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Heroes & Villains => Match Threads & Player Ratings => Topic started by: Dave on August 27, 2015, 08:00:31 AM
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Saturday August 29th, 3pm
Villa Park
Could really do with winning this one.
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Us 3 Them 0
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We've just had an 8 goal thriller, they had a 9 goal thriller.
0-0.
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Need to win this one badly for confidence.Sinclair must play.
Villa 2-0
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Need to win this one badly for confidence.Sinclair must play.
Villa 2-0
Just as much as Gabby must not.
2-1 to us.
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We either draw these games 0-0 or thrash them. Back six picks itself.
I'd ideally go: Westwood gueye - Adama grealish Sinclair - gestede
If Adama is out i think he might retain the diamond, with Sinclair up top along with gestede. But I'd go with width for this one.
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I think we need to stay unbeaten in the next three games, starting with a win against Sunderland. My worry is that we don't really appear to have a settled striker or settled way to play. Gestede is very different to the likes of Ayew and Sinclair, who are more secondary strikers/wingers. But they look utterly inept, so I'll go for a routine 2-0 win. A loss would be very, very concerning indeed.
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It will be interesting to see how far we've come since the corresponding fixture last December (0-0), think this was the game Tom Fox had Tim Sherwood with him as a guest.
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It's times like this we could really do with some good set piece delivery and consistent defending. We had countless routine victories under oneill on that basis. Despite very limited attacking play at times
Get jack on the corners and get rust, Richards and Clark really attacking it
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Could really do with a win here.
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Got to beat these.
Sinclair up front.
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3-0 to us. Gabby hat trick.
Nurse!
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2-0
Sinclair
Grealish
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I'll go 3-1 to us
Sinclair, Grealish and Agbonlahor - Defoe for them
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The key question is, of course................. is Legion going ?
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Nope. Beer festival in Preston all Bank Holiday weekend.
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4-0 Villa.
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Frustrating 1-1 draw where we dominate the play but regret not having a proven PL goalscorer.
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Can win, should win, probably will win.
Can't quite shake the feeling that we'll find a way to throw it, and the feeling of encroaching doom on the horizon will edge a little closer....
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Nervy 1-0 win
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This is a must win game really, if we can't beat a shit team like Sunderland I think we are in for another difficult season.
3-1 win.
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1-1
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Oh do come on Villa...
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Our pace up at their place really undid them. I think they will pack the midfield though this time, so with Adama out, I'd bring in Gil and Sinclair for pace and guile.
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Everyone's expecting us to win but I think we'll make hard work of it. A nervy 2-1. Ayew and Grealish for us.
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3-0
Grealish (2), Sinclair
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Nope. Beer festival in Preston all Bank Holiday weekend.
Get yer money on Villa scoring at least six
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What I hope
Guzan
Bacuna. Richards. Clark. Amavi.
Gueye. Sanchez
Traore. Gil grealish
Sinclair
3-0
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3-1 comfortable pipe & slippers afternoon! ( he sez with a pair of underpants on his head & a pencil up his nose ) Wibble
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I would like to see a line up of:
Guzan
Bacuna Richards Clark Amavi
Sanchez Gueye
Gil Grealish Sinclair
Gestede
Subs - Bunn, Baker, Hutton, Westwood, Veretout, Ayew, Agbonlahor
I'd be a bit worried about Gil tracking back in that position, but I'd have him in over Ayew.
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We either draw these games 0-0 or thrash them. Back six picks itself.
I'd ideally go: Westwood gueye - Adama grealish Sinclair - gestede
If Adama is out i think he might retain the diamond, with Sinclair up top along with gestede. But I'd go with width for this one.
I'd go for Kojak instead of Gestede as he'll link up better with the attacking midfielders.
(And Gabby for Traore if he's unfit ........ crash helmet on!!)
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We'll win, but this is the Villa we're talking about so we'll make heavy weather of it. 2-1.
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Sunderland always play 10 at the back at Villa Park, so 1-0 Villa.
I think we have more success at their ground as they have to try and attack a bit, something they're not comfortable with.
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This is a must win game really, if we can't beat a shit team like Sunderland I think we are in for another difficult season.
3-1 win.
