Aston Villa vs Swansea Pre-Match Thread

[silhillvilla]

How about we play Weimann up front, he is a striker and not a winger. Kojak and Weimann in a 2 up front with Gabby and Marc wide?

Weimann should be left at home a few weeks and should reflect on his actions towards the fans.

[eastie]

How about we play Weimann up front, he is a striker and not a winger. Kojak and Weimann in a 2 up front with Gabby and Marc wide?

Would get pissed on in midfield and totally overrun - Weimann shouldn't be near the team on current form either.

[Uknowthescore]

Unfortunately I am going to this one, can't see anything but a defeat

[Legion]

If we lose, the orange dot's coming back for Sunderland.

[Walmley_Villa]

I just think we should play them in their correct position as Lambert is in danger of doing he same as O'Neill. However, if AW is gesticulating at fans he should be reprimanded.

Let's face it, we are a shambles.

[eastie]

If we lose, the orange dot's coming back for Sunderland.

Need Butler and his prayer mat

[Concrete John]

It's when we are expecting to lose we usually pull out a performance.

1-0 Villa and I couldn't care less who gets it.

[Jimbo]

Lambert knows that this is his big chance to get the fans back on his side. A convincing win will achieve that. Sadly, with injuries, too many under-performing players and a demoralised squad, it's going to be a very tough ask. One thing in our favour will be Swansea's propensity to play football ( who do they think they are?).

They might retain the lion’s share of possession, allowing us to play the counter attacking game, the only game we appear able to play. If Laudrup has any sense, he'll let us have as much of the ball as we want (which usually means squaring it in our own half before hoofing and losing it), then they can nick their goals on the break.

Freak results do happen, so with a slice of luck this is winnable. I just can't see it. 0-2.

p.s. Weimann needs dropping, and reminding of his position at the club. Culverhouse needs to apologise pronto, mainly about the awful, dreary football we're playing, then about his little indiscretion.

[citizenDJ]

The major worry for this one is that Swansea could pass us off the park and make us look particularly foolish. There again, we could pull off a surprise, close them down, hassle them all over the pitch and snatch a win.

Football is never overly-logical, but I think Swansea will win this fairly easily, the crowd will seriously give some stick and Lambert will get his marching orders or resign shortly after.

[Goldie.7]

1-1 or 0-2 loss. A win is highly unlikely.

[Walmley_Villa]

The major worry for this one is that Swansea could pass us off the park and make us look particularly foolish. There again, we could pull off a surprise, close them down, hassle them all over the pitch and snatch a win.

Football is never overly-logical, but I think Swansea will win this fairly easily, the crowd will seriously give some stick and Lambert will get his marching orders or resign shortly after.

That 'hassling' them all over the pitch is the one thing really missing from our game this season. We need to get back at it and get the crowd back onside.

[mrfuse]

Not a hope in hell I'm afraid.
At least last season we at times played  some decent football, this season we don't have any redeeming qualities.

I don't even want to go Saturday and I still might not bother.

[levico]

Terrible performances are all we have in us at the moment. Largely due to the level of players available but also because their heads have dropped. The best we can hope for is a draw but I am expecting defeat. Teams have come to realise if they give us a fair share of time on the ball we have little hope of breaking them down and at some point it is highly likely we will shoot ourselves in the foot making it an easy afternoons work for them. Baker and Luna will have mares. The midfield will be so utterly ineffective that the crowd will die a million deaths through humiliation and blood pressure inducing frustration. After booing Lambert down the tunnel you will be treated to further inane ramblings from him about not faulting the lads commitment, how we were in the game until their second took the wind out of our sails. How injuries are hurting us but we must go on. Some of our more optimistic fans will come on here giving their player ratings. While other Premier league fans are waxing lyrical about Suarez, Toure and Ramsey they will be trying to drag up some compliment about Kozak 's effort or Delph's England potential. Lambert despite knowing he has lost his way will have no intention of walking and you will hear absolutely nothing from Faulkner or Lerner. Many will be forced to die of stress related causes while the unlucky Villains who remain will be hypothetically kicked in the nuts for at least another ten years. Am I wrong?

No you are spot on. We know this will happen but it will still be very painful.

[levico]

We won't score and Swansea will cruise past us with ease.

Our descent looks unstoppable. If and when Benteke and Vlar return and get back to form it might be too late.

[VillaAlways]

Swansea have had some poor results of late. There is simply no better team that they could wish to play to get them back on track.

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