Burton Albion vs Aston Villa Match Thread

[brian green]

Or hire Mo Farah to run with messages in a forked stick down the A50 to the VP nerve centre.

[andyh]

We are only a few weeks into the season and already Bruce has had the need to tell us a few times that things aren’t good enough, we need to more positive and we need to improve performances....blah, blah,blah,blah.

SO WHAT THE FUCK IS HE DOING ABOUT IT?

sorry for shouting but I’m quite angry.

[Malandro]

The match reminds me of the Tranmere semifinal.

[Malandro]

Make me a cuppa tea Mr Green.

[Russ aka Big Nose]

From Chrisw1
To be honest given the schedule we’ve had and the status of this cup, I think that’s a pretty sensible line up.  Would have preferred to see Axel at centre back, but valuable game time for most these players.  They need to show us they have the desire and quality to push for a 1st Xi place.
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It might be if players were being played in their positions and others had some prospect of getting in the team in anything other than an emergency, for example given we have multiple options at holding mid, why do we need to try Tuanzebe in there? Other than to tip Mourinho over the edge.

[brian green]

I remember the Tranmere semi final.  I was listening to it as I painted the front of my house.  I fell asleep and fell off the ladder.

[David_Nab]

WM "it's been genuinely awful". And saying we've been pumping long high balls towards RHM. Villa fans chanted "we've had a shot" after the first and apparently Bruce looked up at the press box, not in anger but agreement at how bad it is. All according to WM.

I hate that crap from Bruce , its rubbish on pitch fans complain and he sides with fans as if somehow he is not at all to blame for whats going on .

[brian green]

Teas off dearie.

[Toronto Villa]

He has to be fired soon.

Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaassssssssssssseeeeee

[CJ]

Now we've got Wolves commentary

[JUAN PABLO]

nice to see what Axel can do at CB instead of DM when we already have thor, Jedi and wheman to play there all season

[ChicagoLion]

From the official Twitter:
A pretty uneventful opening 15 minutes, with neither side registering an effort on goal. Tuanzebe has assumed a holding midfield role in front of De Laet, Elphick, Bree and Taylor. El Ghazi, Adomah and RHM operating as a front three.

So even they are so confused they are forgotten Lansbury and Hourihane, presumably in front of Tuanzebe. So 4-1-2-3?

Posted again as someone was asking for the line-up.

           Moreira
RDL - Elphick-Bree-Taylor
           Tuanzebe
    Lansbury-Hourihane
El Ghazi-Heburn-Murphy-Adomah

So instead of playing the usual system and then giving squad players a go in thier normal positions, he changes the system and effectively plays everyone out of position.
Genius.

[PeterWithesShin]

Now we've got Wolves commentary

Will do on DAB until Villa game starts. I think.

[CJ]

Yeah - just switched to our game

[chrisw1]

From Chrisw1
To be honest given the schedule we’ve had and the status of this cup, I think that’s a pretty sensible line up.  Would have preferred to see Axel at centre back, but valuable game time for most these players.  They need to show us they have the desire and quality to push for a 1st Xi place.

It might be if players were being played in their positions and others had some prospect of getting in the team in anything other than an emergency, for example given we have multiple options at holding mid, why do we need to try Tuanzebe in there? Other than to tip Mourinho over the edge.
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As I said I’d prefer to see him at centre back but I don’t see any harm in having a look at him at holding midfield given as it’s a position it’s been suggested he can play.

The reality is there should be enough quality in that line up to make a decent fist of it and the players need to pull their fingers out and do what they are paid to do.