Agreed but I'll go 3-0.
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they are staggeringly bad at the back, and we should know all there is to know about comical defences but they have really taken it on and made it their own show
we must win this, and we should , I'm predicting a Villa win as we will surely have to much for them in attack, 3-0
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when you consider Gabby completely took the piss out of them at their place, it tells you immediately how hideous they are. Defoe is good form so our defenders will need to be on their toes to restrict his chances. But if we attack them they'll crumble. Put me down for 3-1.
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A must win. 2-1 Villa with lots of nervy hanging on at the end.
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Its hard to see anything other than 3 points from this game...they are woefully bad and we have a team of players that have been mainly rested and hungry for a win after 2 defeats on the bounce. I hope it doesn't turn into one of those frustrating afternoons where we have loads of possession but unable to convert chances.
Taking a young lady to her first ever football match so I hoping for a good result and great atmosphere.
Villa win: 3-1
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lets face it
if we do lose this i think we can start expecting a long hard relegation battled season..........again
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I think we will have a disappointing result followed by a certain amount of bed-wetting. Hope I'm wrong.
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It must be truly horrible watching Sunderland. Like watching us the last five years, except for much, much longer than that, and with the added "bonus" of actually managing to climb into bed with relegation, rather than just occasionally pinching its arse like we've done.
Their fans seem to love that "LOOK AT ME! I'M SO ANGRY I AM LEAVING AT HALF TIME!" thing, though.
I used to go to a few of their games with my Mackem best mate at university, when they were in the third division. There's a sort of depressing fug of misery about that club that has been there for decades, which is a shame, as there's really nothing not to like about them.
Actually, thinking about it, there is. The fact they named their new stadium after another, famous stadium elsewhere, and that they adopted that shitty "black cats" nickname, which is meaningless.
Two uncharacteristic outbreaks of nu-football from a normally traditional club, there.
EDIT downscale that to one, the black cats thing has a historical connection, albeit a bit tenuous.
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I think we will have a disappointing result followed by a certain amount of bed-wetting. Hope I'm wrong.
Someone genuinely posted after the Palace game that we were "in trouble" already.
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Regardless of how poor the rest of their team are, Defoe really seems to have rolled-back the years. Some of his link-up play was top class (albeit against Exeter) in midweek, and he's still one of the best finishers around. We really need Micah Richards to be on his game on Saturday.
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We either draw these games 0-0 or thrash them. Back six picks itself.
I'd ideally go: Westwood gueye - Adama grealish Sinclair - gestede
If Adama is out i think he might retain the diamond, with Sinclair up top along with gestede. But I'd go with width for this one.
I'd go for Kojak instead of Gestede as he'll link up better with the attacking midfielders.
Right back is a tough call for me, Hutton and Bacuna were both poor in their last games this week but I'd probably stick with Leo given his attacking play is better. I can see Crespo making that position his own soon though.
(And Gabby for Traore if he's unfit ........ crash helmet on!!)
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A terrible, nervy win.
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It must be truly horrible watching Sunderland. Like watching us the last five years, except for much, much longer than that, and with the added "bonus" of actually managing to climb into bed with relegation, rather than just occasionally pinching its arse like we've done.
Their fans seem to love that "LOOK AT ME! I'M SO ANGRY I AM LEAVING AT HALF TIME!" thing, though.
I used to go to a few of their games with my Mackem best mate at university, when they were in the third division. There's a sort of depressing fug of misery about that club that has been there for decades, which is a shame, as there's really nothing not to like about them.
Actually, thinking about it, there is. The fact they named their new stadium after another, famous stadium elsewhere, and that they adopted that shitty "black cats" nickname, which is meaningless.
Two uncharacteristic outbreaks of nu-football from a normally traditional club, there.
EDIT downscale that to one, the black cats thing has a historical connection, albeit a bit tenuous.
Wasn't there a vote where the fans had to decide what their nickname was going to be?
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I'd go a win for us against these, 3-1. Rudy, Gil & Sinclair. Defoe to get one for them.
Guzan
Amavi
Clark
Richards
Hutton
Gana
sanchez
Westwood
Sinclair
Gil
Gestede
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I'd go a win for us against these, 3-1. Rudy, Gil & Sinclair. Defoe to get one for them.
