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Heroes & Villains => Match Threads & Player Ratings => Topic started by: kippaxvilla2 on February 23, 2022, 12:36:21 PM
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No idea how this will end up but I am guessing it will be very low scoring and quite boring.
1-1 - Coutinho for us. John Gregory for them.
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Loss.
I can't see where our next point(s) are coming from.
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I have zero confidence in us at the moment
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Brighton will be far too good for us.
They can pass the ball for a start.
2-0 to them. No changes by Gerrard.
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i am glad i will be typsy at the rugby to numb the pain
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I want to be optimistic I do but it's very hard to see a victory given we appear to be regressing.
It will be astounding if there aren't changes, and not the easy ones either, bringing back Konsa or swopping the strikers again. We need a shake up, we need a refresh and more than that we need a manager who won't go and hide on the bench when we're up against it.
3-0
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I suspect Teachers Pet McGinn will start yet again
Watkins who was suitably told off for Newcastle and sat on bench for 70mins, came on and did fuck all - to return
All options will be considered but Luis will keep his place and be anonymous as usual
Possibly Young in for Cash - as Young did so well when he came on against Watford
And the obvious one of Konsa back in for Chambers which is hardly earth shattering
Mr Gerrard - you talk a good battle - now its time to deliver - lose this and i fear you aint the bloke to take this project forward
2-1 (Mings with ours right at the end)
I would actually support him if we lost if it was a change in style / tactics but most importantly personnel
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Brighton was a tough game when we were playing well. Can only see a loss here.
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They don't score, concede, win or lose many.
They draw plenty.
1-1
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I'm also going for a 1-1 draw.
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2-0 Villa. Brighton have just lost 3-0 at home to Burnley. Double over them incoming.
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Brighton 2-0 - Maupay to do the damage.
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I could SG going with this sort of line up likes of Young Chambers and Ings from the start for experience when we need a result. Konsa brought in . Cash rested.
0-0 or maybe a sneaky 0-1
Martinez
Chambers
Konsa
Mings
Digne
McGinn
Young
Ramsey
Buendia
Ings
Coutinho
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1-0 win. McGinn goal.
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No idea how this will end up but I am guessing it will be very low scoring and quite boring.
1-1 - Coutinho for us. John Gregory for them.
Thanks for the pre match.
I can see Graham Potter coming to coach at Villa one day.
I think would be great fit as he's done all he can at Brighton and he's a Villa man so perhaps whenever Gerrard moves he would be on our list as to get in.
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Man for man we're a better team - other than Bisouma, how many of their players would we really want? Probably Lamptey, possibly Dunk or Webster?
2-0 loss.
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I don't want to hear anything from Gerrard, anything from the players, see anything from the training pitch. Just fuckin win the game.
Because if we lose this and the Rugby its going to be a miserable weekend.
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2-0.
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I could SG going with this sort of line up likes of Young Chambers and Ings from the start for experience when we need a result. Konsa brought in . Cash rested.
0-0 or maybe a sneaky 0-1
Martinez
Chambers
Konsa
Mings
Digne
McGinn
Young
Ramsey
Buendia
Ings
Coutinho
Chambers at right back will be a disaster; far too slow.
Young in midfield - please not.
I'd challenge Cash to reverse his Watford performance and bring in Sanson or Carney in the middle.
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Man for man we're a better team - other than Bisouma, how many of their players would we really want? Probably Lamptey, possibly Dunk or Webster?
2-0 loss.
Cucurella for me.Class.
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Thought we'd beat Watford last weekend and come into this one feeling reasonably good about ourselves.
Brighton don't do enough with the possession they have but if we keep giving the ball away with the regularity that we have been doing recently then it's going to be a long 90 minutes.
Hope for a 1-1, fear a 0-1 or a 0-2.
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For those of you who are coming by train and haven't got round to checking for any service disruption do note the closures down here this week - https://www.southernrailway.com/travel-information/plan-your-journey/service-updates?uq=637812285488020000#INC6FAA51E7524D4C8EBD6A77185D8B1464. Still haven't got over the Nov 2016 nightmare trying to get away from the Amex.
It will be a lovely Monday morning in the office if we win.
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I have very little faith in this Aston Villa side. Prove me wrong! No chit chat just win. If you can’t win, try really hard. Our motto is Prepared, not under-prepared.
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0-0 or 1-0 to Brighton
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So we get a referee doing his 3rd ever premier league game. One of the previous 2 being a Brighton game.
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If we lose this, then the record for the last 10 games will be worse than the 10 games Dean had this season.
Our form is really bad, and we really need to not lose that - cos to be 9 points behind brighton would be disapointing
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If we lose this, then the record for the last 10 games will be worse than the 10 games Dean had this season.
Our form is really bad, and we really need to not lose that - cos to be 9 points behind brighton would be disapointing
Actually thats bollocks - it will be the same, as it is now.
