Aston Villa (H) | Pre-Match Thread

[pudge]

Any news on how fucked their squad is?

 

[MichaelFrontzeck'sBathroom]

Think we'll just about get over the line for this one, interesting to see theres 14 blues that think we'll lose....hmm

 

[xgorton]

Any news on how fucked their squad is?

Well they last played a league game 3 weeks ago,good or bad we will find out tomorrow.

 

[richards30]

Ederson
Walker
Stones
Dias
Cancelo
Rodri
De bruyne
Gundogan
Bernardo Silva
Sterling
Torres

 

[birchwoodgingerste]

Eddy
Walker
Cancelo
Diaz
Stones
Rodri
Kdb
Foden
Sterling
Jesus
Gundogan

 

[Mancity1980]

i was there that day, 500 mile round trip for an abandoned game

I invited my mate up from London to watch it as an one-off.

 

[Mancity1980]

Dias has come close a few times now - can only be a matter of time before he heads home a corner or free-kick, surely ?

Mind you, I probably thought the same about Stones when he signed & it took him 94 league games !

That header at goal that lead to Stone’s second was a bullet.

 

[Tricky_Trev]

Any news on how fucked their squad is?

Pretty much everyone of note available:

Villa posted this on their Twitter earlier today ...




And then one of the poster from Villa Talk forum has this post citing the above tweet:

Looks like nearly everyone key is in training


And another one posted this:

From those pics...


?????

Cash konsa mings targett

Doug mcginn

????? Barkley grealish

Watkins

Thats a great return under the circumstances


And this is what their manager had to say for City at his presser today:

 

[MAG]

A win is a must to keep the pressure on the rest. A clean sheet will be a huge bonus and a confidence boost.
We could make this 6 wins in a row!
2-1

9 wins in a row ...

Crystal Palace
Brighton
Birmingham (FA Cup)
United (LC SF)
Chelsea
Newcastle
Arsenal (LC QF)
Southampton

I know you probably meant 6 in the league ... but when the run has included wins against Arsenal and United in the cup and both away, just can’t discount them ...

 

[LongsightM13]

I thought that was a thing of the past in the premier league with all the new pitches.
I don't remember the last time I saw a game cancelled due to a waterlogged pitch.
Plus, even if the drainage isn't up to it, can't they drag a tarp over it before it starts pissing down?

Four years ago v Borussia Monchengladbach.

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[Horlocksleftpeg]

I thought that was a thing of the past in the premier league with all the new pitches.
I don't remember the last time I saw a game cancelled due to a waterlogged pitch.
Plus, even if the drainage isn't up to it, can't they drag a tarp over it before it starts pissing down?

I seem to remember a champions league game at the Etihad being postponed around 4/5 years ago due to the rain. Pretty sure it was rearranged for the evening after.

 

[PannickAtTheDisco]

I seem to remember a champions league game at the Etihad being postponed around 4/5 years ago due to the rain. Pretty sure it was rearranged for the evening after.

Gladbach, that was the roads around the ground and safety of supporters not the pitch though. Weather was great when we finally arrived half hour before kick-off for it to be cancelled.

 

[Barcon]

Four years ago v Borussia Monchengladbach.

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"It is understood the stadium safety officer decided the torrential thunderstorms around Etihad Stadium meant the area was unfit for the game to take place.

I thought they had said it was because of safety issues and there were no trams.

 

[Barcon]

I seem to remember a champions league game at the Etihad being postponed around 4/5 years ago due to the rain. Pretty sure it was rearranged for the evening after.

"It is understood the stadium safety officer decided the torrential thunderstorms around Etihad Stadium meant the area was unfit for the game to take place.

No supporters this time around though.

 

[Kinkys Left Foot]

Having re-watched the League Cup from last year recently I wouldnt mind if he put Foden on the right - he murdered them from out there. Sterling was on the left and we could go with Jesus up front. They were shit scared of us until they had to throw everything at us last 5 - 10 minutes. They only had a sniff because Johnny Stones had fallen over and gifted them an equaliser. Still it took a worldy save to win it for us without ET.

 

[balotellishaircut]

Having re-watched the League Cup from last year recently I wouldnt mind if he put Foden on the right - he murdered them from out there. Sterling was on the left and we could go with Jesus up front. They were shit scared of us until they had to throw everything at us last 5 - 10 minutes. They only had a sniff because Johnny Stones had fallen over and gifted them an equaliser. Still it took a worldy save to win it for us without ET.

John Stones didn’t gift them an equaliser we were 2-0 up when he tripped over.

Besides we were good for the win, should of been 4-2 if we had taken our chances.

 

[M12Blue]

Ederson
Cancelo Stones Dias Zinchenko
Fern Gundogan Kdb
Silva Torres Foden

3 nil City !

Sterling for Torres for me. Otherwise completely agree

 

[SWP's back]

Four years ago v Borussia Monchengladbach.

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Wasn’t that because of the danger of the electrical storm?

edit: clicked the next page a few have made the same point.

 

[blue b4 the moon]

The last one I remember was 1993/4 season against Ipswich, funniest goal scored that day when the ball stopped in a massive puddle.

Poll? was quite happy to play on in awful conditions when we were 0-1 until Vonk put us 2-1 up and then it was straight off.

 

[BringBackSwales]

Poll? was quite happy to play on in awful conditions when we were 0-1 until Vonk put us 2-1 up and then it was straight off.

Pretty sure it was David Ellery