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Jacey 23 Dec 20 4.01pm
Difficult away fixture and we will do well to get a point. 1-1.Benteke to score.
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23 Dec 20 4.01pm

Difficult away fixture and we will do well to get a point.

1-1.Benteke to score.

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Elwissthebest Marlborough 23 Dec 20 5.21pm
Let's see what team the Manager picks. It'll be interesting to see how he reacts to 0-7. Most likely to return to defensive mindset?
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Marlborough 23 Dec 20 5.21pm

Let's see what team the Manager picks.
It'll be interesting to see how he reacts to 0-7.
Most likely to return to defensive mindset?

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Willo South coast - west of Brighton. 23 Dec 20 5.33pm
A.Villa have lost 3 and drawn 1 of their last 4 home games. They have won 2 of their last 3 games,both away, and I expect them to triumph against us.
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Willo

South coast - west of Brighton. 23 Dec 20 5.33pm

A.Villa have lost 3 and drawn 1 of their last 4 home games.
They have won 2 of their last 3 games,both away, and I expect them to triumph against us.

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TheBigToePunt 23 Dec 20 5.40pm
Originally posted by Elwissthebest Let's see what team the Manager picks. It'll be interesting to see how he reacts to 0-7. [b]Most likely to return to defensive mindset? I've been pondering this issue, and though it would be an understandable for a manager to prioritise a solid defensive performance in such circumstances, I don't think Roy actually makes significant tactical changes from match to match. For better or for worse, he picks a system at the start of the season, embeds it preseason and reinforces it week in, week out thereafter. The factor most affecting our attack/defence balance is availability of decent forwards, and Roy almost never leaves them out when they are available. On that basis I reckon we'll continue in much the same manner as we have been recently. VG Clyne Tompkins Cahill PvA Schlupp Mcarthur Luka Eze Benteke Zaha Villa 1 Palace 3 Edited by TheBigToePunt (23 Dec 2020 5.43pm)
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23 Dec 20 5.40pm

Originally posted by Elwissthebest

Let's see what team the Manager picks.
It'll be interesting to see how he reacts to 0-7.
[b]Most likely to return to defensive mindset?

I've been pondering this issue, and though it would be an understandable for a manager to prioritise a solid defensive performance in such circumstances, I don't think Roy actually makes significant tactical changes from match to match.

For better or for worse, he picks a system at the start of the season, embeds it preseason and reinforces it week in, week out thereafter.

The factor most affecting our attack/defence balance is availability of decent forwards, and Roy almost never leaves them out when they are available.

On that basis I reckon we'll continue in much the same manner as we have been recently.

VG
Clyne Tompkins Cahill PvA
Schlupp Mcarthur Luka Eze
Benteke Zaha

Villa 1 Palace 3

Edited by TheBigToePunt (23 Dec 2020 5.43pm)

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Elwissthebest Marlborough 23 Dec 20 5.54pm
Good post, BigToePunt, thank you. My fear is that Ollie Watkins, who might have come our way, will figure on the score sheet. I suspect Kouyate will be the fall guy and get dropped. Possibly Clyne too? So a back four of Ward, Dann, Tomkins, Mitchell? But that's probably too many changes.And you're right; the manager likes programmatic selection. The problem is that against Spurs and West Ham, Palace played very good football. But the psychological damage of 0-7 is a factor and whether RH responds cavalierly (unlikely) or conservatively we shall see. Prediction due one hour before kick off!
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Marlborough 23 Dec 20 5.54pm

Good post, BigToePunt, thank you.
My fear is that Ollie Watkins, who might have come our way, will figure on the score sheet.
I suspect Kouyate will be the fall guy and get dropped.
Possibly Clyne too?
So a back four of Ward, Dann, Tomkins, Mitchell? But that's probably too many changes.And you're right; the manager likes programmatic selection.
The problem is that against Spurs and West Ham, Palace played very good football. But the psychological damage of 0-7 is a factor and whether RH responds cavalierly (unlikely) or conservatively we shall see. Prediction due one hour before kick off!

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Booted Eagle Bristol 23 Dec 20 5.56pm
Originally posted by TheBigToePunt I've been pondering this issue, and though it would be an understandable for a manager to prioritise a solid defensive performance in such circumstances, I don't think Roy actually makes significant tactical changes from match to match. For better or for worse, he picks a system at the start of the season, embeds it preseason and reinforces it week in, week out thereafter. The factor most affecting our attack/defence balance is availability of decent forwards, and Roy almost never leaves them out when they are available. On that basis I reckon we'll continue in much the same manner as we have been recently. VG Clyne Tompkins Cahill PvA Schlupp Mcarthur Luka Eze Benteke Zaha Villa 1 Palace 3 Edited by TheBigToePunt (23 Dec 2020 5.43pm) True, but he needs to change the personnel for this match, not just because we took a pasting last match but clearly a fair few players are flagging due to the game workload. He can play the same system if need be but some rotation might be required. Tekkers, Mitchell, Townsend, Mccarthy ? Game might be decided on which team keeps Grealish or Wilf quiet. Love your optimism on score think it will be a lower scoring draw 1-1. “ [T]here are known knowns; there are things we know that we know.There are known unknowns; that is to say there are things that, we now know we don't know.But there are also unknown unknowns – there are things we do not know we don't know. ” —United States Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld
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Booted Eagle

Bristol 23 Dec 20 5.56pm

Originally posted by TheBigToePunt

I've been pondering this issue, and though it would be an understandable for a manager to prioritise a solid defensive performance in such circumstances, I don't think Roy actually makes significant tactical changes from match to match.

