pazowl55 Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 2 hours ago, Holmowl said: Cant believe I'm agreeing with a team that has Bannan left, but yes this is exactly what I want us to send out too. Even Kieran surely needs to sit out after his fine comeback. Butters is a natural replacement. Fletch has to rest. Rhodes is the perfect replacement. Everyone else did well and no tinkering please. If this team starts with similar intent we should be far too strong for Brentford. Finally a fan of Bannan and Reach on the left hand side then. Was only a matter of time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
York_Owl Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 Westwood Hunt Lees Van Aken Reach Butterfield Jones Bannan Boyd Joao Matias Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Reachs left peg Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 Can't see lee playing and fletch may struggle westwood hunt lees van aken reach wallace butterfield jones bannan Hooper. Rhodes wildsmith palmer venancio Boyd matias nuhiu Joao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billyblack Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 10 hours ago, RUMBELOWS91 said: Same side- but probably need to make changes a little earlier. Just had 2 weeks off, so should be able to handle 2 games in 4 days. FFS. Would like to think so wouldnt you. Cant play 3 hrs out of 96..... anyone would think they arent proffessional sportsmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloxwich Owl Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 Sounds like Brentford performed well at Villa yesterday so I wouldn't want to 'rest' players unless it was absolutely necessary. Villa Talk in total meltdown - lots calling for Bruce to go. Post from Villa Talk..... Brentford are a small club with no money at all. They have just had to sell their best three players in the last week of the transfer window, and yet they totally dominated us in front of an angry and embarrassed Villa Park crowd. They didn't have to play brilliantly, they just had to do the basics properly. They passed and moved in support of each other. They got forward in numbers when they had the ball, and they pressed when they didn't have the ball. They appeared fitter and much better organised than us. Dean Smith said before the match that they'd spent the past couple of weeks bedding in five new players. Getting them used to the system, developing an awareness of where their team mates were going to be on the pitch with the ball and without the ball in relation to them etc etc. What did we do in the last couple of weeks? We were knackered and needed a well earned break according to Bruce. We only had five players away on international duty, so we could have put in some valuable work on the training pitch with our large squad, but we decided not to. Bruce complacently said he was delighted with our performances in the last two games and that he thought we'd played really good football going into the international break. Brentford knew what they were doing yesterday, and it showed. Villa didn't have a clue, and it showed. The buck stops with Bruce, Calderwood and Clemence. Villa fans are so arrogant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch McLovin Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 4 hours ago, torryowl said: i'm torn between whether your a tactical genius or crackers ........ Sorry I didn't see Hunt at CB ! That will be Lees Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSlicer Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 Joost Joost Joost Joost Joost Joost Joost Joost Joost Hirst Joost 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doghouse Daz Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 9 minutes ago, Dutch McLovin said: Sorry I didn't see Hunt at CB ! That will be Lees Nah Dutch, I'm doing a bit of Carlos' experimentation, Lees brilliant in that position, but would just like to see a pairing of Hunt with Palmer, think they have better pace for link up play on right wing. Just the once mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night King Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 What's the point in resting players for the Cardiff game? Brentford is the bigger game on my opinion. Need to win those home games and Brentford are no mugs. Battered Villa yesterday and unlucky not to get 3 points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owlandished Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 Think this might be a chance to set up a different way and win, and rest a few at same time Westwood Hunt Wallace Lees Van Aken Jones Lee Rhodes Joao Reach Matias Subs: Wildsmith, Palmer, Butterfield, Boyd, Bannan, Hooper, Nuhiu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzuki_San Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 I’d rest Lee, Wallace and Fletch and bring in Butterfield, Boyd and Rhodes. Can always revert back to the original line up then, if it’s not working! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jowl Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 Exactly the same team. (I'm not a Jones fan - but..) We have 3 subs we can use. Protect Lee after 60 mins. Hooper and Fletcher looked fantastic up front - both had brilliant games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Costello 77 Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 1 minute ago, Suzuki_San said: I’d rest Lee, Wallace and Fletch and bring in Butterfield, Boyd and Rhodes. Can always revert back to the original line up then, if it’s not working! Good that. Doesn't seem to weaken us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philb125 Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 Expecting quite a changed line up with a few of our players either recovering or carrying knocks, plays our full backs huge shifts in when we play diamond formation. Expecting: Westwood Palmer Lees Joost Fox/Pudil Boyd Jones Butterford/Bannan Matias Jaoa Rhodes great thing is can play a few ways and our strength in depth is crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowl Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 I'm not against making changes per se, even to winning to teams, but I never think it's good when the number of changes go above 3, and preferably only 2 because that would almost certainly involve breaking up too many of the on-field partnerships (full back and wide midfield, the two strikers, the two centre mids etc.) Bearing Cardiff next Saturday in mind, if Lee and Fletcher need to sit this out then fine - Butterfield (or Abdi) and Rhodes can come in and hopefully enough continuity is maintained. Maybe Boyd for Wallace too. These changes ought to be okay because they involve substitutions of players that are fairly similar. What I hope not to see are changes like Palmer in for Hunt, Fox or Pudil in for Reach, Matias in for Bannan, João or Nuhiu in for Fletcher or Hooper. It's nothing against those players as such, but more that they're too different from the player they're coming in for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldishowl Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 We have a better chance of getting 3 pts at home than away at Cardiff. We should put out our best team against Brentford, obviously not playing people who are injured and think about Cardiff afterwards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarnsleyOwl96 Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 Don't change much at all keep the same back 5 and spine of the team. If lee and fletch can play then play them if not butterfield in for him and Rhodes up top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarnsleyOwl96 Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 Glad some of you don't manage us with your team selections weswtood hunt van aken lees reach bannan lee hooper fletcher must all start if fit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RocketOwl Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 Westwood Hunt Lees Joost Reach Boyd Butterfield Jones Bannan Hooper Joao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chizumgeorge Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 13 hours ago, TrickyTrev said: If possible we should keep a winning side and go with the 11 that won today. In an ideal world yes, but with Lee and Fletcher both carrying knocks it would make sense to bench them for Brentford. Got perfectly able replacements in Rhodes, Butters or Bannan in middle and Boyd on left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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