Guzan
Amavi
Clark
Richards
Hutton
Gana
sanchez
Westwood
Sinclair
Gil
Gestede
Seriously? Why would you play three defensive midfielders and prefer Gill to the best attacking player in the club?
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It must be truly horrible watching Sunderland. Like watching us the last five years, except for much, much longer than that, and with the added "bonus" of actually managing to climb into bed with relegation, rather than just occasionally pinching its arse like we've done.
Their fans seem to love that "LOOK AT ME! I'M SO ANGRY I AM LEAVING AT HALF TIME!" thing, though.
I used to go to a few of their games with my Mackem best mate at university, when they were in the third division. There's a sort of depressing fug of misery about that club that has been there for decades, which is a shame, as there's really nothing not to like about them.
Actually, thinking about it, there is. The fact they named their new stadium after another, famous stadium elsewhere, and that they adopted that shitty "black cats" nickname, which is meaningless.
Two uncharacteristic outbreaks of nu-football from a normally traditional club, there.
EDIT downscale that to one, the black cats thing has a historical connection, albeit a bit tenuous.
Wasn't there a vote where the fans had to decide what their nickname was going to be?
Yes, the black cats thing does have some historical connection, though (I've learned since googling it).
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A dreary draw.
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I would like to see a line up of:
Guzan
Bacuna Richards Clark Amavi
Sanchez Gueye
Gil Grealish Sinclair
Gestede
Subs - Bunn, Baker, Hutton, Westwood, Veretout, Ayew, Agbonlahor
I'd be a bit worried about Gil tracking back in that position, but I'd have him in over Ayew.
Pretty much spot on if Traore isn't fit...we've got some big games coming up so I wouldn't risk him if his ankle is not 100%.
Westwood and Veretout to come on in the second half for the tiring Sanchez and Gil respectively; Ayew to replace Gestede just to give him some game time once the result is in the bag.
Alternatively stick with the diamond with Sinclair alongside Gestede...
Guzan
Bacuna Richards Clark Amavi
Sanchez
Gil Gueye
Grealish
Gestede Sinclair
It may be too early for Gil still so TS may prefer Westwood or Veretout on the right.
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I'm not expecting an avalanche of goals. Not that one ever does as a Villa fan.
The last five home matches against Sunderland. It is relatively easy to spot the "outlier" in this list.
14/15: 0-0
13/14: 0-0
12/13: 6-1
11/12: 0-0
10/11: 0-1
That one in the Houllier year was particularly horrific, I recall. It was midweek, freezing fucking cold, and we were absolute awful.
Wasn't the fixture last year also truly horrible? The Prince William match, I think?
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I'd imagine Sunderland will be coming here for a point rather than going for a win so we may need to be patient...an early goal is needed to open it up a bit.
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Forgot about Jack! Fair point Oldhill, Jack in for Westwood or Gana then. Play Gil behind Rudy with Jack and Sinclair out wide.
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As I posted that last comment I immediately thought of the guy off the fast show, indecisive Dave was it?
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I'm not expecting an avalanche of goals. Not that one ever does as a Villa fan.
The last five home matches against Sunderland. It is relatively easy to spot the "outlier" in this list.
14/15: 0-0
13/14: 0-0
12/13: 6-1
11/12: 0-0
10/11: 0-1
That one in the Houllier year was particularly horrific, I recall. It was midweek, freezing fucking cold, and we were absolute awful.
Wasn't the fixture last year also truly horrible? The Prince William match, I think?
That game was also resplendant with a near-impossible miss from Heskey, hitting the bar from virtually on the line.
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It must be truly horrible watching Sunderland. Like watching us the last five years, except for much, much longer than that, and with the added "bonus" of actually managing to climb into bed with relegation, rather than just occasionally pinching its arse like we've done.
Their fans seem to love that "LOOK AT ME! I'M SO ANGRY I AM LEAVING AT HALF TIME!" thing, though.
I used to go to a few of their games with my Mackem best mate at university, when they were in the third division. There's a sort of depressing fug of misery about that club that has been there for decades, which is a shame, as there's really nothing not to like about them.
