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Author Topic: Aston Villa v Leicester City Match Thread  (Read 30598 times)

Offline Risso

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Re: Aston Villa v Leicester City Match Thread
« Reply #45 on: February 04, 2023, 02:43:30 PM »
If he is making a point (and he doesn't strike me as the sort to do that kind of thing) then it's a waste of a sub.  Everything you read about him is how meticulous he is to detail.  Maybe were all missing something. 


It would be weird if he was making a point seeing as he mentioned quite strongly in the press conference how happy he was with the January activity.

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Re: Aston Villa v Leicester City Match Thread
« Reply #46 on: February 04, 2023, 02:44:50 PM »
Ancelotti at Everton did it sometimes, no idea how many. This is his reason at the time. West Ham, Leicester and Man Utd have also done it. Too lazy to check for reasons why though.

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Ancelotti has now provided some explanation behind that, explaining how three shot-stoppers can be useful.

The boss told Sky Sports: "It's good to give Joao [Virginia] some matchday experience.

"It's also helpful I find to have two goalkeepers for the warm-ups.

Cheers, that seems more likely than Emery doing politics with the board.
Ok - that's interesting.  Like Rigadon says - maybe this is the point were misisng

Offline Footy-Vill

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Re: Aston Villa v Leicester City Match Thread
« Reply #47 on: February 04, 2023, 02:49:17 PM »
I really dont like the 2 GK subs, as I see it there are only three reasons why we have 2 keepers on the bench
1) Unai thinks it is more likely we will need to sub the GK twice, then one of our youth players being able to make an impact
2) Unai is trying to prove a point
3) Olsen has something in his contract, but Unai has no intention of using him

3 doesn't make sense, so either it our available youth are really shit, or he's trying to make a point.  Either way its a slight concern

Ancelotti at Everton did it sometimes, no idea how many. This is his reason at the time. West Ham, Leicester and Man Utd have also done it. Too lazy to check for reasons why though.

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Ancelotti has now provided some explanation behind that, explaining how three shot-stoppers can be useful.

The boss told Sky Sports: "It's good to give Joao [Virginia] some matchday experience.

"It's also helpful I find to have two goalkeepers for the warm-ups.

Cheers, that seems more likely than Emery doing politics with the board.
Ok - that's interesting.  Like Rigadon says - maybe this is the point were misisng

Imagine being able to use two or three goalkeepers simultaneously. However, this would mean only 8 outfield players, the one goal keeper allowed rule works well.

For example, if a team decides to substitute a keeper for an outfield player, what they gain in defending the goal they lose out on the outfield as there are less players in the outfield than they would have.
This is more reflective thought than suggestive.

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Re: Aston Villa v Leicester City Match Thread
« Reply #48 on: February 04, 2023, 02:51:07 PM »
Footy vill you do give off Alan Partridge vibes at times.

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Re: Aston Villa v Leicester City Match Thread
« Reply #49 on: February 04, 2023, 02:53:02 PM »
If he is making a point (and he doesn't strike me as the sort to do that kind of thing) then it's a waste of a sub.  Everything you read about him is how meticulous he is to detail.  Maybe were all missing something. 


It would be weird if he was making a point seeing as he mentioned quite strongly in the press conference how happy he was with the January activity.
"So happy" he and Guardiola love using that form of English and use as a phrase to express the delight.
Let us hope To villa whom we are well pleased come end of match.
Up the Villa!

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Re: Aston Villa v Leicester City Match Thread
« Reply #50 on: February 04, 2023, 02:55:33 PM »
Digne back in for Moreno is interesting. Sure UE has his reasons.

This new guy Leicester have signed is very quick and he plays on the right so that will be key battle on top of midfield battle.

Think we'll need the first goal in this to win today.

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Re: Aston Villa v Leicester City Match Thread
« Reply #51 on: February 04, 2023, 02:56:41 PM »
Footy, didn’t you say that Emery dismissed Digne as “that player” with a little hand wave in his pre-game presser and he wouldn’t get selected today?

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Re: Aston Villa v Leicester City Match Thread
« Reply #52 on: February 04, 2023, 02:58:32 PM »
Pretty sure this is only our 4th Saturday 3pm home game in the last 15 months.

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Re: Aston Villa v Leicester City Match Thread
« Reply #53 on: February 04, 2023, 02:59:02 PM »
No Moreno is plain wrong.

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Re: Aston Villa v Leicester City Match Thread
« Reply #54 on: February 04, 2023, 03:01:37 PM »
...any decent rivers going lads?

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Re: Aston Villa v Leicester City Match Thread
« Reply #55 on: February 04, 2023, 03:01:47 PM »
A minute for the sad twats to do that "your city is blue" shite.

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Re: Aston Villa v Leicester City Match Thread
« Reply #56 on: February 04, 2023, 03:02:07 PM »
I am normally a very optimistic person but for some reason I have doubts today.  Come on Unai start making me a believer!

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Re: Aston Villa v Leicester City Match Thread
« Reply #57 on: February 04, 2023, 03:02:18 PM »
Why are we kicking towards the Holte End again first half, we won the toss!

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Re: Aston Villa v Leicester City Match Thread
« Reply #58 on: February 04, 2023, 03:02:24 PM »
Kicking the right way.

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Re: Aston Villa v Leicester City Match Thread
« Reply #59 on: February 04, 2023, 03:02:24 PM »
No Moreno is plain wrong.

We'll see him and Cash on the hour if things are a bit flat I suspect.

 


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