Liverpool v Aston Villa pre-match thread - Saturday 3pm

[ADVILLAFAN]

Hoping we score 10 this time, as Van Dijk is out

[exigo]

Start with the kids to worry them in the first half. Then bring on £100m of talent to win in the second.

[Brazilian Villain]

For some reason I fancy us to win 2-1. May well be a good indicator how the rest of the season pans out for the 2 teams. Hopefully it will be Liverpool's fizzling out as they lose to us and Madrid.

[brontebilly]

They were absolutely shocking last night. TAA was arguably at fault for the three goals.

[VILLA MOLE]

Yes let’s have a go they look ropey at the back , 2 up top

[Hockley Lion]

I fancy we have a decent chance here if we turn up. They've never really recovered from the 7-2 drubbing we gave them last time. Losing to RM the way they did Tuesday won't have helped confidence either, and they've got to play them again yet.

Last game we were the bully in the playground. We need to make them uncomfortable from the off and bully them again. Hoping Jack will be back to get his 2 goals but I'll be happy with 5-2 to us 😁.

UTV!!

[cdbearsfan]

Liverpool 2 Villa 7.

[robbo1874]

Really no idea about this one. It’s similar to the Spurs one- they’re wobbly in the Eleanor and just come back from a European spanking midweek. You’d have to think we’d be in with a chance. Soooo....

After the Fulham match I was thinking to start this with the 3 subs who came on in the side for this one. But not so sure now. If Grealish is fit I was thinking to start him on the bench and see how it goes, but no so sure now. Maybe we could go with the side that battered them near the start of the season.

Anything less bad than 3-0 wouldn’t be a disaster, but really hope we can do the double over them. Odds aren’t looking great- I’ve seen us 6-1 for an away win.

[ChicagoLion]

They were absolutely shocking last night. TAA was arguably at fault for the three goals.

They were no where near as bad as Spurs before they played us.
Liverpool were not bad in the second half. They are dodgy at the back though.

[ADVILLAFAN]

Assume Manè will be playing, he's always excellent against us.

They look pretty poor at the back, no decent CBs and their full backs are really wingers.

[Meanwood Villa]

Without Jack I don't have much confidence for this at all. Fulham result was a great bonus but it was 15 minutes of madness, we were as abject as we have been for weeks up to that point.

My glass has gone from half full to half empty quite quickly this week!

[N'ZMAV]

Assume Manè will be playing, he's always excellent against us.

They look pretty poor at the back, no decent CBs and their full backs are really wingers.

Mané against Cash will be an interesting battle.

[Drummond]

Assume Manè will be playing, he's always excellent against us.

They look pretty poor at the back, no decent CBs and their full backs are really wingers.

Presuming Grealish remains absent, I reckon this could be a game for AEG, even he doesn't know what he's doing so Alexander-Arnold will get turned inside out, alternatively Traore though I worry he'll try too much and get caught out by Robertson and Mane on that side leaving Cash exposed.

Given their CBs aren't fabulous, I'd also stick Davis and Watkins up top, power and pace to really have a go and push them back.

We need energy in midfield, so I'd go with Ramsay and McGinn.


           Martinez

Cash Konsa Mings Targett

          Nakamba

   McGinn       Ramsay

Watkins   Davis    Grealish/AEG


or perhaps more solid....


          Martinez

Cash Konsa Mings Targett

Trezeguet Nakamba   Ramsay

             McGinn     

      Watkins   Davis   

[in exile]

We've got to at 'em.
Two up top for sure. I'm going for 1-2 and getting pissed early!

[ChicagoLion]

I think any ideas that Smith will play anything other than 4 3 3 or maybe 4 2 1 3 are somewhat fanciful.
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