Aston Villa v Brighton Match Thread

[AlexAlexCropley]

How is Mings ahead of Lindelof?

This is a conundrum

No, Ty and Pow are left-footed and Lindelof and Konsa right-sided. Lind only played on the left when the two choices there were crocked.

Makes sense

[Brazilian Villain]

How is Mings ahead of Lindelof?

Victor refused to look Unai in the eye.

[Crown Hill]

No queues at the Witton Arms again. The Warehouse Kwikfit seems to have nabbed a lot of its customers.

I don’t mind Mings and Konsa - last season they were so solid together in the second half of the season but not so convinced about Bogarde, Onana and Watkins.

We’ll see!

[Goldenballs]

Konsa at RB would've been a better option with Lindelof at RCB.

I think he'll have a tough night against Mitoma.

[Duncan Shaw]

Can we get this stickied.....?

[SamTheMouse]

And of course, the latest player injured is one we don't have a top class replacement for.

Fuck off injury gods.

[KevinGage]

It’s a bit bonkers that governing bodies are keen for clubs to play a million games a season but won’t let **most** teams invest in players to do that. Complete con.

Indeed.

[Beard82]

Its funny that Konsa played a lot at right back - buut hasnt since Carlos left - I think Linderlof is at least as good as Carlos.

[Tuscans]

Emery keeps mentioning the supporters "energy" more so that ever. I bet it's a fucking morgue tonight, hope not, but I bet it  is.

[PeterWithesShin]

Kendrick has as well

Mat Kendrick - Football editor, Birmingham Live

I've been banging on about the Villa Park atmosphere - or lack of it - lately. And with three home games in 10 days I'm at it again. We're still in the Champions League places, still in the FA Cup and through to the knockout stages of the Europa League.
We're still on the verge of making this an historic season and as Aston Villa supporters we really need to play our part. In my opinion the responsibility for driving this team over the line lies as much with us in the stands as it does with Unai Emery in the dugout and the players on the pitch.
The club has done its bit to put us in a fantastic position by giving us a world-class manager and a brilliant squad, but too often us fans seem infected by nervousness. It’s not that there's the presence of negativity at VP, it’s more an absence of positivity that settles over the ground.
We’ve got to get past this mental block where we only find our voices for the massive grudge matches or when there's a scalp. It's easy as a fanbase to be up for it against our bogey team Manchester United or league leaders Arsenal. How do we summon up similar fervour for less animosity fixtures against lower profile opponents? 
Every single game is high jeopardy because the stakes are so high, but that seems to promote anxiety rather than excitement. I've heard the argument that football is so methodical that it's hard to crank up the atmosphere when the centre-backs are passing between themselves. Surely the onus is on us to fill those lulls with chants of positivity?
The players clearly feed off us, too. Why do you think Emi Martinez tries to whip up the Holte after making a big save or Matty Cash does likewise with the Trinity after a crunching tackle? It does make a difference, it must make a difference. Even Ollie Watkins referenced the flat atmosphere recently.
We need to ditch that damaging sense of entitlement and stop waiting for the team to entertain us before we decide to get loud. It's hard. We're a collective, but we're also a crowd made up of 40,000 individuals with different stresses, strains and ways of supporting our team.
I’ll be the first to admit my own matchday inhibitions. I don’t start chants at the top of the Trinity for fear of being on my own (or waking up my neighbours!). But each of us, in our own special way, needs to bring the same energy we demand of our heroes.
If any of them went missing they'd get a 5 out of 10 player rating or lower, but what about us? What do we need to do to get a 10 out of 10 fan rating? It’s time to park the anxiety, forget the hard day at work, and really bring the noise for these final home games.
Up the Villa 🦁

[Dave]

How is Mings ahead of Lindelof?

This is a conundrum

No, Ty and Pow are left-footed and Lindelof and Konsa right-sided. Lind only played on the left when the two choices there were crocked.

Even though Lindelof and Konsa have looked more assured than Mings and Konsa?

[Tuscans]

Kendrick has as well

Mat Kendrick - Football editor, Birmingham Live

I've been banging on about the Villa Park atmosphere - or lack of it - lately. And with three home games in 10 days I'm at it again. We're still in the Champions League places, still in the FA Cup and through to the knockout stages of the Europa League.
We're still on the verge of making this an historic season and as Aston Villa supporters we really need to play our part. In my opinion the responsibility for driving this team over the line lies as much with us in the stands as it does with Unai Emery in the dugout and the players on the pitch.
The club has done its bit to put us in a fantastic position by giving us a world-class manager and a brilliant squad, but too often us fans seem infected by nervousness. It’s not that there's the presence of negativity at VP, it’s more an absence of positivity that settles over the ground.
We’ve got to get past this mental block where we only find our voices for the massive grudge matches or when there's a scalp. It's easy as a fanbase to be up for it against our bogey team Manchester United or league leaders Arsenal. How do we summon up similar fervour for less animosity fixtures against lower profile opponents? 
Every single game is high jeopardy because the stakes are so high, but that seems to promote anxiety rather than excitement. I've heard the argument that football is so methodical that it's hard to crank up the atmosphere when the centre-backs are passing between themselves. Surely the onus is on us to fill those lulls with chants of positivity?
The players clearly feed off us, too. Why do you think Emi Martinez tries to whip up the Holte after making a big save or Matty Cash does likewise with the Trinity after a crunching tackle? It does make a difference, it must make a difference. Even Ollie Watkins referenced the flat atmosphere recently.
We need to ditch that damaging sense of entitlement and stop waiting for the team to entertain us before we decide to get loud. It's hard. We're a collective, but we're also a crowd made up of 40,000 individuals with different stresses, strains and ways of supporting our team.
I’ll be the first to admit my own matchday inhibitions. I don’t start chants at the top of the Trinity for fear of being on my own (or waking up my neighbours!). But each of us, in our own special way, needs to bring the same energy we demand of our heroes.
If any of them went missing they'd get a 5 out of 10 player rating or lower, but what about us? What do we need to do to get a 10 out of 10 fan rating? It’s time to park the anxiety, forget the hard day at work, and really bring the noise for these final home games.
Up the Villa 🦁

Agred with him for years on this.

[PaulWinch again]

I always worry about our ability to get control of the game and get quality passing going with Tielemans and Pau. Hope tonight works out we could really do with a win.

[Villan82]

Is the atmosphere thing linked to the price going up?

[Brazilian Villain]

I always worry when the pre-match is thread is stickied, and this isn't.