A.Villa v West Ham United | PL | 22.3.26 | Predictions and Match Thread

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WHU: 3/1
Draw: 13/5
Villa: 10/11

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Massive match Sunday and we need to take something but a win will take and keep us out of the bottom three. 

Hopefully Summerville is back and if he is just one decision for Nuno to make and that is which of the centre backs misses out... Really tough decision for him as Disasi has been great since arriving, Dinos and Todibo were both outstanding against City. 

If Summerville isn't fit I'm guessing he'll go for another midfielder and hope he does as I'd prefer not to go three at the back again. 

[threesixty]

The thing that worries me the most is that we intended to line up with a back 3 in the first place. We had 1 shot against City and managed to convert that. How much would we have got against Villa with that line up?

I don’t get why at this stage of the season we are going for defensive counter attacking football WITHOUT the goal scoring offensive forward players to do it. We have been winning games by attacking teams and wining the midfield. We need the extra man in midfield. Villa did us because they beat our non existent midfield and controlled the game. It also emboldens the opposition as they know you’re trying to defend for a draw so they just take this piss and push up against you. Our strikers were isolated and can’t press anymore so you just waste them as well. 

i thought Paco was the voice of reason? No one talking about his influence today are they?? 

you can scum bag a game against City because of how they are, but everyone else, play your best game. 
The difference with Forest playing that way under Nuno was they were good at it. We aren’t. City was a one off. Let’s not do that again. 

 

[frank marker]

Plan all week for a back 5 then an injury to one of the them and he puts in Potts. Either you play Mayers or Kilman in there,he's had them both on the bench all year surely you plan to use one of them if an injury occurs ?

- I think you're right here. It might have been less disruptive.

[THUNDERCLINT]

Our prick of a manager is taking us down because he is so risk averse it’s painful.
Todays weak, flat performance is brought about because of his inate negativity.  
For the next five games the only option is to go for broke and get after three points in every game. If we can win three and add a draw then we give ourselves a chance.  But it won’t happen unless the manager wakes up and realises he has to finally take some positive risks.

Bloke's a dull, gutless cսnt. We're only in this mess because the cսnt spent the final 3 months of last year shitting the bed.

[Mex Martillo]

On a few individual performances. I thought Kante looked lively, some nice ball control and liked to see him have a shot at goal. Traore I thought made good runs both with and without the ball, but no one seemed to want to pass to him, which is maybe understandable. Mavropanos had another good game.
Sancho is nothing special, not sure why there was so much hype about him?

[BoleynGone]

Those that think when we play Arsenal and they have won the title it'll be easy.That's the same attitude from fans that thought we might beat Villa,to many on here thought likewise. If Arseanl have won the title they will be free to play a more fuid game,if they still need to win then panic and nerves.  
Yesterday showed that Nuno doesn't have a clue. Plan all week for a back 5 then an injury to one of the them and he puts in Potts. Either you play Mayers or Kilman in there,he's had them both on the bench all year surely you plan to use one of them if an injury occurs ? Potts not having a great time of late but I thought he started of well until he was pulled up for a foul that wasn't, he probably thought not again. Soucek looked slow again. He stayed on to long,Kante an obvious replacement earlier. Traore hasn't been honed into a replacement for Bowen or Summerville. We've known for 2 weeks Summerville wouldn't be available so why not try Ajala or even LaMadrid who has disappeared,he should be playing U21's for game time. All 3 should have been tried out and honed as a replacement but we see the overated Pablo and Tatty stinking the place out. £50m for these 2 because Nuno wanted them along with Traore.
Pretty obvious to some , Nuno got us in this mess. We've only been playing better than, we were not outstanding. Fans have had multiple orgasms over a point at home to City,get fucking real. It was a disciplined defensive effort with a point at the end of the day not all 3.
Unless Nuno goes all out for wins in every game we are doomed.
Even the Cup game is a must win as defeat will dent confidence and give advantage to Leeds.
It Leeds that I feel will be our main rivals for relegation,stay within 2 points of them is the task
Wolves at home looks harder but they wouldn't have played for a month,yes a good rest but I think momemtum was important for them thus a lack of matches could work against them.

