Aston Villa vs West Brom pre match thread

[villabear]

Do you know what? I am rarely confident ahead of games, particularly in recent years tackling the Pulis anti football, but I reckon the Leicester game will serve as a massive kick up the arse and we will marmalise them on Saturday.

4-1 Villa.

I'm with anyone who brings back the word marmalise.

Sir, I like the cut of your jib!

[SoccerHQ]

1-1.

Think we used up our luck in this game last season.

[KRS]

We are due a win...but I said that against Sunderland and Leicester...so we're now officially overdue a win. What can go wrong?!

If we can't beat this bunch of shit then we are in trouble, so I'm still going 3-0 Villa.

edit: the only thing that can go wrong is failing to break them down and they grab a goal from a set piece...we really need to be more creative and clinical in the final third of the pitch this weekend.

[VicMackey]

Oh go on then.  Lescott in front of the Holte and Sinclair to wrap up a 2.0 win.  Any win will do though.

[JD]

If Tim has learn't from last week, we will rip them to bits 3-0.

[brontebilly]

--------------Guzan
Hutton, Richards, Clark, Amavi
----Sanchez, Gueye/Westwood
Veretout, Grealish, Sinclair
-------------Gestede-----------

no Bacuna, Gabby or Ayew please

[Phil from the upper holte]

1-1.

Think we used up our luck in this game last season.

What luck?

[dave.woodhall]

1-1.

Think we used up our luck in this game last season.

What luck?

The luck that should have had us four up at half time.

[aj2k77]

All clubs fans probably say the same but I always think of us as really unlucky what with jammy deflections and shit ref decisions against us. I can barely remember many games where we've been battered and sneaked a win because of something flukey or a ball going in off someones arse 2 yards offside.

[dave.woodhall]

All clubs fans probably say the same but I always think of us as really unlucky what with jammy deflections and shit ref decisions against us. I can barely remember many games where we've been battered and sneaked a win because of something flukey or a ball going in off someones arse 2 yards offside.

When was the last time we scored a deflected goal?

[PeterWithesShin]

All clubs fans probably say the same but I always think of us as really unlucky what with jammy deflections and shit ref decisions against us. I can barely remember many games where we've been battered and sneaked a win because of something flukey or a ball going in off someones arse 2 yards offside.

When was the last time we scored a deflected goal?

Palace a few weeks ago.

[DeKuip]

I think we'll lose both Saturday and Tuesday, and my phone will be smashed against a wall by Saturday night.
With the Internet bound to be out of action too next week I've planned ahead and just booked the train tickets for Liverpool next Saturday.
My favourite months of the year are June and July when I turn into a hippie and have no worries in the world.

[Pete3206]

1-1.

Think we used up our luck in this game last season.

Huh?

[Wiggz]

I think we'll nick it...but I think we'll concede.

I'd go for 2-1

--------------Guzan
Hutton, Richards, Lescott, Amavi
----------Gueye, Westy
------Sinclair, Gil, Grealish
------------Gabby


Let me explain. Gueye in will give Westwood a little more license to create and move forward into the ball. Gana will do this too, but I think the two compliment each other better than the other combinations including Sanchez.

I'd include the same front 4 as Leicester as Gabby seems to be the ONLY attacking player we have to stretch a defence, and run into channels. Sinclair does it too, but he also is adept at operating on the wing and roaming. Gestede for me will only be worth playing when we are up against a team against whom we are in total control. He gives nothing going backwards, and nothing in behind. That fdorces creativity to be on point, and we have 2 young players, 1 of which is really still learning the game full stop, and one who doesn't have a lot of minutes under his belt in the premier league, in Gil. It's asking a lot for them to be on top for 90 minutes.

Traore can come on for Sinclair, Gil, or Grealish, Veretout can come on for Westy if we're on top, or Sanchez can come on to beef up the midfield. Finally, Ayew needs to get some minutes, and if we're cruising, I might look to sacrifice Sinclair for him.

I must stress this. I understand the criticism Gabby has gotten based on the squad we have, but he is STILL the only forward we have that can break lines and go in behind the defence to not only attempt to create an opening for himself/others, but also alleviate any stress our defence is under at the time. We saw that when Gestede came on at Leicester. He became the reason we were camped in our own half as he couldn't stretch the play.

So, 2-1, Sinclair and Richards (set piece) for me, and sorry for the long post

[aj2k77]

I think we'll lose both Saturday and Tuesday, and my phone will be smashed against a wall by Saturday night.
With the Internet bound to be out of action too next week I've planned ahead and just booked the train tickets for Liverpool next Saturday.
My favourite months of the year are June and July when I turn into a hippie and have no worries in the world.

I've seen nothing from us this season that would make me think we will lose to a long ball 2nd division side and an anti football, bully boy, boring as fuck side who are the opposite of free scoring, at home, twice, in a few days.

They're both shit and we should stop talking them up. We've looked ok this season, just need a few tweaks, with a bit of luck and nous we could have had a lot more pts this season so far than we've got. We are a complete different beast to the sack of shit side we were last year.

Those two nothing clubs are going to get fecked by us over the next week.