Aston Villa v Watford Pre Match

[Nelly]

My Liverpool mate at work gave me some encouragement today. Said that when Klopp first came in, results weren't any better than Rodgers before him. He reckons it took about a year for players to really get the ideas and fitness required. Also, talking of fitness, that initially, players were just shattered from the extra running in training. If this is Gerrard's approach too, it could be an underwhelming year or so ahead but hopefully when it clicks (if it clicks) it might be epic.

[Bad English]

Top marks for not writing "thread" in the title. Good work!

[Damo70]

We should have beaten them in our first game of the season and we should certainly beat them this time around.

[Villa Lew]

Sarr is back in contention for his first game since Watford beat Man U 4-1. Their last win. We've seen this movie before, haven't we?

He came on the start of the 2nd half, last Saturday, and played the rest of the match, so I'm expecting him to be in the starting line up.

[chrisw1]

                 Martínez

Cash  Chambers  Mings  Digne

  McGinn  Sanson   Ramsey

   Buendia   Ings  Coutinho

Will do for me.

[wittonwarrior]

A game we should stroll but you just know we won't.  Can see late drama in our favour and a 3-1 win but it won't be pretty or easy.

[Footy-Vill]

Think we need Cash and Sansom in place of Young and Chucky. Agree with the rest of your team Footy.

I don't necessarily disagree just feel that 11 i put would be along lines of SG with his intended changes.  Young and Chukwuemeka seem to get the nod in pecking order. And think Sanson has lost the trust of Gerrard and Chukwuemeka if ever was to start a match would be home to Watford /lower regulation threatened team such as.

I don't think we'll be looking to go crazy with the goals and definitely looking for a clean sheet. Solid win with some more attacking display against a cautious and counter attacking Watford is the order of the day.

In essence would give Sanson a run out but I also would very much like and have preference for Chukwuemeka who's bee  binding his time for a start. Maybe he'll throw them both in from the off who knows ? Just my hunch on Sanson not being SG go to guy.

[ez]

I'll be disappointed if we are unchanged.  Time to rotate the squad a bit.

[Martyn Smith]

Watford to stifle us up to about 70 mins but for us to eventually break it down with a flurry of goals in the latter stages. 3-1

[olaftab]

Top marks for not writing "thread" in the title. Good work!

Haha thanks I did think about that😊

[Brazilian Villain]

I’m going for game called off due to the North Stand being relocated to Perry Barr by storm Eunice.

Wouldn't be the worst result if it meant getting rid of the North Stand.

[astonvilla82]

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[SamTheMouse]

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That's a good point.

[Brazilian Villain]

My Liverpool mate at work gave me some encouragement today. Said that when Klopp first came in, results weren't any better than Rodgers before him. He reckons it took about a year for players to really get the ideas and fitness required.

I'm happy to give Stevie G 3-4 years if it means 2 Champs League finals winning one of them.

[Proposition Joe]

A midfield that is capable of coming off second best to Joelinton and Shelvey, is a midfield that is capable of coming off second best to any other midfield in this league. That is the worry.

We still have the issue that we cannot win games if we are less than 100%. Other teams can coast wins when not at their best, but our players need to all be absolutely on it for us to win.