Villa’s best XI

[Percy McCarthy]

All fully fit and firing, for a Cup Final tomorrow, what’s your team?

Mine:

Martinez

Konsa
Carlos
Pau
Maatsen


Kamara
Onana

Bailey
Tielemans
Rogers

Watkins

[VillaTim]

--------- Martinez --------
Cash Konsa Mings Digne
--- Kamara - Tielemans -
McGinn ------------- Ramsey
-- Rogers --- Watkins ---

[pauliewalnuts]

All fully fit and firing, for a Cup Final tomorrow, what’s your team?

Mine:

Martinez

Konsa
Carlos
Pau
Maatsen


Kamara
Onana

Bailey
Tielemans
Rogers

Watkins

Probably that but tempted not to have Konsa at RB.

I can't wait till Kamara comes back. Losing him and Mings, two of our most important players for so long and still achieving what we did was very impressive.

[paul_e]

I mostly agree with Percy but I'd be tempted to give Kamara a go a centre back at some point as well because I think he could be really good there with Konsa playing at RB.

[Percy McCarthy]

All fully fit and firing, for a Cup Final tomorrow, what’s your team?

Mine:

Martinez

Konsa
Carlos
Pau
Maatsen


Kamara
Onana

Bailey
Tielemans
Rogers

Watkins

Probably that but tempted not to have Konsa at RB.

I can't wait till Kamara comes back. Losing him and Mings, two of our most important players for so long and still achieving what we did was very impressive.

Fair enough. Just shows you, Tim’s got several different names but it’s still a top side.

[VillaTim]

I think the team selection / set up would change based upon the opponent , there are a few areas now too hard to call which is what we always wanted .

[pauliewalnuts]

Our strength in depth, particularly when the injured come back, is fucking impressive.

[Percy McCarthy]

I think the team selection / set up would change based upon the opponent , there are a few areas now too hard to call which is what we always wanted .

I’m imagining us playing Real Madrid when I pick my team.

[pauliewalnuts]

I was at a work offsite in Milton Keynes the day after the Bayern match. The guy on reception when i checked into the hotel clocked the Villa badge on my phone wallpaper and launched into a discussion about the game and how great it must be to be a Villa fan these days.

Then at the meal, a colleague spotted the same, and we started chatting. He's an Everton season ticket holder and started talking about how fucking miserable it was for them. It brought back so many horrific memories from the recent path. Told him i kind of feel they need to bottom out before they start rebuilding, a bit like we did.

He was pointing out the grim thought of going down in their last season at Goodison and starting the first season in the new place in the second flight.

How grim. Thank fuck those days are over for us.

[Percy McCarthy]

It is grim for them, but I think there’s no way they’ll go down. Maybe if Calvert-Lewin can’t stay fit, which I suppose is not beyond the realms of possibility.

[VillaTim]

Our strength in depth, particularly when the injured come back, is fucking impressive.

66/1 for the league when i last checked

[VillaTim]

I think the team selection / set up would change based upon the opponent , there are a few areas now too hard to call which is what we always wanted .

I’m imagining us playing Real Madrid when I pick my team.

No longer a distant dream .

I also agree Everton will be fine. Mid-table finish

[RamboandBruno]

I think Everton will probably be ok, but I also have a feeling unlike last year, its not a done deal all the promoted sides will go down. Southampton looked doomed already, but I think Ipswich and Leicester will have a go. If they do stay up and with Forest starting well, it makes Wolves look even more in trouble and might make it more nervy than it normally would for Everton.

And yes, we are really good and we also can remember what its like to be perennially shit.

[edgysatsuma89]

Everton won't go down, I've seen enough to know they're good enough.

My team would probably be the same as Percy's. I honestly have no idea what my preference is anymore on the right side of defence so I don't care eitherway. Hopefully someone new in January!

[Chip Butty 111]

In a few weeks, if Mings, Kamara, Mcginn and Ramsey are fit, I wouldn't like to say who are our best first 11. For me Kamara comes straight back in, Mings would have to dislodge Torres which would seem unlikely atm. Tielemans and Rogers are on form so no guarantees for Ramsey /Mcginn starting. Maatsen /Digne I couldn't honestly choose. So I haven't got a clue...I think we will be flying by mid November though...