Pre match: Aston Villa v Liverpool. FA cup Friday Jan 8th

I’ve made my prediction, but thinking I may need to change it depending on what side we put out.
Of course by the time the team is appointed, it’s usually too late to change 😳
May have to stick with it. 0-2 to the red men !

After hearing this news i think Jürgen will go with quite a strong team,it will then be like a training session and he can make 5 subs if/when he needs to,I reckon he will go
Kelleher,Tsimikas,R Williams,Henderson,N Williams,Milner,Clarkson,Jones,Origi,Minamino,Salah,and bring on Mane and Firmino after 65 minutes.

Would imagine Jürgen picked his team before the news

Excited that Villa is going to play the reserves. We always get such shitty draws in the cups that we could really use a break.

Too bad Nancy Keita is hurt still because this would have been a great game for him to get minutes and back in rhythm. Would like to see Kelleher, Neco, Tsimikas, Ox, Clarkson and Taki all start, and may be an opportunity for Van den Berg and/or Koumetio to get another shot at playing time with the main squad.

Excited that Villa is going to play the reserves. We always get such shitty draws in the cups that we could really use a break.

Too bad Nancy Keita is hurt still because this would have been a great game for him to get minutes and back in rhythm. Would like to see Kelleher, Neco, Tsimikas, Ox, Clarkson and Taki all start, and may be an opportunity for Van den Berg and/or Koumetio to get another shot at playing time with the main squad.

Nancy Kieta

Excited that Villa is going to play the reserves. We always get such shitty draws in the cups that we could really use a break.

Too bad Nancy Keita is hurt still because this would have been a great game for him to get minutes and back in rhythm. Would like to see Kelleher, Neco, Tsimikas, Ox, Clarkson and Taki all start, and may be an opportunity for Van den Berg and/or Koumetio to get another shot at playing time with the main squad.

But if villa have to field a load of kids/ressies, surely that ‘s an opportunity to take advantage, not a time to put our second string out 🤷‍♂️

Excited that Villa is going to play the reserves. We always get such shitty draws in the cups that we could really use a break.

Too bad Nancy Keita is hurt still because this would have been a great game for him to get minutes and back in rhythm. Would like to see Kelleher, Neco, Tsimikas, Ox, Clarkson and Taki all start, and may be an opportunity for Van den Berg and/or Koumetio to get another shot at playing time with the main squad.

I think Tsimikas is still out injured.

Would imagine Jürgen picked his team before the news

I believe Liverpool/Jürgen probably would have been aware of Villa's situation a few days ago as the tests are from Monday hence the results would have been by the next day.

If this goes ahead and against Villas kids I really think we should rest Robbo and Fab.

Nat snd Rhys have played at a decent levrl and should be trusted.

Play Minamino, Milner and maybe even Ox who have not played much

Chuckling away at the irony of this.

Chuckling away at the irony of this.

Yep

But you just know we will be made to look like the nasty guys in all.of this

I’ve made my prediction, but thinking I may need to change it depending on what side we put out.
Of course by the time the team is appointed, it’s usually too late to change 😳
May have to stick with it. 0-2 to the red men !

I went for 5-0 to Villa based on us fielding a C team, can I change it?? ;-)

If this goes ahead and against Villas kids I really think we should rest Robbo and Fab.

Nat snd Rhys have played at a decent levrl and should be trusted.

Play Minamino, Milner and maybe even Ox who have not played much

I think we should play the first team into form? We are sh*te at the moment

This 'will they wont they' play is ridiculous.  There should be set rules on 'if x number of players and first team staff test positive' then its off.

Seems like a massive opportunity to game the system. 

Maybe we should have our own unspecified outbreak before the United game - give Jota a couple of weeks to return.

This 'will they wont they' play is ridiculous.  There should be set rules on 'if x number of players and first team staff test positive' then its off.

Seems like a massive opportunity to game the system. 

Maybe we should have our own unspecified outbreak before the United game - give Jota a couple of weeks to return.

Agree entirely.

Not that hard for the governing bodies to sit down and come up with a sensible formula of when a game should or could be called off.

If they're going with the kids I hope we do similar and only play first team players who need games to find a bit or rhythm.

This 'will they wont they' play is ridiculous.  There should be set rules on 'if x number of players and first team staff test positive' then its off.

Seems like a massive opportunity to game the system. 

Maybe we should have our own unspecified outbreak before the United game - give Jota a couple of weeks to return.

There should be. Otherwise, it’s evidence that the FA/League is absolutely clueless, or is still finding a way to govern fixtures amid the pandemic.

Either of these possibilities is not surprising to me, considering how its refs and VAR are clueless about their decision making.

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I would play 4-1-2-2-1. Would rest AOC, Fabinho, Salah, Mane and Thiago or at least will give them only 25 minutes.

With the Covid news, I would change a little line-up.

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With the Covid news, I would change a little line-up.

NB: Team no longer available

I don't think he will play with a back 4 with little experience otherwise he risks being humiliated if we lose(which happened to Everton against our kids last season),Jürgen always puts at least 1 sometimes 2 experienced defenders in domestic cup games (Jürgen even played Fab and TAA at the back in the dead rubber CL game this season.

Just heard the game is ON,come on.going for another 7-0.

I don't think he will play with a back 4 with little experience otherwise he risks being humiliated if we lose(which happened to Everton against our kids last season),Jürgen always puts at least 1 sometimes 2 experienced defenders in domestic cup games (Jürgen even played Fab and TAA at the back in the dead rubber CL game this season.

Why would you think that back 4 would be bumiliated when they have held there own in the champions league and premier league?

Send out the strongest possible 11 and batter their claat...

For those of you not arsed about this game remember this

We had to send our kids out v these 13 months ago when our first team went to the world club cup....the fans and players celebrated every goal with gusto.......I hope we f**king smash them tonight kids or not

Send out the strongest possible 11 and batter their claat...

The boys need goals, go first team all the way

Just heard the game is ON,come on.going for another 7-0.

Yes it is: https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2021/january/Aston-Villa-v-Liverpool/

I would not play full team but we should not do it U23 match.