Aston Villa Match Thread (H)

[StevieH]

Last chance saloon playing Vardy. Shite or bust.

[Parafox]

23 minutes ago, Facecloth said:

Why do we have a whole back 4 on the bench?

In case we have to go defensive and play 8 at the back? 

[Lambert09]

2 minutes ago, fuchsntf said:

               Iversen

 Castagna Souttar Faes Kris

                 Mendy

       Ndidi.              KDH

                 Maddison

              Vardy.         Barnes

 

as I see it..!

surely ndidi and mendy the other way around? 

[PhillippaT]

I can only assume that Ricky P still isn't ready to start, yet

 

Here's hoping Castanga isn't cooked yet  (@fuchsntf)

[Detroit Blues]

10 minutes ago, beepee1984 said:

Well that is an interesting selection??

 

2 DMs

No RW

Vardy is back 

Still no Soyuncu, not even on the bench

 

Stowell last 2 1st matches saw Gray brought, I was hoping we would see Castagne/Pereira Combo on the right on a change in system, no sure about this line up, but still a hell of a lot more optimistic than any recent match

 

Villa have got the more attacking line up?

 

We haven't had a RW since Mahrez left 5 years ago

 

[AjcW]

Everyone forgetting Ricky got a knock on Saturday? Might not be 100% yet!

[Chelmofox]

All warming up together. Iversens warm up a lot different too. 

[Oldfox67]

                   Iversen

 Castagna Souttar Faes Kris

             Mendy      Ndidi.              

                        KDH

      Maddison         Barnes

                      Vardy.        

[The Quick Brown Fox]

4231?

[studentofthegame]

6 minutes ago, HankMarvin said:

It means nothing my friend 

look at his stats before BR came in and he was dropped. Sure he is older now but you would only expect a 50 percent drop off not 99.

let’s judge his ability and desire now his old mate Stowell has made him Number one again. Post match

I looked at the stats, over the past 4 seasons, so including Vardy's golden boot season 

Vardy has a goal or assist every 121.1 minutes in the league
Iheanacho has a goal or assist every 113.5 minutes in the League

 

Over that same period Kane has a goal or assist every 107.5 minutes, so the gap between Kane and Ihenacho is smaller than the gap between Iheanacho and Vardy

Over the past 2 seasons it is 125.8 minutes for Iheanacho and 140 minutes for Vardy

Vardy now is nowhere close to the player he was 4 seasons ago and the gap in terms of productivity has been growing between the two since then

Regardless of how uneasy on the eye it is to watch him play, Iheanacho is an unbelievably productive striker and it blows my mind that he never gets a consistent long run in the side unless forced to through injuries 

[Shamomoa]

Is soyuncu actually out of favour still or is he injured? To not even be in the squad is a surprise.

[J. James]

That line up ....surprising...

In the same way that losing a tenner and finding a fiver is...surprising..

 

Oh dear no.

Edited 4 April 2023 by J. James

[whoareyaaa]

12 minutes ago, ronnup said:

Need a steady stream , too nervous for fannying about

vipbox

[Dahnsouff]

3-4-3 innit-Wilf as 3rd CB

[Clarkey123]

11 minutes ago, ronnup said:

The team isn't as important as the tactics, if we're playing possesion football it's trouble...if he's said get the ball up the pitch as fast as you can, we could tear them up

With 3 attacking players?

[Trev3939]

Next stage of warm up is also different. Changes already been made 

[Bonanza]

Good luck lads!!!

[lfu]

4 minutes ago, Chelmofox said:

All warming up together. Iversens warm up a lot different too. 

Any sign of Knudsen?

[Parafox]

1 minute ago, whoareyaaa said:

vipbox

Don't bother. Full of bad links

[AjcW]

2 minutes ago, Shamomoa said:

Is soyuncu actually out of favour still or is he injured? To not even be in the squad is a surprise.

Was in the 'lads have arrived' video, didn't look injured.

Lets be honest Stowell doesn't strike me as a 'you've already signed somewhere else but i'll still play you' type of guy does he...

[Ely fox]

23 minutes ago, oxtonfox said:

any prospective managers in the stands lads? 

David Brent. 

[Shamomoa]

Just now, AjcW said:

Was in the 'lads have arrived' video, didn't look injured.

Lets be honest Stowell doesn't strike me as a 'you've already signed somewhere else but i'll still play you' type of guy does he...

Have i missed something or has soyuncu actually signed for someone else?

[Clarkey123]

I don’t get why we’re set up so negatively though? We’re in the relegation zone and at home??

[whoareyaaa]

1 minute ago, Parafox said:

Don't bother. Full of bad links

works perfect for me, every other site never seems to work

[MancFox24]

Don't mind the selection. We have to stop shipping goals and a wilf/mendy midfield is worth a try. Maddison is alot harder for defenders to pick up when he plays from wide. Vardy is a sentimental pick but if it gets the crowd on side then I'm not against it. And I'd sooner him start and get taken off than bring him on late in the game when he seems to struggle to get involved at all