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Aston Villa v Cardiff City Match Thread
« on: November 08, 2013, 07:43:27 PM »
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Re: Aston Villa v Cardiff City Match Thread
« Reply #1 on: November 09, 2013, 02:05:12 PM »
@MatKendrick: Kozak starts alongside Benteke #avfc

@doogan_brian: '@AVFCOfficial team v #cardiff Guzan Bacuna Vlaar (c) Clark Baker El Ahmadi Westwood Sylla Tonev Benteke Kozak #avfc #utv

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Re: Aston Villa v Cardiff City Match Thread
« Reply #2 on: November 09, 2013, 02:05:33 PM »
Guzan, Bacuna, Vlaar, Clark, Baker, El Ahmadi, Westwood, Sylla, Tonev, Benteke, Kozak.

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Re: Aston Villa v Cardiff City Match Thread
« Reply #3 on: November 09, 2013, 02:05:46 PM »
Guzan, Bacuna, Vlaar, Clark,  Baker, El Ahmadi, Westwood, Sylla, Tonev, Benteke, Kozak.

Bollocks, no Delph.

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Re: Aston Villa v Cardiff City Match Thread
« Reply #4 on: November 09, 2013, 02:05:55 PM »
subs: Steer, Helenius, Herd, Bowery, Lowton, Johnson, Robinson

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Re: Aston Villa v Cardiff City Match Thread
« Reply #5 on: November 09, 2013, 02:07:11 PM »
I hope either Benteke plays behind Kozak, we're playing a diamond in midfield or it's 3-5-2. If it's an outright 4-4-2 I'll be worried. Big blow not to have Delph though.

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Re: Aston Villa v Cardiff City Match Thread
« Reply #6 on: November 09, 2013, 02:07:17 PM »
That looks a pretty woeful side in my opinion.


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Re: Aston Villa v Cardiff City Match Thread
« Reply #7 on: November 09, 2013, 02:07:37 PM »
What do we reckon that is then? Must be four at the back.

So perhaps a diamond, with Tonev behind the strikers, KEA and Sylla either side of Westwood? Or Sylla tucked in on the right a la NRC and Tonev left.

Either way, I doubt this is going to be pretty with two brutes up front and little width.

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Re: Aston Villa v Cardiff City Match Thread
« Reply #8 on: November 09, 2013, 02:07:46 PM »
No Delph is bad news, I guess we're kind of playing a 4-3-1-2. What's going on with Delph?

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Re: Aston Villa v Cardiff City Match Thread
« Reply #9 on: November 09, 2013, 02:08:09 PM »
Why no Delph?

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Re: Aston Villa v Cardiff City Match Thread
« Reply #10 on: November 09, 2013, 02:08:18 PM »
Formation? Looks like three central midfielders with Tonev drifting around behind the front two?

Two big men will be hard for the other team to mark.

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Re: Aston Villa v Cardiff City Match Thread
« Reply #11 on: November 09, 2013, 02:08:26 PM »
Surprised as Delph was supposed to be fit after illness - kea and westwood together at home is not very effective , not really an inspiring midfield at all, interesting to see how Kozak fares with benteke.

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Re: Aston Villa v Cardiff City Match Thread
« Reply #12 on: November 09, 2013, 02:08:37 PM »
What do we reckon that is then? Must be four at the back.

So perhaps a diamond, with Tonev behind the strikers, KEA and Sylla either side of Westwood? Or Sylla tucked in on the right a la NRC and Tonev left.

Either way, I doubt this is going to be pretty with two brutes up front and little width.

Hopefully we remember that Benteke is so much more than a brute. When we just punt it to him we don't get the best from him.

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Re: Aston Villa v Cardiff City Match Thread
« Reply #13 on: November 09, 2013, 02:09:05 PM »
Awful side. Must be the slowest in the league history!!! No pace at all aside from Benteke. I would have been tempted to stick Robinson in just for his pace and he looks a talent.

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Re: Aston Villa v Cardiff City Match Thread
« Reply #14 on: November 09, 2013, 02:09:50 PM »
I just posted on another thread that Delph is our engine. Was sure he would start today, hope he is back soon.

 


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