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If we lose this, then the record for the last 10 games will be worse than the 10 games Dean had this season.
Our form is really bad, and we really need to not lose that - cos to be 9 points behind brighton would be disapointing
Actually thats bollocks - it will be the same, as it is now.
So, if we don't lose, his record would be better - so thats good :-) Anf if we win, well only be 3 points behind. So in conculsion, lets win
I'm giving up on maths
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Our level has to go up massively. The last two efforts have been nowhere near acceptable.
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Nah, we’re done.
0-3.
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I’m being really optimistic by going with a win for us. Think Sanson will start in place of Luiz and Konsa back in but otherwise the same side that started against Watford. Don’t care about the score just win
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Brighton might let us play a bit but they have completely outplayed us everywhere but the scoreboard on our last two visits there.
Konsa back anyway. Might aswell give Ings another go up front. After that, anyone's guess to the midfield set up. At least one of McGinn/Luiz has to be dropped, ideally both but definitely McGinn for his own good. Sanson for one, who knows for the other. Get Ramsey further forward so he can help Ings with the press.
------------Martinez
Cash, Konsa, Mings, Digne
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Coutinho, Ramsey, Buendia
--------------Ings
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Can't see how we'd win so best case a goalless draw. I expect us to lose though - no trust in this squad, really, and whereas I will hold fire on Gerrard and his management team for the season, this severe dip has shaken my confidence in them too.
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I'd be more confident if they hadn't been spanked by Burnley.
Nonetheless, I think we will win. Their fans are a right bunch of moaners (lived there for the best part of 3 decades) and won't tolerate them sitting back.
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Hoping for a Draw 1-1
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Hoping for a Draw 1-1
Why would you not hope for a win? Are you still doing the pools?
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Honest opinion of what I think score will be, better than thinking we will lose?
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It would be great if there was a reaction and we played Brighton off the park and won. But i think in reality given the last few weeks, we just need to scrape a win ideally or more likely a draw to steady the ship, help us reset and calm everyone down.
At best i see an Everton away type 1-0 victory, but id probably take a 1-1 if it was offered now.
I think Konsa will come back in for Chambers. I think Luiz will come out, but i wouldn’t be surprised if he put McGinn in the DCM role. Would think the obvious replacement would be Sanson, but depends how out of favour he is.
Martinez
Cash
Konsa
Mings
Digne
McGinn
Sanson
Ramsey
Beundia
Coutinhio
Ings
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Think it will be tight but we'll get point at least maybe a narrow win.
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Away win, and you can take that to the bank.
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It would be great if there was a reaction and we played Brighton off the park and won. But i think in reality given the last few weeks, we just need to scrape a win ideally or more likely a draw to steady the ship, help us reset and calm everyone down.
At best i see an Everton away type 1-0 victory, but id probably take a 1-1 if it was offered now.
I think Konsa will come back in for Chambers. I think Luiz will come out, but i wouldn’t be surprised if he put McGinn in the DCM role. Would think the obvious replacement would be Sanson, but depends how out of favour he is.
Martinez
Cash
Konsa
Mings
Digne
McGinn
Sanson
Ramsey
Beundia
Coutinhio
Ings
This is what I would do.
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I can see something like the below.
Martinez
Cash. Chambers. Konsa. Mings. Digne
Sanson Ramsey
Buendia. Ings. Coutinho
Full backs get forward, leave 3 at the back with Mings and Chambers able to step out with the ball. It won't happen of course as there's just no way that McGinn and Luiz will be left out.
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It would be great if there was a reaction and we played Brighton off the park and won. But i think in reality given the last few weeks, we just need to scrape a win ideally or more likely a draw to steady the ship, help us reset and calm everyone down.
At best i see an Everton away type 1-0 victory, but id probably take a 1-1 if it was offered now.
I think Konsa will come back in for Chambers. I think Luiz will come out, but i wouldn’t be surprised if he put McGinn in the DCM role. Would think the obvious replacement would be Sanson, but depends how out of favour he is.
Martinez
Cash
Konsa
Mings
Digne
McGinn
Sanson
Ramsey
Beundia
Coutinhio
Ings
This is what I would do.
Me too, and it's something that when we set out to do it, we can be quite good at.
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1-1
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I think we're going to get a tanking before we realise we are still in a relegation battle and i think this is it. 4-1 to them
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Who's this officiating the match some rookie called John Brookes?
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I see they have Dunk back. I thought he got sent off recently and got a three game ban? Apparently not.
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I want a 2 0 win no messing about This is Brighton good but not Bayern Munich!
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I want a 2 0 win no messing about This is Brighton good but not Bayern Munich!
See Watford.
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I want a 2 0 win no messing about This is Brighton good but not Bayern Munich!
See Watford.
see Brentford, Leeds, Newcastle and Watford
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Brighton to be so complacent that they takes us for granted. We put in our best performance for weeks and only lose 1-0.
