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Offline TheMalandro

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Re: Aston Villa vs Sheffield United Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #30 on: February 06, 2019, 12:01:55 AM »
Abraham said it’s his favourite position, I’m confident he’d be just as dangerous.

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Re: Aston Villa vs Sheffield United Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #31 on: February 06, 2019, 12:50:57 AM »
I've got a bad feeling about this.

Offline KRS

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Re: Aston Villa vs Sheffield United Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #32 on: February 06, 2019, 08:47:53 AM »
Would be pleasantly surprised but just can’t see us winning this one. 1-2.

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Re: Aston Villa vs Sheffield United Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #33 on: February 06, 2019, 08:49:21 AM »
I've got a bad feeling about this.

Cos you live there?

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Re: Aston Villa vs Sheffield United Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #34 on: February 06, 2019, 10:57:37 AM »
Kallinic

Taylor
Mings
Elphick
Hutton

Carroll

Hourihane
McGinn

El Ghazi
Tammy
Kodjia

Offline footyskillz

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Re: Aston Villa vs Sheffield United Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #35 on: February 06, 2019, 12:25:20 PM »
I've got for the win !
Heck, do we need it

I have an uneasy feeling Smith is going to deploy Carroll as some kind of 10 rather than a 6 or 8 .
Or at least try him out there at some point in this game.

It's uneasy as maybe Carroll best served as a 6 or 8.
Deeper lying.

Now the formation won't be too far from anything more than the regular 4-2-3-1 but my feeling is there could be a 4-4-1-1
Essentially a 5 strung across midfield with out the ball.

My fear then would be Tammy being isolated against the 3 centre backs.
I hope Smith has a plan against Sheffield United settled 3-5-2 system.
The thing with those blades under Wilder they have been consistently playing same football and shape so in that respect they are predictable
They do play some good football , have a style of play which is entertaining and down villa Park Friday could be in for a very decent match.

That's by the wayside as 3 points is a really needed and somehow someone to step up .

Along with Carroll , I'm intrigued by Jedinak role in last 16 matches.

Because the full backs give the width to Sheffield United and theh are used as a great strength in attacking maybe it will adomah and elmohamady as the wide midfielders.

Oli Norwood and Duffy are great examples of midfielders suitably playing a very effective game in their position.

Duffy can cause a lot of issues getting between lines more from intelligence position uptake and movement than and pace so it's important to have him monitored .
Also Norwood in a somewhat deeper role is a great example of a midfielder .

A key issue is matching that midfield and nullifying the full backs.

The play could be by Smith to have the wide players high up in a 4-3-3

I would like that in respects of taking game to Sheffield United but something like that could play into their hands.

Fascinating to see how this one does go.
Hoping Tammy to be difference he's the outstanding player

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Re: Aston Villa vs Sheffield United Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #36 on: February 06, 2019, 12:25:57 PM »
I got a good feeling about this - defence looked 100% better with TM and LK stepping in/up and we have performed better against the top teams than those below us.

2-0


Offline footyskillz

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Re: Aston Villa vs Sheffield United Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #37 on: February 06, 2019, 12:31:52 PM »
Get this , Villa have 16 matches left with half as pivotal matches against all the 8 clubs above in the Championship

We beat third-placed Sheffield United at Villa Park on Friday night then we can really start a run !


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Re: Aston Villa vs Sheffield United Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #38 on: February 06, 2019, 12:41:28 PM »
Abraham said it’s his favourite position, I’m confident he’d be just as dangerous.

He would have to do a little or maybe a lot more tracking back and defending.
Granted he makes supereme effort leading line as much as leading the first line of defence from the front and closing down.

For me it's a waste to have him coming back too often in own half when he needed as a presence up front.

Now a wide forward in a role without much defending I could take maybe this is your suggestion.

That would work ok. Still involved and dangerous and would get into box.
Same with Kodjia
If they just stayed up field a wide forward being just that

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Re: Aston Villa vs Sheffield United Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #39 on: February 06, 2019, 01:00:40 PM »
When I was a kid and still going with my dad we always dreaded games against this lot.  Always seemed to be poor games, we would lose 1-0 and an ex, Doc Pace, would come back to haunt us.

So on that basis 1-0 to them  Enda Stevens to score.

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Re: Aston Villa vs Sheffield United Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #40 on: February 06, 2019, 03:06:16 PM »
Doc Pace? Who the heck was he?

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Re: Aston Villa vs Sheffield United Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #41 on: February 06, 2019, 03:14:08 PM »
Can't see us getting anything from this. 0-2 or 3 to them.

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Re: Aston Villa vs Sheffield United Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #42 on: February 06, 2019, 03:17:52 PM »
2-2 nailed on

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Re: Aston Villa vs Sheffield United Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #43 on: February 06, 2019, 03:18:26 PM »
a hard fought 2-1 win to the Villa...

UTV
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Re: Aston Villa vs Sheffield United Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #44 on: February 06, 2019, 03:28:14 PM »
Abraham said it’s his favourite position, I’m confident he’d be just as dangerous.

I still think he'd get goals drifting in from the left, just like Albert did last season, but i'd only play him on the left with Davis, not Kodjia, who'd lose it too much to bring others in.

 


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