Beren Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Ludicrous that Villa can't compete with Southampton financially. The last big deals they did were Bent and CNZ, right? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 The Name and Avatar Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willow Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Villa have Benteke though, he's pretty immense and can win any game for you. We just don't know what the fuck to expect from ourselves, especially with all this new talent hoyed in! Nailed on to be a 0-0 then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEEJ Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 The Name and Avatar I hope that someone else changed it and not him, would make it all the more amusing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 If they go down Benteke would be worth looking at. Think they'll say up personally. The cup was a distraction, think lambert will ave the, refocused on the league if not when they play us at least a game or so after. Qpr, although I've backed them as soon a Redknapp came in to stay up, need 3 key players to get them going again, without that they'll struggle and go down. Wigan & Reading will be there as well, neither doing enough in the window to stay up IMO. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty66 Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Aren't Villa pretty suspect at long balls/crosses into the box? I know Bradford had some joy and got 2 goals from corners/crosses. Couldn't be Shola in the starting 11 in a 4-4-2 could it? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 I have no fucking clue of what team Pards will pick to start, my guess would be that only Mbiwa and Gouffran starts. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Aren't Villa pretty suspect at long balls/crosses into the box? I know Bradford had some joy and got 2 goals from corners/crosses. Couldn't be Shola in the starting 11 in a 4-4-2 could it? Villa have been conceding goals for fun from set pieces this season. Cabaye really needs to find his form for set piece delivery in this match, or at least leave it for Anita. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brummie Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Aren't Villa pretty suspect at long balls/crosses into the box? I know Bradford had some joy and got 2 goals from corners/crosses. Couldn't be Shola in the starting 11 in a 4-4-2 could it? You need to attack our left side, get balls into the box. We can't cope with it. Everyone has worked it out. Even Bradford. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brummie Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Before this week this sounded familiar http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/birmingham-mail-comment-aston-villa-1238760 Its like i'm reading the same thing twice except the words "lambert" and "lerner" were replaced by "Ashley" and "Pardew" eerily familiar. yep, it is exactly the same. in fact, I am starting to think Lerner is using you as his case study to follow. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty66 Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Aren't Villa pretty suspect at long balls/crosses into the box? I know Bradford had some joy and got 2 goals from corners/crosses. Couldn't be Shola in the starting 11 in a 4-4-2 could it? You need to attack our left side, get balls into the box. We can't cope with it. Everyone has worked it out. Even Bradford. Fergie left wing,Shola up top then at some point Edit - No that's wrong as that'll be your right side. Debuchy bombing down the flank then Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brummie Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Aren't Villa pretty suspect at long balls/crosses into the box? I know Bradford had some joy and got 2 goals from corners/crosses. Couldn't be Shola in the starting 11 in a 4-4-2 could it? Villa have been conceding goals for fun from set pieces this season. Cabaye really needs to find his form for set piece delivery in this match, or at least leave it for Anita. I am not really exaggerating much when I say that a corner against us is as good as a penalty. It is all about scoring against us. When we played West Brom last week, we were brilliant in the first half. We then took a two goal lead, came out for the second, conceded early and utterly fell apart. There's a good team there, but they're mostly young kids, and their confidence has taken a huge kicking. It doesn't take much to make it collapse. That's why that article is so infuriating. If we got in a CB with a bit of nous, and a hard working defensive midfielder, that team would improve exponentially. Every fucker can see it. Except the chairman. It wouldn't even take huge money, 8m or so the pair if we chose correctly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorJ_01 Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 I know this won't happen, and probably for good reason, but Krul Debuchy Colo Mbiwa Santon Sissoko Cabaye Anita Gouffran Marveaux Cisse Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenham Mag Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Can't think of any reason why that should not be the way we line up, looks fantastically balanced. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Can't think of any reason why that should not be the way we line up, looks fantastically balanced. would be too sensible for Pardew though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geordie Ahmed Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 I know this won't happen, and probably for good reason, but Krul Debuchy Colo Mbiwa Santon Sissoko Cabaye Anita Gouffran Marveaux Cisse Should be this BUT I reckon Shola and Jonas will find a way of getting into the side Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallace Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 The nice thing is there options now. Previously the team picked itself so it must have been easy for opposition managers to work out their game plan. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miercoles Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Debuchy Colo Mbiwa Santon God I hope we can keep that back line Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 The nice thing is there options now. Previously the team picked itself so it must have been easy for opposition managers to work out their game plan. There's also the possibility that Pardew has to think now and i don't know about you but Pardew having to think is very dangerous IMO. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superior Acuña Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Really glad I'm going to this one, such a big match and I'm really hoping the transfers give us a boost. I feel it has off the pitch, we've not really wallowed all week in last weekend's disaster. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEEJ Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 I know this won't happen, and probably for good reason, but Krul Debuchy Colo Mbiwa Santon Sissoko Cabaye Anita Gouffran Marveaux Cisse Colo and Mapou are on the wrong sides, but such a good line up. This is mental. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallace Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 The nice thing is there options now. Previously the team picked itself so it must have been easy for opposition managers to work out their game plan. There's also the possibility that Pardew has to think now and i don't know about you but Pardew having to think is very dangerous IMO. That's very true. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorJ_01 Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 plus HBA to look forward to slotting in there. Surely Pardew can't fuck this up? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 I know this won't happen, and probably for good reason, but Krul Debuchy Colo Mbiwa Santon Sissoko Cabaye Anita Gouffran Marveaux Cisse Colo and Mapou are on the wrong sides, but such a good line up. This is mental. Last week Krul Debuchy Williamson Coloccini Santon Cabaye Anita Marveaux Ameobi Cisse Jonas What a difference a week makes uh? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorJ_01 Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Ameobi wide I remember being raging when I came down for a match and Ameobi was wide left with N'Zogbia on the bench. Think Luque was playing as well. Never did I think, about 4/5 years on, the same f***ing thing would be happening. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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