Actually, thinking about it, there is. The fact they named their new stadium after another, famous stadium elsewhere, and that they adopted that shitty "black cats" nickname, which is meaningless.
Two uncharacteristic outbreaks of nu-football from a normally traditional club, there.
EDIT downscale that to one, the black cats thing has a historical connection, albeit a bit tenuous.
Wasn't there a vote where the fans had to decide what their nickname was going to be?
Yes, the black cats thing does have some historical connection, though (I've learned since googling it).
Online votes and the rise of social media have made this sort of thing impossible. If you had a poll today, they'd probably end up called `The Jeremy Corbyns'
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A nervy 1-0 win
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3-2 us, Sinclair, Gestede and Grealish
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A must win game so I'm going for a 2-1 Villa win.
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Wasn't there a vote where the fans had to decide what their nickname was going to be?
Yes, the black cats thing does have some historical connection, though (I've learned since googling it).
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A very strong one (in the military as well).
I have tremendous sympathy for Sunderland fans. I don't think they are more walk out prone than any other clubs and their "miserable bastards with cutting humour " culture fits in well with my miserable brummie nature :)
Anyway we should win, we really really should win. Now is the perfect time to play them. Ref or fluke aside there is no getting around this result for Sherwood. I expect 3 points.
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Really looking forward to this one - taking my 4 year old to his second game. Sunderland will be looking to stop the rot so expect it will be tight.
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Can only see a home win here...because I don't want to think about what it means if we lose to this rabble.
3-1...Sinclair x2 and a Gil screamer from 25yds. Marco Gabbiadini for them.
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What I hope
Guzan
Bacuna McCafu. Richards. Clark. Amavi.
Gueye. Sanchez
Traore. Gil grealish
Sinclair
3-0
My only change to this...I really want to see the midfield and frontline set up like this!
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If we can unsettle John O'Shea nice and early we could see a cricket score
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1 0. sinclair
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Bloody hell, JP, Sinclair score a couple of tap-ins and squeezed through a penalty and suddenly you think he's going to score ten.
I like Doorbell's line up providing we can get players into the box. The idea of Sanchez or Gueye giving the ball to Traore, Gil or Grealish looks an exciting prospect.
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How is Traore doing? Hopefully he's shaken off his injury from the other night. I'd be inclined to bring him off the bench, just in case.
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How is Traore doing? Hopefully he's shaken off his injury from the other night. I'd be inclined to bring him off the bench, just in case.
Might be better start him, give him 60 mins , get the goals we need then take him off and get Gabby on as impact sub
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I'm not expecting an avalanche of goals. Not that one ever does as a Villa fan.
The last five home matches against Sunderland. It is relatively easy to spot the "outlier" in this list.
14/15: 0-0
13/14: 0-0
12/13: 6-1
11/12: 0-0
10/11: 0-1
That one in the Houllier year was particularly horrific, I recall. It was midweek, freezing fucking cold, and we were absolute awful.
Wasn't the fixture last year also truly horrible? The Prince William match, I think?
Didnt Henderson get Emile sent off in the houllier game?
It was bloody cold and depressing.
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How is Traore doing? Hopefully he's shaken off his injury from the other night. I'd be inclined to bring him off the bench, just in case.
Might be better start him, give him 60 mins , get the goals we need then take him off and get Gabby on as impact sub
Gabby should be looked in Bodymoor heath until he's dropped a couple of stone.
I'd be more inclined to give Ayew the impact role instead of Gabby. Hopefully by which time we'll be 10-0 up and Ayew will look a bit more composed on the pitch. The sooner he gets his first goal the better.
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It was bloody cold and depressing.
It's going to be warm and sunny this time ;)
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Heart says 4-0 head will stick with the 0-0 I predicted
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3-0 win I think.
Sinclair, Grealish and late Gestede header.
Hope Adama is fit for this.
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I'm going Saturday, and though my visits have been sporadic in the last few years, they have by some miracle usually coincided with a win.
4-1 Villa.
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Might be better start him, give him 60 mins , get the goals we need then take him off and get Gabby on as impact sub
Can we please stop with this myth that Gabby is in any way, shape or form an impact sub...its almost as laughable as his desire to become a "playmaker".
