Aston Villa Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2013/14

listermint · 21-09-2013 1:11pm

This is not not good news.

Benteke looks like a bad pull somewhere

BaronVon · 21-09-2013 1:12pm

Bollox

matrim · 21-09-2013 1:12pm

Would rather take him off today instead of risking a longer injury

JPA · 21-09-2013 1:12pm

listermint wrote: »

This is not not good news.

Benteke looks like a bad pull somewhere

Groin injury looks like, we're ****ed if he goes for any length of time.

matrim · 21-09-2013 1:14pm

Who needs Benteke

Good play from Wiemann and Gabby

astonaidan · 21-09-2013 1:14pm

KOZAK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

shoutman · 21-09-2013 1:15pm

Awful news re benteke but at least kojack scored a goal.

JPA · 21-09-2013 1:15pm

JPA wrote: »

Groin injury looks like, we're ****ed if he goes for any length of time.

Kozak! What was I saying again?!

wonderboysam · 21-09-2013 1:15pm

Christian WHOteke? booooooooooooooom baby

matrim · 21-09-2013 1:16pm

In the last 2 games we've scored within 2 minutes of Kozak coming on

listermint · 21-09-2013 1:16pm

Jesus that was very poor decision making from Kozak for the first chance. I mean that was bread and butter goal making.

Id get that myself easily.

Luckily he created the kozak moment second time round.

astonaidan · 21-09-2013 1:26pm

Tonev just looks like he wants to shoot everything, his first touch is always to take it onto his left

Neil3030 · 21-09-2013 1:36pm

listermint wrote: »

Luckily he created the kozak moment second time round.

Outstanding, sir

Brussels Sprout · 21-09-2013 1:48pm

Guzan and the strikers look great (and Luna going forward). Everything else is a bit of a worry. Really need someone able to hold onto it in midfield and not give it away so cheaply.

JPA · 21-09-2013 2:02pm

Tonev is a passenger, get Sylla on.

JPA · 21-09-2013 2:10pm

Is this an awful match or is it just me?

astonaidan · 21-09-2013 2:11pm

JPA wrote: »

Is this an awful match or is it just me?

First half was good, second half YAWN!!

listermint · 21-09-2013 2:13pm

ive the match on,

but im also watching paint dry. im not sure which is more exciting.

listermint · 21-09-2013 2:17pm

Oh lordy, Tonev... what are ya doing

astonaidan · 21-09-2013 2:17pm

Hopefully Tonev, christ hes annoying

Patser · 21-09-2013 2:21pm

BBC text saying Benteke sitting in dugout smiling now but with crutches beside him. So no real hints as to injury there

JPA · 21-09-2013 2:24pm

Patser wrote: »

BBC text saying Benteke sitting in dugout smiling now but with crutches beside him. So no real hints as to injury there

Looked like groin to me.

listermint · 21-09-2013 2:30pm

Oh my word....

SAVE

BaronVon · 21-09-2013 2:34pm

Looked like Gabby picked up a knock too!

Tonev is very annoying, did he even get one on target?

listermint · 21-09-2013 2:36pm

infacteh wrote: »

Looked like Gabby picked up a knock too!

Tonev is very annoying, did he even get one on target?

yes, just the one mind.

listermint · 21-09-2013 2:38pm

Needed that win for sure.

rebelomar · 21-09-2013 2:41pm

That game and the manner is which we struggled to hold on against a poor Norwich side points to another struggle this season.

Our passing was awful and rushed. No composure. Trying to break everytime we win back the ball. Need to mix it up and keep the bloody ball for more than 15 seconds.

We are still far too naive im afraid

kilburn · 21-09-2013 2:45pm

3 points happy out and first clean sheet in the league in 27 games

Patser · 21-09-2013 4:51pm

Over in the fantasy match thread someone's posted that Lambert has sais Benteke back next week, to be rested midweek. Looking for source now.

Edit. Up on Villatalk too, link to Belgian Twitter account with Lambert quoted. Everyone there thinks it's legit.

kilburn · 22-09-2013 12:33pm

He hurt his hip flexor, he should be fine next week

matrim · 22-09-2013 1:13pm

Glad we got the clean sheet but we were very poor in the second half.

Wiemann got alot of slating on VT but he was good in the first half and was involved in all our best chances. But he faded as the game went on. I think his all action fast hustling game means he's only good for about 70 or 80 minutes.

Hopefully Tonev and Helinius can improve enough to rotate with him.

