Aston Villa (0) vs Nottm Forest (1) - EL SF 2nd leg pre match

[Mister E]

There is no way Lindy will be playing DMF; when did Emery last start with him in that role? He's also unlikely to start Watkins and Abraham in the same starting team, for the same logic.
Sancho should be nowhere the starting XI.

[Sexual Ealing]

I have such weried feelings about this game - I cant think of another game I felt quite like this.   I have had varying degrees of nerves and excitiment for games - but never this sense of dread. 

Its like having a big work pitch for a contract you know your unlikely to get but really need to pay the bills.  At the same time you know if you go in with a defeatist attitude, you def wont get it.  But then if you psych yourself up and really go for it dare to believe you just know it will hurt more when the likely outcome happens.

Fuck it - better to risk it then die wondering - UTV

Have you been reading the texts I send to myself?

[Beard82]

I have such weried feelings about this game - I cant think of another game I felt quite like this.   I have had varying degrees of nerves and excitiment for games - but never this sense of dread. 

Its like having a big work pitch for a contract you know your unlikely to get but really need to pay the bills.  At the same time you know if you go in with a defeatist attitude, you def wont get it.  But then if you psych yourself up and really go for it dare to believe you just know it will hurt more when the likely outcome happens.

Fuck it - better to risk it then die wondering - UTV

Have you been reading the texts I send to myself?

Guilty.  On a related note, dont worry it happens to most men at some point or another

[john e]

Are we capable of raising our game to levels we haven’t seen for a few months because that’s what it will take to beat an in form Forest
No doubt the crowd will do their bit, we have the players, but will they perform Will they go for it

I can’t remember the last time we put persistent pressure on the oppositions goal we seem to have lost that ability
I’ve seen the atmosphere drain out the ground too many times with Martinez standing on the ball for five minutes before passing to Konsa and playing it around the back for another 10 passes before getting trapped in the corner and either losing it or lumping it forward

Let’s hope we can find one of the great performances again tomorrow night and give ourselves an historic night
We’ll do our bit let’s hope the players an follow suit

[eamonn]

The performance against WHam was pretty decent in both halves.

[brontebilly]

Either Mcginn has to be next to Youri in the middle. Or we bring Doug in - 100% Bogarde cant play

I'm more inclined to play Konsa at RB, Lindelof with Pau + Digne

Then have Cash, Rodgers and Buendia behind Ollie

Moving our best/only RB into midfield creates two problems and fixes none.  Lindelof into midfield is another mad one.

[Chip Butty 111]

Tonight's SF showed you can have very different games in the 2nd leg. If Youri, SJM and Rogers play well we can beat this lot comfortably. Let's get the place rocking and see how Forest handle it 💪

[RamboandBruno]

The performance against WHam was pretty decent in both halves.

And Bologna and Sunderland last 5 minutes aside

[Stu]

Congratulations and everything but that's like pissing in the gods' blue WKD at a charity function for lame foxes.

It’s ok man, I forgot to buy her a card

[PeterWithesShin]

A penalty shootout would be fun.

[Olneythelonely]

Just watched the extended highlights of last year’s Bayern and PSG games. It’s perked me up a bit.

[Smirker]

It's match day 

[cdbearsfan]

Ugh. Sense of dread, activated.

[PeterWithesShin]

[FrankyH]

Can’t sleep , up 2 hours before the alarm clock was set to go off.A drum at Villa Park , Jesus suffering fuck. Hopefully a great night under the lights and the post match thread is all about the team, Unai , the atmosphere and plans for the final.