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Heroes & Villains => Match Threads & Player Ratings => Topic started by: Toronto Villa on October 05, 2018, 09:41:45 AM
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The post Steve Bruce era begins at Millwall. Just hoping Kmac doesn’t pick Gabby or Lescott. I’ll go for a 2-1 win and the following team: 4-1-4-1 - BB at DM and Jack back as AM behind Abraham.
Nyland
Elmo
Hutton
Tuanzabee
Bree
Bjarnason
McGinn
Bolasie
Hourihane
Grealish
Abraham
Subs:
Kodjia
El Ghazi
Taylor
Whelan
Moreira
Adomah
Hogan
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Bjarnason starting and on the bench?
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2-0 Villa
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Cold. Rainy. And yet the warm glow in our hearts will see us through.
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4-3 Villa. Saunders in the last minute.
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Draw for me 1-1 Tammy scoring for us.
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A 2-1 win. Abraham and McGinn with ours. McDonald to play Micah Richards at center half.
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1-0 to us. Neil Taylor screamer.
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Bjarnason starting and on the bench?
*re-read the post correctly.
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Got to be putting this shite away.
Will likely need Jedinak for their hoofball.
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2-0 them.
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The post Steve Bruce era begins at Millwall. Just hoping Kmac doesn’t pick Gabby or Lescott. I’ll go for a 2-1 win and the following team: 4-1-4-1 - BB at DM and Jack back as AM behind Abraham.
Nyland
Elmo
Hutton
Tuanzabee
Bree
Bjarnason
McGinn
Bolasie
Hourihane
Grealish
Abraham
Subs:
Kodjia
El Ghazi
Taylor
Bjarnason
Moreira
Adomah
Hogan
Bjarnason has a twin?
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Bjarnason starting and on the bench?
Balls. Meant be “Penalty miss superstar Whelan”
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If it's anything like the last time that he picked a team, it will be:
Bunn
Richards Richards Richards Richards
Richards Richards Richards
Richards Richards Richards
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With that defence and chester out i can only see a millwall win. Think the players will be a bit flat too after this week. Maybe they will anounce someone amazing taking over before the match and we'll see a reaction from the players but as it stands 2-0
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Seems like Jedinak is struggling for tomorrow, so there is no other option than Bree at CB I guess. The goalkeeper situation could be a real issue now, as Nyland's confidence could be low after being dropped and Bunn proved again on Tuesday night that he isn't really up to it. With that in mind, team to look something like:
Bunn / Nyland
Elmohamady Tuanzebe Bree Hutton
Whelan
Grealish McGinn
Bolasie Abraham Kodjia
I've put Whelan in for an extra bit of experience, but the back four and keeper look weak.
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if we get anything out of the game it will be in spite of K Mac. Total twat when it comes to stepping in to manage a real game.
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Seems like Jedinak is struggling for tomorrow, so there is no other option than Bree at CB I guess. The goalkeeper situation could be a real issue now, as Nyland's confidence could be low after being dropped and Bunn proved again on Tuesday night that he isn't really up to it. With that in mind, team to look something like:
Bunn / Nyland
Elmohamady Tuanzebe Bree Hutton
Whelan
Grealish McGinn
Bolasie Abraham Kodjia
I've put Whelan in for an extra bit of experience, but the back four and keeper look weak.
Also in case we need a penalty taker!
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...With that in mind, team to look something like:
Bunn / Nyland
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Two in goal isn't a bad shout.
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With that defence and chester out i can only see a millwall win. Think the players will be a bit flat too after this week. Maybe they will anounce someone amazing taking over before the match and we'll see a reaction from the players but as it stands 2-0
Agreed with this, Milwall are and old school '4-4-2 bombard the CB's with crosses' type team and realistically we're really going to struggle.
No manager. No captain. Likely one fit CB. Team seem down and it's Milwall away. I think this would be one of the most surprising wins in the last few years if we pull this off.
Fuck the fuckers let's 'av 'em!
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Nyland
Hutton
Bree
Tuanzebe
Elmo
Thor
McGinn
Grealish
Bolasie
Tammy
Kodjia
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Nyland
Hutton
Bree
Tuanzebe
Elmo
Thor
McGinn
Grealish
Bolasie
Tammy
Kodjia
That would be my team too.
