Man C115y vs Aston Villa pre-match thread

[Risso]

I wonder if there will be a spot on the bench for the young lad Rory Wilson now Ollie is out?

I’d be surprised, he doesn’t seem like he’s anywhere near the first team picture at the moment.

[Dave]

So that’s 7 first team starters out against City

Watkins
Ramsey
Cash
McGinn
Kamara
Mings
Buendia

Have I missed anyone

Don't think so, but if we're playing the "woe is us" card, I'm not sure I'd have McGinn in there. We mocked Spurs fans for complaining about missing players and they were counting two or three who were suspended. And we rightly laughed at them, because all those players had to do was not get suspended. And they'd have been available.

It's his fault he's not available, not the injury Gods.

[john e]

So that’s 7 first team starters out against City

Watkins
Ramsey
Cash
McGinn
Kamara
Mings
Buendia

Have I missed anyone

Don't think so, but if we're playing the "woe is us" card, I'm not sure I'd have McGinn in there. We mocked Spurs fans for complaining about missing players and they were counting two or three who were suspended. And we rightly laughed at them, because all those players had to do was not get suspended. And they'd have been available.

It's his fault he's not available, not the injury Gods.

Not playing any card
just amazing Unai is keeping us up there in the top 4

[VillaTim]

Wonder who will get booked first Duran or Zaniolo, and how many seconds it will take.

[lovejoy]

Resting Watkins for more winnable matches seems a sensible plan to me.

[john e]

Hypothetically if you were offered this would you take it

Spurs lose tonight
Villa lose tomorrow
Man U lose Thursday

[PaulWinch again]

Hypothetically if you were offered this would you take it

Spurs lose tonight
Villa lose tomorrow
Man U lose Thursday

Yup.

[RamboandBruno]

Hypothetically if you were offered this would you take it

Spurs lose tonight
Villa lose tomorrow
Man U lose Thursday

Yup.

Id even take Spurs drawing so gain a point on us only

[Demitri_C]

Resting Watkins for more winnable matches seems a sensible plan to me.

Im hopinng this is the case.

For me i would bench bailey for this one and have hom come as a sub as saturday is more of a winnable game.

If he goes 5 at back we are getting spanked by 4 or 5. But surely after the disaster against spurs he wont be foolish enough to go for that again.

Same back four id go for with timmy in along luiz and youri.

Thank fuck mcginns back saturday

[VillaTim]

I thought the defence looked far better in the 2nd half v wolves with no Lenglet and Moreno in there .

[Rigadon]

MAn city are  a place above us in the table.  Over the whole season they are a win better.  If Watkins was fit enough to play, he’d be playing 100%.

[Clampy]

Resting Watkins for more winnable matches seems a sensible plan to me.

He's not resting him, he's carrying an injury. He didnt take him off at half time on Saturday to give him a rest.

[Meanwood Villa]

MAn city are  a place above us in the table.  Over the whole season they are a win better.  If Watkins was fit enough to play, he’d be playing 100%.

I know the point you're making and I agree with you but I'm not sure how they're only "a win better" when they're five points ahead of us having played a game fewer.

[Meanwood Villa]

Actually, scratch that, I see they've only won one more league game than us so far

[waynejames]

Duran needs to keep his head for the first hour! Then towards the end start the niggle naggle stuff......
Get into them.........