Aston Villa v Arsenal Match Thread

[Legion]

Available Saturday lunchtime.

[sali,salifou]

Pires, Carew and Clark all start.
Brad, Young, Collins, Dunne, Warnock, Pires, Downing, Clark, Bannan, Ash, Carew.
Ireland, Fonzy, Hogg etc on the bench

[timeoutbigbar]

Probably what i'd have gone for, but maybe Ireland instead of Pires, not sure how long he can last at this level at 37.

[PaulWinch again]

Come on you Villa boys.

[garyshawsknee]

Come on lads,if we show the same effort and confidence in our ability,like we did against Utd we can get a result. Up the Villa.

[TopDeck113]

Probably what i'd have gone for, but maybe Ireland instead of Pires, not sure how long he can last at this level at 37.

Maybe Houllier is banking on the immutable law of the ex.

[MattW]

Probably what i'd have gone for, but maybe Ireland instead of Pires, not sure how long he can last at this level at 37.

Good chance for Ireland to come on after 65-70 and make an impact.

[sfx412]

Probably what i'd have gone for, but maybe Ireland instead of Pires, not sure how long he can last at this level at 37.

Good chance for Ireland to come on after 65-70 and make an impact.

Of all the players we have Ireland is the last one I'd put down to give any impact the way his head is at the moment.

[Shrek]

Come on Villa!

[brontebilly]

Not impressed with the team selection. Dont think Carew is capable of playing up top by himself. Arsenal will be able to play a very high line. Pires wont last more than an hour neither will Carew I'm thinking. Sure we live in hope. Come on the Villa.

[berneboy]

Not impressed with the team selection. Dont think Carew is capable of playing up top by himself. Arsenal will be able to play a very high line. Pires wont last more than an hour neither will Carew I'm thinking. Sure we live in hope. Come on the Villa.

Well, the only other choice is to play Fonz and M. Houllier clearly thinks he isn't ready. If we had Gabby maybe Carew wouldn't have played at all.

[PaulWinch again]

Arsenal look strong to me, I fear for us but as I say come on Villa.

[Summers]

Pires starting is a good idea. People may worry about him over 90 minutes, but Arsenal are an 'easy going' team, so Pires' wont have to deal with any hustle and bustle, which will certainly help him. He's a real, real, player and will hopefully shine today.

[brontebilly]

Not impressed with the team selection. Dont think Carew is capable of playing up top by himself. Arsenal will be able to play a very high line. Pires wont last more than an hour neither will Carew I'm thinking. Sure we live in hope. Come on the Villa.

Well, the only other choice is to play Fonz and M. Houllier clearly thinks he isn't ready. If we had Gabby maybe Carew wouldn't have played at all.

The Fonz is more likely to get in goalscoring positions than any of our other strikers. Id like to have seen him start with Carew and attack where Arsenal are weak. I expect Pires will play centrally anyway with Young and Downing on the flanks. Just really hope Downing is on the left

[PaulWinch again]

Right Carew you owe us, now play well.