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I'd agree with most of it but I think I'd go for Taylor (despite him being poor) ahead of Hutton because that defence is the same on that Preston shat all over a couple of days ago. Having a 'proper' left back might help a little with the organisation. I'd also start Whelan ahead of Thor because I'd want a 'wise head' sat just in front of the 2 kids in the middle of the defence helping organise them and Barny doesn't offer that.
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...With that in mind, team to look something like:
Bunn / Nyland
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Two in goal isn't a bad shout.
Maybe, but these two? Combined, they don't even count as one.
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Curious to see who captain will be.
Personally I'd give it to Grealish.
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I'd give it to McGinn. I think he'd thrive with the armband.
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No jedinak or Chester?
Defeat
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We'll lose this. Millwall haven't won for ages but seeing highlights of them v Forest and they were getting plenty of crosses into the box which we badly struggled with the other night. Also work very hard and will close us down lots in midfield.
2-1 them.
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Can't see anything but a Millwall win, 4 - 2.
KMac in charge (that is enough in itself) and Millwall are a brute of a side that defensively we will have absolutely no answer too.
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The post Steve Bruce era begins at Millwall. Just hoping Kmac doesn’t pick Gabby or Lescott. I’ll go for a 2-1 win and the following team: 4-1-4-1 - BB at DM and Jack back as AM behind Abraham.
Nyland
Elmo
Hutton
Tuanzabee
Bree
Bjarnason
McGinn
Bolasie
Hourihane
Grealish
Abraham
Subs:
Kodjia
El Ghazi
Taylor
Whelan
Moreira
Adomah
Hogan
I like this
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3-1 Villa. The beginning of a run the likes of which you only ever here of from a Lebanese u13 side.
Bree (2), and a McGinn penalty to make up for the og he nodded in inside the opening five minutes.
New manager spotted in the stands. Even the home supporters are happy for us.
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...With that in mind, team to look something like:
Bunn / Nyland
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Two in goal isn't a bad shout.
I put them down as an either / or as I think I would have to toss a coin in the dressing room before the game to decide which one of those two would play. I'd probably be crying as I did it as well.
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1-1
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No jedinak or Chester?
Defeat
Chester is obviously suspended and I do hope Jedinak has a long term injury leading to an honourable retirement.
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We missed Jedinak the other night. He still has good use v the hoofball teams at this level.
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3-2 Villa 8)
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0-0, and not as exciting as the scoreline suggests
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2-0 to Millwall. I really don't fancy us tomorrow, but obviously I would be happy to be wrong.
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Got the time mate?
1-0
KMac tries his luck with a few players in the right positions but they've forgotten everything they ever knew about playing there.
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I've honestly no idea how we're going to line-up in this one. As daft as it sounds, without 2 available centre-backs I'd be tempted to switch to a back 3. Hutton, Bree & Tuanzebe as a back 3, with Elmo and Taylor (or possibly BB) as wing-backs. Jack, Whelan and McGinn as the midfield 3, and Kodjia and Abraham up-front. Done!
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Bjarnason as a wing back? That doesn't really bear thinking about.
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I'm going for a mad 2-0 victory and a clean sheet on top
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Bjarnason as a wing back? That doesn't really bear thinking about.
Neither does Neil Taylor in fairness!
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I'm going for a mad 2-0 victory and a clean sheet on top
I'll have a pint of what you're drinking!
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A routine loss for our perpetual unwinning caretaker. 'Wall will somehow manage to get their act together & score 2; our mob'll be lucky to score 0.
Roll on the new appointment.
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Got the time mate?
1-0
KMac tries his luck with a few players in the right positions but they've forgotten everything they ever knew about playing there.
Given that the centre backs are likely to be Bree and tuanzebe I think it would be a brilliant result to win this
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For the first time in two years I’m feeling positive about a match I’m going for a confident 2-0 win with all the players playing in there correct positions
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For the first time in two years I’m feeling positive about a match I’m going for a confident 2-0 win with all the players playing in there correct positions
That's a bit melodramatic isn't it?
