Brentford v Aston Villa: Pre Match Thread

[Ads]

If I were manager, which I am not, I'd fight fire with fire and let superior quality take effect.

Three words would adorn my tactical white board: press, press and press (without the and natch).

The full backs, De Laet and Taylor would have higher starting positions.

Elphick (nose held) would start (gulp).

Onomah and Angela would be tasked with aggression and told to alternate in attacking the box and press g right onto their number 10. If they should happen to leave one on him, oh well. I would tell them to lay a glove or two on their deep lying play maker. If he has two touches of the ball without being lamped we're not working hard enough.

I'd play O'Hare and Grealish and Adomah and tell them that formations are for defending and we won't be doing much of that. I'd have the full backs angrily shake their fists at them should they think of letting poor little Hogan be more than 10 yards from any one of them.

But I'm not and who knows. Tough game. Hope we win, we certainly need to.

[sickbeggar]

well to rescue anything from this dismal month of results we need to win our two remaining games. One against Boro who will probably be experiencing the new manager bounce just when we turn up (3 points behind us and yet they have no problem getting rid of their manager. Higher expectations than us?), and this one. My head says nailed on draw but with the big Terry sized hole in defence that's recently opened up, you wouldn't bet on it. Time to ditch the Bruce tactics and play a style of football that suits the available players? nah, not gonna happen. 1-1

[manic-road]

At the moment, can't see anything other than a home win 2-0.

[levico]

To put it bluntly, we’re all over the place at the moment. A draw would be a good although perhaps, unlikely result.

[ciggiesnbeer]

I suppose I should be used to the traditional holiday collapse by Villa, but I admit am such a sucker I always go in THINKING we will perform well for a change. Sadly this season looks no different than the previous god knows how many.

Probably due for a nice turgid 0-0

[andyh]

If we can avoid the 3-0 mauling we took there last January it will be an improvement.

[Clampy]

Regarding the Christmas period, I posted on a here a week or so ago that I thought we'd draw the Sheffield Utd and Boro games and win down at Brentford and I still think we will.

[preston28]

1-2 to the Villa. Then follows a 23 game unbeaten run & automatic promotion finishing 2nd.


........Well I can dream can’t I?

[cdbearsfan]

17-0.

[SoccerHQ]

3-1 Brentford.

They just have our number at this level. Look at our three performances against them since coming down here.

Woods will look like Pirlo again no doubt.

[wittonwarrior]

A game year in year out we should win - however will take a draw now.

[Dr_Fegg]

Well at least we're away so ive got an excuse not too go and watch the ritual Villa boxing day loss.

2nd game in 3 days and after a shit 80 mins yesterday lets play some youth and some players in their correct position (yes Elphick) and have a go.

....as Bruce never said/says/does   

[eamonn]

Hate playing these lot, they always Brazil us. Last Jan was just embarrassing, having given them more money earlier that day than their entire playing staff cost, we let them tickle us on the pitch after doing it off the pitch with Hogan's fee.
I think we'll get another crappy draw at best.

[VinnieChase84]

Brentford will play us off the park and the mood in the fan base will explode once more

[Walmley_Villa]

Expect to be passed off the pitch again. Would happily swop managers after the game.