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Offline Stu

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Re: Aston Villa v Arsenal Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #30 on: Today at 02:53:04 PM »
Arsenal mates reckon Declan Rice is going to be ok for the weekend. Some trepidation in their camp also, saying it’s a tough one to call.

Offline Deano's Mullet

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Re: Aston Villa v Arsenal Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #31 on: Today at 03:42:31 PM »
I honestly think we'll beat them. We were unlucky at home last season in the 2-0 and they have injuries plus we are the better side.  V tight 2-1 squeaky bum win.

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Re: Aston Villa v Arsenal Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #32 on: Today at 03:46:15 PM »
           Martinez
Cash Konsa Torres Digne
      Kamara   Tielemans
McGinn     Rogers     Buendia
             Watkins

Offline Nev

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Re: Aston Villa v Arsenal Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #33 on: Today at 04:15:07 PM »
Echoes of that match a couple of years back abound, a crazy few days when we really started to believe there was something special happening. It did and it suddenly feels like it again.

Arsenal will be a real test but one we can approach with relish and confidence, the players looked they were absolutely bouncing.

As for me, I'm bouncing too and I hate Woolwich, their entitlement, their mid game false injury coaching sessions, their prick of a manager, their premature title celebrations, that fucking song, their abandonment of Highbury and their absolute horror that anyone should dare challenge them for the ball. And Rice, the turncoat.

30 fucking nil to us.

1-0

Offline RamboandBruno

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Re: Aston Villa v Arsenal Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #34 on: Today at 05:57:46 PM »
           Martinez
Cash Konsa Torres Digne
      Kamara   Tielemans
McGinn     Rogers     Buendia
             Watkins
This team
2-1 Watkins, Malen off the bench

Online Dave

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Re: Aston Villa v Arsenal Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #35 on: Today at 07:16:56 PM »
If we had Barkley fit and able to come on in the second half, I'd be inclined to go with all of McGinn / Kamara / Onana / Tielemans.

As it is, I think at least one of those will need to come on for the last half hour. So Onana / Kamara / McGinn, with Youri to come on for Buendia after an hour.

Online eye digress

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Re: Aston Villa v Arsenal Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #36 on: Today at 08:45:37 PM »
Of those 4, he’s been rotating them pretty consistently. So with Tielemans on the bench yesterday, I’d expect him to start. Kamara came off after 70, so would expect to see him too. Can’t see SJM on the bench for this one, so surely Onana misses out?


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Re: Aston Villa v Arsenal Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #37 on: Today at 08:51:51 PM »
I expect a typical random Unai selection to confuse the opposition.

Online Brazilian Villain

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Re: Aston Villa v Arsenal Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #38 on: Today at 09:12:26 PM »
I expect a typical random Unai selection to confuse the opposition.

Imagine if he started Garcia and Elliott. :)

 


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