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

[r.soleofsalford]

COME ON CITY

 

[PolarBearCub]

I can't believe that Pep is still trying to turn Gvardiol into a left back.
Square peg, round hole.

He’s made a lot of square pegs in round holes but I don’t see this one working

 

[Legal Alien]

Will our England defensive midfielder Phillips ever get a game?

No Rodri, No Kovacic, No Nunes, yet he's still not trusted.

I hope we have his replacement lined up in January, it can't go on like this, for either side.

 

[Haaland94]

I would have put Kovacic in that midfield for experience and control, but Pep knows best.

 

[meeesh]

I can't believe that Pep is still trying to turn Gvardiol into a left back.
Square peg, round hole.

Me neither unless he’s just sort of playing 3 at back, but it’s seemingly the square peg round hole scenario again, he’s good at it, clever when it works, shite when it doesn’t

 

[Gabriel]

The bench is basically Ake for a half at the most, probably to replace Stones at some point which will allow Akanji to step forward, and Kovacic for the last 15 once Lewis has run himself into the ground. Don’t envisage the others being fit enough or trusted enough to play. Club would recoup some money if it freed up the seats Carson, Phillips, and Gomez have and auctioned them off on here.

 

[Dax777]

I hope I'm it's Stones with Lewis or Bernardo sitting in the middle. Not s fan of Stones playing the Rodri role and Akanji playing the Stones Role. That would be too clunky and backwards going in the middle. Especially when you have Kyle on the right.

We need guys who are good on the ball in the middle. Silva and Lewis I hope.

 

[meeesh]

No Rodri, No Kovacic, No Nunes, yet he's still not trusted.

I hope we have his replacement lined up in January, it can't go on like this, for either side.

It’s been evident for months he doesn’t fancy him, the good thing is for both sides is that January is ever so close now

 

[big gaz]

I can't believe that Pep is still trying to turn Gvardiol into a left back.
Square peg, round hole.

He did it with 2 midfielders, he can do it with centre backs ;-)

 

[eastmanc]

Come on you Dolly Blues.