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Us 3 Them 1. Sinclair, then Super Sub Gabby will come on and score a couple.
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Might be better start him, give him 60 mins , get the goals we need then take him off and get Gabby on as impact sub
Can we please stop with this myth that Gabby is in any way, shape or form an impact sub...its almost as laughable as his desire to become a "playmaker".
That is the nature of a myth. It's mtyhological. It's a mythtery to me. A shot in dark. A big quethtion mark. In hithtoree.
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Must win match. And will win match. Fortunately have a great record v Sunderland eight matches undefeated and Gabby often scores ! 5 in8 I believe . I say 3-1
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There have been 30 premier league games so far. Only 6 home victories.
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heart says win but I think they'll park the bus
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With the right team selection and tactics we should win this at a canter, they are not a good team. Be interesting to see how we line up, pretty hard to not add my voice to the clamour to drop Gabby and give either Sinclair or Kozak a chance to join Gestede amoungst the goals. Hopefully we'll get to see more of Grealish, Gil, Adama and Veretout as well. 2-0 Villa.
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Might be better start him, give him 60 mins , get the goals we need then take him off and get Gabby on as impact sub
Can we please stop with this myth that Gabby is in any way, shape or form an impact sub...its almost as laughable as his desire to become a "playmaker".
That is the nature of a myth. It's mtyhological. It's a mythtery to me. A shot in dark. A big quethtion mark. In hithtoree.
I think this is based on the 2-2 at the Olbiun when Lambert had to keep 3 players off until the 60th minute and we were 0-2 down. Of course Gabby didn't score that night....
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This one has got "game of football" written all over it. If you asked me before the game, I would snap your hand off for a 3-0 demonstration of gelling, getting up to speed, tactical wizardry and "Get the fuck in Villa!"
Also, I am back to school on Monday and depressed enough as it is.
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At this stage I would take a dull 1-0 victory just to get us more gelled and winning at home in the league.
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Apparently a bug is affecting the squad and There's a couple of players we hope will be ok. No names
Could really do without that. Really do want to be winning this one
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I wonder if this "bug" is a way of gently dropping Gabby without raising too much media profile?
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He's giving Adama until the last minute to see if he's fit, so whether he makes this game or not it can't be too serious of an injury which is a relief.
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He does seem to have a habit of making things sound worse than they are
The two ill players could be Richardson and baker or they could be Richards and grealish. Big difference! (Bug difference?)
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We have a talent for making ordinary > poor teams look good, and we'll need to break that cycle if we want to stop arsing about at the lower end of the table. It's taken us a while to dig ourselves into this rut though, so maybe we're comfortable with it.
0-0 or 1-0 to them.
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Seems a bit worse than I thought. Two players stayed at home and several others didn't train
Sunderland are no arsenal but then neither are we.
Hopefully it's less bad than last year
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Could be a smokescreen to keep the Cats guessing. I hope for:
Guzan
Hutton. Richards. Clark. Amavi
Gueye. Veretout
Traore. Grealish. Gil
Sinclair
I suspect though that Ashley will play and we may be less attack minded. Perhaps Sanchez in for Veretout
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Without knowing who was ill or injured I would like us to go with the following line up tomorrow if all available:
Guzan, Bacuna, Richards, Clark, Amavia, Gueye, Westwood, Traore, Grealish, Ayew, Sinclair
Subs: Bunn, Hutton, Sanchez, Agbonlahor, Gil, Kozak, Veretout
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Without knowing who was ill or injured I would like us to go with the following line up tomorrow if all available:
Guzan, Bacuna, Richards, Clark, Amavia, Gueye, Westwood, Traore, Grealish, Ayew, Sinclair
Subs: Bunn, Hutton, Sanchez, Agbonlahor, Gil, Kozak, Veretout
I'd go with the line up. Baker or Rudi on the bench for Gabby though.
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Physio Room suggests Sunderland have quite a few players out: Adam Johnson, Jordi Gomez, Younes Kaboul and Steven Fletcher.
Jeremie Lens and Billy Jones could both be back.
No mention of the bug for Villa, although Traore is listed as 'very doubtful'.
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Guzan
Hutton. Richards. Clark. Amavi
Sinclair. Gueye. Sanchez. Grealish
Ayew. Gestede.
