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Heroes & Villains => Match Threads & Player Ratings => Topic started by: Legion on October 16, 2013, 07:02:39 AM
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Sunday 20.10.13 4pm KO
2-1 home win
Delph 21
Benteke 85
Defoe 89
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I fear spurs are becoming a bit of a bogey side for us. They've got a lot of quality in midfield and that's where we're weakest especially at the moment. 2-0 defeat for me.
Would be great if benteke is fit but I wouldn't risk him as I'd say it's more important to have him fully fit in November and December where I think he can plunder a few goals.
Guzan - Lowton vlaar Clark Luna - bacuna Westwood Delph gabby - Weimann - kozak
Though I expect Lowton will still be out of favour so won't be in the team yet.
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If West Ham can beat them, we can certainly beat them. League cup aside they are not scoring many goals yet (1 or 2 have been penalties too) and our confidence must be fairly high at the minute. I reckon we can get a long overdue win over them. This is not blind optimism as I am fairly often pessimistic about other matches some of you lot reckon we will win.
3-2 Villa
Kozak to have a blinder, Bacuna continuing his decent run of firm with the third goal.
But Villa being Villa we will be holding on for dear life well into injury time.
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Keep Andros Townsend quiet, god knows how and we may just stand a good chance. If Benteke is fit it would be a massive boost for us in this game.
I have gone for a draw but a win is possible.
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About time we beat this lot. Can't see it though.
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Going to be very tough, but our decent start to the season means there's less pressure on us which will hopefully help.
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2-2. I would take a point quite happily to be honest.
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Oh dear, I've just seen who the ref is. It might be a long afternoon.
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Oh dear, I've just seen who the ref is. It might be a long afternoon.
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Oh dear, I've just seen who the ref is. It might be a long afternoon.
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Dowd
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Oh dear, I've just seen who the ref is. It might be a long afternoon.
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Dowd
We're doomed!
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0-4 home loss. Spurs are too good for us.
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Would take a draw now,think we can get it 2-2
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4-0 Spurs.
Sorry to be miserable.
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Maybe they might score the 7 goals Man City were going to?
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The law of averages suggests we cannot possibly lose 4-0 at home to them for the third time in a row.
I'm going for a 1-1 draw.
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Optimistic. Going for a draw now that West Ham have penetrated Spurs' imaginary force field
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1-1 Draw for me.
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I can see this being really high-scoring, both team's strongest asset is arguably their front lines, and neither defence looks particularly sturdy.
2-2, Weimann and Kozak for us.
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2-0 Spurs
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3-1 win
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0-4 home loss. Spurs are too good for us.
Like Man City and Arsenal were?
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I'll go with a 2-2 draw as well.
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Tough one. Spurs will be desperate to bounce back after that awful result against Wet Spam. They'd looked possible contenders up until that point, if unspectacular.
On the other hand we'll have revenge on our minds and be bouyed by our last home result, and hopefully big CB back in the side.
I reckon they might play into our hands a bit, allowing us to break on them, which suits our game. I think we'll score. We'll concede. Defensively we look fairly good now, so I don't see them notching up close to 4 again.
2-2.
Benteke, Weimann.
Couple of wankers for them.
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2-1 Villa, Benteke with both. Statue erected of the Beast outside of the ground after the game to celebrate his return to world dominance.
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Doubt Benteke will start tbh.
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Based on our league form alone i think i and most others would fancy our chances. That 4-0 was horrible in the league cup, great that we have such an early opportunity to make amends. 2-0 villa, bentekke and gabby.
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1-1 hard fought battling draw.
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0-0 draw
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1-3 Spurs.
Like Matt above, I don't think they're a good match up for us, they have pace out wide which our back 4 struggle against as we saw against Newcastle, they have power in midfield which our central lot usually struggle against and they have pace in defence which will probably scupper our strikers. And if all else fails pull the opponents shorts down and a foul won't be given.
They're hardly invincible though, West Ham battered them which was a remarkable result and they took 94 minutes to score at Cardiff so hopefully Guzan's in good form.
Benteke needs to start really, just give the back 4 a little bit more to think about, Sylla also needs to start aswell.
For me this game is a bit test of Lambert's managerial potential. Spurs have come to VP twice in the last 8 months and taken the piss, I really don't want that happening for a third time so hopefully Lambert can come out with a good plan to negate their threat.