You didn't feel at all positive in the middle of seven straight wins last season? Or after we beat wolves?
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For the first time in two years I’m feeling positive about a match I’m going for a confident 2-0 win with all the players playing in there correct positions
That's a bit melodramatic isn't it?
You didn't feel at all positive in the middle of seven straight wins last season? Or after we beat wolves?
You just knew how it would go & we were not wrong
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Millwall one of worst teams in league and are down the bottom like Preston . Inept at defending
Our players are better but they have the cohesive team.
1-3 villa though
Villa scored every match so that not stopping just getting a grip of midfield and take a victory.
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Millwall one of worst teams in league and are down the bottom like Preston . Inept at defending
Our players are better but they have the cohesive team.
1-3 villa though
Villa scored every match so that not stopping just getting a grip of midfield and take a victory.
They came back from 2 down against Forest to get a draw.
They'll be up for it.I hope our flakes are.
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Millwall one of worst teams in league and are down the bottom like Preston . Inept at defending
Our players are better but they have the cohesive team.
1-3 villa though
Villa scored every match so that not stopping just getting a grip of midfield and take a victory.
They came back from 2 down against Forest to get a draw.
They'll be up for it.I hope our flakes are.
We just fought back from imminent defeat ourselves with ten men to snatch a valiant draw, only a wonder save denying us a spectacular win in what would've been a seven-goal thriller.
We'll batter them.
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4-4 with a missed penalty in the 95th minute
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0- 1 to us, a late Cole slawed by the cabbage.
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Millwall one of worst teams in league and are down the bottom like Preston . Inept at defending
Our players are better but they have the cohesive team.
1-3 villa though
Villa scored every match so that not stopping just getting a grip of midfield and take a victory.
They came back from 2 down against Forest to get a draw.
They'll be up for it.I hope our flakes are.
Our flakes have representatives of a new manager to impress, allegedly.
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get O' hare in - just scored a hatrick U23
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It will be interesting to see if the team selected has the sufficient character, gumption and nous to organize themselves into a cohesive unit. If they do not, that will tell us and the incoming manager a great deal.
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Birmingham Live
'No, not for this one' Kevin MacDonald reveals his Aston Villa selection worries
MacDonald is in temporary charge of AVFC at Millwall this weekend
Kevin MacDonald’s head is spinning as he takes temporary charge of Aston Villa for a third time.
The caretaker boss will name his starting XI on Saturday morning after what promises to be another sleepless night of deliberating over his line-up ahead of the clash at Millwall.
MacDonald has promised only minor changes, insisting that the team who has failed to find lift-off this term, simply needs fine-tuning before it explodes into life.
After taking charge of his first training session on Friday morning, MacDonald said: “I picked about 10 different teams last night and it will probably be another 10 teams before I tell them in the morning!”
His first major dilemma is who to start at centre-back.
James Chester is suspended and Mile Jedinak misses out with a hamstring injury so the expected defensive partnership will see James Bree fill in alongside Axel Tuanzebe.
Alan Hutton will be named the captain in Chester’s absence and it’s unlikely there will be many further changes.
MacDonald certainly won’t be calling on any of his youngsters in the high-pressure environment at The New Den.
When asked if he had considered calling up the kids, he replied: “No, not for this one.
“It’s a time for experience, if I’m being honest, so it will be the same.
“If they play to the best of their ability, they can be then they will be one of the best sides in the division.”
The delicate goalkeeper situation could provide his sternest test as caretaker boss.
Error-prone Orjan Nyland was dropped for the 3-3 draw in midweek as sacked boss Steve Bruce decided to take him out of the firing line.
Replacement Mark Bunn failed to make an impact, though, and was partly to blame for two of the three goals conceded.
Youngster Andre Moreira is still seen as relatively raw having only played in the cup competitions, but could come into consideration.
“I will look at one or two of the clips,” MacDonald said when asked about the goalkeepers.
“But there are one or two other decisions I have to make as well.
“It’s three games in a week and I need to see how, physically, some of them are.“I’ll speak to some of the others, Mark Delaney and Brian Eastwick and get their thoughts.
“But I’ll make the final decision.
“They have asked me to take charge.
“I am the one who is going to have to make the decision.”
