Aston Villa v Juventus FC Pre Match

[VillaTim]

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

[Toronto Villa]

Juventus have only named 14 outfield players in their traveling squad for tomorrow and no Doug. No Vlahovic is a big plus also.

[Brazilian Villain]

A week in Rio, second half in Leblon. Then onto Sao Paolo. Cheers for the tips.

Now, I do believe BV knows some interesting places in SP for a young man to visit👌🏽

You must be referring to the Italian restaurant* where we had lunch with the rest of the Cayman lads before heading to Vaca Véia down the street. https://www.duecuochi.com.br/itaim-bibi/  https://vacaveia.com.br

*I'd highly recommend it for any visitor to São Paulo. Probably the best Italian food I've eaten, and a nice area to stroll around.

[Tuscans]

Ezri Konsa and Boubacar Kamara return to #AVFC's squad for the game against Juventus. Jacob Ramsey and Amadou Onana remain unavailable.

[Demitri_C]

Ezri Konsa and Boubacar Kamara return to #AVFC's squad for the game against Juventus. Jacob Ramsey and Amadou Onana remain unavailable.

Thanks. Thats wonderful news. Feeling abit optimistic hearing that vlahovic is also out.

Come on boys lets do this and get back to winning ways

[JUAN PABLO]

hope Kamara starts .

Villa will win this as long as we dont get any corners


1 - 0

[SaddVillan]

hope Kamara starts .

Villa will win this as long as we dont get any corners

1 - 0

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Probably best to knock them straight out for a throw in by the corner flag?

[UK Redsox]

--snip--
Douglas Luiz, it was supposed, could fulfil many of the tasks previously assigned to Paul Pogba, whose positive drug test last season terminated his relationship with Juventus. He'd be an all-round galvaniser who would win the ball and expertly deliver it to the flair, wide players such as Timothy Weah, the newcomers Chico Conceição and Nico González, and the Turkish prodigy Kenan Yildiz. Here was a midfielder who had helped to transform Villa into a club ready for elite European combat, a player whose international career had been revived, and who, at 26, seemed to be peaking.

Douglas Luiz was also an opportunity, a sale Villa felt obliged to make to comply with Premier League Profitability and Sustainability Rules (PRS). Having complained long and loud about how PSR is formulated, Villa ended up doing the deal with a club who themselves spent last season serving a ban from Uefa tournaments for having breached Financial Fair Play (FFP).
Deal done, Villa were promptly pitted directly against the former FFP felons in Uefa's principal competition. To this catalogue of ironies, January may yet add another. So alarmed are Juventus by their extensive injury list that winter offers for Douglas Luiz will be listened to if his outbound transfer could raise enough in funds for a new centre back.
--snip--

DC, Barrenechea and (maybe) some cash to bring back Dougie ?

[SaddVillan]

I've edited this down from a piece in The Athletic:

Weston McKennie has been left out of Juventus’ squad for their Champions League tie against Aston Villa on Wednesday. He played 80 minutes in Juve’s goalless draw with Milan on Saturday but will not travel to Birmingham with the rest of Thiago Motta’s squad.

He joins Dusan Vlahovic, Arkadiusz Milik and Arthur Melo in missing the trip to Villa Park. McKennie’s USMNT team-mate Timothy Weah has been included as one of four forwards.

Douglas Luiz has missed Juventus’ past five Serie A games through injury and has not recovered in time to face his former side.

Meanwhile, defender Juan Cabal is set for an extended period on the sidelines after having an operation on Tuesday to repair the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury to his left knee sustained in training before Colombia’s World Cup qualifiers against Uruguay and Ecuador.

[Demitri_C]

--snip--
Douglas Luiz, it was supposed, could fulfil many of the tasks previously assigned to Paul Pogba, whose positive drug test last season terminated his relationship with Juventus. He'd be an all-round galvaniser who would win the ball and expertly deliver it to the flair, wide players such as Timothy Weah, the newcomers Chico Conceição and Nico González, and the Turkish prodigy Kenan Yildiz. Here was a midfielder who had helped to transform Villa into a club ready for elite European combat, a player whose international career had been revived, and who, at 26, seemed to be peaking.

Douglas Luiz was also an opportunity, a sale Villa felt obliged to make to comply with Premier League Profitability and Sustainability Rules (PRS). Having complained long and loud about how PSR is formulated, Villa ended up doing the deal with a club who themselves spent last season serving a ban from Uefa tournaments for having breached Financial Fair Play (FFP).
Deal done, Villa were promptly pitted directly against the former FFP felons in Uefa's principal competition. To this catalogue of ironies, January may yet add another. So alarmed are Juventus by their extensive injury list that winter offers for Douglas Luiz will be listened to if his outbound transfer could raise enough in funds for a new centre back.
--snip--

DC, Barrenechea and (maybe) some cash to bring back Dougie ?

If he is available on loan with option to buy i would take him back in a heart beat.

Dont think unai would though unfortunately

[olaftab]

I think DC and DL would be a fair and an equitable swap.

[olaftab]

hope Kamara starts .
Villa will win this as long as we dont get any corners
1 - 0

Probably best to knock them straight out for a throw in by the corner flag?

Is it possible to refuse corners? Failing that our taker should kick it into row z giving defence time to reposition🤔

[Mister E]

I think DC and DL would be a fair and an equitable swap.

Particularly with Cabal long-term injured, Juve are after a CB.

[passport1]

I expect another night of European glory. Onwards and upwards!

[Skerra]

Don’t let injuries to be an excuse for us. Juventus have so many out that I’m expecting a reasonably easy victory. Saw the Juventus team bus near Broad Street earlier. Probably going to their hotel.