07 Feb 2017 21:44:27
Seems bruce has confirmed we're going to go with a 3-5-2 formation as our starting point, and tinker when necessary, so, let's give him a 4 or 5 games,
by the way have any of you heard the villa fan whose done his version of the song from an officer and a gentleman, entitled, 'Bruce lifts us up where we belong!'. its the doggies wedding tackle, absolute quality, heard it on the net, i hope he puts it on youtube, i can't stop singing it now!
08 Feb 2017 10:11:37
Seems to fit all our best players in and leaves us with good options off the bench, bar strikers. In theory it should be sound defensively when they've got the ball acting as more of a 5-3-2, but as we saw against Forest when you've got butter fingers in goal it doesn't matter how you play. Hopefully with 11 men for 90 minutes and no stupid keeper mistakes against Ipswich we will get an accurate look at how useful it's going to be.
08 Feb 2017 23:19:18
The best we've played in recent years was with wing-backs, under Brian Little
Had we had better quality wing-backs at the time, things could have been ever better.
09 Feb 2017 16:53:06
3 at the back, common sense, as old as the hills.
However Elphick has to improve immensely to be included.
3 can become 5 in a couple of seconds and even 6 if required.
Has anyone thought about Hutton in the middle of the park.
Think it was Colin Gibson played LB and moved to LH, following season went to MU.
Hutton gives his all and can cross a ball and if the needed he could be the 6th defender.
We must do something soon and different to have any chance of moving up.
Still need a mugger in the middle!
09 Feb 2017 18:47:48
I agree about Hutton mate, I think I suggested it, in passing, some months ago.
He certainly can't play as a wing back.