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The Football Universe is lining up against us for this one...
Tottenham have something to prove following loss to West Ham
Townsend will be raring to go after England performances
And to top it off Lambert has been in the paper saying "townsend is no Bale"
That has 3 - 0 with Townsend Hat-trick written all over it to me!
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You forgot to mention
Dowd is ref
It's live on tv
We're at home
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You forgot to mention
Dowd is ref
It's live on tv
We're at home
Oh F*CK...
Only thing left now is for a record that needs to be broken or levelled by a tottenham player so he can do it against us!
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Think they'll have too much for us (yet again), and the new slimline Dowd will be itching to do something to fcuk us over (yet again), so I'd rip your arm off for a point right now. Anything to stop that awful dirge they 'sing'.
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Not confident about this one unfortunately but I would bloody love it, love it if we beat them. I hate Spurs more than most other clubs, christ they're so arrogant and smug, but why?! Because they won the Anglo-Italian Cup in 1971? Because they have over-sold their best player abroad? Because Soldado can score penalties? Because they have a cock on their shirts? No-one knows. Hope we really stitch them up with a last minute 2-1 win after they've had 100 shots all saved by the wall that is Guzan.
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They're three points above us in the table, having had a much easier start to the season.
I think people are exaggerating the margins of difference based on our reseves against their reserves.
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You forgot to mention
Dowd is ref
It's live on tv
We're at home
Oh F*CK...
Only thing left now is for a record that needs to be broken or levelled by a tottenham player so he can do it against us!
maybe the possible record to set is the only team to loose 4-0 at home to the same team 3 times in a row?
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Defeat.
0-2
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They're three points above us in the table, having had a much easier start to the season.
I think people are exaggerating the margins of difference based on our reseves against their reserves.
They have superior players in most areas to us and they've embarassed us at VP on their last three visits so it's going to take a big effort to get a point or three off them.
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0-1 to Spurs. They score an early goal, Villa huff and puff but don't get near to equalising. On a positive note we decide this is better than the results we got against them last season.
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This is my farewell to Sky Sports subscription game, so we will win. I've invited 2 Spurs fans around too so they can enjoy the moment.
2 - 1
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Do Sky still do Fanzone? What happened to the infamous lad from the Everton Ashley Young game?
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They're three points above us in the table, having had a much easier start to the season.
I think people are exaggerating the margins of difference based on our reseves against their reserves.
They have superior players in most areas to us and they've embarassed us at VP on their last three visits so it's going to take a big effort to get a point or three off them.
They have a whole load of players I'd never heard of until they signed them this summer, that's for sure.
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Not confident about this one unfortunately but I would bloody love it, love it if we beat them. I hate Spurs more than most other clubs, christ they're so arrogant and smug, but why?! Because they won the Anglo-Italian Cup in 1971? Because they have over-sold their best player abroad? Because Soldado can score penalties? Because they have a cock on their shirts? No-one knows. Hope we really stitch them up with a last minute 2-1 win after they've had 100 shots all saved by the wall that is Guzan.
That's pretty much how I see it too. They're the Birmingham City of North London and I hate the c***s.
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You forgot to mention
Dowd is ref
It's live on tv
We're at home
Oh F*CK...
Only thing left now is for a record that needs to be broken or levelled by a tottenham player so he can do it against us!
Jermaine Defoe needs just 1 more goal against Villa to overtake Robbie Fowlers record of goals against this club which stands at 153.
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Not confident about this one unfortunately but I would bloody love it, love it if we beat them. I hate Spurs more than most other clubs, christ they're so arrogant and smug, but why?! Because they won the Anglo-Italian Cup in 1971? Because they have over-sold their best player abroad? Because Soldado can score penalties? Because they have a cock on their shirts? No-one knows. Hope we really stitch them up with a last minute 2-1 win after they've had 100 shots all saved by the wall that is Guzan.
Great post.
I was thinking about this game earlier and I decided we'd win 2-1 with Benteke getting both.
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Just realised if we win Sunday we go above "title contenders" Spurs
Come on lads lets do this
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Be very happy with a point. This game needs to be tactically right from PL to get a result .........
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Spurs are the poor mans QPR. We will just brush them aside.
