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Author Topic: Sunderland vs Aston Villa match thread  (Read 57216 times)

Offline Smirker

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Sunderland vs Aston Villa match thread
« on: January 02, 2016, 02:04:17 PM »
Guzan

Hutton
Richards
Lescott
Cissokho

Bacuna
Gana
Veretout

Gil
Gestede
Grealish


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Re: Sunderland vs Aston Villa match thread
« Reply #1 on: January 02, 2016, 02:06:05 PM »
Gil and Grealish?

Offline VillaAlways

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Re: Sunderland vs Aston Villa match thread
« Reply #2 on: January 02, 2016, 02:06:40 PM »
Going for it. Nothing to lose.

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Re: Sunderland vs Aston Villa match thread
« Reply #3 on: January 02, 2016, 02:06:52 PM »
Bench - Bunn, Okore, Clark, Sinclair, Richardson, Adama, KOZAK  8) :o 8)

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Re: Sunderland vs Aston Villa match thread
« Reply #4 on: January 02, 2016, 02:07:52 PM »
Why not? We may as well go for it.

Whether the players concerned actually try, and give 100% is another thing.

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Re: Sunderland vs Aston Villa match thread
« Reply #5 on: January 02, 2016, 02:07:54 PM »
Suicide team but that's required now.

Offline spangley1812

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Re: Sunderland vs Aston Villa match thread
« Reply #6 on: January 02, 2016, 02:08:24 PM »
I like the look of that team......We have nothing to lose


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Re: Sunderland vs Aston Villa match thread
« Reply #7 on: January 02, 2016, 02:08:31 PM »
Gil and Grealish is all very well, but they won't get the ball while Gestede is there. His attempt at a 'pass' in the Norwich game still haunts my nightmare.

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Re: Sunderland vs Aston Villa match thread
« Reply #8 on: January 02, 2016, 02:08:35 PM »
CHARGE!

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Re: Sunderland vs Aston Villa match thread
« Reply #9 on: January 02, 2016, 02:08:38 PM »
Gestede with Gil /Grealish behind just not sure how that will work he lacks movement to get onto through passes and they lack pace to get wide and cross

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Re: Sunderland vs Aston Villa match thread
« Reply #10 on: January 02, 2016, 02:08:40 PM »
I have a feeling it won't be a 0-0 today!

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Re: Sunderland vs Aston Villa match thread
« Reply #11 on: January 02, 2016, 02:08:59 PM »
3-1 Villa.

Fuck the fuckers.

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Re: Sunderland vs Aston Villa match thread
« Reply #12 on: January 02, 2016, 02:08:59 PM »
Much prefer  the look of that team compared to the side put out at Norwich.
Cissoko though? I thought he wasn't eligible yet? Oh well, welcome home.

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Re: Sunderland vs Aston Villa match thread
« Reply #13 on: January 02, 2016, 02:10:38 PM »
Bacuna and Veretout have good pace and engines. Bacuna lacks even 10% of Jordans quality, but I would hope they will hit the box.

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Re: Sunderland vs Aston Villa match thread
« Reply #14 on: January 02, 2016, 02:11:26 PM »
The conservative approach hasn't worked. This isn't the opposite but clearly the most aggressive line up Garde has sent out. They are shit at the back so we can get in behind them. Let's get some crosses into Gestede and see what happens. I have no idea anymore what is a good line up but any time Richardson isn't in it is a massive plus.

Let's have a good game Jack. Still time for you to redeem yourself and be a hero for your club.

 


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