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Offline Tuscans

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Re: Aston Villa v Manchester City Match Thread
« Reply #30 on: September 28, 2013, 02:44:03 PM »
Quote from: Tuscans on September 28, 2013, 02:42:41 PM
Navas will have a blast against Luna.
If he comes on!
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Offline Rigadon

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Re: Aston Villa v Manchester City Match Thread
« Reply #31 on: September 28, 2013, 02:44:57 PM »
I think it must be 3 5 2.  It could be brutal.
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Re: Aston Villa v Manchester City Match Thread
« Reply #32 on: September 28, 2013, 02:45:58 PM »
Bacuna in midfield against Toure? This isn't going to be pretty.

Oh,  looks like he's at right-back. Well, that's a plus point. He looked good there last week.
« Last Edit: September 28, 2013, 02:47:30 PM by SamTheMouse »
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Re: Aston Villa v Manchester City Match Thread
« Reply #33 on: September 28, 2013, 02:46:53 PM »
Anyone able to PM me information about decent, erm, small smooth flowing waterways.
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Re: Aston Villa v Manchester City Match Thread
« Reply #34 on: September 28, 2013, 02:47:01 PM »
I don't think we have the players to adapt to different formations...they're not intelligent enough
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Offline Monty

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Re: Aston Villa v Manchester City Match Thread
« Reply #35 on: September 28, 2013, 02:47:09 PM »
Quote from: SamTheMouse on September 28, 2013, 02:45:58 PM
Bacuna in midfield against Toure? This isn't going to be pretty.

He'll be at right wing back. KEA, Delph and Sylla against Toure is going to be brutal, though.
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Offline richard moore

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Re: Aston Villa v Manchester City Match Thread
« Reply #36 on: September 28, 2013, 02:50:02 PM »
Good formation for me (or at least as good as we could go given the injuries), I think packing the midfield with, in effect, 5 players is the way to go against City. Watch me eat my words after about 10 minutes though!!
« Last Edit: September 28, 2013, 02:51:52 PM by richard moore »
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Re: Aston Villa v Manchester City Match Thread
« Reply #37 on: September 28, 2013, 02:50:16 PM »
As Confucious said: "Playing three centre-backs can go one of two ways. And it doesn't very often go the good way."
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Offline eamonn

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Re: Aston Villa v Manchester City Match Thread
« Reply #38 on: September 28, 2013, 02:50:23 PM »
This could be the mother of all massacres. I just want them to fight like little lions.
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Offline paul_e

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Re: Aston Villa v Manchester City Match Thread
« Reply #39 on: September 28, 2013, 02:54:01 PM »
so there's no chance it's 442 with Luna in front of baker on the left?

Given how far forward their fullbacks get I could see the advantage of playing that way, if Weimann is happy to sit a bit deeper and make an extra man in midfield when we're defending.
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Offline VillaAlways

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Re: Aston Villa v Manchester City Match Thread
« Reply #40 on: September 28, 2013, 02:54:32 PM »
Would anyone take a 0-1 loss now? I think I'd be tempted
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Re: Aston Villa v Manchester City Match Thread
« Reply #41 on: September 28, 2013, 02:55:40 PM »
Quote from: VillaAlways on September 28, 2013, 02:54:32 PM
Would anyone take a 0-1 loss now? I think I'd be tempted

No, I'd never take a defeat before a game. I'm hoping the tactics in this game pay off for this one off game.
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Offline Rigadon

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Re: Aston Villa v Manchester City Match Thread
« Reply #42 on: September 28, 2013, 02:56:08 PM »
Quote from: eamonn on September 28, 2013, 02:50:23 PM
This could be the mother of all massacres. I just want them to fight like little lions.

They always fight.  It's the quality that lets them down sometimes.
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Re: Aston Villa v Manchester City Match Thread
« Reply #43 on: September 28, 2013, 02:56:14 PM »
I feel the way I do when I'm sitting in the dentist's waiting room.
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Offline richard moore

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Re: Aston Villa v Manchester City Match Thread
« Reply #44 on: September 28, 2013, 02:57:34 PM »
Quote from: VillaAlways on September 28, 2013, 02:54:32 PM
Would anyone take a 0-1 loss now? I think I'd be tempted

not this close to kick off. I tend to predict us losing games like this about 4-0 a few days in advance and then suddenly think we can win it just before the start. That feeling usually lasts about 5 minutes...particularly this season
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