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Now I know Dowds the ref 1-4. It will be 1-1 with the game in the balance,then Dowd will send one of our players off for no good reason in the first half
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Its as if nobody was at the Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Man City games.
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We need to combat the walker/townsend combination - spurs are beatable but it will be difficult - certainly we shouldn't go into the game with any fear - the confidence from beating man city will hopefully help us at villa park - will be a close open game i feel with not much between the sides .
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It'll be interesting to see if he goes back to the same formation that beat Man City, with the extra defender in there. Personally if Benteke is fit and raring to go, i'd throw him back in. If he's not, i'd be tempted to leave Kozak out and play either an extra defender or midfielder with just Gabby and Weimann up front.
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It'll be interesting to see if he goes back to the same formation that beat Man City, with the extra defender in there. Personally if Benteke is fit and raring to go, i'd throw him back in. If he's not, i'd be tempted to leave Kozak out and play either an extra defender or midfielder with just Gabby and Weimann up front.
Agree, benteke I think will be fit and play .
Spurs are an attacking team and we can catch them on the break - west ham showed they can be opened up.
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Its as if nobody was at the Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Man City games.
We did actually lose two of those four though. So it's not as if people thinking we might lose is ridiculous.
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The three and four nils are what I am referring to.
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It won't be 0-4 but I think Spurs are too strong for us these days.
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It won't be 0-4 but I think Spurs are too strong for us these days.
Out of interest, what was your prediction for our last home game?
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I predicted a 0-5 loss v CiŁy so I'm doing the same here. 0-4 spurs win.
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Villa to win 3-2 - a few goals in this I think....
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Its as if nobody was at the Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Man City games.
We did actually lose two of those four though. So it's not as if people thinking we might lose is ridiculous.
Indeed.
I'd also add the fact everyone thought we'd lose heavily to Man City, when we actually won, doesn't really make a huge amount of difference. On paper, and on the evidence of what I have seen this season, Spurs are a much better side than us.
I can't really see the justification for having a pop at people when they say they reckon we'll lose against a team much better than us. It's hardly bet of the century, is it?
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Spurs have only managed 6 goals in 7 games so far so I doubt they'll hammer us. I think it'll be very close, especially if Benteke plays, but I do expect them to nick it.
2-1 Spuds.
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We have beaten the teams who I believe will finish top 2 this season though and although clearly underdogs i think we have a fighting chance in this game .
I cannot see either team winning by more than the odd goal and benteke returning would be a real boost .
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Even if common sense tries to prevail, i cannot find it in myself to vote for a Spurs win. Its like voting for Ed Balls. So, im voting 1 to the champs and nil to the chumps
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They play a really high line and we're quick and good on the counterattack, 2-1 villa (Gabby, Benteke)
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Need to put Townsend on his arse a few times in the first 10 minutes to slow him down, thats, if Luna can of course. Problem is Dowd would probably send Luna off after one tackle.
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I can see this having a similar pattern of play as the Man City game so hopefully it will be the same result. They will have a lot of possession and our tactics might be to let them have the ball in areas where they aren't going to be much of a threat and hit them on the counter. Then second half we might press them a lot higher up the pitch and be a lot more aggressive when attacking them.
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I think looking at the poll results we've largely been reasonably positive given the opposition and what happened last time out.
I fancy a result with Benteke. Without him, I'm not so sure. The trouble with a result like the one we had against City, is that Spurs will be less inclined to take us lightly. I think that's also more so given their last match. They'll be well up for righting the West Ham debacle.
We are due for revenge though. We were awful against them last season and wretched in the LC this season.
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A 3rd straight clean sheet would be so cool
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I predicted a 0-5 loss v CiŁy so I'm doing the same here. 0-4 spurs win.
Spot the deliberate mistake ;-)
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First appearance from my clan this season .I'm sure with 110% effort from everyone we'll get a favourable result
©Ron Saunders
3-2
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I didn't think we'd lose to Man City and I don't think we'll lose to Spurs, Villa win
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2-2
Gabby with both
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Fast becoming the team I dislike the most, especially because everyone I work with seems to support them and they (the workers) are such annoying tossers you wouldn't believe.
