Swansea City v Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread

[Clampy]

Tuesday 1.1.13 KO 3pm

Shock 0-2 away win.

Weimann 16
Bannan 33

Weimann was limping at the end of the game yesterday - holding his hamstring.

I was surprised he played bearing in mind there was talk of him being out for a few weeks. He did'nt look fit either.

[Jimbo]

A very heavy defeat and... well, the backlash will gather pace.

[Mortimer's Bear]

3 nil away win, never in doubt.

[David_Nab]

If we take another hammering he will lose any good will he has left.

[Ads]

I would go with the following team;

Bennett and Herd at full back, Lowton and Clarke at centre half.

Westwood and KEA sitting, Bannan in a more advanced link role, with Holman and Albrighton pressing off Benteke. If Weiman is fit, I would pick him instead of Albrighton.

Hopefully by the time we play West Ham, we can field six other players of better quality; Vlaar and another, KEA and Bannan out for two better options, with Gabby and Bent back.

[Irish villain]

I'm not making any predictions.

I just hope we, somehow, keep a clean sheet.

[Ads]

Score the first goal and then keep it tight for five minutes and the confidence will return.

Lambert needs to get the selection and system right.

[achilles]

Score the first goal and then keep it tight for five minutes and the confidence will return.

Lambert needs to get the selection and system right.

... but we all know he won't, that is the problem!

[Clampy]

I'd go.......

                    Guzan

Herd      Clark     Lowton     Lichaj

             KEA      Westwood

Albrighton                     Bannan     

                     Ireland

                           Benteke

[Chris Jameson]

What has Ireland done to warrant a starting place? As far as I can gather he did one decent pass in an 8-0 defeat and that's about it. I hope somebody employs Mark Hughes soon because he's surely the only idiot that would consider signing him.

[kipstone]

Team News for the Swansea Game:-
Guzan, Dunne, Cahill, Ridgewell, K Walker, Milner, Barry, Petrov, Routledge, A Young, Benteke
Bench: Collins, Friedel, Maloney, Cuella, Abonlahor

Then I woke up........!

Lerner - what have you done?

[eastie]

I'd go.......

                    Guzan

Herd      Clark     Lowton     Lichaj

             KEA      Westwood

Albrighton                     Bannan     

                     Ireland

                           Benteke

Not for me, you have 3 of the back 4 playing out of position there plus kea , albrighton and Ireland who are all unworthy of a place - we would get thrashed.

[eastie]

                       Guzan

Lichaj.      Lowton.     Clark.    Bennett

              Herd.      Westwood

   Carruthers.      Weimann.    Bannan

                   Benteke

[Pete3206]

Swansea will tear us a new one. 4-0 defeat.

[LeeB]

We will win.