Aston Villa vs Arsenal pre match thread

[Virgil Caine]

They'll be far too good for us.

They'll get away with murder.

Arteta will look more and more like a Thunderbird as the match progresses.

Nah, the Thunderbird boys were clean and wholesome. Methinks you are referring to Arteta's uncanny resemblance to Captain Black, evil protagonist and Mysteron agent in Captain Scarlett and the Mysterons fame.

[Abbeyfealeavfc]

Strangely I was more optimistic (ahead of seeing the starting line-up) for the sh*tty game than I am for the arses! Our home form hasn’t been as good as our away form under Unai, however we’re capable of beating scab 6 teams with him as manager.
Mings defo has to return! I’d swap Young and Digne out for Cash and Moreno. I’d rest Ramsey for McGinn and swap Bailey out for Duran. That would freshen things up nicely! The arses are having a wobble. Let’s take advantage. UTV!

[tomd2103]

Would look to shake things up and make a number of changes for Saturday.  Mings, Moreno, McGinn, Coutinho and Duran all to start for me in place of Chambers, Digne, Ramsey, Buendia and Bailey.

[Axl Rose]

They'll be far too good for us.

They'll get away with murder.

Arteta will look more and more like a Thunderbird as the match progresses.

Nah, the Thunderbird boys were clean and wholesome. Methinks you are referring to Arteta's uncanny resemblance to Captain Black, evil protagonist and Mysteron agent in Captain Scarlett and the Mysterons fame.

Haha. Think you're right, fella.

[Drummond]

I just can't see Emery making a lot of changes. Mings to come in if fit obviously, I'd suggest Ramsey maybe make way for McGinn and Coutinho in for Bailey. Duran off the bench.

            Martinez
Young Konsa Mings Digne
   Kamara Luiz
McGinn     Coutinho
   Buendia Watkins

[Rigadon]

I just can't see Emery making a lot of changes. Mings to come in if fit obviously, I'd suggest Ramsey maybe make way for McGinn and Coutinho in for Bailey. Duran off the bench.

            Martinez
Young Konsa Mings Digne
   Kamara Luiz
McGinn     Coutinho
   Buendia Watkins

Yep, but I'd have Moreno for Digne (they both seem lacking defensively and Moreno looks better going forward) and Duran in for Buendia. 

[Rigadon]

Please no Leon Bailey starting!

[Baldy]

Unai will really want to win this (revenge) and Villa players will be up for it.

Hard fought 1-1 draw.

[olaftab]

They'll be far too good for us.

They'll get away with murder.

Arteta will look more and more like a Thunderbird as the match progresses.

Agreed. At best it will be an another hard luck story.

[VILLA MOLE]

I do not agree,  Everton showed you can get amongst them ,  but if we play like we did first half
Sunday we wont stand a chance 

[SamTheMouse]

Yep, Everton showed how to beat these. Stay compact, press like fook, and hit them on the break.

[nigel]

They'll be far too good for us.

They'll get away with murder.

Arteta will look more and more like a Thunderbird as the match progresses.

Nah, the Thunderbird boys were clean and wholesome. Methinks you are referring to Arteta's uncanny resemblance to Captain Black, evil protagonist and Mysteron agent in Captain Scarlett and the Mysterons fame.

I guess you’d know all about Thunderbirds, Virgil.
Send my regards to Scott, Alan, Gordon and John 😃

[brontebilly]

I just can't see Emery making a lot of changes. Mings to come in if fit obviously, I'd suggest Ramsey maybe make way for McGinn and Coutinho in for Bailey. Duran off the bench.

            Martinez
Young Konsa Mings Digne
   Kamara Luiz
McGinn     Coutinho
   Buendia Watkins

Yep, but I'd have Moreno for Digne (they both seem lacking defensively and Moreno looks better going forward) and Duran in for Buendia.

Buendia was our best player v Leicester, with the ball anyway.

To have any chance in this game we need Mings back and a tactical change in midfield. If we let Saka attack either of Digne/Moreno with Buendia/Coutinho in theory providing cover ahead of them we will be destroyed on that flank yet again on the counter attack. Young would be ideally suited to countering Saka coming in field but I thought Grealish had him looking very weary at the weekend. Time to give Moreno a go against a top class opponent and Cash also on the far side. At least they are both quick anyway.

-----------Martinez
Cash, Konsa, Mings, Moreno
----------Luiz, Kamara
McGinn, Buendia, Ramsey
------------Watkins

[Toronto Villa]

I’d play Coutinho over Ramsey

[chrisw1]

Arsenal are a really good team at the moment.  I think we'll lose, but hopefully that will be the end of our bad run.