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Villa vs West Ham | PL | 25.1.24 | Predictions and Match Thread
Posted: 25 Jan 2025, 07:53
by stubbo-admin
Match Centre:Odds:West Ham: 11/2
Draw: 7/2
Aston Villa: 4/7
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Re: Villa vs West Ham | PL | 25.1.24 | Predictions and Match Thread
Posted: 26 Jan 2025, 16:21
by El Scorchio
nychammer wrote: ↑26 Jan 2025, 16:20
El Scorchio" wrote: ↑26 Jan 2025, 15:39
Iron Duke" wrote: ↑26 Jan 2025, 15:37
What message is Potter sending to Sullivan? Are there any other players he could have had on the bench?
True it may not be intentional but he doesn’t really have to even say anything. The bench speaks for itself about what absolute dire straits the squad is in.
Beggars belief given what we've spent the past two seasons on failures. We have to spend at least the same again to be at least competitive.
It’s unforgivable. Even a fully fit squad is way short in terms of the quality needed in this league in defence, centre mid and striker.
Re: Villa vs West Ham | PL | 25.1.24 | Predictions and Match Thread
Posted: 26 Jan 2025, 16:20
by nychammer
El Scorchio" wrote: ↑26 Jan 2025, 15:39
Iron Duke" wrote: ↑26 Jan 2025, 15:37
What message is Potter sending to Sullivan? Are there any other players he could have had on the bench?
True it may not be intentional but he doesn’t really have to even say anything. The bench speaks for itself about what absolute dire straits the squad is in.
Beggars belief given what we've spent the past two seasons on failures. We have to spend at least the same again to be at least competitive.
Re: Villa vs West Ham | PL | 25.1.24 | Predictions and Match Thread
Posted: 26 Jan 2025, 16:20
by Takashi Miike
AWB should be RCB, this will show if he was taking notice in the cup game when Coufal was a disaster there. I don't see how we keep the ball up the field, it's tragic the approach he's adopting in consecutive games
Re: Villa vs West Ham | PL | 25.1.24 | Predictions and Match Thread
Posted: 26 Jan 2025, 16:17
by El Scorchio
Sir Alf" wrote: ↑26 Jan 2025, 16:12
Scarles is really the one question mark for Potter I suppose? Hard to make a case for anyone else being in the starting 11 imo but that defence looks fragile to say the least.
This is the culmination of attrocious recruitment over many seasons and a complete lack of planning and leadership from Sullivan. A squad that is “not fit for purpose”. Potter has got a mountain to climb to turn this club around. The insurmountable barrier is Sullivan
Exactly. That’s the only feasible change but in this game is scarles instead of Emerson going to be in any way a difference maker? No.
The only other options are bringing in players who most of WHO have been cunting off as not good enough to play for us anyway.
pick your poison but for me Potter has so few options. Start to panic if when 3-4 players are back and we are still lining up like this. Hint- we won’t be lining up like this.
Re: Villa vs West Ham | PL | 25.1.24 | Predictions and Match Thread
Posted: 26 Jan 2025, 16:13
by Sir Alf
Call the police asap, double raping predicted at Villa Park with Cresswell and Coufal the victims.
Re: Villa vs West Ham | PL | 25.1.24 | Predictions and Match Thread
Posted: 26 Jan 2025, 16:12
by Sir Alf
Scarles is really the one question mark for Potter I suppose? Hard to make a case for anyone else being in the starting 11 imo but that defence looks fragile to say the least.
This is the culmination of attrocious recruitment over many seasons and a complete lack of planning and leadership from Sullivan. A squad that is “not fit for purpose”. Potter has got a mountain to climb to turn this club around. The insurmountable barrier is Sullivan
Re: Villa vs West Ham | PL | 25.1.24 | Predictions and Match Thread
Posted: 26 Jan 2025, 16:09
by Massive Attack
Maverick180180 wrote: ↑26 Jan 2025, 16:01
People keep saying I can’t see what else he could’ve done today
SCARLES
It was ridiculous our Man of the Match in the Cup game has been dropped to the bench ever since that outstanding performance. Should have kept him in the side after that display.
Re: Villa vs West Ham | PL | 25.1.24 | Predictions and Match Thread
Posted: 26 Jan 2025, 16:09
by ragingbull
A lot wrong with this Scarles should be in front of Cresswell but we shall see if Potter got something up his sleeve.
Re: Villa vs West Ham | PL | 25.1.24 | Predictions and Match Thread
Posted: 26 Jan 2025, 16:05
by Sir Alf
Cresswell and Coufal ? Both past it.
Re: Villa vs West Ham | PL | 25.1.24 | Predictions and Match Thread
Posted: 26 Jan 2025, 16:02
by Any Old Iron
Oh dear, this geezer seems to be just as clueless and negative as Lopenoclu.
With that shitty line-up anything other than a heavy defeat would be a fucking miracle.
And apart from anything else it’ll be yet another game in a long series that will be very hard to watch.
As usual I feel for our long suffering travelling fans.
