiguruKun]

I think promoting one or our best youngsters, a wildcard with the ability to make an impact would give the whole team a bit of a boost. Oscar Bobb had that impact last season. Dare I say it, Mainoo did something similar for the Rags. Everything's a bit stale at the moment, we need some freshness in the side - something to get us all excited and take our minds off this terrible run. He's placed enough trust in senior players who have let him down this season. There must be someone who is capable of making that jump. Mukasa maybe?

 

[Mike S]

It's likely we do miss him mate to a certain extent. He wanted to leave however and it was a very good offer. Should have been replaced in some capacity though.

IMHO I think we had Oscar Bobb ready to step up and you know the rest…..

 

[Ric]

Hate to be pessimistic, but am struggling to see how we win this game with the players available.

 

[blue wang]

Hate to be pessimistic, but am struggling to see how we win this game with the players available.

Need to dig deep and a bit of luck.

 

[Bluemart]

Drop Haaland for Saturday. He is ineffectual and not offering us anything at the moment. Also, let him have a rest.

Play a false 9, and Foden or Savinho should be up top.

Start Kovacic & Grealish, would personally drop both Gundo & KDB to the bench.

Walker should be nowhere near the team. Strip the captaincy and give it to Ruben. Ortega is to play instead of Ederson.

If Ake, Akanji & Stones are fit they all need to start.

Yeah let’s drop Harland and play Foden or Savinho up top, they scored none in the league so far!
Please remind me how many crosses into the box and/or through balls given to Harland on Sunday

 

[Roachy]

IMHO I think we had Oscar Bobb ready to step up and you know the rest…..

Had high hopes for him and still do. Could be a cracker.

 

[The Lightbowne Cowboy]

This is a City forum. If everyone of us won the lottery or found a gold bar at tte same exact time... after ten minutes there'd be something to winge about.

That exact thing happened to me. However, I nearly pulled my back out picking the bullion bar up and I had to make a bloody phone call to collect my 6 million . A right pain in the arse!

 

[Blue and true]

Dreading it, to be honest. I just want this crisis addressed and away at Villa Park isn't the likeliest place for that to happen. All of them owe us a performance.

Go out there and fucking win.

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