FloydianMag Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 On 28/01/2024 at 09:35, NEEJ said: 1-0 to us would do. I have a feeling we might nick this 0-1 given Villa’s form has dipped a little at home. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
1964 Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 15 minutes ago, FloydianMag said: I have a feeling we might nick this 0-1 given Villa’s form has dipped a little at home. And we've been so great away from home....? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny1403 Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 5 minutes ago, 1964 said: And we've been so great away from home....? Two wins on the bounce away tbf Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
80 Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 Have been feeling quietly confident about this match until the Fulham game. Not sure now but fingers crossed the end of that match shook off our cobwebs. Joelinton a big miss, though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
timeEd32 Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 On 28/01/2024 at 04:37, STM said: I know it won't happen, and I love that Eddie is resolved in his tactics but just to change formation once and get an opposition thinking would be kinda nice. I had something like this in mind: Dubravka Schar Botman Burn Trippier Livramento Bruno Longstaff Murphy Gordon Isak Or even Miley in for Murphy and play Gordon and Isak upfront. It doesn't pay to be predictable. I agree if there was ever a time for Eddie to pull something new out this feels like when it’s needed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRC Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 25 minutes ago, timeEd32 said: I agree if there was ever a time for Eddie to pull something new out this feels like when it’s needed. I think we have to change something, going out 4-3-3 is suicide. We need Tinos pace too. If we roll out the 4-3-3 with Burn that maybe the slowest 11 in the league against possibly the fastest? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 Nowt but a thrashing for me here, unfortunately based on nothing other than that Fulham performance. We’ll ship a minimum of 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRaspberryJam Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 5 minutes ago, RS said: Nowt but a thrashing for me here, unfortunately based on nothing other than that Fulham performance. We’ll ship a minimum of 3 We'll probably play better than we did vs. Fulham but still get tanked. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 I can't feel confident about any game with our current midfield. That said, it's not out of the question we get a result, we just need to play the same sort of stuff we did against Fulham once we went 2-0 up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexf Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 Current starting midfield and lack of options from bench means we will be lucky to get anything from this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myleftboot Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 Is Miggy back for this? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 1 minute ago, Myleftboot said: Is Miggy back for this? Yes he was passed fit according to Sky. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colos Short and Curlies Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 8 minutes ago, TRon said: Yes his move broke down according to Sky. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
janpawel Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 Villa's midfield options are absolute quality, good mix of attributes between them and very well drilled. Think this is where the game will be won and they have the advantage Having said that, we have a good front 3 to try and exploit their high line... Deffo can see both teams scoring Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toon25 Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 2 or 3-0 to them Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brummie Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 (edited) 12 hours ago, FloydianMag said: I have a feeling we might nick this 0-1 given Villa’s form has dipped a little at home. No idea what will happen tomorrow, but home form dipped in which way? We've played 10 home league matches, won 9 and drawn 1, scored 29 and conceded 8. We also won 7 out of our last 7 home league matches at the end of last season, and haven't lost at home in the league since Arsenal beat us, very nearly a year ago. ;-) Getting back to the matter in hand, though, we've not been great in general the last few weeks, and we're really, really missing Pau Torres, who is massively important to the way we play (although Lenglet has looked ok of late, he's still nowhere near as good at passing out of defence). We also could do with a fit and firing Jacob Ramsey back asap. Diaby is also currently going through a terrible period, really out of form. Digne is also out, he was excellent for us first half of the season. On the positive side, Tielemans is back fully fit, Moreno is starting to look the player he was before his injury, and after having decided he was the only player Emery could not do anything with, Bailey is now making me look like an idiot and starting to look like he's worth every penny of what we paid for him . Hoping we get firing on all cylinders again soon, though. Martinez Cash Konsa Lenglet Moreno Luiz Kamara McGinn Tielemans Watkins Bailey I reckon. Edited January 30 by brummie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack j Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 6 minutes ago, brummie said: No idea what will happen tomorrow, but home form dipped in which way? We've played 10 home league matches, won 9 and drawn 1, scored 29 and conceded 8. We also won 7 out of our last 7 home league matches at the end of last season, and haven't lost at home in the league since Arsenal beat us, very nearly a year ago. ;-) Getting back to the matter in hand, though, we've not been great in general the last few weeks, and we're really, really missing Pau Torres, who is massively important to the way we play (although Lenglet has looked ok of late, he's still nowhere near as good at passing out of defence). We also could do with a fit and firing Jacob Ramsey back asap. Diaby is also currently going through a terrible period, really out of form. Digne is also out, he was excellent for us first half of the season. On the positive side, Tielemans is back fully fit, Moreno is starting to look the player he was before his injury, and after having decided he was the only player Emery could not do anything with, Bailey is now making me look like an idiot and starting to look like he's worth every penny of what we paid for him . Hoping we get firing on all cylinders again soon, though. Martinez Cash Konsa Lenglet Moreno Luiz Kamara McGinn Tielemans Watkins Bailey I reckon. Thought konsa had been playing right back so was gonna include him in my yellow card bet cos he's got a few lately and he'll be uo against Gordon if he was Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitley mag Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 (edited) 6 hours ago, brummie said: No idea what will happen tomorrow, but home form dipped in which way? We've played 10 home league matches, won 9 and drawn 1, scored 29 and conceded 8. We also won 7 out of our last 7 home league matches at the end of last season, and haven't lost at home in the league since Arsenal beat us, very nearly a year ago. ;-) Getting back to the matter in hand, though, we've not been great in general the last few weeks, and we're really, really missing Pau Torres, who is massively important to the way we play (although Lenglet has looked ok of late, he's still nowhere near as good at passing out of defence). We also could do with a fit and firing Jacob Ramsey back asap. Diaby is also currently going through a terrible period, really out of form. Digne is also out, he was excellent for us first half of the season. On the positive side, Tielemans is back fully fit, Moreno is starting to look the player he was before his injury, and after having decided he was the only player Emery could not do anything with, Bailey is now making me look like an idiot and starting to look like he's worth every penny of what we paid for him . Hoping we get firing on all cylinders again soon, though. Martinez Cash Konsa Lenglet Moreno Luiz Kamara McGinn Tielemans Watkins Bailey I reckon. Don’t look a midfield that would work on paper with 3 holding/playmakers in there. Would imagine you’ll dominate possession tonight and we’ll look to catch you in transition. Edited January 30 by Whitley mag Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Tielemans is a player. Another one I was disappointed we didn’t sign. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBottle Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 I’m going 3-1 Villa. Hope springs eternal though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
matta Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 After our perhaps flattering victory in the first game vs Villa, they want to get a revenge. And they certainly have the quality to punish a very out of form Newcastle. Hopefully we can turn it around, but i fear the worst. If our defense can perform at their best, and Isak, Bruno and Gordon get into it, anything can happen. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
St1pe Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 We’ve beaten better teams with worse squads and managers. I get it looks unlikely given form but people going on as if it’s nailed on. Gordon masterclass 0-2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledGeordie Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Sorry to be negative but I thought we were bang average in the main against Fulham and Villa won’t be profligate in front of goal. Can’t see past a defeat particularly as we still just have so little options off the bench. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack27 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Gonna batter these. 3-0 us Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sempuki Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 One of the hardest games of a long season already. Would be delighted with a point. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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