Son back for 2nd game this season (renewed his ST then he got a saturday job, typical) and the last one he saw was the cup game but think we're improving so going draw, at least its a start.
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I had a dream about the match last night: Spurs nicking a 2-2 draw in the final minute after a very feisty affair.
The magic of the new tunnel has refocused my energies, however, and I feel sure we can win this one. It's a big three points: win the game and climb that table, Villa.
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Fast becoming the team I dislike the most, especially because everyone I work with seems to support them and they (the workers) are such annoying tossers you wouldn't believe.
Son back for 2nd game this season (renewed his ST then he got a saturday job, typical) and the last one he saw was the cup game but think we're improving so going draw, at least its a start.
The majority of Spurs fans I know are complete toss fucks. It's hard to like that club, very hard, especially as a modicum of success has turned them from dreary moaning buggers to arrogant ass wipes.
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2-0 Spurs.
A penalty and free kick, all before half time.
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Might get a point which really pisses me off as I dislike the spuds intensely.
Think their fans need reminding how bad they were pre wide boy days
Bollocks, changed me mind we'll stuff em 2-0 as bales bunked of to spain!!
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We seem to be breaking some of our long held runs this season, the latest one was the 0-0 against Hull.
Here's two more I like us to remedy on Sunday:-
o have not won successive Premier League home games in a single season since August 2010.
o have not kept a clean sheet in the last 14 Premier League home games, conceding 25 goals in that run.
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2-1 Benteke 76, 82 Defoe 68
UTV!!
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3-1
Benteke, Agbonlahor (2)
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I went 3-1 elsewhere earlier, Gabby, Benteke and Delph
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I could have read this from the start. I wont. Villa 3 - Spudz 2.
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I get every prediction arseways so hopefully that will continue.
2-3.
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I have a feeling that the stupid long break will leave us flat-footed and a goal down before we know what we're doing.
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Fast becoming the team I dislike the most, especially because everyone I work with seems to support them and they (the workers) are such annoying tossers you wouldn't believe.
I know mate. Tbh there is not much to dislike about them, more of a personal dislike of London tbh for me.
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My 6 year old lad is a mascot for this. He reckons he will give the players some advice before the game so you can all fear not. 6-0 to The Villa.
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If you took a purely statistical look at form, it looks like a low scoring game, probably 1-1. Spurs have averaged almost a goal a game and only scored two once. But they don't concede many.
We've generally not conceded more than one in many games.
But our record v spurs is very poor. We struggle to score and that may happen again. And you have to think spurs will improve their goal scoring soon.
Could go either way I reckon. But I'm expecting a performance a bit like the city game. I don't expect us to have lots of the ball
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It's a pity WSpam turned them over so comprehensively last time, really; that'll have put them on their mettle.
I cannot see us not scoring .... but can we get through the first 30 minutes without conceding at least one goal?
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After the pomp of Hull away, we'll be taken down a peg. Defeat by two clear goals.
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Games after international breaks are strange ones but the extra time off will have Gabby much fitter than he was at Hull anyway. I was disgusted with our performance v Hull, the lack of ambition on the pitch (Delph aside) and on the sideline was depressingly like the GT2 days. If we carry on in the same tone on Sunday, it could be another 4-0 defeat to Spurs.
Just worried about what team Lambert will put out, we got away with one big time imo with the 5 at the back effort v City and a similar effort here will see us soundly beaten. The back 4 picks itself, Bacuna and Clark deservedly ahead of Lowton and Baker on form. Midfield apart from Delph is struggling, Kea has been solid enough and deserves a spot but the other 2 or 3 places are well up for grabs. We lack width, a player that gets beyond the strikers and any semblance of guile. Nzogbia is probably getting better the less he plays (the Cuellar effect) but a player like him is what we need. None of the forwards we have brought in have settled yet, Weimann has been pretty useless this season, Gabby has created goals but needs to nip in the bud one of his goalless runs soon.
Id bring in lads that havent been given much of a chance this season so far, I dont see the point in leaving players in the squad if you dont intend to use them. Bennett and Herd cant be any worse than some players that have played so far this season and might surprise us. Herd isnt much of a footballer but can add mobility and bite to our midfield. Bennett has a nice left boot on him and might be able to find Benteke with some good crosses. Westwood's attitude the last day was piss poor and Weimann is another one that needs a kick up the arse. Id drop both of them.
