MATCH PREVIEW: ASTON VILLA vs BRENTFORD

[@Adam-tb1rb]

I don't blame the players the system is being countered by other teams. We need to adjust or have a few ways of playing. Right now everyone is on an island we have no connectivity and fluidity in our attack.

[@TheBIGMatthew182]

I think a lot of our problems are from our 3 behind the striker everyone apart from Ramsey has a lower goal involvements. Between Bailey, McGinn, Rogers, Ramsey, Jaden and Buendia we have 3 goals and 7 assists in 13 matches in the league. Meaning 75% of our attacking quartet are between them averaging less than 1 goal involvement a game. (5 of the 10 involvements are Rogers) The worst of which are Bailey going from 1 every 98 minutes last season to 1 every 302 minutes this term, McGinn from 1 every 272 minutes to 1 every 709 minutes, Jaden with 0 in 269 minutes replacing Diaby's 1 every 156 minutes. If this continues I think the answer becomes the 6-2-2 we did to get conference League football when Emery first came in. Sure up our defence if we cant guarantee attacking output

[@lukeharrison7879]

Great stats dude! Very interesting, thanks. In regards to the 6-2-2, I'm going to trust in Unai that he knows how to fix this without reverting back to that. This is a blip that we will come through. It's not the crisis that we are all making out.

[@markhunt3666]

Team v Brentford. GK, Martinez 🤞 Cash, Konsa, Mings, Digne. Kamara, Onana/Barkley Bailey, Buendia, Mattsen. Watkins. P.M.A. 3 points. Come on The Villa Welsh Villan.

[@Khareeee]

NEED 3 POINTS!!! Let’s qualify for Conference and win 🏆

[@Hammerschool]

Got more chance of waking up next to Jennifer Lopez tomorrow morning

[@kevinjeenes]

Without being gung ho, bloody attack when in possession, that wud b a start, against brentford

[@redhourdan1874]

Unai's tenure at Villa so far has been built on consistency of players...even a stubbornness to not rotate, especially lately. So for that reason I think we don't see many unforced personnel changes tomorrow. I think it's needed, desperately. But I'm not King Unai. Personally, I believe Pau, Youri, Rogers, Watkins all need a rest. Probably a bigger risk benching them all at the same time though so expect maybe one to drop out and that's it.

[@rjbride]

I’d love this 3-5-2 to happen but is never never going to happen. We will stick with this system and line up till it works again.

[@harryjohnson8371]

And if it doesn't work again?

[@PatrickJScahill]

Yeah, the system isn't going to change. It's a 4-4-2 block out of possession and transitions to a 3-2-5 in possession. Not going to change, his a systems manager

[@kevinjeenes]

Maatson for Rodgers, left wing pace....Barkley for tielemans please

[@Hammerschool]

START DURAN

[@jimmypopt.v.3037]

AMEN

[@stuhector3511]

We won’t beat Brentford. Awful. They haven’t won away yet this season, and we all know what that means as a Villa fan…..🤦🏽‍♂️

[@lukeharrison7879]

😉

[@calendar64]

Brenford has pace to burn , unfortunately UE wont change the team or tactic so expect a loss.

[@michaelbruce2699]

We need a leader out there who starts regularly. Gibbs-White would be a great January capture.

[@Khareeee]

NF won’t sell imo