Bournemouth v Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread

[RamboandBruno]

They have a good home record to be fair, something like W6 D3 L2 in the league with losses coming fairly recently against Arsenal and Everton.

[PaulWinch again]

I think it’ll be tough, but they’re prolific going forward and quite leaky at the back. That will present opportunities for us, but we need to be sharp. Ideally we’d have Ollie back starting and Tammy as an option from the bench.

[ROBBO]

He will play Ollie on the left and Tammy in the middle.

[PaulWinch again]

That would be a terrible idea

[PaulWinch again]

Ollie isn’t good on the left. He’s our best striker - Tammy is a good back-up/option to change things tactically when the situation dictates.

[LeeS]

We’ve now reached the point in the season where tactical accas come into play. Last week every result went against us (if you are looking over your shoulder). That is a lucrative source of winnings. Same will happen this week. Get your cash on.

[Sexual Ealing]

We’ve now reached the point in the season where tactical accas come into play. Last week every result went against us (if you are looking over your shoulder). That is a lucrative source of winnings. Same will happen this week. Get your cash on.

This is good advice. Well, it isn't, it's terrible advice, but it's what I'll be doing.

[Somniloquism]

Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Mings, Maatsen, Onana, Luiz, Bailey, Rogers, Barkley, Watkins.

Haven't been that impressed with Torres lately. Granted Mings was appalling v Salzburg but this pitch always seems to be play tight so will suit him. Harsh to drop Buendia but think we need proven impact off the bench. Will only be 60mins or so in Barkley anyway at 10, can swap in Buendia then. If all are fit above our options are strong.

Mings wasn’t appalling v Salzburg. A bit of complacency for their 1st was the only thing that he did wrong.

I don't know. He was complacent for alot of 60 mins before we started to come back. Most thought his gift for the first had been telegraphed with his casual play for most of that half. He could have done a hell of a lot better for the second as well and was the one too deep playing the player on for the shot that could easily have been 3-0. So i don't think it was one thing. The hope is he has gotten that out of his system because the Fenerbache match showed how good he can be as well.

[TheToffnar]

Think we'll come away with the win given they'll come at us and there'll be a lot more space to exploit.

Onana has to start though. Love Bogarde, but this will be a game  that we'll have to control down the middle.

[Toronto Villa]

we will bounce back with another win. Probably. Or more likely another goal disallowed because we tripped one of their players by accident coming out to start the game. Or the ball was out of play for goal kick 10 minutes prior to the goal, restarted correctly, they had the ball, we won it back and scored. Something like that.

[Skerra]

A few forward passes might help us!!

[Beard82]

I think well win this one, so long as they dont decide that Peter McParland charge on Ray Wood was a foul.

[ChicagoLion]

 

I think well win this one, so long as they dont decide that Peter McParland charge on Ray Wood was a foul.

[dorsetvillian]

You do wonder how many other weird and wonderful ways can be found to stop Villa winning matches from those, either a ref, a lino or VAR. It's no comfort a week later to see those in charge got it wrong once again...

[LeeS]

You do wonder how many other weird and wonderful ways can be found to stop Villa winning matches from those, either a ref, a lino or VAR. It's no comfort a week later to see those in charge got it wrong once again...

I ask this. If we are playing the Europa League final and we concede a last minute goal that denies us and the ball had gone out of play in the build up what would you say? You don’t need to answer. We all know that we would never ever stop complaining about it.
I’d ditch VAR tomorrow (it has ruined the spectacle of football) but it was entirely correct on this occasion.