Aston Villa Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours/Champions League Thread 2024/25

kilburn

Patser wrote:

Wesley could be back.

Hopefully

rebelomar

Patser wrote: »

Wesley could be back.

I'd say Wesley is still a fair few months off being fit. He looks quite laboured in those training videos that are posted. He wasn't a roaring success either last season.

Minimum I'd like another striker or winger and defintely a new left back but that's just a personal preference.

Sarr at Watford would be ideal but expensive.

Barkely hopefully coming back soon will allow Jack move left again also.

matrim

I think Jack in the center allows the other wingers to play more. When he's on the left, most of our attacks drift that way. When he was more central he could go left and right and interplay with both wingers.

But I still think Barkley in the center and jack left is or strongest attack at the moment

matrim

Also watched the highlights and the finish from Traore was fantastic. The way he shaped it looked like he wasn't even ready to shoot

Easy Rod

Easy Rod wrote: »

Folks, I’ve ended up with two of last year’s away jersey...If anyone wants it drop me a pm. Size medium but tight enough fitting. Happy to let it go for free or to anyone who’ll make a small donation to charity.

I’m going to give preference to anyone who is able to meet me in Dublin City centre so there’s no faffing about with postage.

Despite Villa actually being a decent team these days, I still wasn't able to get anyone to take this jersey off me for free!

But I reached out to Ghana Lions on twitter (worth a follow) and he was only delighted so I posted it over to him and it's found a good home!

kilburn

Easy Rod wrote:

But I reached out to Ghana Lions on twitter (worth a follow) and he was only delighted so I posted it over to him and it's found a good home!

Nice one good job

basillarkin

rebelomar wrote: »

I'd say Wesley is still a fair few months off being fit. He looks quite laboured in those training videos that are posted. He wasn't a roaring success either last season.

Minimum I'd like another striker or winger and defintely a new left back but that's just a personal preference.

Sarr at Watford would be ideal but expensive.

Barkely hopefully coming back soon will allow Jack move left again also.

Prefer Jack. In the middle with license to roam. More affective through the centre for me

Patser

rebelomar wrote: »

I'd say Wesley is still a fair few months off being fit. He looks quite laboured in those training videos that are posted. He wasn't a roaring success either last season.

Minimum I'd like another striker or winger and defintely a new left back but that's just a personal preference.

Sarr at Watford would be ideal but expensive.

Barkely hopefully coming back soon will allow Jack move left again also.

In between a the ads, photos, links and fluff (I hate the format the Birmingham Mail uses) - it boils down to Smith saying that Wesley has finished treatment, is working on fitness and he's hopeful he'll be good in January, if not he will look at bringing in cover

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/aston-villa-transfers-wesley-watkins-19433052

kilburn

Barkley fit for palace game great news let's see if we can score another 7.

Corholio

This is brilliant. McGinn is pure gold.

https://twitter.com/AVFCOfficial/status/1341050949549387776?s=19

JPA

Game today is on BBC One at 3. Nice.

basillarkin

Konsa back today?

Esse85

basillarkin wrote: »

Konsa back today?

I think he's available alright.

I'd keep Hause in, he didn't do a thing wrong last 2 games, I know he wasn't tested, but aerially he might be a better option than Konsa in handling Benteke.

LeBash

JPA wrote: »

Game today is on BBC One at 3. Nice.

I cant get BBC or Channel 4 out in the folks house.....

Esse85

Same 11 as was against West Brom.

Davis and Hourihane the only options off bench attacking wise.

Trez and Barkley not on bench.

Patser

Konsa on bench

basillarkin

Esse85 wrote: »

I think he's available alright.

I'd keep Hause in, he didn't do a thing wrong last 2 games, I know he wasn't tested, but aerially he might be a better option than Konsa in handling Benteke.

I think konsa is our best centre half.

Patser

Traore!!


Very open game so far, Martinez needed a great save after a few seconds

basillarkin

Not a peep out of tge traroe knockers lately

sc86

If he keeps this up there wont be , but lets be fair he looked bang average for the first third of season

rebelomar

Lively start from both teams.

Traore doing well today again. Fair play.

Jack really should have scored. El Ghazi too possibly.

Very open game. I think we will need a another goal or two yet.

basillarkin

Grealish should have scored there. Great ball by traroe

basillarkin

Good man ref

fullstop

That’s a let off. Would have been a bit soft but there was contact I think.

artanevilla

Who was the lad we had a few years ago who came with a reputation for scoring screamers so everytime he got the ball he'd just blast it into the Holte End?

Tonev maybe?

Anyway, El Ghazi is starting to look like him.

rebelomar

Gotta take those chances. Poor finishing from El Ghazi and Jack again. Good play Watkins....has the legs on Dann all day.

artanevilla

The game is there to he killed off, but if it's not then could easily be just a point here.

rebelomar

Mings is an absolute idiot

artanevilla

What is Mings at. Brain dead.

JPA

Mings red card. ****.

basillarkin

Mings is playing poorly as. Deserved red

sc86

Hes a clown

JPA

He didn't deserve the first yellow I think, Zaha overreacted.

JPA

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Mings chewing gum and out for an afternoon stroll. Plonker. Now we're hanging on against a team destroyed by Pool.

What does what Liverpool did to Palace have anything to do with today?

Patser

JPA wrote: »

He didn't deserve the first yellow I think, Zaha overreacted.

Maybe, 1st yellow was a bit soft as Zaha was the one swinging. But if you're on a yellow, its still stupid to do what he did. Simple, soft sending off

basillarkin

Did Smith really take traroe off? What a ****ing clown

artanevilla

Both yellows were stupid and avoidable. Shame for Traore.

rebelomar

Between our missed chances and the stupidity of Mings, we've handed them the initiative now.

Not sure about taking off Traore today

JPA

basillarkin wrote: »

Did Smith really take traroe off? What a ****ing clown

Clown? Relax.
It was him or El Ghazi, Smith made a call.

CSF

Mings has been Mingsing it since the start of the game. Headless chicken. So frustrating because we should have been out of sight by the time the red came along.

CSF

JPA wrote: »

Clown? Relax.
It was him or El Ghazi, Smith made a call.

I think El Ghazi is a bit stronger defensively. Traore was playing better for sure, but it will be a different game now.

sc86

El ghazi much better defender so no surprise , a disaster but not smiths doing

Brian201888

Traore never gets 90 so I assume that played a part in the call.

basillarkin

Still can hold on for all 3 here imo. Soak up pressure and hit on counter. That's why I think he should have been left on. He gets negative press here for his work on other side of the ball but he pulls his weight imo. Anyway hope elgazi or Jack can find their shooting boots and get one in 2nd half

Esse85

Bet it will be Zaha who comes back to haunt us.

We were lucky not to concede the peno, unlucky with Mings, Zaha knew exactly what he was doing. Should Targett of been in that position not Mings?

Jack not in the game enough for me, too central.

El Ghazi when he has time to shoot is awful, his technique is terrible for a person who's shooting every day in training.

Cash was been a bit rash on Eze, he dives in too much when standing up and holding him up is the better decision.

Esse85

Brian201888 wrote: »

Traore never gets 90 so I assume that played a part in the call.

Did he not get 90 mins against West Brom?

rebelomar

El Ghazi must have less that a 50% pass completion rate today

Edit: 54.5%

JPA

2 nil, massive goal.

JPA

This is gonna be a tough watch!

sc86

This would be huge 3 points