 

[frank marker]

I was trying to work out why we were so off the pace yesterday. Wan Bissaka was getting dragged forward by Rogers as if he was tasked by Nuno to man mark him, leaving a gap behind him which in turn dragged Bowen back and sometimes Mavro across. I'm guessing that Nuno had planned to play a back 3 with Todibo to man-mark Rogers. (In the game v City Todibo was pressing very far forward at times). Perhaps shifting from a back three to a back four so close to the game affected our ability to press with confidence. That was certainly the worst I've seen Wan Bissaka play. It looked like we went 4-4-2 second half and seemed much more comfortable.

[Texas Iron]

poor show…

Villa not that good we let them control it….

Poor set up by Nuno…no plan B…poor setup without Todqibo

Missed Summerville…

Attack and MF slow…

Tough games ahead…

Not sure Nuno has it in him for a fight…


 

[Monsieur merde de cheval]

Was thinking Potts would have come on in the last couple of games ahead of Magassa especially after Magassa was so poor v Brentford 
Then today Potts is picked ahead of him when he hasn’t kicked a ball for weeks 
Nuno not always the most logical

Potts was poor and not progressing at all imo.
.Soucek is  thinking about the world cup playoffs ..?
Not being funny but Barkley ..Sancho and Onana  are  hardly an excuse for that surrender today.
The jock is only just back from a long lay off...so making excuses for Potts doesn't stack up.
Potts is chump standard , sorry and all that , but he is .
He's not alone in that btw
 
I'm just amazed Rogers didn't score his usual one against us.

[Fauxstralian]

Was thinking Potts would have come on in the last couple of games ahead of Magassa especially after Magassa was so poor v Brentford 
Then today Potts is picked ahead of him when he hasn’t kicked a ball for weeks 
Nuno not always the most logical

[Any Old Iron]

Our prick of a manager is taking us down because he is so risk averse it’s painful.
Todays weak, flat performance is brought about because of his inate negativity.  
For the next five games the only option is to go for broke and get after three points in every game. If we can win three and add a draw then we give ourselves a chance.  But it won’t happen unless the manager wakes up and realises he has to finally take some positive risks.

[Monsieur merde de cheval]

A classic WHU no - show today  ...we're all well used to it over the yrs , but it will always wind us up.

No point getting  gettin  off the fuckin bus you cunts..




 

[Alfs]

We were poor today, but that happens with every team - and we missed Summerville massively.  I still think we'll stay up and don't particularly agree that we have a tougher run up to Spurs.

[Monsieur merde de cheval]

eusebiovic - Yep agree.  I have always hated McGinn, nasty little ratty annoying bugger, but we could do with a nasty little ratty annoying bugger, plus to be fair whilst not the most gifted he does his job well.  For too long our midfield has been "too nice" and unfortunately games like today aren't Soucek's type anymore as he is too slow.  He has his moments but we need to be on the front foot, or at least threatening for him to be a threat.  If we could surround Fernandes with quality we would have a half decent side.  It doesn't matter how good your front line or back line is the midfield is key.  Nuno has made our defence better but not really sure what he can do with the middle.  I don't rate Magassa and I don't think there is a massive difference between Kante and Potts although I think Kante possibly has more room for development but he is 20 and Potts is 22 so for me they aren't going to be top PL players.  As you say Villa had far more options.  Just ironic that in the past we have been linked with Barklay, Onana and Abraham.

julian would have targeted him if he was around back then

 

 

Absolutely he would

[honky cat]

Im still struggling with why Potts was started after the Todibo injury. He hasnt played since Burton because of the red card, it was a very strange decision.

[Takashi Miike]

eusebiovic - Yep agree.  I have always hated McGinn, nasty little ratty annoying bugger, but we could do with a nasty little ratty annoying bugger, plus to be fair whilst not the most gifted he does his job well.  For too long our midfield has been "too nice" and unfortunately games like today aren't Soucek's type anymore as he is too slow.  He has his moments but we need to be on the front foot, or at least threatening for him to be a threat.  If we could surround Fernandes with quality we would have a half decent side.  It doesn't matter how good your front line or back line is the midfield is key.  Nuno has made our defence better but not really sure what he can do with the middle.  I don't rate Magassa and I don't think there is a massive difference between Kante and Potts although I think Kante possibly has more room for development but he is 20 and Potts is 22 so for me they aren't going to be top PL players.  As you say Villa had far more options.  Just ironic that in the past we have been linked with Barklay, Onana and Abraham.

