Aston Villa v Wigan Athletic Pre-Match Thread

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Let Wigan lick their lips, rub their hands or their balls, as they wont be leaving B6 with anything other than a good fucking hiding.

[danlanza]

A Villa win is a must, or else we are fucked.

[silhillvilla]

Actually if they come and have a good go at us it may play into our hands. Come on lads recapture that form from Anfield.

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LORD LAWRO SPEAKS

We know what Villa boss Paul Lambert is trying to do in terms of building his own team, and that he is playing a lot of youngsters, but he really needs to get two or three experienced players in there to help the kids out.

"There were no boos at the end of the Spurs game so the Villa fans understand the situation, but it is difficult to know what Lambert can do apart from freshening his side up in January.

They look short of confidence, understandably, but the other thing they need badly at the moment is a goal.

At the moment, they are a long way short. I was watching them against Spurs and, if the ball didn't stick when they played it up to Christian Benteke, it just ended up going to the opposition and they are not good enough to cope with being under sustained pressure.

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On the plus side, Lethal Bizzle (!!!!?!!!) is Lawro's prediction opponent and he says we'll win 3-1.

Cheers Mr Bizzle.

[danlanza]

LORD LAWRO SPEAKS

We know what Villa boss Paul Lambert is trying to do in terms of building his own team, and that he is playing a lot of youngsters, but he really needs to get two or three experienced players in there to help the kids out.

"There were no boos at the end of the Spurs game so the Villa fans understand the situation, but it is difficult to know what Lambert can do apart from freshening his side up in January.

They look short of confidence, understandably, but the other thing they need badly at the moment is a goal.

At the moment, they are a long way short. I was watching them against Spurs and, if the ball didn't stick when they played it up to Christian Benteke, it just ended up going to the opposition and they are not good enough to cope with being under sustained pressure.

100% agreed.

[OCD]

For me, its a bit simplistic to say we need experience. We had experience last season and it got us no where. I think what we are lacking is quality and leadership. That could come from a 23 year old or a 32 year old.

[saunders_heroes]

For me, its a bit simplistic to say we need experience. We had experience last season and it got us no where. I think what we are lacking is quality and leadership. That could come from a 23 year old or a 32 year old.

We didn't get relegated last season nor did we concede 12 goals in 2 games. I'd say the experienced players saved us last season. Would you really trust our "young and hungry" squad to save us this time around?
I wouldn't bet on it.

[OCD]

It's hard to say experienced players saved us. We were lucky enough to get enough points in the first half of the season and for the other teams to be so poor. For the whole of the second half of the season we just got pulled in closer and closer to the bottom 3. We would have got relegated had the season been any longer. The older players just seemed happy to be paid and showed no professionalism i.e. they never got to the bottom of goals conceded from set-pieces and there was no team unity.

It's hard to say anything constructive after the last 2 games but before then at least they looked like each of them would fight for their team mates. We need to strengthen in January, fight claw and nail to survive and then do some serious strengthening in the summer. If those conditions are met, at least we will have blooded a lot of kids and Lambert will know which players are good enough, which aren't and shift the latter out.

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I think its a bit of a stretch to say Warnock and co saved us last year too as well. A bit like the Magic Bullet Theory stretches the laws of physics.

Andi's knee is what saved us in March, oh and the Stripey Filth.

Quality is key. You're more likely to find ot consistently in a player over the age of 24.

[Fernando Partridge]

Correct me if i am wrong but i dont think we have beaten wigan at home

[tomd2103]

Correct me if i am wrong but i dont think we have beaten wigan at home

Last season, 2-0 if I remember rightly.

[David_Nab]

Inury situation is dire

Gabby / Bent / Vlaar / Baker / N'Zogbia / Weimann as well as long term injury cases Dunne and Gardner all confirmed out of match.

[Steve kirk]

With things being so desperate I would take a draw and that is what I think it will be, probably 1-1, I dearly hope we can patch up big Ron and get him out there to provide some leadership, moving into the second half of the season we must beef up that light weight midfield plus maybe one more centre back or I really do fear for us. Up the Villa.

[Clampy]

It's important that the players don't dwell on the last two results. A win tomorrow with one or two results going our way and it'll help settle things down a bit.

I'll go for an edgy 2-1 win.