Guzan
Bacuna, Vlaar, Clark, Luna
-------Herd, Delph----------
---Kea--------------Bennett
-----Gabby----Benteke---
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Like I said the other day, if Benteke is ok then he goes back in. If not, i'd go with Weimann and Gabby up front, put Lowton back in and maybe play Bacuna in front of him to give us some width.
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Win 2-1 or 3-1 after going behind.
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So hard to predict how we'll perform with any degree of confidence, we can be good, bad or indifferent and often all three in the same game.
The Villa are like a box of chocolates...
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Like I said the other day, if Benteke is ok then he goes back in. If not, i'd go with Weimann and Gabby up front, put Lowton back in and maybe play Bacuna in front of him to give us some width.
I agree about Bacuna - him and Delph are both going to be stars in MF.
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I would want Bacuna in the team for his free kick threat alone. Plus he is starting to adapt to the requirements needed in the prem. I would start with Kojak and Helenius and then throw on Weimann and Benteke for the last half hour ..........
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I would want Bacuna in the team for his free kick threat alone. Plus he is starting to adapt to the requirements needed in the prem. I would start with Kojak and Helenius and then throw on Weimann and Benteke for the last half hour ..........
Kozak and helenius to start ahead of Weimann and benteke - no, no, no!
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I would want Bacuna in the team for his free kick threat alone. Plus he is starting to adapt to the requirements needed in the prem. I would start with Kojak and Helenius and then throw on Weimann and Benteke for the last half hour ..........
Kozak and helenius to start ahead of Weimann and benteke - no, no, no!
I know at first look that looks wrong. But Kojak will rough that defence up and Helenius is better in that number 10 spot than people think. Don't panic eastie. Its not going to actually happen !!
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I would want Bacuna in the team for his free kick threat alone. Plus he is starting to adapt to the requirements needed in the prem. I would start with Kojak and Helenius and then throw on Weimann and Benteke for the last half hour ..........
Kozak and helenius to start ahead of Weimann and benteke - no, no, no!
I like both helenius and Kozak but I'm sure lambert will play his strongest team against spurs.
I know at first look that looks wrong. But Kojak will rough that defence up and Helenius is better in that number 10 spot than people think. Don't panic eastie. Its not going to actually happen !!
Of course it is not - Weimann and benteke if fit will start in my opinion .
I like both Kozak and helenius but this is not the time or place , lambert will surely play his strongest side.
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@MatKendrick: Andre Villas-Boas tips #avfc for a European place and has "information" Christian Benteke will play tomorrow- according to the London press
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Need to win games like this at home otherwise we can say goodbye to title even this early!
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@MatKendrick: Andre Villas-Boas tips #avfc for a European place and has "information" Christian Benteke will play tomorrow- according to the London press
He is a bit slow that Villas-Boas. We said this before the season started ;)
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Need to win games like this at home otherwise we can say goodbye to title even this early!
Agreed, we should be beating the likes of Spurs if we are going to win the league.
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I'm sensing a Weimann goal tomorrow
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Need to win games like this at home otherwise we can say goodbye to title even this early!
Agreed, we should be beating the likes of Spurs if we are going to win the league.
Would prefer to have it done and dusted by easter so we can try a few of our kids in April and may ready for our champions league assault next season .
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Susanna Reid has backed spurs to win 2-0
Slag
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Optimism. I love it. UTV
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Not looking forward to Andros Townsend up against Luna.
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Luna will do the buisness on him, no worries.
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Tony Moon will shine
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I'm convinced we're going to beat them. I really want the new tunnel to become a superstitious icon that is definitely the cause of a much-needed improvement in our home form.
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The Spurs players will take one look at our illustrious history, displayed in that tunnel and physically shit themselves.
Look for the brown patch on the back of Townsends shorts before kick off. :D
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Susanna Reid has backed spurs to win 2-0
Slag
Don't worry she's a Palace fan so what she knows about football can be written on the back of a postage stamp
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4-2 Spurs
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4-2 Spurs
Spurs have scored 6 league goals in 7 games. They are not about to score 4 against us.
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Soldado has been a bit of a damp squib so far. 2 goals from pens so far in the league. He's very Bentesque too, he doesn't really get involved much in the play, so if he's not scoring, he's being carried a lot.
