Aston Villa at home Saturday 1st Nov 8pm

[labourRed]

Not impressed with that lineup, obviously without the knowledge of condition, etc but yeah good luck Reds.

[BigChief]

Slot beginning to pick teams to save his job. Let's hope the players play like it too.

[Sus]

Not impressed with that lineup, obviously without the knowledge of condition, etc but yeah good luck Reds.

What would you have done differently? Just curious

I would have liked to have seen Chiesa start

[labourRed]

What would you have done differently? Just curious

I would have liked to have seen Chiesa start

Salah for Wirtz. Slightly different shape to make the team more solid.

I know Kerkez hasn't set the world alight but I'd start him over Robbo and with different instructions to what he's been doing this season, i.e. provide a bit of width. I covered a fair amount before the game.

I had hoped Jones would have been fit as well, but nothing can be done there.

[Tatterdemalion]

Gakpo and Salah. Cool; another game of trying to get everything through the middle 15 yards. So hard to defend against..

[baitman]

How long will macallister last before being subbed, 30 mins

Chiesa on for 2nd half.

[Sus]

Salah for Wirtz. Slightly different shape to make the team more solid.

I know Kerkez hasn't set the world alight but I'd start him over Robbo and with different instructions to what he's been doing this season, i.e. provide a bit of width. I covered a fair amount before the game.

I had hoped Jones would have been fit as well, but nothing can be done there.

Fair enough - I’m happy to see Robbo but can see the argument for Wirtz

[Norbs]

Gakpo and Salah. Cool; another game of trying to get everything through the middle 15 yards. So hard to defend against..

[peterbread]

Struggling to get excited for the game. I’m trying to be positive.

I was really hoping for something different from Slot. Let’s hope for an early goal to boost the crowd and the team. No excuses for anything but an all out start having been rested for a week. Big response needed from everyone.

[labourRed]

Gakpo and Salah. Cool; another game of trying to get everything through the middle 15 yards. So hard to defend against..

You can play the same players and ask different things from them. It isn't simply reductive that these players will win and these one's won't. That said I haven't seen a lot of variance this season other than the last three games and other than EF which I liked the look of we seem to have reverted to type.

[Tatterdemalion]

You can play the same players and ask different things from them. It isn't simply reductive that these players will win and these one's won't. That said I haven't seen a lot of variance this season other than the last three games and other than EF which I liked the look of we seem to have reverted to type.

Yes, that's very fair, but I genuinely don't think Salah is capable of going past his player any more to get to the line, so there won't be any width from him. Perhaps from Gakpo. I'd really be inclined to swap them.

[rudedog]

Villa are a physical side, could easily have seen Wirtz get bullied if he had started.

[Sus]

Anyone watching?

[Tatterdemalion]

Villa are a physical side, could easily have seen Wirtz get bullied if he had started.

That's true. But if he can't cope with getting bullied by Villa, then why did we sign him?

[Tatterdemalion]

Anyone watching?

Yes. Just nothing to report. Apart from the usual.