Aston Villa vs Burnley Pre-Match Thread

[eamonn]

Interesting listening to their manager, the guy who eats boxes of cigarettes, say after their win against Norwich last week that they had targeted Norwich playing out from the back and worked hard on a high press. Expect they will try similar tomorrow so we'd better not dick around at the back.

[ChicagoLion]

Has there been even the slightest hint that DS will change either the system or the position of Jack or SJM?



No.    Didn’t think so.

[Lastfootstamper]

Has there been even the slightest hint that DS will change either the system or the position of Jack or SJM?



No.    Didn’t think so.

I hope he doesn't. Not because I don't think we wouldn't be better if he did, but because I'm convinced that he believes it will work, and that if he deviates from his philosophy he'll not be the head coach he believes himself to be. I don't think he wants his wingers with chalk on their boots, and I doubt very much that he wants McGinn and Grealish too far from our centre-forward. But until we "gel", until our fullbacks become more prominent, until we get tighter narrower, we'll be very much a work in progress.

That said, more progression tomorrow. 3-0 us, Mings amongst them.

[tomd2103]

I would have both Luiz and Nakamba in the side, with Luiz as something between a 6 and an 8 (football jargon is dumb - why is something between a 6 and an 8 not a 7?). It's fair enough to want him central - I definitely feel that's where he'll end up playing - but I just think that at the moment we need his incision more than we need his learning on the job playmaking. If you look at his touch maps he spends most of his time inside left anyway, this would just be a way to formalise that role for him.

Agree with this Monty, but think having two deeper lying midfielders probably depends on how the opposition set up.  I agree about Grealish playing in a more advanced role on the left side, but think we would have to play Targett to get on the outside in the space Grealish created for it to be really effective.

[dave.woodhall]

I don't normally bother with other teams' forums but I just had a look at some Burnley one and fuck me do they think a lot of themselves. 

[villabear]

I don't normally bother with other teams' forums but I just had a look at some Burnley one and fuck me do they think a lot of themselves. 

Apparently according to them we’ve got ‘temperamental support’. I thought we’d got super John McGinn?

[Dogtanian]

I don't normally bother with other teams' forums but I just had a look at some Burnley one and fuck me do they think a lot of themselves. 

Apparently according to them we’ve got ‘temperamental support’. I thought we’d got super John McGinn?

I always find this funny when you get teams who spend a few seasons in the Premier League and suddenly think they're 'established'.  They're not established, they're the next Bolton, Wigan, Portsmouth, Blues, Stoke, Ipswich, Swansea, etc. etc.

[Abbeyfealeavfc]

Come on the Villa boys! 2 clean sheets in the last 2 home games. Let's make it 3 out of 3 and if we take our chances the 3 points will be ours! UTV!

[Ads]

I don't normally bother with other teams' forums but I just had a look at some Burnley one and fuck me do they think a lot of themselves. 

Which ones Dave?

[Sdwbvf]

I suppose a few seasons in mid table in the premier league does make you "established" - so were we, and it didn't stop us being really shite and all that. I have to say i have no time for Burnley fans at all (or the whole Burnley, Nelson Colne town but thats another story!). They have no class at all - i once went there with a mate for the last game of the season, he is a Plymouth fan, they won and relegated Plymouth, then invaded the pitch and came over to the away end in droves trying to incite a riot. Lancashire plod did sweet fa to stop them. One of the most unpleasant games I've been to.

[Clampy]

They play two up front (well, they did last week) so whether we change our shape or have a plan in place for it, we'll have to see. It's another game we should win but I'm going for a draw. Tresequet to get off the mark and McGinn with another one.

[garyshawsknee]

I think so too Clampy. They won't be too adventurous and will sit back and try to play on the break. That's why it's important we start quick and try and get an early goal to open up the game.

[baddowvillans]

Burnley to win 1 - 0!  Superb Grealish free kick disallowed because an Aston Villa player looked as though he might try and stand within 10 yards of the defensive wall.  Burnley winner a ricochet of the refs arse and into the net of Chris Woods arm.  Given because not seen by the ref and VAR elect not to over rule the on field decision.  Am I feeling cynical?  Maybe just a tad

[dave.woodhall]

I don't normally bother with other teams' forums but I just had a look at some Burnley one and fuck me do they think a lot of themselves. 

Which ones Dave?

http://www.uptheclarets.com/messageboard/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=42133

As sd..etc said, there's a few clubs like that who come up, spend a couple of seasons in the Premier League then make out they're our equals.

[Axl Rose]

Having a brief flick through their site, I'd forgotten Rodriguez plays for them.

Confident lot aren't they.