darrenm Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 Martinez Cash. Konsa. Mings. Targett Douglas Buendia. McGinn Bailey. Ings. Watkins What a team 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post troon_villan Posted September 17, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted September 17, 2021 19 minutes ago, darrenm said: Martinez Cash. Konsa. Mings. Targett Douglas Buendia. McGinn Bailey. Ings. Watkins What a team Ramsey for Buendia and you have your starting line up. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 Martinez Cash. Konsa Mings Targett Douglas McGinn Ramsey Bailey Watkins Ings I'd say Ings will drift forward into the box more than Bailey. With Ramsey moving out left. I can see Ings and Watkins change positions too mid game. I just feel this more fluid front line is what we're going to see this game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedClaretAndBlue Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 Theyve had 2 very decent results on the road. Hopefully the full house sways this one our way. Really looking 4ward to it now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barry'sboots Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 5 hours ago, HKP90 said: Think I would go 4-1-3-2 here and hit ‘em with everything we have offensively. We’ll probably concede, but I think we can hurt ‘em more. Maybe have our wide men drop a bit deeper as outlets, and play Doug as a holding player with instructions to find Bailey and whoever plays Wide left (depending on where we play Emi 2) with simple balls. Have Bailey running at them from deep. In fact I’d be tempted to play Bailey wide left, Traore wide right and Buendia in the middle and scare the shit out of them with our running game. We'd get massively overrun in midfield. You are the antithesis of Southgate! For me, Dougie with SJM and JJ alongside - earn possession/the right to go on the offensive!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenm Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 2 hours ago, troon_villan said: Ramsey for Buendia and you have your starting line up. Ramsey is good but he's not quite Buendia level yet. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 I have no issue with Buendia having to wait for his chance after voluntarily giving up his spot to go on his covid adventure. Ramsey put in a really good performance and it ought to be his shirt to lose. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 I cant see Smith leaving out the club record signing unless he's unfit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomav84 Posted September 17, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted September 17, 2021 8 minutes ago, PaulC said: I cant see Smith leaving out the club record signing unless he's unfit. it's not just fitness, it's the attacking drills they've been working on during the week. i can 100% see buendia on the bench. plus we do have adequate replacements for buendia 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 3 minutes ago, tomav84 said: it's not just fitness, it's the attacking drills they've been working on during the week. i can 100% see buendia on the bench. plus we do have adequate replacements for buendia Oh ok I didnt realise they were both not returning until tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villatillidie95 Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 I feel like this one is a potential banana skin for us. Rafa has got them playing simple football, utilising wing play and maintaining discipline. its definitely a winnable game, but also one i am wary of being too confident about. Townsend and Gray were picked up on a free and on the cheap respectively, and rafa seems to be getting performances out of them. I hope we dont give them to much time on the ball or let them shoot from the edge of our box. to win this we have to match them for effort whilst ensuring we have that cutting edge we lacked so much last week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobsons Choice Posted September 17, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted September 17, 2021 4 hours ago, barry'sboots said: We'd get massively overrun in midfield. You are the antithesis of Southgate! For me, Dougie with SJM and JJ alongside - earn possession/the right to go on the offensive!! I know, but I feel a Keegan coming on. Lets beat them 6-5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
messi11 Posted September 18, 2021 Share Posted September 18, 2021 Everton was poor against Burnley in the overall play, They really pushing above their weight, they have a worse starting 11 than us, Should be a Villa win. 3-0 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alreadyexists Posted September 18, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted September 18, 2021 I liked our formation against Chelsea, I know it didn’t pay off but we looked dangerous and, mistakes aside, quite solid. I think I would go: Emi Konsa Tuanzebe Mings Cash Targett Buendia Luiz McGinn Ollie Ings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted September 18, 2021 Share Posted September 18, 2021 I’m pretty sure Ramsey will play. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted September 18, 2021 Share Posted September 18, 2021 I think unchanged bar Martinez is very likely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villa87 Posted September 18, 2021 Share Posted September 18, 2021 2 minutes ago, Tomaszk said: I think unchanged bar Martinez is very likely. I’d like to see Bailey start for one of the cbs and change shape. Keep 3 in midfield and have Ings and Watkins interchange. Buendia and Traore off the bench. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ismail-villa Posted September 18, 2021 Share Posted September 18, 2021 39 minutes ago, Villa87 said: I’d like to see Bailey start for one of the cbs and change shape. Keep 3 in midfield and have Ings and Watkins interchange. Buendia and Traore off the bench. Yeah the 3-5-2 was good for Chelsea, but now that we have good squad depth we can adapt to different teams. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphinho123 Posted September 18, 2021 Share Posted September 18, 2021 1 hour ago, Tomaszk said: I think unchanged bar Martinez is very likely. Yeh I think you might be right tbh. Personally, I prefer the 4-3-3 with Bailey coming in but can see him sticking with this line up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphinho123 Posted September 18, 2021 Share Posted September 18, 2021 3 minutes ago, Delphinho123 said: Yeh I think you might be right tbh. Personally, I prefer the 4-3-3 with Bailey coming in but can see him sticking with this line up. FWIW though, a 3-5-2 is just a means to fit Ings and Watkins into the same side and I don’t think it’s the best use of our squad and our summer signings. I think the Ings situation might become a problem for Smith. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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