Aston Villa - pre match thread

[SemperEadem]

Big game this. You worry if we don't get a win here with the run of game it could be a while until the next.

[MattFox]

These look pretty good under Emery.

 

Feel like it would be our biggest result this season to win here

[BrummieFOX]

Feeling much more optimistic following a few signings, but yeh will be a very tough game. A draw would be a good result.

[kiwiturk]

A season definer.

Really  nervous about this one

[Daggers]

Entre neles e foda-se com eles

[Sol thewall Bamba]

Yeah pretty huge this. Good chance we'll be rock bottom going into the Southampton game if we get nothing here, given the 3 fixtures in the meantime. 

[OntarioFox]

Lafont

 

Kristiansen

Souttar

Schuurs

Albrighton

 

La Fée

Harrison

Braybrooke

 

Kent

Opoku

Tête

 

 

We'll shit 'em.

 

 

[HybridFox]

Tete Brazillian magic 

[Pliskin]

0-3 win. Piss. 

[Leicesterpool]

1-1 Draw I think. Maddison to score the foxes.

 

Connor Gallagher in talks with a move to Villa, once again another player linked to us this window that's not going to happen. 

[fazzyfox]

Can we tell ourselves Tete will only be on the bench just to save the inevitable Internet crash caused by forum meltdown on Saturday when it happens and then if by chance he starts then it's a bonus and a celebration. 

[Paninistickers]

Anyone else sensing a shift to a back 3?

 

Big Dan, Souttar, Faes 

Timmy and Kristensen as wb 

Tielemans 

Madders, KDH

Barnes 

Kels

[Fox92]

I can't see us getting anything from this.

[Blue Ed]

I'd totally forgotten Villa were in the Premier League.

[lcfcsnow]

57 minutes ago, Paninistickers said:

Anyone else sensing a shift to a back 3?

I sensed it as soon as we got Rodgers another winger in, ideal chance to use neither now and moan about something else.

[Shane]

if iheanacho starts we win

[Finnegan]

Want:

 

Ward

Castagne, Souttar, Faes, Kristiansen 

Tielemans, Ndidi, Maddison 

Tete, Iheanacho, Barnes 

 

Suspect:

 

Ward 

Castagne, Souttar, Faes, Kristiansen

Tielemans, Ndidi, KDH 

Madders, Vardy, Barnes 

 

Tete off the bench for 15 mins once we're already losing "needs time to adjust" etc. 

[AKCJ]

Counter attacking masterclass, similar to that 4-1 we had there a few years ago.

 

Ward

Castagne Souttar Faes Kristiansen

Maddison Ndidi Tielemans

Tete Daka Barnes

[Ely fox]

I hope Soutar doesn’t pick up a knee injury against Villa. A very tough game this away, noisy atmosphere. I’m going 2-1 to Villa. 

[Walkerfox]

                     Ward

Castagne Faes Souttar Kristiansen

              Ndidi Tielemans

        Tete Maddison Barnes

                      Daka

 

That excites me in ways it shouldn’t. 

[HitchinFox]

Under Gerrard, I would've been extremely confident of a result - no matter what our own form. 

 

Under Emery, not so much.

[Stadt]

We can actually put a talented side full of round pegs in round holes, it'll be all the more frustrating when...

 

Aston Villa 2-1 Leicester

 

Rodgers:

"You know it's difficult for the new lads to come in and play at a really high level. The boy Kristiansen has only had 16 days with the team now and he's not had the chance to build his real fitness, that game fitness you need. Especially up against a player like a £30 million player like Leon Bailey. Tete's only had 8 days with the team and it's been difficult for Harry coming up a level.

 

They're a really good team with lots of investment, they're looking to build and they have the settled squad you need for good foundations. We've had lots of incomings and outgoings and it's given us uncertainty around the camp which you can't have at this level."

[Sol thewall Bamba]

5 minutes ago, Stadt said:

We can actually put a talented side full of round pegs in round holes, it'll be all the more frustrating when...

 

Aston Villa 2-1 Leicester

 

Rodgers:

"You know it's difficult for the new lads to come in and play at a really high level. The boy Kristiansen has only had 16 days with the team now and he's not had the chance to build his real fitness, that game fitness you need. Especially up against a player like a £30 million player like Leon Bailey. Tete's only had 8 days with the team and it's been difficult for Harry coming up a level.

 

They're a really good team with lots of investment, they're looking to build and they have the settled squad you need for good foundations. We've had lots of incomings and outgoings and it's given us uncertainty around the camp which you can't have at this level."

"Predict Rodgers' excuses" would be a great thread tbf. 

[StriderHiryu]

1 hour ago, Finnegan said:

Want:

 

Ward

Castagne, Souttar, Faes, Kristiansen 

Tielemans, Ndidi, Maddison 

Tete, Iheanacho, Barnes 

 

Suspect:

 

Ward 

Castagne, Souttar, Faes, Kristiansen

Tielemans, Ndidi, KDH 

Madders, Vardy, Barnes 

 

Tete off the bench for 15 mins once we're already losing "needs time to adjust" etc. 

I can't see Rodgers dropping KDH, the guy runs the most out of any of our players. I think Ndidi is the one most likely to drop out and he sticks to a 4231 with Tielemans and Ndidi as the double pivot.

 

But FWIW, the 4141 I prefer too. You made a great post in the transfer forum about it, which I very much agree with. 

 

I really hope he starts all the new signings. They are hungry and will want to make their mark, and frankly we need that sort of attitude in the team. For me, it's the apathy in the team that is so disheartening to see. 

[Stadt]

4 minutes ago, Sol thewall Bamba said:

"Predict Rodgers' excuses" would be a great thread tbf. 

After a lack of transfer activity, too much transfer activity would be pure, undiluted Rodgers, the comment would pass the atom-sized self awareness cortex completely undetected