Aston Villa vs Swansea City Match Thread

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Ki, shelvey and sigurdsson against gana, Bacuna and grealish (I guess??)

It's the kind of line up you see suggested on a forum and think - that person doesn't really understand football

Let's hope we've all got egg on our face in a bit

I think anybody going to the match today that was still supportive of Sherwood when seeing that line up will immediately change their mind. Swansea are going to have to be completely piss poor for us to get anything from the game.

[ozzjim]

Fuck me. I have seen some line ups and thought bit strange in my time, but this one is fucking suicide. All that was wrong with the subs at Leicester born out in the starting eleven here. No Gil, no Veretout who was or best central midfielder against Stoke, Gabby in, Grealish in no man's land. We have some real talent but without a structured way of playing it will never flourish. Feck of Sherwood. If we win today you Know that it was pure fluke as the team was clearly picked by lottery.

[TEEJAY]

Perhaps this is a cunning plan of Baldrik like proportions.

[Tucson Villain]

His line ups get more and more bizarre.

[dave.woodhall]

He's a substance abuser. Can anyone think of a better reason?

[Monty]

It's 4-2-3-1. With Bacuna in defensive midfield, next to Gana. Grealish the playmaker, Ayew and Gabby as wide forwards. Gestede as the Target Man.

Bacuna in defensive midfield.

[Summers]

What the fuck Tim?!

No central midfield, no Amavi, and Gabby starts.

Fuck off and get sacked, Sherwood.

[OCD]

Ki, shelvey and sigurdsson against gana, Bacuna and grealish (I guess??)

It's the kind of line up you see suggested on a forum and think - that person doesn't really understand football

Let's hope we've all got egg on our face in a bit

I think his only thinking is to pick players that can press whenever Swansea have the ball. That's fair enough but it's one dimensional thinking. It's also too bloody defensive. We're going to spend a lot of the match without the ball which will limit the chances we can create and give them the best chance of scoring.

I agree with the comment about likening Sherwood to a forum poster. You don't expect this sort of thing from a Premier League manager. I've never seen such tactical naivety from a top flight manager.

I just don't understand what goes on with our coaching teams. Lambert ended up with a coaching staff of about 3, with the team looking disorganised and clueless. Now we've got quite a full coaching staff but the tactics and changes (or lack of in the case of the Liverpool game) have been ridiculous. It's quite incredible to be in a situation where us average punters have more of a clue than a guy being paid about £2m a year (and whatever his coaching staff get paid).

Our board have been way to lenient letting this go on for so long and shows a lack of football understanding on their part too. 

[ozzjim]

He's a substance abuser. Can anyone think of a better reason?

Either that out he is being vindictive knowing they want him out. I reckon drink as a skunk is the reason for this today though!

[UK Redsox]

He's a substance abuser. Can anyone think of a better reason?

He's not on enough drugs to be watching Stourbridge v Kiddeminster in the rain 

[garyshawsknee]

He's done it again, throw names at the wall and see what sticks. Against a passing team like Swansea this seems suicidal. Bacuna and Gana holding I guess.

[Quiet Lion]

Totally ridiculous line up, he 100% wants to be sacked. I simply cannot begin to understand the rationale for that line up.

Oh well at least he will be gone by tomorrow

[Ron Manager]

He's a substance abuser. Can anyone think of a better reason?

He is a man of little substance!

[Ormy Droid]

He's a substance abuser. Can anyone think of a better reason?

He's from another dimension of time and space?

[DB]

He is a tactical genius!