Aston Villa (A) - Wed 6th Dec, 20:15 | PL | Pre Match Thread

[Xhavenjoe]

A Cat trreasure hunt?

The final clue in the hunt can be found in Kurt Zouma's kitchen

 

[St.Pauli support]

 

[City Raider]

Pep has thrown the gauntlet down to the players! He’s said we’re going to win the prem.

 

[sarcastico]

Love this from him.

And I know Villa are good at home and just got a gReAt dRaw against Bournemouth on the road but this here isn't a bad team...

Ederson
Walker---Akanji---Dias---Ake
--------Stones---Lewis
Silva------Alvarez----Foden
----------Haaland

So fuck Villa, when the last time they beat a current treble winner?

 

[supercity88]

Love this from him.

And I know Villa are good at home and just got a gReAt dRaw against Bournemouth on the road but this here isn't a bad team...

Ederson
Walker---Akanji---Dias---Ake
--------Stones---Lewis
Silva------Alvarez----Foden
----------Haaland

So fuck Villa, when the last time they beat a current treble winner?

October 1999, at their first opportunity to do so!

 

[Dax777]

I currently don't trust this team's form. Long-term, it has shown the ability to resolve whatever is ailing it. We have the last 8 years of evidence to prove that. But at present, the problem persists.

To name a few:
1. An off-form Erling (Even though he is so much ahead of other strikers that he is still far ahead of them.) But he is not cooking a the moment.
2. A disjointed team. Partly due to the new additions (Doku and Josko), who, while individually having some fantastic traits, haven't fully and seamlessly embedded yet. You can add the two Matt's who are constantly injured or off-pace.
3. The constant injurie to Ake and John, which makes it harder to have a more competitive backline and a more settled one.
4. The shoehorning of Walker (as captain and first name on the sheet). Which reduces cohesion and the ability to keep the ball more comfortably.
5. The poor form of Rodri. Call it being tired, making shit decisions that cost him games, or just bad form. But he, like Haaland, is in a (not so rich) vein of form. It sucks because he and Haaland, even in bad form, look better than most, but they are failing to provide us with that superior edge. I might still not be able to point out a better DM in the league, but he hasn't fallen back closer to the pack.
6. And most importantly, the absence of our most cutting-edge player, Kevin. It's been a struggle to replace him.


For all the above reasons, I don't currently trust our team... Yet, as usual, I expect nothing but a victory. I know we will play better. Whether that is enough to win is a different question.

 

[KingGeorge]

And Bellingham being a twat. And Rice wanting to stay in London with his mummy.

Hopefully this summer we’ll get our business done early and get some players in that will take the team to new levels instead of just squad fillers.

With Pep, our almost guarantee of at least one trophy a season, guaranteed CL football every season and financial clout it still irks me and confuses me as to why we can’t get anybody we want. We should be way ahead already but for bad luck with transfer targets attitudes or refusal to outbid rivals. It just feels like if we were just that bit more ruthless with transfers we’d win the title by at least 10 points every season, because the team and Pep are that good. It’s frustrating.

We definitely need to hit on all cylinders with our recruitment next summer.

 

[kaz7]

We just need to win any how to get us going again , no rodders does not fill me with much confidence but i live in hope that john is fit enough , maybe with kova staying in place ?

 

[carlosthejackal]

And Bellingham being a twat. And Rice wanting to stay in London with his mummy.

Hopefully this summer we’ll get our business done early and get some players in that will take the team to new levels instead of just squad fillers.

With Pep, our almost guarantee of at least one trophy a season, guaranteed CL football every season and financial clout it still irks me and confuses me as to why we can’t get anybody we want. We should be way ahead already but for bad luck with transfer targets attitudes or refusal to outbid rivals. It just feels like if we were just that bit more ruthless with transfers we’d win the title by at least 10 points every season, because the team and Pep are that good. It’s frustrating.

Why was Bellingham a twat ?

 

[Semper aggressus]

Why was Bellingham a twat ?

Calling us ‘plastic’.