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Tim Sherwood isn't giving up on the chance of Adama Traore being fit for the weekend clash with Sunderland.
Traore hobbled off against Notts County on Tuesday with an ankle problem.
Sherwood told the media this morning that the exciting young forward hasn't trained since - and won't train today.
But he's keeping his fingers crossed that he might be available for Saturday's game with the Black Cats.
Sherwood also revealed that two players - who he didn't want to name - are suffering with the flu, after a sickness bug hit the training ground over the last few days.
Again, the boss is hoping the pair will declare themselves fit for the Wearsiders encounter.
He said: "Adama has not trained since Tuesday - and he won't train today.
"But we will give him every chance to be fit. But we aren't going to know until tomorrow morning.
"He took a few kicks the other night. He tried to carry on but he's a marked man.
"We have a couple of players who are not here today because they are ill. There's a sickness bug going round the training ground.
"They aren't well - the doc is doing some overtime now.
"We are hoping they will be okay tomorrow."
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Once our forwards know the areas to run into when Grealish or Traore drag that ball across the box we'll be scoring a good number of goals. No full back ever has enjoyed a winger really having a go at them, getting outside or cutting inside and delivering a low fizzing cross. Both of these lads can do that and if we get intelligent forwards or even like Sinclair who seem to find the right spot in the box we'll look so much healthier and a legitimate threat every time we attack.
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Need a win. Think it will be a draw.
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As usual, I have no idea.
If Sinclair is fit and plays as our main striker then maybe we should win this. It's certainly a very winnable game.
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2-0
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Don't like to hear of a bug going round, especially not before a winnable game.
Whatever happens, I think Gabby will start.
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There was a bug before we played Arsenal at home last year. We dominated that for the first 20 minutes with Szczesny keeping them in the match.
Once they scored we fell to pieces though, losing 3-0.
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Taking a look at the training pics on the website it seems our defenders and strikers were all training. Didn't spot a midfielder apart from Ghana. Not that you'd expect everyone to be featured
Really could do with grealish for this one. Plus Sinclair and at least one other fully fit central midfielder
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Would go with
--------------Guzan
Hutton, Richards, Clark, Amavi
---------Sanchez, Gueye-------
Gil, ----------------------Grealish
---------------Sinclair---------
--------------Gestede-----------
Hutton to hold his position, Sinclair to play further forward
Subs - Bunn, Bacuna, Baker, Veretout, Westwood, Traore (Ayew if not fit), Kozak
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My only problem with that line up Bronté is we continue to hoof it up to Gestede.
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Kozak changed the game on Tuesday when he came on. He battled with the CB`s and that created space for Sinclair and Grealish-Gil he also had a brilliant shot saved by their keeper. Think Traore will get 20 mins if we are struggling. We need to persist with Veretout as he looks like he can be a top player when up to the pace .........
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Just have a feeling that we are going to make this harder than it should be. Still the important thing is get off the mark at home. Will go 1-0 to the Villa with Grealish to score.
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Sunderland are rubbish. Easy win. 3-0
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Sickness bug going round team. Again. Second time in a fucking year.
Don't fancy this now.
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Sickness bug going round team. Again. Second time in a fucking year.
Don't fancy this now.
The bright side is that Sunderland are a lot shitter than Arsenal. I'd fancy us with the flu to beat Sunderland on occasion.
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We've just no idea how significant the sickness issue is so we can't tell how badly we'll be affected
If our entire midfield is affected that's clearly a big problem
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--------------Guzan
Hutton, Richards, Clark, Amavi
---------Sanchez, gana-----
Traore----------------------Grealish
---------------Sinclair---------
--------------Altidore-----------
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Wonder if Gabby has gone down with the virus?
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Wonder if Gabby has gone down with the virus?
He's had a dose of the shits for the past few years
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Wonder if Gabby has gone down with the virus?
He's had a dose of the shits for the past few years
More like constipation
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Grealish and Traore major doubts, both with ankle injuries, plus a sickness bug worries me!
I would be go with Gil behind Sinclair and Gestede in a diamond if that proves to be the case.
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Grealish and Traore major doubts, both with ankle injuries, plus a sickness bug worries me!