Re: Villa vs West Ham | PL | 25.1.24 | Predictions and Match Thread
Posted: 26 Jan 2025, 16:01
by Sir Alf
Heavy defeat incoming I think.
He probably feels he has to start defensively and try not to concede but that midfield wont be winning the middle of the pitch.
He doesnt have many options but Ings gawd help us. Its a championship level team aside from a couple of players.
Think it might be another very long afternoon
Re: Villa vs West Ham | PL | 25.1.24 | Predictions and Match Thread
Posted: 26 Jan 2025, 16:01
by Maverick180180
People keep saying I can’t see what else he could’ve done today
SCARLES
Re: Villa vs West Ham | PL | 25.1.24 | Predictions and Match Thread
Posted: 26 Jan 2025, 16:00
by Alfs
Given what's on the bench I'm not sure who else GP could have picked to make it a stronger line up. Ings maybe, but he's hardly prolific.
Re: Villa vs West Ham | PL | 25.1.24 | Predictions and Match Thread
Posted: 26 Jan 2025, 15:59
by twoleftfeet
Solidbond1 wrote: ↑26 Jan 2025, 15:44
twoleftfeet wrote: ↑26 Jan 2025, 15:41
He had options, he just bottled it.
Back 4 of AWB, Alvarez, Kilman & Scarles
Midfield 3 of Soucek, Irving & Soler
Front 3 of Kudus, Ings & Paqueta
Alvarez at centre back , Watkins would run him ragged .
And Watkins won’t run Coufal ragged? At least Alvarez puts a tackle in.
Re: Villa vs West Ham | PL | 25.1.24 | Predictions and Match Thread
Posted: 26 Jan 2025, 15:56
by claypole
How have we got to this? Considering the money spent
Re: Villa vs West Ham | PL | 25.1.24 | Predictions and Match Thread
Posted: 26 Jan 2025, 15:55
by Maverick180180
Scarles wins man of the match against Villa away
subsequently gets dropped and isn’t even deemed good enough to play against Villa away
is this cսnt Potter for real, does he have any idea why we were so bad under Lopetegui
Re: Villa vs West Ham | PL | 25.1.24 | Predictions and Match Thread
Posted: 26 Jan 2025, 15:52
by Jaan Kenbrovin
17th richest club in world football. Playing with 1 CB and 0 Strikers.
5-0 Villa.
Re: Villa vs West Ham | PL | 25.1.24 | Predictions and Match Thread
Posted: 26 Jan 2025, 15:45
by El Scorchio
Jean-Luc Paul Goddard" wrote: ↑26 Jan 2025, 15:41
Hope Potter puts Coufal in at RWB this time. Was an awful decision to play him at CB in the cup game when AWB is so clearly the better defender. Perhaps Potter doesn't like the way Coufal tends to bring the ball up the field quickly rather than slowly pass backwards and sideways all the time.
That’s what I’d do. He’s got to have some pace on the back three or we are done.
Re: Villa vs West Ham | PL | 25.1.24 | Predictions and Match Thread
Posted: 26 Jan 2025, 15:45
by Tomshardware
Can only see a heavy defeat here with that lineup.
Re: Villa vs West Ham | PL | 25.1.24 | Predictions and Match Thread
Posted: 26 Jan 2025, 15:44
by Solidbond1
twoleftfeet wrote: ↑26 Jan 2025, 15:41
He had options, he just bottled it.
Back 4 of AWB, Alvarez, Kilman & Scarles
Midfield 3 of Soucek, Irving & Soler
Front 3 of Kudus, Ings & Paqueta
Alvarez at centre back , Watkins would run him ragged .
Re: Villa vs West Ham | PL | 25.1.24 | Predictions and Match Thread
Posted: 26 Jan 2025, 15:43
by Takashi Miike
five defenders again, zero width and no striker. why not fill the bench with goalkeepers, utter dogshit
Re: Villa vs West Ham | PL | 25.1.24 | Predictions and Match Thread
Posted: 26 Jan 2025, 15:43
by collyrob
It’s an awful line up. But there’s not many options really. 1 available CB (who’s shit and allow) and 1 strikers (who’s shit and slow) . The squad is a mess
Re: Villa vs West Ham | PL | 25.1.24 | Predictions and Match Thread
Posted: 26 Jan 2025, 15:41
by twoleftfeet
He had options, he just bottled it.
Back 4 of AWB, Alvarez, Kilman & Scarles
Midfield 3 of Soucek, Irving & Soler
Front 3 of Kudus, Ings & Paqueta
Re: Villa vs West Ham | PL | 25.1.24 | Predictions and Match Thread
Posted: 26 Jan 2025, 15:41
by Jean-Luc Paul Goddard
Hope Potter puts Coufal in at RWB this time. Was an awful decision to play him at CB in the cup game when AWB is so clearly the better defender. Perhaps Potter doesn't like the way Coufal tends to bring the ball up the field quickly rather than slowly pass backwards and sideways all the time.
Re: Villa vs West Ham | PL | 25.1.24 | Predictions and Match Thread
Posted: 26 Jan 2025, 15:41
by THUNDERCLINT
That team has 7-0 Villa written all over it.
