Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread

[Salsa Party Animal]

Same team please, would like to see more of Bannan. Tottenham 0 Aston Villa 4 Heskey 3, Young

[Monty]

Same team please, would like to see more of Bannan.

Me too, and I think this game might suit him better than Wolves at this stage of his career. Spurs press teams, but they aren't nearly as physical as Wolves and he might just get that little extra bit of time on the ball.

[PaulTheVillan]

Same team please, would like to see more of Bannan. Tottenham 0 Aston Villa 4 Heskey 3, Young

I beg.

[JUAN PABLO]

Start with Sidwell..    VDV and Modric stretched off after 3 minutes , replace him with NRC . Problem solved...

[manic-road]

1-2 Heskey and Ash Young

Spuds have most of their central defence missing.

[Mr Diggles]

Sidwell is a walking impending-penalty-to-the-opposition. I'd let him nowhere near the starting line-up at the moment.

Re Spurs, I think it will be a great deal harder than some on here are optimistically hoping for. It will be a home win, and we won't get near the scoresheet.

[KevinGage]

Same team please, would like to see more of Bannan. Tottenham 0 Aston Villa 4 Heskey 3, Young

I'll have some of what you're drinking.

Is it salsa sauce neat?

[PaulWinch again]

I was alarmed to see GH say that Dunne should be ok, because he's 'kept his fitness up'! But personally I think the same time with Ireland for Petrov should start on Saturday.

[Villa'Zawg]

Carlos and Collins have done nothing to deserve being dropped or shunted out of position and I very much doubt they will be.

I think Warnock has been the weakest link in the defence so far this season. Shifting Young and Cuellar whilst bring Dunne back is the best answer to that, it also gives us what was probably the meanest defence in the league last season. 

[abc123cox]

everytime Spurs plays in midweek then they lose on the weekend! i'm going for a hard game but we should sneak it 1-0

[Matt C]

On paper it's probably the best time to play them; not in the best form, defensive injuries and after a CL game.

So, in typical Villa style I'll predict a 2-1 to Spurs.

[WALTERS WARRIORS]

Cannot change Collins and Cuellar or Petrov who was not as bad as people suggest. Think same team as Wolves. With ireland coming on at some stage for Petrov ............

[pauliewalnuts]

Carlos and Collins have done nothing to deserve being dropped or shunted out of position and I very much doubt they will be.

I think Warnock has been the weakest link in the defence so far this season. Shifting Young and Cuellar whilst bring Dunne back is the best answer to that, it also gives us what was probably the meanest defence in the league last season. 

Dunne has looked highly suspect this season, not to mention extremely fat and out of shape. If he's still carrying the same amount of timber he was last time he played for us, he shouldn't be anywhere near the team. It's really disappointing he let himself get that out of shape.

I agree re Warnock, he's looked very iffy, but replacing him with a clearly unfit player at the cost of two players out of position at full back seems a bit pointless, really.

[KevinGage]

Cuellar looked far more assured and competent at CB than he ever did at RB so lets not start dicking about with a position that looks OK for the time being.

Dunne should have to fight his way back into contention, not just walk (or waddle) into the starting XI.

[ktvillan]

Carlos and Collins have done nothing to deserve being dropped or shunted out of position and I very much doubt they will be.

I think Warnock has been the weakest link in the defence so far this season. Shifting Young and Cuellar whilst bring Dunne back is the best answer to that, it also gives us what was probably the meanest defence in the league last season. 

Dunne has looked highly suspect this season, not to mention extremely fat and out of shape. If he's still carrying the same amount of timber he was last time he played for us, he shouldn't be anywhere near the team. It's really disappointing he let himself get that out of shape.

I agree re Warnock, he's looked very iffy, but replacing him with a clearly unfit player at the cost of two players out of position at full back seems a bit pointless, really.

While I can see VD's point re Warnock, I'm hoping the days of a CB playing at RB are behind us, or at least will be after January, unless injuries dictate otherwise.  Plus Dunne's form was equally as poor as Warnock's, so why bring one back to drop the other? Dunne shouldn't be an automatic choice with that lard and that poor form he's shown, he has to eaen it.