Corholio · 22-09-2013 2:46pm

Hard to think that a clean sheet and a win could happen and I still thought we were quite poor, Guzan was the only reason we did both. Tonev is a player that looks to need loads of protection in midfield, we don't have the quality to offer that either. Brave decision to drop Lowton though, thought for a while he was sort of Lamberts pet, but fair play to him for doing it.

Might be the last clean sheet the team has for a while if the defending remains like that, ridiculous how much space Hooper had for that chance. Incredible save by Guzan though.

death1234567 · 23-09-2013 11:59am

It'll be interesting to see what sort of team we play against Spurs. Having an extra days rest compared to Spurs two should be an advantage.

LeBash · 23-09-2013 2:25pm

death1234567 wrote: »

It'll be interesting to see what sort of team we play against Spurs. Having an extra days rest compared to Spurs two should be an advantage.

I remember watcging the game last season with a spurs fan and i was embarresed by how good we made tgem look. In saying that we are much improved

Neil3030 · 23-09-2013 2:46pm

Resting Big Ben is an absolute must, even if he's fit. Wouldn't mind seeing Helenius, Tonev and Kozak start up front, if we're going 4-3-3/4-5-1, with maybe Sylla getting a run in midfield aswell. Maybe give Bennett a go at LB?

V1llianous · 23-09-2013 2:49pm

Neil3030 wrote: »

Resting Big Ben is an absolute must, even if he's fit. Wouldn't mind seeing Helenius, Tonev and Kozak start up front, if we're going 4-3-3/4-5-1, with maybe Sylla getting a run in midfield aswell. Maybe give Bennett a go at LB?

I think CB will be out but I would expect the only change from our first 11 would be Sylla in for probably KEA - Westwood and Lowton were rested for this game. Think PL is really pushing to win it this year after admitting it was his mistakes that cost us last year.

Neil3030 · 23-09-2013 3:01pm

V1llianous wrote: »

I think CB will be out but I would expect the only change from our first 11 would be Sylla in for probably KEA - Westwood and Lowton were rested for this game. Think PL is really pushing to win it this year after admitting it was his mistakes that cost us last year.

Was that the reason given for resting those two? By accounts Bacuna had a great game and many people reckon Lowton got dropped.

V1llianous · 23-09-2013 3:29pm

Neil3030 wrote: »

Was that the reason given for resting those two? By accounts Bacuna had a great game and many people reckon Lowton got dropped.

Westwood had a slight knock and was decided not to risk in order to be ok for Norwich.

Would be surprised if Lowton was dropped as he didn't perform badly - PL did say a while back that Lowton had played nearly every minute last season due to lack of cover and when cover was available he would prioritise games for him and others when possible.

death1234567 · 23-09-2013 3:45pm

Neil3030 wrote: »

Wouldn't mind seeing ... Tonev

I don't think I have recovered enough to see anymore of those 'shoot on sight' shots into row Z.

Corholio · 23-09-2013 4:28pm

Lowton was 'rested' but I wouldn't be surprised if that really meant dropped. I doubt very much he'd be rested in a league game to be fresh for a League Cup game.

COYVB · 23-09-2013 5:30pm

Yeah Lowton was dropped for not being great so far this season. No harm in it, shows him we've got capable backup if he doesn't perform again

matrim · 24-09-2013 11:15am

Is the game tonight on TV?

Neil3030 · 24-09-2013 11:26am

Starstreams have it on channel 39, so it's bound to be on somewhere....

jimmy the car · 24-09-2013 11:50am

matrim wrote: »

Is the game tonight on TV?

Al Jazeera if that's any help to you

G.K. · 24-09-2013 4:01pm

Now I'm living in Birmingham, I'm going to the Spurs league game next month. Haven't been to a live game in years.

sc86 · 24-09-2013 7:32pm

spurs game on tv?

shoutman · 24-09-2013 7:49pm

sc86 wrote: »

spurs game on tv?

Nope. Only one stream online and its not great. Albrighton sylla tonev and al ehmadi in midfield. Who am I missing?

COYVB · 24-09-2013 8:16pm

Very night game so far. Marc has had a few pops and looks about our best chance of something. Mostly spurs so far though

matrim · 24-09-2013 8:30pm

2 good saves from Steer keeping us in it.

matrim · 24-09-2013 8:32pm

matrim wrote: »

2 good saves from Steer keeping us in it.

And just after I post that Defoe get's a goal

Aston Villa Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2013/14

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