Aston Villa on Saturday - Pre Match thread.....

[Robinho's Subbuteo]

My worry is our team talks have as much depth as a blow up Kiddi paddling pool and the mantra is to "go out there and do your best"
Most of the time we go out on that turf we look to lack direction, vision and lack organisation, especially at the back. I mean it's been over two years but anything they learned from Mancini or their previous clubs has been all but squeezed out of them

It's like they attended the Paul Ince seminar on football tactics and pellegrini was in the front row. Thankfully (hopefully) pep is coming and bringing in his unique football brain with him, tactics are a science to him and he's always trying to be one step ahead of the opposition. Shame he can't come sooner but better late than never I guess

Agree. Or the Alan Partridge team talk ... "Hey you! Pass the ball to him ... then score a goal".

 

[bobmcfc]

Agree. Or the Alan Partridge team talk ... "Hey you! Pass the ball to him ... then score a goal".

That's a better analogy actually

 

[St.Pauli support]

If our divas couldn't recover from Sun to Wed, how should they recover till Sat?
Bottom of the table, must win.
Match report is already written.

"Only silly idiots stay on the floor."

Well then, let's see if we have learnt anything.

 

[kaz7]

I have not one expectation except a really slow start,go behind and not have the legs to chase the game.Hope yaya is back and go 442,try and blitz it and get the points any which way

 

[Pam]

If our divas couldn't recover from Sun to Wed, how should they recover till Sat?
Bottom of the table, must win.
Match report is already written.

"Only silly idiots stay on the floor."

Well then, let's see if we have learnt anything.

I completely agree. I notice they constantly whinge about the number of games instead of getting on with it. Even after the game on Sunday, Vinny whinged a bit about havng to play the Red Scouse again a few days after the.final. Boohoo. It's in their heads a bit. I think they keep on getting told it's understandable to play like Oldham Athletic whenever we have top play two games in a week. Nice excuse for the sort of stupid, embarassing shit that went on yesterday. And nobody is getting hold of this just now.

 

[BigBluey]

It's got to the point that this is a must win game for all the wrong reasons!

 

[citytill1die84]

Need some confidence back and after a hammering what more can u ask for?

Villa at home? Yes please. (We can't lose can we?)

Hart

Sagan Kompany Mangala Clichy

Navas Fernandinho Yaya Sterling

Aguero Kelichi

4-4-2 for me we seem to be more of a threat. I'd give Silva the week off he still looks unfit to me. Sagna back in for Zaba he also looks unfit. If we don't win this game I'll be truly amazed Villa are possibly the worst Prem side I've ever seen. Going for a convincing 4/5-0

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

Agree. Or the Alan Partridge team talk ... "Hey you! Pass the ball to him ... then score a goal".

I like this. It looks to have 'improvement' written all over it!!

 

[MCFC1993]

Playing one of the worse teams to have played in the premier league and i'm not even that confident about the game. Changes needed, can't even be arsed coming up with a team at the moment. From the Liverpool game i'd definitely be dropping Silva, Fernando and Zaba, play 442.

 

[york away to this!]

I thought we are now forgetting about midfielders, play four at the back and six up front. That'll do it.