Bales goal threat is still evidently missed too.
I certainly don't see them scoring 4 again. We shall see but my guts telling me 2-2. It's either that or I've just mis-reading gas.
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The Spurs players will take one look at our illustrious history, displayed in that tunnel and physically shit themselves.
Look for the brown patch on the back of Townsends shorts before kick off. :D
Love it!
You're a smooth talkin' f**ker dan!
UTV!
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4-2 Spurs
Spurs have scored 6 league goals in 7 games. They are not about to score 4 against us.
If I said on December 23rd, 2012, 1 week after beating Liverpool 3-1 away, that I think it's going to be 8-0 to Chelsea....what would you say?
You really think Spurs record of 6 in 7 is going to continue all season? Why can't it change, why can't it change against us? Our record at White Hart Lane is crap, our record against Spurs is crap full stop.
So I'm going to predict, because I'm allowed to do that, Spurs will score 4 and Villa will score 2. If it's not that and we get a point or even 3, I will be as happy as you always are on here. Until then...
Is that ok with you my little ray of sunshine?
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4-2 Spurs
Spurs have scored 6 league goals in 7 games. They are not about to score 4 against us.
If I said on December 23rd, 2012, 1 week after beating Liverpool 3-1 away, that I think it's going to be 8-0 to Chelsea....what would you say?
You really think Spurs record of 6 in 7 is going to continue all season? Why can't it change, why can't it change against us? Our record at White Hart Lane is crap, our record against Spurs is crap full stop.
So I'm going to predict, because I'm allowed to do that, Spurs will score 4 and Villa will score 2. If it's not that and we get a point or even 3, I will be as happy as you always are on here. Until then...
Is that ok with you my little ray of sunshine?
We're at Villa Park tomorrow for starters. Speaking of sunshine, you should open the curtains, get out a bit more and enjoy life instead of being morbidly depressed all of the time. You'd be a lot more positive and optimistic if you did about just about everything.
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4-2 Spurs
Spurs have scored 6 league goals in 7 games. They are not about to score 4 against us.
If I said on December 23rd, 2012, 1 week after beating Liverpool 3-1 away, that I think it's going to be 8-0 to Chelsea....what would you say?
You really think Spurs record of 6 in 7 is going to continue all season? Why can't it change, why can't it change against us? Our record at White Hart Lane is crap, our record against Spurs is crap full stop.
So I'm going to predict, because I'm allowed to do that, Spurs will score 4 and Villa will score 2. If it's not that and we get a point or even 3, I will be as happy as you always are on here. Until then...
Is that ok with you my little ray of sunshine?
We're at Villa Park tomorrow for starters. Speaking of sunshine, you should open the curtains, get out a bit more and enjoy life instead of being morbidly depressed all of the time. You'd be a lot more positive and optimistic if you did about just about everything.
Are you a psychiatrist? I genuinely mean that, are you? Because I could do with your help.
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Being down in brum think I am going to the villa, 2-1 us I think
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Here's why I want us desperately to win - I get invited onto a 90 ft super yacht in Chelsea Harbor NY a few weeks back by a client - there I am, champagne in hand with a mate and a gaggle of beautiful nubile young woman paid to entertain us, feeling like 'top dogs' ...... when whose boat sails past headed home to the Caribbean - Joe Lewis. Now let me tell you - his boat is big and I mean BIG - f&$king 225ft of super liner that made the boat I was on look like a bleedin dinghy!!!!!
Jealous I was!!! Now let's beat these Spuds and show him that while he may lord it over us mere mortals, he's still a cockney mut
:)
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In this match I think a 3-5-2 formation to be played. Keeping the ball is the main thing spurs have shown there good at this season . There defense was exposed last time out and feel pace of agbonlahor in particular will be key. For me gabby.and andi up front if benteke can't start . I think have a compact solid three of Westwood delph and sylla with Luna and Bacuna on wings back is way to go . The threat of Townsend when he cuts in will be nullified when he runs into our midfield . I say 1 - 0 villa agbonlahor or maybe 2-0 if lloris or Dawson get sent off as both are error prone .
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Susanna Reid has backed spurs to win 2-0
Slag
porcelain bitch no personality.
