Nottingham Forest v Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread

[Grumpy]

Not today nor the rest of the week tbh.

I also no longer have fingernails.

😂😂😂

[Hookeysmith]

Has anyone done any work today?

Nope

Although i appreciate others nervousness - this is what we watch the game for. Much rather have a huge game with jepordy on it than a dead rubber nothing game.

I agree with most  - just please can the real Villa turn up

The old adage: Form is temporary, class is permanent

There is a reason why they are where they are in the league - we should of won this game easily if Morgan and Ollie had their boots on ther right feet

                       Martinez

Cash          Konsa         Pau       Digne

     Onana / McGinn           Tielemans

McGinn / Sancho     Buendia             Rogers

                        Watkins

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[ajmant]

Is it me or are the press largely ignoring this fixture? Go to bbc home page in the football and there is diddly squat. If Chelsea were playing a Greek second division team who’s fluked some European qualification via a cup win or something, we’d have full preview and analysis.

Anyway I’m officially cacking it.

[PaulTheVillan]

Don’t start Mings & Sancho 

Don’t f**king lose.

[PaulTheVillan]

Has anyone done any work today?

Sadly I’ve worked my sack off today.  But tomorrow is now clear, so I can enjoy a slab of cans and watch us NOT fuck this up.

[DB]

We really need Onana fit to break up the play when they have the ball.

[Pete3206]

Has anyone done any work today?

Yes. My Everton colleague who for some reason 'hates Villa', bade farewell with the comment "I hope you lose"

Nice. Still, my long weekend starts now and I'm off for several libations.

[walsall villain]

Don’t start Mings & Sancho 

Don’t f**king lose.

I thought that and agree with your take if it had been one of their favourites. BBC no different from any of the media now, just want clicks.

[Proposition Joe]

We should win. We might not.

Emery will try and keep it tight, they will go for it, which is what gives us the opportunity. Emery just doesn't go gung-ho in a first leg.

Not gung-ho, but we should go at them, if we sit back and try to slow it down, they will pick us off, especially the first 20mins. Unai has been here many times….

Back to the Balagué book, and I've just read the bit about the Palace game. Seems Villa's game plan was to keep the ball, and wait for the opportunity for Palace's well-organised tactics to break open. But when they didn't, we got sluggish and nervous and tried risky passes, which was when they broke with their pace. Are Forest the same as Palace?

Forest will press us aggressively man for man in midfield, like Fulham did to us and like Forest did to Sunderland. I hope we've been working on playing more direct.

[Rigadon]

Is it me or are the press largely ignoring this fixture? Go to bbc home page in the football and there is diddly squat. If Chelsea were playing a Greek second division team who’s fluked some European qualification via a cup win or something, we’d have full preview and analysis.

Anyway I’m officially cacking it.

The guardian football page stats with a CL round up, them moves onto Man Utd transfer rumours, Spurs women, etc etc.  The first mention of the British side playing a European semi final is about 15 stories down the page.