For better or for worse, he picks a system at the start of the season, embeds it preseason and reinforces it week in, week out thereafter.

The factor most affecting our attack/defence balance is availability of decent forwards, and Roy almost never leaves them out when they are available.

On that basis I reckon we'll continue in much the same manner as we have been recently.

VG
Clyne Tompkins Cahill PvA
Schlupp Mcarthur Luka Eze
Benteke Zaha

Villa 1 Palace 3

Edited by TheBigToePunt (23 Dec 2020 5.43pm)

True, but he needs to change the personnel for this match, not just because we took a pasting last match but clearly a fair few players are flagging due to the game workload. He can play the same system if need be but some rotation might be required. Tekkers, Mitchell, Townsend, Mccarthy ? Game might be decided on which team keeps Grealish or Wilf quiet. Love your optimism on score think it will be a lower scoring draw 1-1.

“ [T]here are known knowns; there are things we know that we know.There are known unknowns; that is to say there are things that, we now know we don't know.But there are also unknown unknowns – there are things we do not know we don't know. ”
—United States Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld

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Willo South coast - west of Brighton. 23 Dec 20 6.05pm
Originally posted by Booted Eagle True, but he needs to change the personnel for this match, not just because we took a pasting last match but clearly a fair few players are flagging due to the game workload. He can play the same system if need be but some rotation might be required. Tekkers, Mitchell, Townsend, Mccarthy ? Game might be decided on which team keeps Grealish or Wilf quiet. Love your optimism on score think it will be a lower scoring draw 1-1. If we get outworked due to our players lack of energy and mobility the 'Alarm bells' will really start to ring in respect of our prospects of staving off relegation.
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Willo

South coast - west of Brighton. 23 Dec 20 6.05pm

Originally posted by Booted Eagle

True, but he needs to change the personnel for this match, not just because we took a pasting last match but clearly a fair few players are flagging due to the game workload. He can play the same system if need be but some rotation might be required. Tekkers, Mitchell, Townsend, Mccarthy ? Game might be decided on which team keeps Grealish or Wilf quiet. Love your optimism on score think it will be a lower scoring draw 1-1.

If we get outworked due to our players lack of energy and mobility the 'Alarm bells' will really start to ring in respect of our prospects of staving off relegation.

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southnorwoodhill 23 Dec 20 6.10pm
2-0 Villa
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2-0 Villa

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Gary St.Andrews Kenley 23 Dec 20 6.47pm
We will do what we did on Boxing Day 2013 and win 1-0 away to Villa... Then it was a Dwight Gayle screamer in the 90 minute, this time a Tekkers tap in!
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Kenley 23 Dec 20 6.47pm

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We will do what we did on Boxing Day 2013 and win 1-0 away to Villa...

Then it was a Dwight Gayle screamer in the 90 minute, this time a Tekkers tap in!

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crystal-purley Purley 23 Dec 20 7.21pm
yes we will be tired but so will they and Roy will make changes especially to the back four. I am going for a 4-3 to us. Merry Xmas and a happy new year to all. Enjoying getting up later and not having someone who knows better than me (apart from the missus of course).
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Purley 23 Dec 20 7.21pm

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yes we will be tired but so will they and Roy will make changes especially to the back four. I am going for a 4-3 to us. Merry Xmas and a happy new year to all.

Enjoying getting up later and not having someone who knows better than me (apart from the missus of course).

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ex hibitionist Hastings 23 Dec 20 7.27pm
they'll be hurting after Liverpool and have a chance to redeem themselves in front of a national audience, a proper Roy anti football draw with our ageing midfield running itself into the ground to stop Villa playing, thank you very much 0-0
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they'll be hurting after Liverpool and have a chance to redeem themselves in front of a national audience, a proper Roy anti football draw with our ageing midfield running itself into the ground to stop Villa playing,
thank you very much 0-0

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BlueJay UK 23 Dec 20 7.53pm
Originally posted by ex hibitionist they'll be hurting after Liverpool and have a chance to redeem themselves in front of a national audience, a proper Roy anti football draw with our ageing midfield running itself into the ground to stop Villa playing, thank you very much 0-0 lol probably not far from the truth.
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BlueJay

UK 23 Dec 20 7.53pm

Originally posted by ex hibitionist

lol probably not far from the truth.

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