Another 4-4.
Heskey and Torres to score 4 each.
Draw. No idea why but utterly convinced it will be the case.
Another 4-4.
Heskey and Torres to score 4 each.
I'll have a pint of what you're drinking.
5-1 to the Villa.
We destroyed them at their place...why not more of the same at ours? Villa win.
I loved that Eight Games video last season. However, the child in me was always highly amused with the "six inches in front of your face" line.
Tell you something else, too, I reckon Torres to score is free money with your local bookmaker.
Tell you something else, too, I reckon Torres to score is free money with your local bookmaker.
Even I'm having a bet on that and I don't gamble. I reckon he'll get two.
0-3, The shit Torres will score and run us ragged, After all they are an elite team and if we expect to beat them our expectations are unrealistic
Eck says on official site that Weimann is 'champing at the door'. The available English expressions are champing at the bit or knocking on the door. Not only is he a flawed football manager.....
Read on the Bham Mail website that we're contemplating going 4-4-2 for this one. If so, we will probably be slaughtered in midfield if so and probably concede quite a few, though our counter-attacks may be more effective.
Read on the Bham Mail website that we're contemplating going 4-4-2 for this one. If so, we will probably be slaughtered in midfield if so and probably concede quite a few, though our counter-attacks may be more effective.
I don't know... normally I'd agree, but skip a few pages back and I've posted essentially a 4-4-2 suggestion which has a narrow four in midfield, rather than two wingers leaving two central midfielders exposed.
Given the players we won't have available, I figured this would at least enable us to get a grip on the game in midfield and field Gabby and Weimann together with the aim of actually threatening the opposition defence.
The Zogman - my 4-4-2 has Heskey nowhere near it!
Monty - I know, not perfect. But my idea was to have two good 'footballers' in the wider midfield roles rather than flying machines who more or less chase - Albrighton is better than that but playing poorly. Gardner and Bannan would have to be prepared to go in-out and back again to contest Chelsea's wide men. I'd have both our full-backs sitting defensively too, rather than tasked to drive forward.
I'm just looking at any kind of system that might help us with possession, and moves away from Gabby stranded out on the left and Heskey boiling away up top!
neither of us have included Petrov or Heskey (but who would?)
Here's an article from the OS that describes McLeish's tactical pondering.
http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10265~2697871,00.html
The basic outline is that he's considering going 4-4-2, and giving Weimann and Lichaj a go. The other key bit I took from it is that Petrov's not trained this week with a fever. Looks like it my be Herd and Gardner starting in the middle, which I don't actually think would be a catastrophe.
Here's an article from the OS that describes McLeish's tactical pondering.
http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10265~2697871,00.html
The basic outline is that he's considering going 4-4-2, and giving Weimann and Lichaj a go. The other key bit I took from it is that Petrov's not trained this week with a fever. Looks like it my be Herd and Gardner starting in the middle, which I don't actually think would be a catastrophe.
4-4-2 or otherwise, they'd be more mobile in the middle. Of course, in the 4-4-2 likely to be deployed (Albrighton and Gabby wide, Heskey and Weimann up front) they'll be hopelessly outnumbered and steamrollered by almost any 3-man combination Chelsea play.
Must admit, slightly puzzled that he's only pondering about using Lichaj, given that Hutton is out for three weeks with a calf strain. Nailed-on starter, surely?
To be honest, I'd throw in as many as humanly possible. Put the likes of Johnson and Carruthers on the bench, as well as Siegrist (a really, really gifted young keeper). Play Stevens instead of Warnock, cut the old, defeatist, can't-change-won't-change dead wood out of the side and give the talented young players, hungry to impress, the chance to shine.
I'm kind of hoping he plays Bannan in the mix, so we could see a 4-5-1 with Bannan deep behind Weimann, with Gabby and Marc out wide with Gardner and Herd holding? I wouldn't be at all displeased with that.
I'm genuinely and weirdly excited about the prospects of having a team built around the kids on Saturday, it should brush the egos of N'zogbia, Hutton etc aside and give us a team willing to sweat blood for the club.