I would be go with Gil behind Sinclair and Gestede in a diamond if that proves to be the case.
Sinclair and Gestede in a diamond sounds like a piece of jewellery you would buy for the wife from a late night shopping channel after coming home from the pub.
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I thought Kozak changed the game on Tuesday. That second or so he created by holding ghe ball allowed a dynamic midfield opportunity to play in advanced positions and a tiring county defence could not keep up. Would like to see it again against a very poor and static Sunderland defence
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It looks as if Adama is out and maybe others will play with the after effects of the sickness bug.Sinclair will start and hopefully Ayew in a central role.We need a win but may have to settle for a draw with this flu bug
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If we're without adama, gabby, jack that's a lot of pace and creativity gone. Especially with the form of gestede and ayew to date
A diamond formation with Westwood, Ghana AND Sanchez, with our remaining forward options, might be pretty narrow and easy to defend against. I like Gil but I think he's got better every week he hasn't played!
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I'd like to see Libor given a chance but listening to sherwood yesterday it won't happen, bench maybe. Still refers to him as not being fully fit.
Oh and win today and if other results go our way we can go into the mini break in 5th spot.
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For me this a nailed on draw probably a 1-1, need to keep a close eye on Defoe as he is more than capable of ruining our day.
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Sickness bug going round team. Again. Second time in a fucking year.
Don't fancy this now.
The bright side is that Sunderland are a lot shitter than Arsenal. I'd fancy us with the flu to beat Sunderland on occasion.
Sickness bug going round team. Again. Second time in a fucking year.
Don't fancy this now.
The bright side is that Sunderland are a lot shitter than Arsenal. I'd fancy us with the flu to beat Sunderland on occasion.
so it's all down to who is the least shittiest .....them or us....I say sign up Imodium or the cheaper Loperamide
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Any kind of win will do for me. If either jack or adama can play I think we'll do it. Really hope gestede has got a bit fitter and removed that lead from his boots
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Any win will do. I hope Adama is fit I'd love to see him against their defence.
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Didn't know Grealish is also a major doubt with injury.
Not good if he's out again, could be back in 0-0 territory again.
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I'd like to see Libor given a chance but listening to sherwood yesterday it won't happen, bench maybe. Still refers to him as not being fully fit.
Oh and win today and if other results go our way we can go into the mini break in 5th spot.
On reflection, i'd like to see Kozak get a game as well today. He was great when he came on the other night and his ability to ghost into the box un-noticed might work a treat against their defence.
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If he's not quite fit surely he can start to gain fitness and come off for Ruddy when he tires?
I'd like to see him start.
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I think Sherwood is playing down Kozak`s fitness levels. He was training all summer along with a pre season and at the end of last season. He changed the game when he came on Tuesday. And was unlucky not to score. Even though he has been injured for a long time. He has a very good goal scoring rate. I would like to see him start. A lot depends on if Grealish/Traore is fit. Bacuna to start as we have got to attack these today .......
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They're Manure Rejects Utd.
Please win.
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Can sense a frustrating afternoon coming up. 0-0 or 1-1.
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They're Manure Rejects Utd.
Please win.
And villa seem to have a partnership with man city in selling and buying.
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Rumour that quite a few are out today. Not looking good at all.
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Guzan, Hutton, Richards, Clark, Amavi, Bacuna, Gana, Westwood, Sanchez, Gestede, Sinclair
subs: Bunn, Bennett, Gil, Cole, Veretout, Kozak, Ayew
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No gabby then
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So... Traore injured and Grealish and Gabby have the bug? Or have I forgotten someone?
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Bacuna in midfield. Gil on subs bench. That does nothing for me. Looks like 442 with Bacuna hopefully crossing a lot. No Libor or Ayew (both on bench). Looks like Sinclair has to be our saviour.
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Bacuna in midfield. Gil on subs bench. That does nothing for me. Looks like 442 with Bacuna hopefully crossing a lot. No Libor or Ayew (both on bench). Looks like Sinclair has to be our saviour.
My thoughts too. Amazing how not having Traore and Grealish available makes the team look that much weaker. I'm starting to think we're a bit light on wingers/wide players compared to any other role.