Aston Villa (H) - Sun 12th Feb, 16:30 | Pre-Match Thread

[Bluemoonadam]

Time for us to start with a low defensive block. Confuse the bastards, then, let's see what they do.

I'm with this, go into it ultra defensive and just play on the counter, Villa will be puzzled.

 

[MarsLlama]

Ederson
Walker
Dias
Laporte
Aké
Rodri
De Bruyne
Gundogan
Foden
Haaland
Grealish

Is there any good reason not to do this?

 

[LongsightM13]

One sure thing the crowd will be up for this.

Should be great

 

[chickaroon]

Yes but he's gone and no one else can replicate what he does.

I know that. My point was, this is not new. Of course, no one can replicate it, we have to stop trying to.

 

[Oystercatcher28]

Think we'll go two down and win three two. Not a chance. Fancy us to reply and win 4 nowt.

 

[birchwoodgingerste]

1.ederson
2.walker.
3.dias
4.laporte.
5.ake
6.Rodri
7.foden
8.kdb
9.haaland
10 grealish
11 alvarez.

 

[RayCTID]

Our season starts from now

 

[chickaroon]

1.ederson
2.walker.
3.dias
4.laporte.
5.ake
6.Rodri
7.foden
8.kdb
9.haaland
10 grealish
11 alvarez.

Like the team but think Rodri could do with help in the middle there. Maybe Philips instead of Foden. Move Phil upfront instead of Alvarez.
Philips is surprisingly good, seeing runs from the strikers. Maybe a few over the top to Erling.

 

[SJT]

We blow the lid off the gaff! everywhere, Sheik Mansoor chants - CTID
they want a fight, I’m in.

 

[Tolmie scores]

We don't need to drop Rodri. We need to stop making him babysit an 18-year-old full-back. Even worse, he's having to constantly transition between playing as a lone 6 (his best position) and playing in a double pivot with Lewis.

It's overcomplication to a completely insane degree and nobody should be surprised that the players can't handle it.

Its Pep sabotage tactics isn"t it, sort of hollywood apocolyptic or action film where the lsst scene is a City blowing up! Very apt