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Offline brontebilly

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Re: Villa’s best XI
« Reply #75 on: February 05, 2025, 09:18:58 AM »
I really cannot see McGinn being a regular starter for the rest of the season if Asensio starts well
Disagree, we are almost always a better team with McGinn.
You can not underestimate his desire and passion, it makes those around him up their game.

I doubt most people would have McGinn in their best 11 now were everyone fit.

Every time McGinn has been doubted on here, he proves everybody wrong. He will do it again.

Emery is going to have some job keeping Asensio, Rashford, Malen, Tielemans, McGinn, Bailey, Ramsey, Rogers happy to fit into 2-3 positions.

We don't really have a backup for Watkins either. Rashford might play there under protest, it's not Malen''s position.

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Re: Villa’s best XI
« Reply #76 on: February 05, 2025, 09:23:07 AM »
Our best XI depends on opposition, anyway. Emery will set us up differently depending on who we're playing. The Martin O'Neill days of just pick the same eleven players until they're completely exhausted are over.

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Re: Villa’s best XI
« Reply #77 on: February 05, 2025, 09:45:09 AM »
I really cannot see McGinn being a regular starter for the rest of the season if Asensio starts well
Disagree, we are almost always a better team with McGinn.
You can not underestimate his desire and passion, it makes those around him up their game.

I doubt most people would have McGinn in their best 11 now were everyone fit.

Every time McGinn has been doubted on here, he proves everybody wrong. He will do it again.

Emery is going to have some job keeping Asensio, Rashford, Malen, Tielemans, McGinn, Bailey, Ramsey, Rogers happy to fit into 2-3 positions.

We don't really have a backup for Watkins either. Rashford might play there under protest, it's not Malen''s position.

For balance both Rashford and Malen have played well over 100 games as strikers and both have excellent goal returns when playing there.

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Re: Villa’s best XI
« Reply #78 on: February 05, 2025, 09:46:42 AM »
Our best XI depends on opposition, anyway. Emery will set us up differently depending on who we're playing. The Martin O'Neill days of just pick the same eleven players until they're completely exhausted are over.

I think you're right, though I'd balance that by saying there are a handful who'd be a starter regardless.

Martinez, Konsa, Kamara, Watkins are the ones I think are first choice.

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Re: Villa’s best XI
« Reply #79 on: February 05, 2025, 10:07:12 AM »
Right now I would have him ahead of Onana
      Emi
Konsa Disasi Mings Digne
     Kamara SJM
Rogers Acensio Ramsey
           Watkins
Then form / injury gives Emery decisions to make
Malen Rashford Onana Torres BaileyMaatsen

Hell of a bench.

Have you sold Tielemans?

Offline Rigadon

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Re: Villa’s best XI
« Reply #80 on: February 05, 2025, 10:27:56 AM »
Our best XI depends on opposition, anyway. Emery will set us up differently depending on who we're playing. The Martin O'Neill days of just pick the same eleven players until they're completely exhausted are over.

I think you're right, though I'd balance that by saying there are a handful who'd be a starter regardless.

Martinez, Konsa, Kamara, Watkins are the ones I think are first choice.

Rogers too.  He's probably the 2nd name on the team sheet after Martinez.

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Re: Villa’s best XI
« Reply #81 on: February 05, 2025, 10:37:47 AM »
Yep, Rogers isn't getting dropped.  He might get the odd rest now though.

I imagine that when fit, Ollie will start, Rogers will be behind him, Youri will be in the middle, with Kamara sitting.  The rest of the positions will be up for grabs, particularly the wider midfield positions, which I suspect will depend on who we're playing or how the game is going.  Some games it might be Bailey and Rashford, others it might be JJ and McGinn.

I'm genuinely excited to see how we line up going forward in the second half of the season.  Malen, Asensio and Rashford are all capable of seriously contributing in our first 11.

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Re: Villa’s best XI
« Reply #82 on: February 05, 2025, 10:46:00 AM »
Martinez

Disasi
Konsa
Torres
Digne

Kamara
Tielemans

Asensio
Rogers
Rashford

Watkins

Subs

Olsen
Mings
Cash
Maatsen
McGinn
Onana
Ramsey
Bailey
Malen

Others

Bogarde
Garcia
Barkley

I think he’ll play Disasi at right back quite a bit, I wouldn’t, but I think Unai will. I can’t see how Barkley gets on the bench if we’re injury free.

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Re: Villa’s best XI
« Reply #83 on: February 05, 2025, 10:47:33 AM »
I think Rogers is getting that way for sure, but I also think we have other options we may choose over him now.

Then again, it's such a lovely problem to have, and I'm excited about what might happen for the rest of the season.

Offline Rigadon

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Re: Villa’s best XI
« Reply #84 on: February 05, 2025, 10:51:03 AM »
'On paper' it's the best Villa side and squad I think I've ever seen.  Obviously there's the actual business of the team playing in reality and how that will turn out!  But still, properly exciting. 

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Re: Villa’s best XI
« Reply #85 on: February 05, 2025, 10:51:15 AM »
If Disasi and Konsa are both in the team, I'd be very surprised if it's not Konsa who is at right-back.

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Re: Villa’s best XI
« Reply #86 on: February 05, 2025, 10:57:19 AM »
I think Rogers is getting that way for sure, but I also think we have other options we may choose over him now.

Then again, it's such a lovely problem to have, and I'm excited about what might happen for the rest of the season.

The thing I like about this, is if we have so many options that WE don't know how we'll line up, how the hell will the opposition be able to prepare properly for it?

Offline Rigadon

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Re: Villa’s best XI
« Reply #87 on: February 05, 2025, 10:58:58 AM »
I think Rogers is getting that way for sure, but I also think we have other options we may choose over him now.

Then again, it's such a lovely problem to have, and I'm excited about what might happen for the rest of the season.

The thing I like about this, is if we have so many options that WE don't know how we'll line up, how the hell will the opposition be able to prepare properly for it?

Exactly.  If the new boys all hit the ground running, we have Liverpool-esque attacking options. 

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Re: Villa’s best XI
« Reply #88 on: February 05, 2025, 11:00:18 AM »
If Disasi and Konsa are both in the team, I'd be very surprised if it's not Konsa who is at right-back.

I thought that, but Jacob Tanswell was saying the opposite.

Offline aj2k77

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Re: Villa’s best XI
« Reply #89 on: February 05, 2025, 11:01:01 AM »
Disasi is not a good right back at all.

 


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