Aston Villa v Cardiff City Match Thread

[Legion]

Available Saturday 9.11.13 @2pm.

[eastie]

@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

[Tuscans]

Guzan, Bacuna, Vlaar, Clark, Baker, El Ahmadi, Westwood, Sylla, Tonev, Benteke, Kozak.

[Matt Collins]

Guzan, Bacuna, Vlaar, Clark,  Baker, El Ahmadi, Westwood, Sylla, Tonev, Benteke, Kozak.

Bollocks, no Delph.

[Tuscans]

subs: Steer, Helenius, Herd, Bowery, Lowton, Johnson, Robinson

[Monty]

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.

[Tuscans]

That looks a pretty woeful side in my opinion.

[Matt Collins]

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.

[PaulWinch again]

No Delph is bad news, I guess we're kind of playing a 4-3-1-2. What's going on with Delph?

[timeoutbigbar]

Why no Delph?

[Irish villain]

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.

[eastie]

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.

[Monty]

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.

[ozzjim]

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.

[Irish villain]

I just posted on another thread that Delph is our engine. Was sure he would start today, hope he is back soon.