Aston Villa Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2019/2020

Sono

Leeds favourites for the playoffs, well I have to say that is surprising, they are looking goosed and out of ideas.

Villa should be worthy favs imo, anyway let’s hope the bookies get it wrong.

seagull

The bookies are probably basing it on Villa's proven track record of maximum heartbreak to the fans. I think the Villa fans' motto is "Hope for the best, prepare for the worst". Murphy was probably a villa fan.

sc86

if tammy is out then our hopes have took a huge dent
anybody confirm?

Bounty Hunter

sc86 wrote: »

if tammy is out then our hopes have took a huge dent
anybody confirm?

“Tammy has damaged his shoulder,” Smith told club TV.

“He’s had a scan on it. There’s nothing displaced with it, I don’t believe. There’s nothing damaged. He probably won’t be ready for Leeds. But he will be back before the end, that’s for sure.”

sc86

fantastic!
need everybody for this final push

Corholio

Jack and Tammy make the PFA Championship Team of the Year. McGinn very unlucky to miss out, along with Buendia of Norwich.

https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2019/0424/1045434-randolph-included-in-pfa-championship-team-of-the-year/

CSF

I’d imagine Leeds being favourites is partly down to us likely having a tougher semifinal

listermint

CSF wrote: »

I’d imagine Leeds being favourites is partly down to us likely having a tougher semifinal

Still very skewed I think Leeds 1.9 villa 4.2

Patser

Wonder how Leeds will approach this game now, after Sheff Utd's win they're effectively out of automatic promotion now.

So will it be a back lash, a depressed collapse, rest players, try lay down a marker, use it as test match for possible promotion final for them.

I can see them being a bit fragile, and worried about Villa's current charge. If we can make it 11 out of 11, going towards playoffs, it'll have a big psychological effect on opponents

CSF

If I was Smith, I’d rest anyone who he feels could do with it for this one.

Imagine letting Grealish get injured in a game like this.

matrim

Strong team announced

https://twitter.com/AVFCOfficial/status/1122440330052292609?s=19

Patser

Very Attacking team - McGinn, Hourihane, Grealish, Green...

But bench is very defensive - only Adomah is an attacking option. Where's Davis? Whelan, Jedinak, Bjarnason unlikely to change a game much (although Whelan in great form) - unless Hutton is expected to score another worldy

CSF

I'm much more nervous about the idea of someone getting injured today, than I am about the result.

LeBash

No striker on the bench? Wheres Davis?

matrim

LeBash wrote: »

No striker on the bench? Wheres Davis?

Based on how we started Mings goes up top if we need to make the change

matrim

Someone was saying on Reddit recently that might be able to bring Hogan back for the playoffs if we need another striker

CSF

matrim wrote: »

Someone was saying on Reddit recently that might be able to bring Hogan back for the playoffs if we need another striker

Jaysus, he can stay where he is. Would need 3 striker injuries before he gets a run. Imagine getting promoted twice in the space of a fortnight though.

matrim

Calm down McGinn. Don't get a yellow

CSF

matrim wrote: »

Calm down McGinn. Don't get a yellow

He is defo getting booked here.

Corholio

Good to see Kodjia looking up for it. Too many starts where he hasn't.

Esse85

Ming's has been sensational with his feet.

Axel needs games having been out so long.

Green and El Gazhi have been busy but lacked the end product.

My worry is Leeds will get ill-disciplined and target Jack and McGinn in the second half.

Panrich

This would be a great game for Davis.

Corholio

Ah Kodj! Should have scored.

CSF

Esse85 wrote: »

Ming's has been sensational with his feet.

Axel needs games having been out so long.

Green and El Gazhi have been busy but lacked the end product.

My worry is Leeds will get ill-disciplined and target Jack and McGinn in the second half.

Me too, because that is what they have spent alot of the 55 minutes at already.

matrim

Get Whelan on now. We're starting to lose midfield since they brought on Roberts

Esse85

Adomah is on.

He's better defensively than Green.

Did Lansbury get a winner for us here previously?

LeBash

Why is anyone bar Hourihane taking set pieces? They've been brutal.

Corholio

Leeds are a disgrace.

listermint

Fk sake..Leeds you dirty bellends

CSF

Get Grealish and McGinn out of there sharpish.

matrim

Fair play for letting us get one back

listermint

Where's kodja gone and why

Corholio

Brilliant finish from Adomah! :P.

Fair play Bielsa, even if he looks annoyed about it.

The El Ghazi red is ridiculous, doesn't touch Bamford either. Hopefully it will be.

Esse85

Absolute scum from Leeds, typical, I'm not surprised, horrible club. I sincerely hope they don't get promoted.

Bamford should be banned for 3 games.

Take McGinn off FFS

matrim

**** sake. El gazhi red for a dive by bamford

JPA

McGinn booked.
This game should have been a training game.

Esse85

You could see it kicking off at the end too.

Mushy

Esse85 wrote: »

You could see it kicking off at the end too.

Both managers be well advised to keep their players away from anything

sligeach

Mad stuff going on in this game.

sligeach

https://twitter.com/SkyFootball/status/1122481414111420417

Corholio

Bamford should be banned for pretending to get hit and getting El Ghazi sent off. It looks worse the more you watch it.

matrim

Hopefully steer is ok

JPA

Kodija injured, now Steer injured, El Ghazi red card.
Bit disasterous.

listermint

sligeach wrote: »

https://twitter.com/SkyFootball/status/1122481414111420417

Sky have removed the tweet

Esse85

Hogan could be needed for the playoffs depending on the injury to Kodjia.

Hopefully Steer is ok too.

Mings is an absolute sculpted monster, see the physique on him there at the end.

Corholio

Have to watch what we say here, Conor74 is writing in his little notebook :P.

Good game though. Thought Villa were comfortable enough before the goal, mostly long range shots from Leeds. Don't think the team were at full tilt today really either, understandably and with a different striker up front.

Have to say fair play to Bielsa in the middle of that to instruct his players to do the right thing.

kilburn

listermint wrote:

Sky have removed the tweet

What was it?

CSF

Corholio wrote: »

Have to watch what we say here, Conor74 is writing in his little notebook :P.

Good game though. Thought Villa were comfortable enough before the goal, mostly long range shots from Leeds. Don't think the team were at full tilt today really either, understandably and with a different striker up front.

Have to say fair play to Bielsa in the middle of that to instruct his players to do the right thing.

Don't think Villa fans should be rising to that lad.

Esse85

That cheat Bamford was as embarrassing as this
https://youtu.be/c17aeF7JxAg

LeBash

Esse85 wrote: »

That cheat Bamford was as embarrassing as this
https://youtu.be/c17aeF7JxAg

It was bad alright. Saw Hourihane on the ground as well holding his face. Anyone see what's happened there?