Aston Villa (H) - Wed 3rd April, 20:15 | PL | Pre-Match Thread

[lazerblue]

_________________Ortega________________

Rico_________Dias______Gvardiol_______Gomez

_________________Rodri_________________

________Foden_______________Jack_____

Oscar__________Alvarez____________Doku

 

[Crooked_rain]

Really tough game ahead. Many Villa's players are injured (glad Watkins it out cause of counters), but we have our share of problems too. We need to win at this point, no doubt. For the points, but for the morale as well.

I dont believe LFC or Arsenal will be on a crazy run, but still, no guarantees we are going to be on one. Home games are must wins.

We really had not been poor against Arsenal. Its been quite dominant display actually against one of the top teams in the world atm. Dont let media and rivals fool you or at least entirely.

Personally think the scenario, that we up the gear and gonna look stronger during the most important stage of the season is more likely, than the opposite. But lets enjoy and see.

Yeah we're so poor at the minute that the team in second place come and parked the bus and resorted to fouling and minimal possession......And the team in first got a draw with us at their place via a penalty.

Too many of our fans are falling for the media narrative. Yeah being 3rd isn't ideal, but we're only 3 points behind with 9 games to go. The landscape could look a lot different by Sunday night, we've seem enough footy to know that.

As I mentioned above, our fans also falling for the narrative Haaland is out of form because he didn't score vs Arsenal and The Dippers, when in the games before that he scored 10 goals in all competitions within about 4-5 weeks of returning from injury. Tell me another player in the country that scored 10 goals within about a month...

Things aren't perfect but our fans shouldn't fall for the media bollocks just because they want to Dippers and Klopp to win it.

 

[chickaroon]

Ortega
Akanji Stones Dias Gvardiol
Kovacic Rodri
Foden De Bruyne Grealish
Haaland​

I like this team.

 

[Hydemcfc]

Somehow Doku looks older and wiser than 21 so it is well worth the reminder that he's just a kid. He's got plenty of time to mature and learn more of Pep's ways.

I think the kid is really trying too hard to impress, and his end product is suffering as a result. I’m pretty sure once he calms down a bit we will start to see the best of him and goals and assists will start to come good.

 

[skillman]

Be a tough game this, need to keep their wingers quiet - it's been made a bit easier by the fact they don't have Watkins.

Ortega

Lewis (presuming Stones can't start)
Dias
Akanji
Gvardiol

Kovacic
Rodri

Foden
KDB
Grealish

Haaland


Some goals for Big Erl wouldn't go a miss.

 

[richards30]

Some of these team selections are baffling?! No chance for rest for our main guys unfortunately now, maybe subbed off earlier if we can get a decent lead but all must win games?

 

[Toffeedude]

Good Luck City

 

[Pontypool Blue]

Techno Viking, fed by Jackie boy will destroy Villa tonight.

Can't wait for Erling to tell TNT to fuck off after

We need Bonsai Viking tonight !

 

[Brunswick Blue]

The problem for Haaland this season is not so much poor form but it's all the other teams defenders have sussed him out and worked out ways to stop him!!

 

[chickaroon]

That's true. Being on the same pts as Liverpool before their game at United would be nice though.

No, Liverpool play Sheffield Utd on Thursday.