Aston Villa v Newcastle United Match Thread (Sat 23)

[Villan57]

Such kids ain't we?

It's an age thing mate, the younger generation spent too much time worrying about being PC or offending someone to see anything funny these days

 

[danvilla2]

This thread is quiet, is there a game in under 2 hours?!

Peroni’s are cooling nicely in the fridge

 

[Stephen Jay Hawkings]

I'm far too over-confident for this (as one might see in the prediction thread)

Never a good sign,

 

[sirdennis]

23 mins to team news

 

[danvilla2]

23 mins to team news

20 now

 

[danvilla2]

Here’s my shout:

Usual back 5
.....................Luiz
Bert...Barkley....Jack....El Ghazi
....................Ollie

Not really a 4-1-4-1, more one of Ross or Jack support Ollie, and the other keeps shape.

 

[JW1985]

I think El Ghazi will be in for Traore. Ramsey in for Mcginn. The closer I get to this the more I've a horrible feeling we'll lose late on to a jammy/wonder goal.

 

[danvilla2]

I think El Ghazi will be in for Traore. Ramsey in for Mcginn. The closer I get to this the more I've a horrible feeling we'll lose late on to a jammy/wonder goal.

Yes, sounds like Ramsey is in his thoughts, there is good logic to drop Ramsey in to not tweak the shape, as my selection could see is caught out in the middle of midfield and we haven’t really been overrun in the middle in that many games - Leeds maybe the only one?

 

[JuanPabloAngel]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1353054961916125185

 

[Villan57]

I think El Ghazi will be in for Traore. Ramsey in for Mcginn. The closer I get to this the more I've a horrible feeling we'll lose late on to a jammy/wonder goal.

all far too easy isn't it, everything points to a Villa win and we all know what normally happens

 

[danvilla2]

Bert has been shit over the last few weeks, but against the poorer sides I think he’s better on the pitch than off it. He’ll get the ball and have more time on it.

 

[Stephen Jay Hawkings]

Nakamba it is then

 

[danvilla2]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1353054961916125185

Marv? I’d rather recall Hourihane. Don’t get that at all

 

[Villan57]

Marv in for SJM one short arse left-footer for another

 

[JuanPabloAngel]

Marv? I’d rather recall Hourihane. Don’t get that at all

I think he's fine to be honest. And he'll be better in a far better team than he was in last season.

 

[sirdennis]

So Douggie playing further forward then.

I wonder if Anwar has had a bad case of covid as I thought he would have started given his form.

 

[Villan57]

retaining the 4-2-3-1 makes sense I suppose. suss them out and if we can't find a way through bring on an extra attacker

 

[Stephen Jay Hawkings]

I wonder if Anwar has had a bad case of covid as I thought he would have started given his form.

I'd imagine that must be the case, otherwise he's being shafted big time.

 

[Melon Donkey]

I’m extra bouncing for this for some reason tonight. Normally means one thing. A let down

 

[danvilla2]

I think he's fine to be honest. And he'll be better in a far better team than he was in last season.

My biggest problem is that’s a bit negative, I think we could’ve been a bit more ballsy. Marv will just get in Luiz’s way, I suspect Luiz will push up a little but we could end up with two holding players which is sort of our formation this season but SJM can get up unlike Marv.

Secondly, I think Marv is under par for what we need in this league.