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Well it all depends on Benteke doesnt it. I have no doubt at all he will play whether hes 100% fit or not. Benteke although he has scored goals this season has not yet hit the heights of the second half of last season. His all all round play which is exceptional when he is on his game has not been there to see. This is the game when it must come back. Townsend doesnt bother me he will be expected to perform wonders and probably will be very quiet. Thank God its not Bale or Lennon playing we would have had problems. Luna will need help but should be able to cope. Delph may outshine everybody in his purple patch of form but he doesnt look like scoring. Gabby needs to provide an all round threat which he may well do but our bigest problem may well be on Spurs bench. Jermain Defoe. He always looks like scoring and is a very clinical finisher.
I think Spurs will win 2-1
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A win takes us above spurs.
A draw takes us above ManUre .
Come on lads let's do this.
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Susanna Reid has backed spurs to win 2-0
Slag
porcelain bitch no personality.
Not voting for her on Strictly!
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I want to add !!!
All that laughable talk about spurs winning league when they get humped 3-0 at home to west ham and its reported as an off day. The fact we had 'tougher' fixtures and only 3 points behind them. The fact that spurs havent convincingly beaten anyone this season and not won their big games against arsenal (lost) and chelsea says to me they are vastly over rated. In a league when teams are very competitive i can only see Villa who have scored more goals than spurs today score more and win.
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Susanna Reid has backed spurs to win 2-0
Slag
porcelain bitch no personality.
She's fit though.
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We are normally shit after international break, 2-1 to us.
Andy Townsend scoring two.
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Got a feeling they might play Defoe today.
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I think we've not won in 9 against them? Having said that, we've picked up results against other top sides this season.
But I'd take a draw, and hopefully a good performance.
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Susanna Reid has backed spurs to win 2-0
Slag
porcelain bitch no personality.
She's fit though.
Old enough to be your mum , you naughty boy :(
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Susanna Reid has backed spurs to win 2-0
Slag
porcelain bitch no personality.
Charming.
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Off to the pub with my wife to watch this one, expect we shall be outnumbered by some of their obnoxious, all mouth and no trousers, lot so will have to zip it!
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Wonder if they'll sing that song about the army ?
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Is Benteke in the line-up?
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Susanna Reid has backed spurs to win 2-0
Slag
porcelain bitch no personality.
Charming.
Nah, just porcelain mate.
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Susanna Reid has backed spurs to win 2-0
Slag
porcelain bitch no personality.
Charming.
Nah, just porcelain mate.
Slightly crazed aged porcelain.
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Does anyone else think we play 3 5 2 today ?
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We certainly need to match up in midfield...
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Not getting a pasting will be good.
I hate Spurs. Would bite your hand off for a draw.
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We certainly need to match up in midfield...
We do, and i think Delph really helps there. What I do like is that they are weak through middle. West Ham really exploited that in their last game . I like Benteke vs their CB's so our delivery from wide and midfield positions on setting him needs to be excellent today.
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Does anyone else think we play 3 5 2 today ?
Luna's going to have a hard enough game as it is without having both Walker and Townsend doubling up on him. Hopefully Tekkers will be fit to start and we can play 4-3-3.
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433 if benteke starts, 352 if Kozak starts.
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@JackWoodwardAV: https://t.co/12S1aBuT7W Unchanged from Hull. Benteke not in 18. Here's my pre-match interview with Paul Lambert #avfc #avtv
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Benteke on bench
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@AVFCOfficial: Correction - #AVFC subs: Subs: Steer, Helenius, Sylla, Benteke, Bowery, Tonev, Lowton. #AVFCLIVE #THFC
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Unusual for the club website to give out wrong team news - confuse avb and bring benteke on after 30 seconds ;)
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It's ok lads, Bowery is on the bench. Phew thank fuck for that
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@JackWoodwardAV: https://t.co/12S1aBuT7W Apologies given wrong info just to confirm one change Baker in for Clark! #avfc #avtv
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Is this one of those games, because we are expected to get beat, where the performance is more important than the result?
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Too much dithering in midfield looking for someone to take the lead. Bring Benteke on and no one passes to him..reminding me of times before.
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Is this one of those games, because we are expected to get beat, where the performance is more important than the result?
It may be one of those games on the ever-increasing list of such games.