Aston Villa v Celtic Pre match

[Dave]

Even if we had not sold Carlos, Unai still would not have played him whilst Mings is injured, due to Unai insisting that only a left footed player can play on the left hand side of our defence.

When has he said this? Or it it just that we've never been in a position where we were missing both of Torres and Mings so it's never come up before?

I find it unlikely that he wouldn't have played Diego Carlos, who has played most of his career at LCB ahead of Digne if he were still with us.

[Olneythelonely]

I have seen comments from Unai saying that the reason Digne did and can play there is because he’s left footed. So it does seem like it’s one of the bigger attributes he looks for in a LCB.

However, I just looked for those comments and now I’m convinced I dreamt them.

[frank black]

Even if we had not sold Carlos, Unai still would not have played him whilst Mings is injured, due to Unai insisting that only a left footed player can play on the left hand side of our defence.

It will be interesting to see how Digne does at centre half this evening.

Left side was Diego’s natural position TBF, so he’d have definitely put him there.

[85kota]

Emery on Mings injury: "Lucas Digne helped us but we lost a little bit."

"I don't know sadly but hopefully not a lot. With the left CB it's very important with Pau Torres. He can play with his left foot. Today we have another centre-back. I needed one left-footed player."

“Lamare Bogarde can play centre back on the right but playing on the left, with our build-up, I decided for Lucas because he has experience, he has a left foot.”

[Bosco81]

Even if we had not sold Carlos, Unai still would not have played him whilst Mings is injured, due to Unai insisting that only a left footed player can play on the left hand side of our defence.

It will be interesting to see how Digne does at centre half this evening.

And also given Carlos was a bit loose and tentative bringing the ball out on his good foot, he'd have been a bomb scare on his left side.

Is Courtney Hause still a footballer ?

[sid1964]

I honestly thought that Carlos was a right sided centre half, he only seemed to play in that position, although I am probably wrong?

[Sexual Ealing]

Yes, you probably are.

[Dave]

I honestly thought that Carlos was a right sided centre half, he only seemed to play in that position, although I am probably wrong?

We bought him based on his performances for Sevilla, where he played on the left with Kounde on the right. Given the issues between Gerrard and Mings when Gerrard arrived, it seems logical that we bought him with a view to our first-choice centre-backs being Konsa (R) and Carlos (L).

Whether Emery is wedded to the idea of a left-footer at LCB I don't know. But it doesn't seem impossible that he'd pick Carlos over Digne if he'd had the choice.

[Bosco81]

I honestly thought that Carlos was a right sided centre half, he only seemed to play in that position, although I am probably wrong?

He was a right footed/sided centre half, but he played on the left for Sevilla I think, whether that was cos they didn't have a left footer to put there I don't know

[langleylions]

Is tyrone definately out ?

[ChicagoLion]

Is tyrone definately out ?

We think so, 2 weeks.

[langleylions]

🙄🙄👍

[Footy-Vill]

Well enjoy the game everyone.
3pts is the main objective and anything else for other team results for a top 8 finish could be possible ! Time will tell.

Up the Villa!

[Tuscans]

[TonyD]

So is Birmingham awash with Celtic fans this afternoon?