Stoke City vs Aston Villa pre-match thread

[Ron Manager]

Im assuming Cissokho will be marking Stan Matthews on his Villa debut.

I have concerns about that!

[silhillvilla]

               Guzan
Hutton Vlaar,  Okore   Cissoko
     Westwood, Delph KEA
                   Weimann
            Gabby, Bent


Think that's how lambert will roll

[CJ]

               Guzan
Hutton Vlaar,  Okore   Cissoko
     Westwood, Delph KEA
                   Weimann
            Gabby, Bent


Think that's how lambert will roll

Think he'll start with Richardson rather than KEA. I'd like to see Grealish ahead of Weimann but can't see Lambert doing that unfortunately

[lukey27]

Almost impossible to pick the team or know what will happen tomorrow.

I would have thought it will be close to;

4-5-1 [or pretending to be 4-3-3]

Guzan
Hutton
Cissokho
Senderos
Vlaar

Westwood
Delph
El Ahmadi

Richardson
Agbonlahor
Weimann

But it's anyone's guess.

[mal]

They are reckon they're going to batter us three, four or even five. With a midfield of Ireland and Sidwell though, maybe if it was 2008, but that seems pretty shit to me.

They are starting with a midfield of Sidwell and Ireland?  And people on here think that we might lose?  Unless they've both had a brain transplant since they left, they both play 90 minutes and we won't.

[Olneythelonely]

-----------Guzan---------------

Hutton--Okore--Senderos--Cissokho

------Westwood--El Ahmadi--------

-------------Delph----------------

N'Zogbia--------------Richardson

---------Agbonlahor------------

That's how I think he'll go.

[ACVilla]

Stoke 3-0 Villa

Ever the optimist :-)

[St AustellAVFC]

2-1 Villa. Gabby to bag them both.

[Goldie.7]

Guzan
Hutton
Vlaar
Senderos   
Cissoko
Richardson
Westwood
Delph
N'Zogbia
Weimann
Bent

I think Weimann and Bent link up better than playing Gabby.

[bobdylan]

Guzan
Hutton
Vlaar
Senderos   
Cissoko
Richardson
Westwood
Delph
N'Zogbia
Weimann
Bent

I think Weimann and Bent link up better than playing Gabby.

Same for me, bench Given, Grealish, Gabby, KEA, Bacuna, Clark, Okore.

[Morten]

According to Okore's agent, Okore has a swollen knee this week and it might be a little while, until he is 100% fit and will be risked in games, even though he is doing full training.

In Danish, "Villa Dane lacking the last percentages":

http://www.bold.dk/nyt/villa-dansker-mangler-de-sidste-procenter

[sirlordbaltimore]

either 0-0 or 1-2

fuck it, 1-2 with N'zogbia and Bent scoring

[Nelly]

Flippin' love the Villa! What a club we follow. Nothing lifts my spirits like a flash of Villa's Claret and blue. I don't care who the current flavour of the month clubs are, our class, history and exploits are what separate us as a Football Club. Just for this odd bout of optimistic, blind love, I'll go with 2-1 Villa!

[Legion]

According to Okore's agent, Okore has a swollen knee this week and it might be a little while, until he is 100% fit and will be risked in games, even though he is doing full training.

In Danish, "Villa Dane lacking the last percentages":

http://www.bold.dk/nyt/villa-dansker-mangler-de-sidste-procenter

He did look like he tweaked something when he put in an early challenge against Parma.

[silhillvilla]

Okore is seemingly made of glass. Worrying.