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Brighton to be so complacent that they takes us for granted. We put in our best performance for weeks and only lose 1-0.
I think a shock result is n the cards and we will get a point.
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Brighton have only won once in 8 themselves.
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We need to not lose this game. If we do Gerrard will be under pressure and after his start, that would be hugely disappointing.
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Dunk is playing having served a one match ban but Konsa got two. Genuine question what is the difference?
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We need to stop the rot here. We have way too many players who are playing poorly.
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Dunk is playing having served a one match ban but Konsa got two. Genuine question what is the difference?
Konsa has been sent off twice this season. I believe that's why.
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I think both Brighton and ourselves are inconsistent so I reckon it will be a draw. 1-1.
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Dunk is playing having served a one match ban but Konsa got two. Genuine question what is the difference?
Konsas was his second red of the season. Not sure about Dunk, but that's why Konsa's was two.
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Brighton have only won once in 8 themselves.
I'm sure we can rectify that for them.
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I fear a one goal win to Brighton with a controversial Inexperienced ref/VAR decisio against us
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I would pick Sanson to start, but he's been on the bench for the last 4 matches and not come on, so sadly I doubt if that will be the case.
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I fear a one goal win to Brighton with a controversial Inexperienced ref/VAR decisio against us
Penalty appeal turned down, after Lewis Dunk uses chainsaw to hack off Watkins leg as he was about to shoot.
VAR spend 3 hrs rolling the footage backwards and forwards to show Dunks' toe brushing the ball just before the chainsaw meets Watkins leg, and the after the game it's revealed that there was an ammendment to rule 3,267 part 74 whereby chainsaws are allowed if they're not held in an unnatural position.
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Brighton have only won once in 8 themselves.
Remind me again what were the Watford stats before they beat us?
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Brighton have only won once in 8 themselves.
Remind me again what were the Watford stats before they beat us?
See also: Leeds, Brentford
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Perfect time to play them!
2-0 Brighton
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Benevolent Villa. One win in 8 for Brighton. What happens next?
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https://www.brightonandhovealbion.com/my-albion-tv/videos/2502427/potters-aston-villa-press-conference
Here's Potter's pre-match press conference. Essentially saying exactly the same things as Gerrard, right down to "be the best version of ourselves"!
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Dunk is playing having served a one match ban but Konsa got two. Genuine question what is the difference?
Konsas was his second red of the season. Not sure about Dunk, but that's why Konsa's was two.
Ah okay. Thanks. Konsa has a bit of a temper doesn't he.
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Brighton have only won once in 8 themselves.
Remind me again what were the Watford stats before they beat us?
See also: Leeds, Brentford
Watford - 2 points from potential 33 since their last win on November 20.
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I anticipate.......ney expect no changes to personnel or shape other than Konsa returning.
And expect the same result
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And after Watford beat us, their normal results were resumed
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We are so inconsistent I have absolutely no idea what the result will be.
Thanks Villa.
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A win would be an achivement, given our form in our last games. They are not xactley great themselves and do alot of draws, still we are away and can esaliy loose if we dont come together. We should find the determination and defensively stability from Gerrards first games and sneak a win, its easier too see a 1-0 to them though. Situation in Ukraine puts a demper on footballinterest for me right now. UTV.
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Need to pick up at least a point. Hopefully a better performance and hopefully we are set up to be hard to beat. At least an easier away day for the Bournemouth Lions..
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I've got a sneaky feeling we are going to turn these over today. I'm not sure where the optimism is coming from though.
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Opta stats
Brighton are winless in their last five home league games against Aston Villa. However, the last four of these meetings has ended level, including both such games in the Premier League.
Following a 2-0 win in November in Steven Gerrard's first game in charge, Aston Villa are looking to complete the league double over Brighton for the first time since 1981-82.
Brighton have scored just 10 goals in their 12 Premier League home games this season, with four of the Seagulls' six league defeats this term coming at the Amex Stadium.
After winning four of their first six Premier League games under Steven Gerrard, Aston Villa have won just one of their subsequent seven (D2 L4) - a 1-0 away win against Everton.
Neal Maupay's has scored 26 goals in the Premier League for Brighton - one more strike will see him become the Seagulls' highest goalscorer in the competition (currently level with Glenn Murray).
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Lose again then, Villa: see if I care!
#fickle :)
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I fear a one goal win to Brighton with a controversial Inexperienced ref/VAR decisio against us
Penalty appeal turned down, after Lewis Dunk uses chainsaw to hack off Watkins leg as he was about to shoot.
VAR spend 3 hrs rolling the footage backwards and forwards to show Dunks' toe brushing the ball just before the chainsaw meets Watkins leg, and the after the game it's revealed that there was an ammendment to rule 3,267 part 74 whereby chainsaws are allowed if they're not held in an unnatural position.
:)