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Author Topic: Brentford vs Aston Villa pre match thread  (Read 9541 times)

Offline rob_bridge

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Re: Brentford vs Aston Villa pre match thread
« Reply #75 on: March 07, 2025, 09:57:36 PM »
We need this. No ifs or buts.

Last league game for a month.

Offline Mellin

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Re: Brentford vs Aston Villa pre match thread
« Reply #76 on: March 07, 2025, 10:35:11 PM »
Three points or mentally the league goes in the bin until August.

Offline eamonn

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Re: Brentford vs Aston Villa pre match thread
« Reply #77 on: March 08, 2025, 12:00:39 AM »
We do normally play well against teams who play good football so I'm feeling fairly optimistic.

Nah, they're more like Palace than Liverpool. We're cooked.

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Re: Brentford vs Aston Villa pre match thread
« Reply #78 on: March 08, 2025, 12:16:34 AM »
Frustrating draw, for me.

Online Dante Lavelli

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Re: Brentford vs Aston Villa pre match thread
« Reply #79 on: March 08, 2025, 08:36:34 AM »
It’s the sort of game where we need to win the physical battle, so I wouldn’t start Pau, Asensio or Bailey.  I’d also consider Bogarde as DCM so Tielemans can have a rest and Kamara’s minutes can be managed.

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Re: Brentford vs Aston Villa pre match thread
« Reply #80 on: March 08, 2025, 09:27:41 AM »
It’s the sort of game where we need to win the physical battle, so I wouldn’t start Pau, Asensio or Bailey.  I’d also consider Bogarde as DCM so Tielemans can have a rest and Kamara’s minutes can be managed.

After Wednesday we don’t have a game until the end of the month so I don’t think we need to worry too much about resting players unless they are particularly fatigued.

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Re: Brentford vs Aston Villa pre match thread
« Reply #81 on: March 08, 2025, 09:34:51 AM »
Nailed on defeat.

Away
After CL
At fucking Brentford

Online Dante Lavelli

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Re: Brentford vs Aston Villa pre match thread
« Reply #82 on: March 08, 2025, 09:50:29 AM »
It’s the sort of game where we need to win the physical battle, so I wouldn’t start Pau, Asensio or Bailey.  I’d also consider Bogarde as DCM so Tielemans can have a rest and Kamara’s minutes can be managed.

After Wednesday we don’t have a game until the end of the month so I don’t think we need to worry too much about resting players unless they are particularly fatigued.

God point.  I’d still have one eye on Wednesday, so I’d select Garcia and Malen today.

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Re: Brentford vs Aston Villa pre match thread
« Reply #83 on: March 08, 2025, 10:48:46 AM »
It’s weird I had much more confidence for a Champions League away game than this. I just can’t see anything other than a loss here - hope I’m proved to be massively wrong.

Offline eamonn

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Re: Brentford vs Aston Villa pre match thread
« Reply #84 on: March 08, 2025, 11:55:13 AM »
It’s the sort of game where we need to win the physical battle, so I wouldn’t start Pau, Asensio or Bailey.  I’d also consider Bogarde as DCM so Tielemans can have a rest and Kamara’s minutes can be managed.

It's a physical battle and you'd start little Lamare ahead of seasoned engine room specialists like Youri and Bouba? Come on...

Online ChicagoLion

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Re: Brentford vs Aston Villa pre match thread
« Reply #85 on: March 08, 2025, 12:47:34 PM »
It’s the sort of game where we need to win the physical battle, so I wouldn’t start Pau, Asensio or Bailey.  I’d also consider Bogarde as DCM so Tielemans can have a rest and Kamara’s minutes can be managed.

It's a physical battle and you'd start little Lamare ahead of seasoned engine room specialists like Youri and Bouba? Come on...
I would play both and SJM.
Try and hold them and bring on the finishers to finish them second half.

Offline 85kota

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Re: Brentford vs Aston Villa pre match thread
« Reply #86 on: March 08, 2025, 03:10:47 PM »
It’s weird I had much more confidence for a Champions League away game than this. I just can’t see anything other than a loss here - hope I’m proved to be massively wrong.

Can't see anything but a loss?

What a ridiculous thing to say!

Online ChicagoLion

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Re: Brentford vs Aston Villa pre match thread
« Reply #87 on: March 08, 2025, 03:12:25 PM »
It’s weird I had much more confidence for a Champions League away game than this. I just can’t see anything other than a loss here - hope I’m proved to be massively wrong.

Can't see anything but a loss?

What a ridiculous thing to say!
Why, it’s his opinion.
I couldn’t predict it.

Offline 85kota

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Re: Brentford vs Aston Villa pre match thread
« Reply #88 on: March 08, 2025, 03:24:38 PM »
It’s weird I had much more confidence for a Champions League away game than this. I just can’t see anything other than a loss here - hope I’m proved to be massively wrong.

Can't see anything but a loss?

What a ridiculous thing to say!
Why, it’s his opinion.
I couldn’t predict it.

It's a stupid opinion then because we won there last season and we are currently above them in the table.

So, to see nothing but a loss doesn't make any logical sense.

I guess PaulWinch again doesn't understand logic.

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Re: Brentford vs Aston Villa pre match thread
« Reply #89 on: March 08, 2025, 03:29:32 PM »
We've also lost the vast majority of games that we've played after a Champions League match this season.

 


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