milo
Jack L. Jones
I think that you have to give the specialists in the position a chance first. Especially, when you have a young player who has been waiting a long time for an opportunity to get a run in the side.
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**Official OMT** - Who's going to the season opener? (Not an OMT)
- Thread starter Jordinho
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I think that you have to give the specialists in the position a chance first. Especially, when you have a young player who has been waiting a long time for an opportunity to get a run in the side.
swellsy
Kevin Scott
swellsy
Kevin Scott
Kandi1977
Garth Crooks
Don't do it to yourself. Just leave it and forget it.
Expect to see:
Lloris
KWP, Toby, Verts, Rose
Winks, Sissoko
Lucas, Eriksen, Lamela,
Kane
Suspect that Poch will feel that Ndombele is not ready to start in the Premier League yet and will bring him on for Winks in the 2nd half. Down to bare bones really unless we sign anyone by Thursday who is fit enough to play, which seems unlikely. Bench likely to look similar to end of season last year with Sanchez, NNdombele, Gazza, Skipp and other youngsters unless Dier, Aurier or Davies are deemed fit enough for the bench. This also assumes that we don't sell anyone before Deadline day!
Lloris
KWP, Toby, Verts, Rose
Winks, Sissoko
Lucas, Eriksen, Lamela,
Kane
Suspect that Poch will feel that Ndombele is not ready to start in the Premier League yet and will bring him on for Winks in the 2nd half. Down to bare bones really unless we sign anyone by Thursday who is fit enough to play, which seems unlikely. Bench likely to look similar to end of season last year with Sanchez, NNdombele, Gazza, Skipp and other youngsters unless Dier, Aurier or Davies are deemed fit enough for the bench. This also assumes that we don't sell anyone before Deadline day!
Lo Celso and Sessegnon in the stands and a super strong XI on the field. Buzzing for the new season to start. Obviously, that bench looks short, but if you put Lo Celso and Sess in for Nkoudou/Parrott, you're looking at a very strong squad IMO.
------------Lloris---------
KWP--Toby---Jan----Rose
---Ndombele--Winks---
Lucas---Lamela---Sonny
---------Kane----------
BENCH: Gazza, Aurier, Sanchez, Sissoko, Skipp, Nkoudou, Parrott
OUT INJURED: Dele, Davies, Dier
OUT SOLD: Onomah, Wanyama, Eriksen,
------------Lloris---------
KWP--Toby---Jan----Rose
---Ndombele--Winks---
Lucas---Lamela---Sonny
---------Kane----------
BENCH: Gazza, Aurier, Sanchez, Sissoko, Skipp, Nkoudou, Parrott
OUT INJURED: Dele, Davies, Dier
OUT SOLD: Onomah, Wanyama, Eriksen,
milo
Jack L. Jones
Winks has to play, we need someone who can receive the ball off defence and dirext play from deep.
It shows how short we are for attacking options when a couple injuries (Dele, Son) leaves us scrapping the barrel and having to put a kid on the bench.
Think we'll either have Eriksen, GLC or Fernandes available, though possibly not starting which accentuates our problem, but think we'll take a real risk if we dont replace Llorente. Not an easy task granted, but surprising that we can't find anyone who meets our criteria. Would take another player at the end of their career like Llorente
Think we'll either have Eriksen, GLC or Fernandes available, though possibly not starting which accentuates our problem, but think we'll take a real risk if we dont replace Llorente. Not an easy task granted, but surprising that we can't find anyone who meets our criteria. Would take another player at the end of their career like Llorente
yiddo37
Didier Zokora
----------------------------------Lloris-------------------------------
KWP---------------Alderweireld---Vertonghen-------------Rose
---------------------------------Winks-------------------------------
-------------------Sissoko----------------Ndombele---------------
--------------------------------Lamela------------------------------
-------------------------Moura--------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------Kane------------------------
Subs: Gazza plus 6 others
KWP---------------Alderweireld---Vertonghen-------------Rose
---------------------------------Winks-------------------------------
-------------------Sissoko----------------Ndombele---------------
--------------------------------Lamela------------------------------
-------------------------Moura--------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------Kane------------------------
Subs: Gazza plus 6 others
wiziwig
Steed Malbranque
I watched Villa's game away to Leipzig Saturday just gone and if we don't beat them, then I'd have to conclude that we're in for a difficult start to the season... They weren't that good on the ball and other than for a few counter attacks that the German side's amateurish defending helped to make look even better than they actually were, I didn't see much that should worry us.. They have a free kick-taker, Hourihane, who scored two goals from dead ball situations so we will have to make sure that no cheap free kicks are given in our third..
Heaton their new goalkeeper had to make numerous saves, decent ones too..I expect both Kane and Lucas to score...
Heaton their new goalkeeper had to make numerous saves, decent ones too..I expect both Kane and Lucas to score...
90291Spur
Paul Walsh
Or, you can't take any real clues from a pre-season game and they could be super fired up for a return to the hallowed ca$h cow of the Premier League and the first game can have no real bearing on how the season pans out.
nayimfromthehalfwayline
Andy Thompson
Villa have some quality in the side, notably McGinn and Grealish, so need to be shown some respect - but they also have had massive upheaval to improve their team and so should be very beatable while they arent totally integrated.
Truthfully they should be very beatable even when settled, they have a Championship squad.
Problem is, of course, early season newly promoted sides tend to play above themselves.
paxtonwolf
Tony Marchi
Didnt you used to live up our way in Liverpool a few years back?
wiziwig
Steed Malbranque
Yeah I understand it's a pre season game and all that entails but there's still snippets of info to be had? ..
Anyway, what I heard from the match commentator and from what I read on a Villa fan forum, most of their starting line-up against Leipzig, would be starters at ours. Yes, they will be fired up for the game but I'm just saying I wasn't overly impressed and can see our forwards getting a couple of goals against them which I'd expect, should be enough to beat them..
Villa spent large chunks of the game parking the bus and when ventured forward, were suspect on the Leipzig counter with their defensive line all to often looking confused... They only conceded the one goal due to poor attacking play by Leipzig and the good goalkeeping of Heaton..
Whilst I don't us expect to win the league, I want the unlikely possibility that we can win it, to be with us for as long as possible. For this to happen, we do need a good start as both Emirates Marketing Project and Liverpool are monster point builders and will set a fearsome pace. We also play City and Arsenal in our opening four games so any points dropped against the likes of Villa I should imagine, will result in both Pool and City being out of our sight by the end of September, which for me at least will be a bit of a downer..
wiziwig
Steed Malbranque
They deserve our respect as do all our opponents but I agree with you, that with all their changes, it's probably a good time to play them..
It's true, newly promoted sides filled with optimism find that extra yard in their first few games, but it's up to us to put them in their place, show them the realities of what a top PL team is all about.
swellsy
Kevin Scott