Your selection for Aston Villa (M) Strongest 11 this season.

[Drummond]

                        Martinez

            Konsa     Carlos      Mings
Cash                                          Digne
                       Kamara

     Buendia/Bailey        Coutinho
 
                         Ings

Or/And after subs

                        Martinez

 Cash        Carlos      Mings          Digne

                      Kamara               
     McGinn                         Ramsey     
 
          Bailey               Coutinho

                      Watkins

There's loads of choice now to do lots of different things. What excites me is the amount of clever players and movement we have at our disposal.

Olsen, Sanson, Luiz, Nakamba, Iroegbunam, Hause, Chambers, Young, Augustinsson, Archer, Davis, AEG and the other Academy players like O'Reilly, Chrisene, Feeney, Azaz show we have strength in depth. There will be a couple loaned out and sold from that list but it won't weaken it (barring maybe Luiz).

[Beard82]

                        Martinez

            Konsa     Carlos      Mings
Cash                                          Digne
                       Kamara

     Buendia/Bailey        Coutinho
 
                         Ings

Or/And after subs

                        Martinez

 Cash        Carlos      Mings          Digne

                      Kamara               
     McGinn                         Ramsey     
 
          Bailey               Coutinho

                      Watkins

There's loads of choice now to do lots of different things. What excites me is the amount of clever players and movement we have at our disposal.

Olsen, Sanson, Luiz, Nakamba, Iroegbunam, Hause, Chambers, Young, Augustinsson, Archer, Davis, AEG and the other Academy players like O'Reilly, Chrisene, Feeney, Azaz show we have strength in depth. There will be a couple loaned out and sold from that list but it won't weaken it (barring maybe Luiz).

First team takes some bollocks to pull off - starting with 8 players is a real sign of intent

[Drummond]

FFS. In editing mode I've deleted a row!!

McGinn and New signing/Luiz were in there.

[ExclDawg]

We have quite the flexibility upfront.  We can swap in quite a few depending on form and fitness as the year goes on.  For now, I'd probably like to see something like:

                       Martinez

 Cash          Carlos      Mings        Digne

               Kamara     McGinn/Luiz

Buendia/Bailey  Coutinho   Ramsey
 
                      Ings/Watkins

I think a Buendia/Coutinho/Ings trio would work well together, and then we could swap in Baily/Watkins as subs later in the match to burn teams with pace when the opposition's legs start to get heavy.  McGinn/Luiz is probably the weakest link in the team, but you could go with either depending on form. 

[brontebilly]

Sorry for being thick, what does (M) mean?

Metric...this is an anti-imperial forum.

How to solve the Buendia/Coutinho, Ings/Watkins, Luiz/McGinn riddles will continue to puzzle our smartest I suspect. This mid season World Cup debacle will surely ensure a record number of managers get potted mid season. Gerrard's primary objective has to be that he avoids being one of them.

[Risso]

I'd seriously consider this as a starting 11 now:

                        Martinez

Cash          Chambers        Carlos         Digne

                Kamara        Luiz

Bailey              Coutinho             Buendia

                       Archer

[Mister E]

I'd seriously consider this as a starting 11 now:

                        Martinez

Cash          Chambers        Carlos         Digne

                Kamara        Luiz

Bailey              Coutinho             Buendia

                       Archer

I can see why, although I'd probably put Buendia in the middle, behind Archer. It would have a lot of pace and speedy ball-moving.

[Ian.]

I'd seriously consider this as a starting 11 now:

                        Martinez

Cash          Chambers        Carlos         Digne

                Kamara        Luiz

Bailey              Coutinho             Buendia

                       Archer

I can see why, although I'd probably put Buendia in the middle, behind Archer. It would have a lot of pace and speedy ball-moving.

I like this team Risso but I’d swap as above. I really think Chambers could seal the spot with Carlos this season. I love Mings, but Chambers calm influence and distribution is so much better.

[Hillbilly]

Martinez
Cash Chambers Carlos Digne
Sanson Kamara Luiz
Bailey Watkins Buendia

[ChicagoLion]

I'd seriously consider this as a starting 11 now:

                        Martinez

Cash          Chambers        Carlos         Digne

                Kamara        Luiz

Bailey              Coutinho             Buendia

                       Archer

Yep. It’s time to move on.

[Drummond]

It's just nice to have options everywhere isn't it?

[Holte L2]

I'd seriously consider this as a starting 11 now:

                        Martinez

Cash          Chambers        Carlos         Digne

                Kamara        Luiz

Bailey              Coutinho             Buendia

                       Archer

Yep. It’s time to move on.

This is mine too. The front three would all be capable of rotating positions too

[GordonCowansisthegreatest]

I'd struggle to include Coutinho given his lack of involvement in most games that I've seen him involved in.

[Clark W Griswold]

I'd seriously consider this as a starting 11 now:

                        Martinez

Cash          Chambers        Carlos         Digne

                Kamara        Luiz

Bailey              Coutinho             Buendia

                       Archer

Chambers for Mings with Carlos moving across is definitely a real prospect. Chambers has looked very good when he’s had the chances and Carlos is going to start as well, given the level he’s been playing at and the transfer fee.
I think that midfield is weak though personally and I wouldn’t play Luiz. We need another signing still.
Buendia has looked good but I think he’ll start the season as understudy to Coutinho, who seems to be getting one or two grumbles already in here. Coutinho is the most talented player in the squad and can have the same level of impact Grealish had, maybe even a bit more if we get him at his absolute best. He has to start the season but I agree that if other players outshine him continually in the position he can’t expect to keep playing.
No to Archer being first choice either. Very, very promising and I think I’d sooner keep him around now than send him on loan but it’s a big ask for the lad to be anything but an impact sub initially.

[Clark W Griswold]

I’m going to sit on the fence slightly with a couple a players, it’ll depend how they start the season but;
Martinez
Cash
Digne
Carlos
Mings
New player
2 from McGinn, Kamara, Ramsey
Coutinho
Bailey
Watkins
Or
Chambers
Carlos
As CB pair