Tottenham vs Aston Villa Post-match thread

[Wiggz]

            Guzan
Hutton Okore Richards Amavi
Bacuna Gana Veretout Gil
        Sinclair  Ayew

Two up top with two wide players who can cross the ball and  two ball midfielders who can defend.
Amavi can overlap too so when Gil cuts inside amavi gets forward.
Grealish can come on for Gil or play with him replacing Bacuna gana or veretout if one of middle two
Bacuna can go play in middle if grealish or  an impact sub comes on . traroe can play on left or right.

Garde seems a 442 man but the alternate is playing with Rudy

           Guzan
Bacuna Richards okore amavi
 Veretout Gana Sanchez
Sinclair Gestede Ayew

The only thing I'll say about the 4-4-2 team you picked was the left side. Gil isn't a winger...and he isn't even a wide player...he'll offer Amavi nothing going the other way. I "might" be tempted to play Richardson there you know. I know, I know, but he had an engine, and he can double up. Similarly the right side..Bacuna and Hutton is a stronger unit.

[Percy McCarthy]

Footyskillz, the much maligned poster, coming on here, talking more sense than anyone picking the Villa team this season.

I'm having an on day I guess.

*applause*

I like your name.

Let me edit my joke.

When I tuned into sky sports one at 8pm after a few minutes I wasn't sure if I thought I was watching the Muppet show on sky one .

Shoulda quit while you were ahead.

[Wiggz]

Remi's team selection for Sunday is going to  be interesting.

I don't believe Kevin Mc sabotaged last night's team but there were some very strange decisions made in that starting 11 & in the team vs Southampton.

Those calling for Okore to play need to remember he's had little or no game time since last May & Traore is nowhere near a starter.

We are carrying too many players & too many look fucked after 60 minutes.

The season starts again on Sunday & again the week after. We need to get a few results before Xmas & hope we can get player's in Jan to make a difference.

It's not beyond hope,  yet!

I took your final sentiment and thought about it a little.

I still maintain the odds are against us staying up on pure mathematics alone. So I took a little look. Here's what I think, assuming a slight upturn in form, we should realistically be looking at.

November 2015
Aston Villa v Man City   Sun 8 Nov   13:30   - Let's write this one off shall we?
Everton v Aston Villa   Sat 21 Nov   15:00   - a draw
Aston Villa v Watford   Sat 28 Nov   15:00   - A home win is a must

December 2015
Southampton v Aston Villa   Sat 5 Dec   15:00   - A draw if we're lucky but I wouldn't bet on that
Aston Villa v Arsenal   Sun          13 Dec   13:30   - Lose
Newcastle v Aston Villa       Sat 19 Dec   17:30   - Away win
Aston Villa v West Ham   Sat 26 Dec   15:00   - Home draw
Norwich v Aston Villa    Mon 28 Dec   15:00   - Away win.

So, this is quite presumptuous yes....but I have to believe with the premier league experience we have, and the quality, on paper, that Garde will improve us, even a little bit.

So, with that in mind, it would leave us with, at best, 16 points from 19...again, at best. That, at Christmas, is not good.


   

[damon loves JT]

footyskillz has earned his chance of first team football.

[Comrade Blitz]

Cunting Harry Kane robbed me of an 8 pointer in the Prediction League.

[Malandro]

Cunting Harry kane. Like it.

[Steve67]

Watching the goals back last night. Sanchez is a lazy fecker.  He actually has a look across at Harry Kane before Kane receives the ball and yet made no attempt to get back to cut the ball out.  Even Dele Alli's goal, him and Bacuna not marking at all. Bloody terrible.  I hope Garde has money to spend because we need four or five players come January. I cannot believe that Richardson gets in ahead of Amavi.  Where was Traore and Gana?

[Rigadon]

Like a vulgar, non-linear sequel to 'saving private Ryan' perhaps?

[Brend'Watkins]

Sanchez looked like he could hardly move after 75 minutes.

[tomd2103]

            Guzan
Hutton Okore Richards Amavi
Bacuna Gana Veretout Gil
        Sinclair  Ayew

Two up top with two wide players who can cross the ball and  two ball midfielders who can defend.
Amavi can overlap too so when Gil cuts inside amavi gets forward.
Grealish can come on for Gil or play with him replacing Bacuna gana or veretout if one of middle two
Bacuna can go play in middle if grealish or  an impact sub comes on . traroe can play on left or right.

Garde seems a 442 man but the alternate is playing with Rudy

           Guzan
Bacuna Richards okore amavi
 Veretout Gana Sanchez
Sinclair Gestede Ayew

The only thing I'll say about the 4-4-2 team you picked was the left side. Gil isn't a winger...and he isn't even a wide player...he'll offer Amavi nothing going the other way. I "might" be tempted to play Richardson there you know. I know, I know, but he had an engine, and he can double up. Similarly the right side..Bacuna and Hutton is a stronger unit.

Agree.  I want to see him in a central role just behind a striker.

[tomd2103]

Sanchez looked like he could hardly move after 75 minutes.

KMac joins Lambert and Sherwood on the list of managers who failed to work that out. 

[sirlordbaltimore]

After that abomination of a team selection last night, it's probably best Kev moves on. That's two completely mental sides he's picked in a week and i'm thinking he did it as some sort of 'fuck you' to the board. Either that or he's lost his marbles

[Clampy]

Sanchez looked like he could hardly move after 75 minutes.

I thought he had a decent game. I'm not surprised he tired, he put a shift in and it goes un-noticed sometimes.

[Wiggz]

Throwing this in there:

http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10265~5115327,00.html

Check out the first report from Lee Dixon. Specifically the last bit.. "We thought about the game on the same lines."

I, for one, applaud that if it's true. I think Dixon speaks a lot of sense!

[YamYamVilla]

As soon as Westwood & Sanchez appear in the same starting line up, it was goodnight as far I am concerned!

Have we ever won a game when they both start?

Can you remember when players were not classed as defensive or attacking midfielders, they were just midfielders who could do both?

These pair are our biggest problem, lets hope Garde can get the new guys fit & start with Veretout & Gana.

Remi Garde's Bordeaux & Bleu army !