Martinez
Cash Chambers Mings Young
McGinn Luiz Ramsey
Courtinho
Watkins Ings
A couple of changes, does he rest Ollie even though he scores for England? Does he bring back chambers or go back 3 with Mings on the left. Sanson for Luiz? Or does he keep the Same. Tough game this, take a point now!
Martinez
Cash Chambers Mings Young
McGinn Luiz Ramsey
Courtinho
Watkins Ings
Still like to see Bailey rather than Ings..otherwise, good call.
Big call dropping Konsa, Bong. He should have stuck with Chambers v Arsenal, and let Konsa earn his place back. But hey ho.
I fear that Bailey is just an unsolvable riddle, Dave. Does he start? Does he finish? Does he care? Something just ain't right with him. 15 mins of an adrenaline rush v Everton, followed by injury, upon injury, and half-hearted cameos.
Em1
Cash Konsa Mings Digne
Chambers
Coutinho
McGinn
Ramsey
Watkins
Ings
You need to earn the right to ware the shirt. I think Chambers has done pretty well filling in and deserves to keep his place. I do rate Konza though. I would happily play konza anywhere across the back line. Putting chambers as the holding midfielder is Interesting. Not sure how good he is there? Made me think though, could Konza be a good holding midfielder?
Chambers played in the championship with Fulham as a (moderately effective) defensive midfielder
The flaw in Ezri Konsa’s game is an inability to progress the ball, 99% of the time he opts for the easy option I.e sideways to Mings
As Villa chose not to address the issue of D M in the January window Marvelous Nakamba is our only viable option, that said how near to the player voted November Player of the Month will he be on his long awaited return ?
Yes lets just spend 50m on a world class defensive midfielder instead
Nakamba is expected to be available for the Tottenham game, Wolves don't score or concede many so we can't really afford to go behind.
We are more effective with the diamond and a front two.
Emi
Cash/Chambers/Mings/Young
Luiz
Ramsey/SJM
Countinho
Ings & Watkins
Chambers gets the nod for scoring vs Leeds & assisting vs Saints
COYL!
Re Konsa/Chambers situation. I too think that the manager was wrong to parachute Konsa straight back into the starting X1, v arsenal, after Chambers’s positive performances and goal involvements.
If the manager were to swap back for the wolves game it may indicate indecision.
There is of course the option that SG signed Chambers as a reliable backup for when Konsa is unavailable. A Simple matter of Konsa/Mings being SG’s preferred pairing. Managers have those kinds of quirky notions.
Just look at Gareth Mountgate.