julian would have targeted him if he was around back then

[zico]

eusebiovic - Yep agree.  I have always hated McGinn, nasty little ratty annoying bugger, but we could do with a nasty little ratty annoying bugger, plus to be fair whilst not the most gifted he does his job well.  For too long our midfield has been "too nice" and unfortunately games like today aren't Soucek's type anymore as he is too slow.  He has his moments but we need to be on the front foot, or at least threatening for him to be a threat.  If we could surround Fernandes with quality we would have a half decent side.  It doesn't matter how good your front line or back line is the midfield is key.  Nuno has made our defence better but not really sure what he can do with the middle.  I don't rate Magassa and I don't think there is a massive difference between Kante and Potts although I think Kante possibly has more room for development but he is 20 and Potts is 22 so for me they aren't going to be top PL players.  As you say Villa had far more options.  Just ironic that in the past we have been linked with Barklay, Onana and Abraham.

[eusebiovic]

It is what it is today, I didn't expect much as Villa are a good side and it was just a case of which Villa turned up.  Sad thing is the wrong West Ham turned up but you can put a bit of that down to the injury to Todibo as it upset the match plan.  Sure you could argue that Nuno could have plonked in Kilman to keep it as it was planned or used Kante or Magassa ahead of Potts but if I am honest there isn't much difference between Kante, Magassa or Potts, none are PL standard. We literally are and have been four of five good players short all season.  Positives are Spurs can't buy a win and as I said earlier as a Club they haven't been in this position in living memory.  I thought Forest would handle the pressure better and on today they have.  We still have a chance but have to play better than today.

Just our luck that McGinn came back from injury and gets MOTM which I kinda expected really. To be honest though, Villa's back-up midfield is better than our first choice midfield whatever the hell that is. Barkley, Onana and Sancho are decent replacements for Kamara and Tielemans and even Buendia and Douglas Luis came off the bench!

[BillyJenningsBoots]

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ooh still stinks off piss on here!!!

*slams thread door shut  

[Massive Attack]

Pab-who is fucking gash.







 

He needs to start scoring or setting them up. For all the good work he does grafting is helpful to the Team but we do need more than that. Can't have a Forward that can't make goals when in the final third which still is a big part of his job, just as much as the donkey work he does to good effect is. Then if he gets 1, hopefully they becomes like buses. Taty aint much better in that respect either making goals in the League - only 2 goals in 11 starts. 

[THUNDERCLINT]

Nuno's football is fucking gash.

Pab-who is fucking gash.

Despite the gash twins best efforts to relegate us we might actually stay up because spurs are gashier.

[nychammer]

the north london cunts haven't won a league game since the new year started, so why will they suddenly start playing like world beaters? most of their 'stars' want to be elsewhere, our biggest problem is our manager and his negativity

I really hope they don't, but it would be out luck that they do. 

[Maverick180180]

Grow up. Seriously

Grow up? I guarantee at the end of the season when we get relegated you deny all knowledge of ever thinking we have some god given right to stay up 

A) We're not officially relegated. Look at the fucking table

B) It's not binary between us and the N17 cunts

C) Call yourself a supporter?

I take all those things into account 
it’s fucking bleak 
doesn’t matter how much I want us to stay up 

[Takashi Miike]

the north london cunts haven't won a league game since the new year started, so why will they suddenly start playing like world beaters? most of their 'stars' want to be elsewhere, our biggest problem is our manager and his negativity

[onsideman]

 

You think we’ll get 2 more points than spurs on this performance? 

Grow up. Seriously

Grow up? I guarantee at the end of the season when we get relegated you deny all knowledge of ever thinking we have some god given right to stay up 

A) We're not officially relegated. Look at the fucking table

B) It's not binary between us and the N17 cunts

C) Call yourself a supporter?

[nychammer]

 Wolves HPalace AEverton HBrentford AArsenal HNewcastle ALeeds H 4 Home, 3 Away Only 2 points from safrom I'd take that every day of the week.  Fuck load of points up for grabs. Clearly those fixtures petrify you. Certainly don't for me. It's very much in our hands to stay up.






We have really got to be looking at 13 points from those games, If we can do that we would have given ourselves a decent chance


 

 

 

its doable, but where do we find the form for that many points?. We've had a very poor season indeed and have spurned so many chances, do we have it in us?  Maybe, and we have no choice to believe we can do it,  but today we showed why we are where we are and I have my expectations firmly in check about the outcome of this season.