Aston Villa v Spurs Pre-Match Thread

[PeterWithesShin]

Friday 16th 19.30 KO.

Other games

Friday
Chelsea v ManU

Sun
West Ham v Forest
Arsenal v Newcastle

Tuess
ManC v Bournemouth

[PaulWinch again]

Another must win obviously.

[PaulWinch again]

I think width is key - stretching this Spurs side opens them up like the parting of the Red Sea.

[Perthvillan]

Watching both Man U and Spuds yesterday fills me with enormous confidence for the Spuds game and Man U game to follow. If they both play like that against us we will thrash them.
Spuds first though and can see our best win of the season.
4-0 to us and CL qualification to follow the next weekend.
UTV

[eamonn]

Spurs were an embarrassment yesterday. Far worse than us at Wembley despite not conceding as many.

[PhilVill]

Last home game of the season, Uni will send us out a la second half against PSG. At least 4-0, possibly 6-0. Only changes would be McGinn for Asensio (with Rogers playing the 10 and SJM on the right), Maatsen for JJ on the left.

[Brazilian Villain]

Last home game of the season, Uni will send us out a la second half against PSG. At least 4-0, possibly 6-0.

Dangerous talk, a win of any description will do.

[Smithy]

Last home game of the season, Uni will send us out a la second half against PSG. At least 4-0, possibly 6-0.

Dangerous talk, a win of any description will do.

Of course, I'd take 3 points and a nervy 1-0 right now.   But our goal difference is now only 5 worse than Forest, so it would be nice if we could turn that around by the final day, and remove the possibility of missing out on goal difference :-)

[paul_e]

I think width is key - stretching this Spurs side opens them up like the parting of the Red Sea.

Absolutely, and it's not about them being poor players, etc. This is a tactical flaw in how they're setup, the positioning of the fullbacks when they have the ball fucks them over in transition time and time again. That he's done nothing to address it in 2 years shows how flawed he is as a manager.

My plan against these would be very much rope-a-dope, let them get into our half and then press and counter out wide. I'd be tempted to put Maatsen and Bailey on the wings.

[Legion]

0-2

[Brend'Watkins]

Spurs looked atrocious against Palace. It really could have been their heaviest home defeat in the Premier. Ange looks a beaten man. We need to take full advantage.

[Somniloquism]

Kulesevski was subbed off the weekend with injury. Unfortunately he might be back for our game but that would put their players into a doubt of trying not to get injured ahead of the final.

[Brazilian Villain]

Dangerous talk, a win of any description will do.

Of course, I'd take 3 points and a nervy 1-0 right now.   But our goal difference is now only 5 worse than Forest, so it would be nice if we could turn that around by the final day, and remove the possibility of missing out on goal difference :-)

If we win our last two games, Forest can't catch us. Even if we win one and draw one, Forest still can't be level with us on points. The others are too far ahead wrt goal difference for us to overcome it.

[paul_e]

Dangerous talk, a win of any description will do.

Of course, I'd take 3 points and a nervy 1-0 right now.   But our goal difference is now only 5 worse than Forest, so it would be nice if we could turn that around by the final day, and remove the possibility of missing out on goal difference :-)

If we win our last two games, Forest can't catch us. Even if we win one and draw one, Forest still can't be level with us on points. The others are too far ahead wrt goal difference for us to overcome it.

are you unwilling to consider us putting 7-8 in against Spurs and Man Utd?

[Keeno]

I could see Ollie absolutely feasting against this side. Especially if he chooses to rest some of their first choice defenders again like he did at the weekend. 

As annoying as the whole fixture rearrangement was, Friday night under the lights will mean the atmosphere is going to be one of the best league games of the season - cannot wait.