I don't actually think of late Hutton has been too bad overall.and neither do I and I think Heskey would do a better job at centre forward than Agbonlahor. Either way I expect Chelsea will win easily 2-0 and I expect Torres to score. Drogba (if he plays) will treat this game as one where he dosnt have to try to hard and probably be subbed after 60mins
We will win and with our best display of the season. 3-1
We will win and with our best display of the season. 3-1
We will win and with our best display of the season. 3-1
Bit early in the day for Absinthe, Bren.
It's not beyond the realms of impossibility, look at last yr v Man U with Hogg and Bannan in central midfield, and we totally murdered them for most of the game.
Is Petrov out then ?
Is Petrov out then ?
Seems like it.. he's "sick" but my guess is he's just allergic to all the bullshit.
we don't have a chance,
we don't have a chance,
we've already beat them,
but we don't have a chance.
we don't have a chance,
we don't have a chance,
let's be realistic,
we don't have a chance.
Good luck firing up the troops this time around McLeish, you clueless asshat.
Will the match go ahead after Stan's terrible news? Bolton didn't play us at VP on the Tuesday night even though Muamba had started to recover - thoughts? I'm still in shock
Shocked, saddened and deeply upset. Come on Stan, you can pull through. As for the match tomorrow. CALL THE GAME OFF.
I don't care about the result tomorrow, I just want to see all our players on the pitch giving it their all. Who-ever plays has to show the same sort of effort and passion as Stan does week in week out. Over the last few years we've had far too many whiny, moaning primadonas. It stops now! If someone has to play where they don't want, so be it!
Lets have some bloody passion Villa! Lets have it for the fans, the club and most of all for Stan! And you know what, same goes for us lot! We need to raise the roof and not just in the moments we want to moan! Lets give 90 minutes of noise pollution to VP, and all in Stan's honour!
Shocked, saddened and deeply upset. Come on Stan, you can pull through. As for the match tomorrow. CALL THE GAME OFF.
Shocked, saddened and deeply upset. Come on Stan, you can pull through. As for the match tomorrow. CALL THE GAME OFF.
Why? Stan himself has insisted it must take place.
Shocked, saddened and deeply upset. Come on Stan, you can pull through. As for the match tomorrow. CALL THE GAME OFF.
Why? Stan himself has insisted it must take place.
Because our players, Stan's friends and colleagues, will not be of the right state of mind surely. Same reason our game vs Bolton was called off.
;Shocked, saddened and deeply upset. Come on Stan, you can pull through. As for the match tomorrow. CALL THE GAME OFF.
Why? Stan himself has insisted it must take place.
Because our players, Stan's friends and colleagues, will not be of the right state of mind surely. Same reason our game vs Bolton was called off.
Surely their captain telling them he wants the game to go on will help get them in the right state of mind.
I expect the opposite. You battle, you fight and you win. It isn't just about points tomorrow.
You battle, you fight and you win.;
We won't lose this tomorrow. Tomorrow is fight for Stan day. We ain't losing this.
We won't lose this tomorrow. Tomorrow is fight for Stan day. We ain't losing this.
fucking yes, my friend.yes, that's the way. for Stan
Playing tomorrow is the best thing the Club can do, it give the Club players and fans the chance to unite and come together whatever the result. Its about Aston Villa Foootball Club coming together and showing that we look after our own UTV.
We won't lose this tomorrow. Tomorrow is fight for Stan day. We ain't losing this.
I don't really care if we lose tomorrow. If those players fight for their captain, if they leave absolutely everything out there on the turf, I'll be happy whatever the result.
I don't really care if we lose tomorrow. If those players fight for their captain, if they leave absolutely everything out there on the turf, I'll be happy whatever the result.
This
Lets do this for Stan today, on and off the pitch. We're Aston Villa, we have no superiors.WELL SAID.LET US ALL REMEMBER THAT OVER THE NEXT FEW GAMES.