Norwich City v Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread

[Ron Manager]

Id be more confident if Wayne Sleep was selected at centre half.

[PaulWinch again]

Baker tends to get praised because of his last ditch lunging tackles, but they're as a result of his poor positioning.

[SoccerHQ]

Baker is made for this type of game really, he played very well against Holt at the back end of last season and is good in games where teams will go direct first and foremost.

Norwich have a better team than last season but are still a team most in the league would expect 4 points from over the season. We really should be winning this as we did win there twice last season so clearly Lambert is fired up for this game. I fear 2-2 though which will suddenly be a pretty underwhelming start to the season.

[Isa]

Good point SoccerHQ. I think I'd agree just on the basis that Baker is better aerially then Clark. Clearly with Norwich playing 4-4-2 much of their game-plan will revolve around their wingers getting balls into the box for their front two.

[silhillvilla]

Holt will totally bully Clark. Play Baker please Paul.

[gervilla]

I will be quite annoyed if the only change from the Newcastle game is Clark for Okore.

[silhillvilla]

Who knows how Lamberts head works ?

[olaftab]

Holt will totally bully Clark. Play Baker please Paul.

Who? Holt that piece of meat with eyes... Give me a break!

[olaftab]

Baker tends to get praised because of his last ditch lunging tackles, but they're as a result of his poor positioning.

Agreed. Baker is next gen Collins.

[SoccerHQ]

Holt doesn't play for Norwich anymore. It will be that Wolfswrinkles bloke up top and either Elmander or maybe Hooper coming in for his first game. It will be direct so I want Baker in there as he did well last 10 games of last season imo.

[ajclayton]

Ruel Fox is going to tear Luna to pieces.

[olaftab]

OK if you are going that way. There is no way our central defenders are going to handle Chris Sutton. Can see him getting a hat trick!

[eamonn]

Small boys...in the park....Robert Fleck...Jeremy Goss...Bayern Munich...finishing third with an inferior goal difference...doing the bastard double over us in the league...wasn't it?....Marvellous

[mr-villa]

John Deehan may be dangerous up front for them on Saturday!!

[Louzie0]

Small boys...in the park....Robert Fleck...Jeremy Goss...Bayern Munich...finishing third with an inferior goal difference...doing the bastard double over us in the league...wasn't it?....Marvellous

Love this post.
Haven't a clue what Eamonn is on about but it is dead poetic.