Aston Villa vs AFC Bournemouth pre match thread

[Clampy]

Chester, Hause and Kodjia all out on Saturday.

[PeterWithesShin]

[Risso]

i've only got one point

that is we should play our best 11 players for every game in this league

that might change depending on the opposition, but i didn't think Taylor was good enough for us in the Championship so i certainly dont think he should be holding down a premier league birth
i suppose it all comes down to how high you rate him, Smith obviously thinks he's good enough so we have to go with him for better or worse

Smith has to weigh up the team he's facing, look to negate their positives, as well as pick a fluid, balanced team ourselves. I think this means we're going to use players that, on paper, stat for stat, aren't as good, but that will deliver more for the team in and the tactical solutions Deano is looking to deliver against a given opponent.

I honestly don't think there is night and day between Targett and Taylor, or Elmo and Guilbert. Experience, tactical awareness and work rate is a good top-up to lacking talent too.

It's a big melting pot of things isn't it.

If there isn't night and day between Taylor and Targett then we really have pissed £14m up the wall completely.

[Dogtanian]

Mark Lawrenson's predicting us to win 2-1 unfortunately.   

[Hookeysmith]

I think it is horses for courses and he knew that Spurs would get their full backs high up the pitch - Rose almost played as a winger. So because of that I think he chose to have 2 steady full backs whose first instinct is to defend.
I do not think that at home against Bournemouth who don't play the same way he may choose to be more adventurous and certainly play Targett instead of Taylor, not because Taylor did anything wrong against Spurs, far from it, but I think we need an attacking presence further up that side of the pitch.

I personally would also swap Trez over to that side and bring in Jota on the right flank. Again as Hourihane did nothing wrong I would possibly start him and if we feel comfortable then introduce Luiz or marvellous or both to let them get a feel for the game without the pressure of the Spurs game

                          Heaton

Elmo      Engles             Mings       Targett

                        Conor

           McGinn                 Jack

Jota                   Wesley                 Trez

Subs:
Steer
Konsa
Davis
Guilbert
Marvellous
Luiz
AEG

3-0 Villa

[Damo70]

Jota was disappointing last week in my opinion.

[john e]

Targett and Guilbert to come in to the defence, Douglas as a deep lying midfielder and let Jack,SJM,AEG and Trez get forward.

Hopefully we win some corners so Bjorn and Tyrone can get on the end of some of them!

2-1 to us

I know it was a Baptism of fire for Luiz coming on but he looked completely way off  pace and positioning as opposed to Connor who played well I thought .
 Bit more integration time and then let all other newbies loose in caraboa cup I’d suggest

we must have been watching different games  then

[Villafirst]

One forward injured already after one game shows how light we are up front. Still baffled we didn't sign another forward - Maupay was a no brainer.

[manic-road]

Jota was disappointing last week in my opinion.

Yes he lost the ball quite a bit considering he wasn't on the pitch long.

[Risso]

One forward injured already after one game shows how light we are up front. Still baffled we didn't sign another forward - Maupay was a no brainer.

Yep, that hasn't taken long to bite us on the arse.

[Dazvillain]

Jota was disappointing last week in my opinion.

Agree, we were watching the same game 💪🏻👍🏻

[Risso]

It was a hard situation for Jota to come into at Spurs, but even so, he'll have to earn his chance to start and there's no way he can be said to have done that last week.

[john e]

Jota was disappointing last week in my opinion.

Agree, we were watching the same game 💪🏻👍🏻

I was watching that game too

[paul_e]

Jota didn't play well but I agree with Risso, it was a really tough time for a winger to come on because he was barely even getting scraps to play with and when he got the ball it was in our half with the rest of the team behind him. I'd bring him in to start and push Trez to the other wing but I don't think there's much between the 3 wingers right now (but I suspect Trez will be easily the best of the 3 by the end of the season).

[Risso]

Trez was easily the best gainst Spurs.  Anwar did OK, but lost his way second half.  I expect he'll start with Jota coming on for him at some point.