BSC Young Boys vs Aston Villa CL Pre-Match

[Dave P]

Each to their own, but having built for years and years to get into this competition, why would you mess about with the team.  A few subtle changes, yes.  Maatsen and Kosta I can understand due to CL experience.  Everything else, the same as Saturday.

[Dogtanian]

I think he will go strong. We have eight games to get out of the league stage, and this is one of the more winnable ones. He will want the win.

Plus it's still early in the season, every single player will want to be playing in this match. Are you going to tell Watkins, McGinn, Ramsey, Rogers, and Konsa they're not starting their first Champions League game?

There will be plenty of opportunities to rest and rotate further on, but as Emery and the club value european competition second only to the Prem, I'm expecting few changes.

[Somniloquism]

Same opinion here. Last year he started with weaker players and put us on the back foot for qualifying which meant he had to play stronger starting eleven then he wanted. So get the win out the way early as 10 points should get us into the knock out stages, and this would be a third on the way already. Players can be rotated for the Wycombe match then.

[Risso]

What about starting Duran next to Watkins, and shifting Rogers out to the left of the midfield four. Go at them from the off?

[TaxDodger]

What about starting Duran next to Watkins

I think this requires a new thread..

[Demitri_C]

If we are going to make changes it probably should be for munich one as we are likely to lose that one. This one appears more winnable on paper

[Bad English]

What about starting Duran next to Watkins

I think this requires a new thread..

Yes. I will start it after my All Saints Day holiday in October. Until then I will not post until I do.

[Bad English]

We are going to funeral these and batter Bayern 1-0.

[Somniloquism]

We are going to funeral these and batter Bayern 1-0.

Duran shinning in one off the post....... from 40 yards out.

[brontebilly]

What about starting Duran next to Watkins, and shifting Rogers out to the left of the midfield four. Go at them from the off?

If we thought three centre backs was a divisive topic....

[eamonn]

It's a plastic pitch, isn't it? I thought that shit was banned. Young Boys twinned with Luton and QPR circa 1987 ffs.

Rest JJ for this, I don't want our boy twisting his foot in the turf and being out of action for another fucking season.

[Bad English]

Oldham 1990. Gah!

[eamonn]

Oldham 1990. Gah!

"And another one!!"

[Drummond]

Oldham 1990. Gah!

I played on that pitch once. It was fucking awful.

[VillaTim]

Strongest team possible. If we can get 3 points here it's a massive start .
Stupid KO time and looks like i'll be commuting so will miss all the game