Aston Villa vs Burnley Pre-Match

[JUAN PABLO]

-------- Martinez----------
Cash Konsa Torres Moreno
---- irogbunam - Luiz ----
Zaniolo ------------- McGinn
---- Bailey --- Watkins -----

this,  just hope we get a better RB in Jan

[Monty]

-------- Martinez----------
Cash Konsa Torres Moreno
---- irogbunam - Luiz ----
Zaniolo ------------- McGinn
---- Bailey --- Watkins -----

this,  just hope we get a better RB in Jan

Yeah for better or worse it seems like the eleven guys playing with the most amount of anger and zest right now, as we saw with Man Utd that can help get you out of a rut!

[PaulWinch again]

I wouldn’t discard Carlos too quickly. He had a really poor game last night, but he was also brilliant against Citeh.

[Brazilian Villain]

Go at them hard, low, and fast, press hard when out of possession. If we do that then we will win through sheer class

That's my dating philosophy too.

I hope we have more luck than that! 😱

I have dated one girl from Burnley but you're right, it would be better if we were up against South Americans.

[Steve67]

I'm going for a 1-0 win in a tight and largely difficult game with a spirited Burnley.  McGinn winner. 

[Brazilian Villain]

The good news for Burnley is that they won't get flak on social media for not wearing claret & blue.

[levico]

The Germans have a phrase which I thinks sums us up for now:

Wir sind fix und fertig.

[VillaTim]

I wouldn’t discard Carlos too quickly. He had a really poor game last night, but he was also brilliant against Citeh.

he's very hit & miss , great if you are happy finishing 10th but i've seen enough quite honestly. He's a good defender would be perfet fow Wolves or palace but we have to be better

[PaulWinch again]

I wouldn’t discard Carlos too quickly. He had a really poor game last night, but he was also brilliant against Citeh.

he's very hit & miss , great if you are happy finishing 10th but i've seen enough quite honestly. He's a good defender would be perfet fow Wolves or palace but we have to be better

So that’s Diaby and Carlos then, who’s next.

[Nev]

This situation was always on the horizon, a couple of dodgy results and below standard performances, albeit coupled with poor refereeing/VAR and incredible but entirely predictable set of circumstances on the outskirts of Altrincham. Injuries and suspensions thrown into the mix makes the focus on what would've been looked upon as a routine fixture all the more sharper. I think we need to get used to an Emery side throwing in a stinker every now and again, and Boxing Day was one of those even though we were ahead and had chances to kill the game off. He has always shown the ability to get immediately back on track and this needs to be the case again on Saturday.

2-0

[Border villan]

Slowly the vast majority of us have come to appreciate the way that Unai is getting the team to build from the back, probing the opposition and exploiting space.
A couple of indifferent results where we have seen tired players making a few mistakes and the “get into ‘em” “boot it long” posters begin to emerge.
This is a long term project. In Unai we trust.

[Mister E]

I'd like to see Tim get a full game vs Burnley.
"It'll be like a new signing..."

[SaddVillan]

Slowly the vast majority of us have come to appreciate the way that Unai is getting the team to build from the back, probing the opposition and exploiting space.
A couple of indifferent results where we have seen tired players making a few mistakes and the “get into ‘em” “boot it long” posters begin to emerge.
This is a long term project. In Unai we trust.

The Yanited performance and result merely confirmed what many of us have been saying for some time.

Unai has done a fantastic job the the squad he inherited and with the players that he's been instrumental in signing.

BUT

A title contending/top 4 squad takes time to build and in that regard we've been ahead of schedule in the first half of the season.

It's after Christmas that squad depth become critical as injuries, suspensions, fatigue and players having a bad patch come into play.

We have a pretty decent starting XI and some cover in certain areas, but realistically we're 6 -7 short of having a top squad.

Emery has worked miracles with what he's got in overcoming the injuries to Mings, Buendia, Moreno and JJ, but he can only do so much.

We need to temper our criticism, hope that Moreno and JJ get back yo where they were at the end of last season and that we can bring in 2-3 positive additions in January so that we're able to maintain a top 4 position.

This has already been a topsy-turvy season, Chelsea, Toon and United have struggle and Brighton are out of sorts. But they've got decent managers and some good players - so expect some sort of rebound.

If we maintain our home form starting on Saturday, then 2024 should be a good year for us. UTV

[SaddVillan]

Tainted => Yanited

Bloody predictive text.

[Brazilian Villain]

Tainted => Yanited

Bloody predictive text.

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