Aston Villa Vs. Bitter Birds part deux 7th March Pre-match thread

[itbrvilla]

Right, after giving them a battering which should of left us 3-4 goals ahead by HT, I think we will give them much the same.  I think this will give them real momentum now and think we can do them 3-0.

Tim's had a poke at them again saying they need to improve to stop us getting to Wembley. I have to agree!!!

UTV!!

[Loxton01]

If Vlaar is fit he should start he needs to show and payback something to this cause. Okore to drop out for him.

I think the fullbacks getting forward are key to push them back so Id play Bacuna in place of the suspended Hutton.

Other than that Id play Given but not do too much else. Perhaps Grealish/Gil over NZog but I wouldn't go in with wholesale changes. I do feel for Gil and he could be a shout for the role at the top of the diamond [if we play that way] but my worry is Albion will dominate him physically.

They have injuries so I wonder if he will start both strikers this time. He never put any subs on and I think he was saving some of them for Saturday. They have no fletcher either who was there best player.

Lets hope we win again but yesterday for me was the game we had to win. Thank fuck we did.

[itbrvilla]

Just spotted Hutton has a 2 match ban so will miss the game.

[FranzBiberkopf]

Not sure.

Will we put out a 'scratch' team with one eye on the Sunderland game? I truly hope not - we need to keep the momentum going.

We certainly need to cut out the daft fouls (Hutton being banned will help with that). There was panic with every freekick/corner slung into our box.

I can't see Pulis changing how they play. He has no other way. That said, they can't possibly play as badly as they did last night (first half certainly).

If we go at them, they're perfectly beatable. Nothing to be scared of from them at all.

[itbrvilla]

Not sure.

Will we put out a 'scratch' team with one eye on the Sunderland game? I truly hope not - we need to keep the momentum going.

We certainly need to cut out the daft fouls (Hutton being banned will help with that). There was panic with every freekick/corner slung into our box.

I can't see Pulis changing how they play. He has no other way. That said, they can't possibly play as badly as they did last night (first half certainly).

If we go at them, they're perfectly beatable. Nothing to be scared of from them at all.

The only thing that concerns me is the intesnity of our play last night. I wonder how long we can realistically keep that tempo up without burning out the players.

[andyh]

Before yesterday, I said I'd be prepared to lose the cup game if we could beat them in the league.
On further consideration.................

Fuck that !!
Less beat them again.

3-1   

[alan_clarke]

Anything we can do now in the cup is a bonus. I hope we don't get too complacent for this tie given how poor the baggies were last night - they'll be up to extract revenge, we need Cleverley and co to match what they did last night.

[Des Little]

Who'll come in at RB? Bacuna? 

[pooligan]

Bacuna  would be my choice to fill in for hutton

[Monty]

Same formation please, we were all over them like a rash in midfield. Would like to see Gil and Grealish given goes in the no. 10 role rather than Zog, though, just to see who suits it better (I think it would be Gil, but let's see).

[Damo70]

Anything we can do now in the cup is a bonus. I hope we don't get too complacent for this tie given how poor the baggies were last night - they'll be up to extract revenge, we need Cleverley and co to match what they did last night.

Glad you mentioned Cleverley. Like most people I haven't had much, if anything at all good to say about him before. But I liked his passionate reaction to the winning goal last night. The cup game will be tasty. We will have our tails up and they will be out for revenge. People who bet on yellow and red cards might be rubbing their hands at this one. It was always likely to be moody with two big derbies in such quick succession.

[Damo70]

Bacuna  would be my choice to fill in for hutton

Hopefully we will at least one fit left back so Lowton can switch to the right. I like Bacuna, but not at right back.

[Lastfootstamper]

Just spotted Hutton has a 2 match ban so will miss the game.

As long as we've got a fit LB by Saturday, it's not the massive disaster it would be were we playing a side that uses wingers. Their "wide" men seem primarily focused on doubling-up with their own full-back to try to restrict space, rather than looking to get forward themselves. Lowton on his right foot has to be a bonus, we might even win a corner!
Will Tiny Penis be as adventurous as he was last night? Does he know how to "go for it"? Would it matter?
Would it f**k.
A repeat of the first half, please, but with buried chances, then 45 minutes of "Wemberleeeey, Wemberleeeey" will do me nicely.

[Jimbo]

Fuck the fuckers.

[Smoke]

Do Red cards & bans collected in FA Cup games count in League games?