TheStagMan Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 22 hours ago, theboyangel said: 2 and at least one of them will be retaken until penandes scores. Christ, hope not, we will still be playing in March. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvonVillain Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 12 hours ago, One For The Road said: "Aston Villa should think themselves lucky to be able to play against these great Premier League clubs. For such an insignificant club like them to get a chance to visit Old Trafford will just be a great day out for them. I know they have won their last 20 games without conceding a goal, but I'm going for them to lose 10-0 in this one, just on the basis that I'm sad, bitter old t***, whose outdated views on football are totally irrelevant." Can never understand the stick that Lawro gets. He is oblivious to any social media bullshit meaning he speaks more freely and plainly than practically any other pundit. As much as I love Dion Dublin the Villa player, my heart sinks whenever I tune into Football Focus to see him occupying a seat. There is so little insight on offer with so many of the pundits, and I just cannot understand why more sports journalists aren't employed on these shows, whose job it is to have all the facts and speak articulately about them. I work for a charity, and it really reminds me of this football pundit situation; people who have the time to offer their services, but little to no skill for the job at hand. I don't even think this is subjective. For every Alan Hansen, Gary Neville, Lawro et al, you get a Dion Dublin, Clint Morrison or if you are really, truly unlucky, Charlie Adam. Why are we suffering because these people have nothing better to do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Follyfoot Posted December 30, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted December 30, 2020 34 minutes ago, MNVillan said: They’ve conceded more than anyone in the top half of the league (23), while we have conceded second fewest (14 to Man City’s 12). They’ve scored a lot (31 in 15) but so have we (28 in 14). I can see us battering them by a few goals, especially if we get off to a fast start. Man United is good, but they seem fragile and prone to panic at any evidence of trouble. If we lose I think it will be because of mental lapses like against West Ham. With Emi and our current back 4, I think the chances we get our doors blown off by anyone are slim. I agree, an early goal and we will rip them apart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberman Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 Oh, I so want to win this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinker Posted December 30, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted December 30, 2020 Gonna be a high scoring game looking at how Manu set up against Wolves, 4-3 to us with Ollie getting a hatrick. ManU arent the team they pretend to be, we have better players all over the pitch . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepyvillian Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 6 hours ago, Follyfoot said: I’ll love it, love it when we beat these I hope you've got that Scunny accent down to a tee. Justin wouldn't sound the same in our vernacular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepyvillian Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 1 hour ago, tinker said: Gonna be a high scoring game looking at how Manu set up against Wolves, 4-3 to us with Ollie getting a hatrick. ManU arent the team they pretend to be, we have better players all over the pitch . You do realise if it finishes 0 - 0, it's down to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 We haven't beaten them since 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 we may not do so on friday either, but unlike all the previous years and most of the ones before that, we know that we can win, we can be dangerous and we will try to win by playing good football. We aren't going to try and nick it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avfc456 Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 The one thing about this season is I am now starting to become greedy, I think about Friday against what is no vintage United team, and I will be very disappointed with anything other than a win It's an exciting time to be a Villa fan. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 7 hours ago, Lord Willard said: I already hate the coverage of United being 2nd in the league. I love it that their fans are celebrating the "dizzying heights" of 2nd place. The Manchester United mystique that they used to their advantage for so long is gone. They've got to fight tooth and nail like the rest of us now. This should be a great occasion. Let's hope they don't call the game through Covid. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 2 hours ago, tinker said: Gonna be a high scoring game looking at how Manu set up against Wolves, 4-3 to us with Ollie getting a hatrick. ManU arent the team they pretend to be, we have better players all over the pitch . I think you might be right. I think we can score four goals but the McGinn-Luiz battery will thwart them. 4-1 Villa! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest av1 Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 59 minutes ago, Rodders said: we may not do so on friday either, but unlike all the previous years and most of the ones before that, we know that we can win, we can be dangerous and we will try to win by playing good football. We aren't going to try and nick it. That's what's pleases me most about this season. We won't win every game, but we'll be trying to do so. Such a great feeling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepyvillian Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 6 hours ago, One For The Road said: Not sure what your point is. I don't think he is either. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhan_Zhuang Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 I think this will be postponed, again it looks like football should not be of importance at this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferguson1 Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 1 hour ago, villalad21 said: We haven't beaten them since 2009 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post alreadyexists Posted December 30, 2020 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted December 30, 2020 I think we’ll line up: Martinez Cash Konsa Mings Targett Luiz McGinn El Ghazi Barkley Grealish Watkins 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 38 minutes ago, Zhan_Zhuang said: I think this will be postponed, again it looks like football should not be of importance at this time. Why? None of the teams have any covid cases 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 5 hours ago, AvonVillain said: Can never understand the stick that Lawro gets. He is oblivious to any social media bullshit meaning he speaks more freely and plainly than practically any other pundit. As much as I love Dion Dublin the Villa player, my heart sinks whenever I tune into Football Focus to see him occupying a seat. There is so little insight on offer with so many of the pundits, and I just cannot understand why more sports journalists aren't employed on these shows, whose job it is to have all the facts and speak articulately about them. I work for a charity, and it really reminds me of this football pundit situation; people who have the time to offer their services, but little to no skill for the job at hand. I don't even think this is subjective. For every Alan Hansen, Gary Neville, Lawro et al, you get a Dion Dublin, Clint Morrison or if you are really, truly unlucky, Charlie Adam. Why are we suffering because these people have nothing better to do? People don't want facts. They want opinions. That answers the above and Brexit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaFaninLondon Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 26 minutes ago, alreadyexists said: I think we’ll line up: Martinez Cash Konsa Mings Targett Luiz McGinn El Ghazi Barkley Grealish Watkins That's the team I'd like to see I think. Hause has done well but I think Mings-Konsa is our strongest CB partnership and I think Mings is more suitable for this game. Will be nice for the Barkley-Grealish combo to be back for this game. Will cause Man Poo a few problems I'd guess. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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