Team for Villa

[bobbyfallon]

is agger out again ???

[anfieldanfield]

is agger out again ???

Nah, he's 100% fit.

Over the course of the season I can see Carra being shifted to right back and Agger slotting in alongside Skrtel.

[blacky]

--------------------Pepe---------------------
Arbeloa-------Carra-------Agger---------Aurelio
----------Masch---------Alonso---------------
----Kuyt----------Keane-----------Babel------
----------------Torres------------------------

[bobbyfallon]

Nah, he's 100% fit.

Over the course of the season I can see Carra being shifted to right back and Agger slotting in alongside Skrtel.

ta - just when nobody had him starting thats all. i didnt think id read that he was out.

ok so if he is fit id go.

reina
carra skrtle agger dossana
macherano alonso
kuyt keane babel
torres

[dww]

-----------------------------torres--------------------------

-------------ben onion----------------------keane----------

babel-------------------------------------------------el zhar

-------------------alonso----------mascher-------------

-------skittles-----------carra-----------agger---------

-----------------------------pepe----------------------------

go hell for leather at the whinging *******s team. ben onion up with keane behind torres to try and take some pressure off him.

wouldnt mind seeing ngog given a go as well as he wasnt bad pre season

Playing a back three would reek of the Reading game last season. Playing into the strengths of Young and to a degree Agbonlahor running from wide areas and exposing ourselves entirely. For me a key thing is to start to getting a settled back four (and ideally six including the two CMs).

I'd go with:

Reina
Arbeloa Carra Skrtel Dossena
Mascherano Alonso
Kuyt Keane Babel
Torres

The same team might well line up with a 4-4-2 look but the difference without Gerrard should IMO be minimal.

[Rafa_el_Gafa]

reina

arbeola carragher skrtel aurelio

mash alonso

kuyt keane babel

torres


Agger cannot play because villa are strong and quick up top.

Aurelio played very well lasy night

Kuyt has the work rate to scupper ashley young

[Tee]

I think he will push Carra to RB, partly because of Young and partly because of Dagger.

I expect the following line up:

-----------------------------------Reina

Carragher-----------Skyrtel-------------------Agger--------------Aurelio


Kuyt-----------------Alonso--------------Mascher--------------Babel


--------------------Keane-----------------Torres

[Scratch]

----------Reina------------
Carra-Skrtel-Agger-Dossena
------Mascher-Alonso------
---Kuyt---Keane---Babel---
----------Torres-----------



Carra for Arbeloa as Carra will offer more against Young, with the more pacy Skrtel and Agger in the middle to take care of Agbong...and Skrtel to power through Carew!

[jakle]

reina
arbeola carragher skrtel dossena
mash lucas
kuyt keane babel
torres

[anfieldreds]

After our first few games this season, i made a few observations:
1) Torres is more effective playing alone with a support striker rather a than in a traditional 4-4-2. During the Euros, he looked more effective when Villa did not play due to suspension/or injury.

2) SG is better closer to the striker so if Keane is the support striker, i would like to think he will be very effective on the right. He can get around players, shoot, come inside and also smart enough to look for gaps which someone like Alonso can pick out...similar to 2004? He looked lost in CM role in the first few games so far and we really looked inbalance.

Just my humble thoughts, not sure what you guys think.

[Robbie-9-Fowler]

I think we need Agger to play in this one if fully fit.

[Robbie-9-Fowler]

reina
arbeola carragher skrtel dossena
mash lucas
kuyt keane babel
torres

yep back to this system but with alonso inplace of lucas surely.

[Exiled_red]

I think we have to go back to 4-2-3-1 now we have Mascherano back we have the players to play it, ideally Gerrard would be fit but Keane can play the Gerrard role:

-----------Reina
Arbeloa Carra Skrtel Dossena
-----Mascherano Alonso
Kuyt---- Keane ---- Babel
---------Torres

[Kenneth]

I think we need Agger to play in this one if fully fit.

But we also need Skrtlel, who is our best defender at the moment. Carra on the right, or on the bench?

[Scratch]

But we also need Skrtlel, who is our best defender at the moment. Carra on the right, or on the bench?

On the right, cos he inspires more confidence in me against the pacey wingers, defensively at least.

Plus when he gets forward hee's got a wicked shot on him