Aston Villa v QPR Pre-Match Thread

[Chipsticks]

Very good!

[Michel Sibble]

2-1 to Villa.

Sylla and Zog before second half.
QPR score 5 minutes into second half, with the rest of the 50 with us shitting tons of bricks.

[SoccerHQ]

Closer we get to this I think it's a huge moment in our season. Draw wouldn't be the end of the world but in likelihood we'd be looking over our shoulders until probably the last day.

Win and we'd have momentum and being on 30 points they'd be a great opportunity to get survival over and done with before April is even out.

Not even thinking about the other option, we'd be back to december 29th again in squad morale.

[MonsXI]

Very good!

my sons handy work not mine!

[Legion]

Nicked for FB.

[Michel Sibble]

MonsXI, just brilliant!

[SoccerHQ]

I always wonder about differing pitch sizes. Should they not have a set guideline so that all pitches are the same size?
Not that it makes a hell of a lot of difference I suppose.

Some pitches look way bigger than others, that's usually down to the differing camera angles, for example Highbury always looked tiny with the camera nearly on the pitch.

From perception we've always looked like we've had quite a wide pitch (ideal under MON but not so much now) whereas Chelsea, QPR and of course Stoke look tiny. Old Trafford looks massive.

Stoke changed their size when they went up so teams wouldn't get behind them.

[peter w]

I don't know one person that likes 'arry. Is this a nationwide thing?

I don't know one person who wants them to survive among my other club supporting mates.

[SoccerHQ]

Just seen the mighty Clint Hill is lining up alongside Samba, is there a worse player ever to have played in the premiership?

Shaun Derry but he dosen't seem to be in their midfield anymore.

[villan from luton]

Derry certainly didnt play last weekend, they played park in the centre with m'bia. Do people think N'Zogbia will be back tomorrow and if so, will it be Bannan or Sylla to drop out? Also read about the left back situation, agree with earlier comment that may be tempted to play Bennett ahead of Baker

[peter w]

That's why I'd be tempted to go 3-5-2. We know our weakness is the ball coming into the box, so do the opposition, so we haveto expect alot of it. And we will probably concede. So, why not go with 3 centre-halves? the best one of 3 when the ball comes in tends to be Baker so don't play him where he clearly can't play. Put Bennett as left wing-back and give him licence to get forward. From what I've seen he likes to get forward, has nice feet, and can cross, and also importantly, he can keep possession in attacking positions. So play to his strengths. A defensive minded left-back isn't it.

Who you put on the right is tricky and where the system may get found out. To bring Bennett in means dropping someone from the Reading game. You wouldn't put weimann at right wing-back so it would beLichaj. Which would mean weimann would be dropped and I'm loathe to see him dropped for tomorrow.

[Smirker]

What did you get to eat mate?

[MonsXI]

That's why I'd be tempted to go 3-5-2. We know our weakness is the ball coming into the box, so do the opposition, so we haveto expect alot of it. And we will probably concede. So, why not go with 3 centre-halves? the best one of 3 when the ball comes in tends to be Baker so don't play him where he clearly can't play. Put Bennett as left wing-back and give him licence to get forward. From what I've seen he likes to get forward, has nice feet, and can cross, and also importantly, he can keep possession in attacking positions. So play to his strengths. A defensive minded left-back isn't it.

Who you put on the right is tricky and where the system may get found out. To bring Bennett in means dropping someone from the Reading game. You wouldn't put weimann at right wing-back so it would beLichaj. Which would mean weimann would be dropped and I'm loathe to see him dropped for tomorrow.

no were better in a 4321 we havent sunk that low that we need to change for qpr

[MonsXI]

What did you get to eat mate?

chinese

[villan from luton]

Peter W, think we have to stay with current system rather than change it for a shite team like QPR. Personally I would put Bennett left back and N'Zog in the middle for either Bannan or Sylla, probably Bannan.