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His disappointment is palpable; let's hope the players on the pitch can organize themselves to get the job done.
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Millwall one of worst teams in league and are down the bottom like Preston . Inept at defending
Our players are better but they have the cohesive team.
1-3 villa though
Villa scored every match so that not stopping just getting a grip of midfield and take a victory.
I watched their home game against Leeds, who are a hard working side now, Millwall made the work like few will do this season. Right now, I'd take a point though nothing inspires me from KMac's comments.
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Right MacDonald you have an opportunity to redeem yourself that you don’t deserve. Get a team out there that is set up to attack and win.
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Martin, the team KMac really would like would be
Bunn
Richards Gabby Richards Gabby
Richards Gabby Richards
Richards Gabby Richards
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See that and you realize why we have spent two seasons and dozens of millions buying underperforming players and you realize how deep the negativity ran. KMac is clearly a Bruce clone.
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I have no confidence in Macdonald
he is another Eric Black, hopefully will only get one game
I would snatch your hand off for a draw today, at least we won't be to far behind to have a real go with a new manager
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Unchanged team other then Bree in for Chester.
Draw 1-1
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I don't even know why or how McDonald is still at the club.
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I wonder if McDonald has been hard done by a bit. The last two times he came in, MON had just left so we were in a bit of limbo and we were a shambolic mess during that relegation season anyway. He came across well enough in the transcript of the press conference that Mat Kendrick has posted up. He's only in charge for one game anyway so i'm not fussed about him being in really.
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He did not come across well enough to this fan. I thought he was going to burst into tears. Great mind set for a day at the New Den.
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He gave a dreadful press conference.
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I'm going for a 2-1 Villa win, think the lads will be buoyed, the cloud has been lifted, they won't have to face a pre game rant of how to play one ball forward, two to the side and three back, go for the draw and think ourselves lucky we got the point, new horizons and new beginnings, c'mon you Villa boys and c'mon Jack really looking forward to seeing you in that England shirt and impressing your new manager.
here we go.
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He did not come across well enough to this fan. I thought he was going to burst into tears. Great mind set for a day at the New Den.
Nor this one. A predictably moribund display - from a man who clearly can't be doing with this caretaker lark again. It looked like he could've done with letting his breakfast go down before taking the stage too. I was expecting him to pick his teeth at any moment.
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I don't even know why or how McDonald is still at the club.
Done good work with the yoof down the years. Weren't there bullying allegations against him not so long ago though? I take it nothing sinister were proven?
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It's already raining in Bermondsey. And it's cold.
Wrap up well people.
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Can we sack KMac after we lose today, he epitomises a lot of what is wrong at the club, absolutely no enthusiasm at all, he is dreadful!
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Can we sack KMac after we lose today, he epitomises a lot of what is wrong at the club, absolutely no enthusiasm at all, he is dreadful!
Isn't he just.
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Can we sack KMac after we lose today, he epitomises a lot of what is wrong at the club, absolutely no enthusiasm at all, he is dreadful!
He comes across as a right tosser and always has.
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Will Micah be resurrected for this? Bree and Axel are abysmal in the air and without Jedinak we will have no protection at all against direct football from Millwall. Might aswell try Hutton. Midfield from Tues night needs to be gutted.
-------------Nyland
Elmo, Axel, Hutton, Taylor
-------Whelan, Lansbury
Albert, Grealish, Bolasie
-----------Abraham
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I have to assume with Richards they have tried to reintegrate him. You see pictures on occasions of him training. How much of a cock must he be not to want to even play again. Because as much of a wanker as we all know him to be he should have been an option for us to call upon now if he is fit. Because if he cannot play at all he should have been released.
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I have to assume with Richards they have tried to reintegrate him. You see pictures on occasions of him training. How much of a cock must he be not to want to even play again. Because as much of a wanker as we all know him to be he should have been an option for us to call upon now if he is fit. Because if he cannot play at all he should have been released.
He played in that charity game the other week, didn't he? I know it's not a 'real' game but I'd have thought if he wasn't fit to play he wouldn't even have been allowed to do that. I'd love to know what has really gone on there.
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One up front, 4 forwards on the bench.