Walsall vs Aston Villa Pre-season friendly

[Gregorys Boy]

Given
Richardson
Vlaar
Okore
Hutton
Westwood
KEA
Grealish
Zog
Gabby
Bent

4-4-2 is how I would go tonight.

[tomd2103]

Expecting first choice team first half and then gradual changes after half time.  Would like to see a starting team of:

                               Guzan

         Okore              Vlaar         Senderos

Bacuna        Westwood       Delph          Richardson

                          N'Zogbia / Cole

                  Bent                       Weimann / Gabby

[PeterWithesShin]

I was thinking of going and then decided not to. I felt it was important you all knew that.

[tomd2103]

Expecting first choice team first half and then gradual changes after half time.  Would like to see a starting team of:

                               Guzan

         Okore              Vlaar         Senderos

Bacuna        Westwood       Delph          Richardson

                          N'Zogbia / Cole

                  Bent                       Weimann / Gabby

Just looking at that side, the second string would be:


                            Given

           Herd         Clark             Baker

Hutton         KEA         Gardner            Stevens

                          Grealish

          Gabby / Weimann   Robinson

Wow that's a sobering sight.

[PeterWithesShin]

It is by our standards, but what is the second XI like for Albion, Stoke, Sunderland, Leicester etc etc? Outside the usual suspects i'd guess that the second XI wouldn't exactly be top class for the rest of the division.

[Matt C]

Trust we'll see a line-up and shape that will be representative of what we might see against Stoke tonight.

[Tuscans]

I think a draw.

[levico]

I still feel that we are vulnerable against any organised team in Europe at League 1 standard or above but only on the basis that Walsall are hardly setting the world on fire with their pre-season matches - I think we might scrape a draw.

But given the total shambles that we are, on and off the pitch, a defeat wouldn't surprise me at all.

[N'ZMAV]

I wouldn't play Gabby. He needs a proper good kick up the arse. I've not known a player do so little for so long throughout a season and keep getting picked. He's been good for about 30% since he broke into the team and he's probably started 90% of the games.

[ciggiesnbeer]

Result really doesn't matter I just want to see us dominate possession with obvious fitness improvements and play some good football. Please Lambert, give me some bloody hope.

[Matt Collins]

 Guzan, Clark, Baker, Okore, Hutton, Delph, Westwood, El Ahmadi, Richardson, Weimann, Agbonlahor.

Is that a clue to our opening line up? Vlaar would come in for Baker of course. I'd have thought N'Zogbia would come in too, perhaps for Weimann.

If we still look shit with this team out I'm going to be concerned

[PeterWithesShin]

Subs: Given, Senderos, Herd, Bennett, Stevens, Gardner, Bacuna, N’Zogbia, Tonev, Grealish.

No Vlaar is a bit of a surprise. Let the conspiracy theories begin. And I wonder where Bent is? Is there a good late night shopping centre in Walsall?

[Legion]

Cole still carrying an injury?

[Matt Collins]

yeah - you see van persie isnt going to start the season

i do wonder a bit about vlaar's readiness for the stoke game

[Legion]

I assume Vlaar will play on Saturday against Parma.