Aston Villa v Wolverhampton Wanderers Pre-Match Thread

[Monty]

6-0 Villa. Why not?*




*apart from all the really good reasons why not.

[Mazrim]

We've got plenty of options in midfield and up front anyway. Just need to hope we can put out a reasonably experienced defence.
I'd like to play Delph, Makoun and Reo Coker in midfield as I think they'd run the show but that means one of the three amigos behind Bent missing out and he wont do that. Not sure I could blame him.

So I think we'll go with...

..............................Friedel

Walker........Collins...........Cuellar......Young

...................Makoun.......Reo Coker

Downing................Young..............Albrighton

..............................Bent


If in trouble or need to go for the kill I'd switch to...


...........................Friedel

.............Collins..................Cuellar

Walker.................Reo Coker..............Delph

................Makoun...............Downing

........Agbonlahor.......Bent........Young


Or summat.

[Risso]

I would go:

Friedel
Walker Cuellar Collins Young
Albrighton Makoun NRC Young
Gabby Bent

[Mazrim]

No Downing?

[Rip Van We Go Again]

I would go:

Friedel
Walker Cuellar Collins Young
Albrighton Makoun NRC Young
Gabby Bent

I'd go with that, except i'd have Heskey for Gabby, he caused them all sorts of problems last time.
Gabby can come off the bench, if needed.

[VillaZogmariner]

I'd swap Reo-Coker for Delph in that first line up Maz.

[Rip Van We Go Again]

No Downing?

TinkerFletch and TinkerRisso are rotating the squad.

A settled 11 is SOOOO last season.

[Risso]

I can't see us losing this, but a draw while not being catastrophic would not see us pulling away from trouble which we urgently need to do.  I reckon a scrappy 2-1, which will do.

[Mazrim]

I'd swap Reo-Coker for Delph in that first line up Maz.

I would too. I just dont think he will.
He'll want to protect the back four and Reo Coker is currently the best at doing that even though Delph would add more control and better distribution whilst still having a tenacious edge in midfield.

[DB]

We HAVE to win. I'm shitting it already.

[Rip Van We Go Again]

Why have I got a nagging feeling that he'll start with Pires?

[Mazrim]

Why have I got a nagging feeling that he'll start with Pires?

I had the same. Oh well, it could be argued that he's earned it after we demolished Blackburn.
I wouldn't listen to it, but it could be argued.

[Pete3206]

2 shit defences.

3-3

[WikiVilla]

Why have I got a nagging feeling that he'll start with Pires?

Agree, he'll certainly do something "left field" and we'll all be going WTF !! at 2pm on Saturday

[VillaZogmariner]

Win this and we are guaranteed to be at least 4 points clear of 3rd bottom, as opposed to the 2 we are currently.