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My starting X1 v Maccabi Tel Aviv

M.Bizot, M.Cash, E.Konsa, P.Torres, I.Maatsen, B.Kamara, J.McGinn, H.Elliott, M.Rogers, J.Sancho, D.Malen

Subs:-O.Watkins, E.Guessand, B.Broggio, E.Buendia(If fit?), J.Jimoh-Aloba, A.Onana, L.Bogarde, L.Digne, V.Lindelof, E.Martinez

A howler from Emi, a deflection and unfortunately carrying 2 passengers (Guessand & Watkins). That cost us. Not that much between the teams. Move on to Thursday 🦁 UTV

YESSSSSS!!!!!!!!! 🦁 HUGE WIN!!! What a response after Thursday!!! GET IN!!! 🦁 UP THE VILLA!!!!

Don't forget......

Is Harvey Elliott taking time to bed in or is Unai trying to stop the obligation to buy him by not playing the requisite amount of games?. Guessand looks like a poor man's Bertrand Traore. Onana looks nowhere near a £50m player & Watkins's attitude stinks. I'd rather buy Elliott & sell the other 3!

His attitude has been poor all season. Had a face like a slapped arse even when Buendia scored the winner at Spurs. Been a very good signing but i want a new first choice striker for next season. 🦁 UTV

Agreed 🦁

Embarrassing!!. Piss poor finishing in the first half. Subs needed to be made earlier. Penalty miss, woeful. Threw that game away. Attitude of Watkins is starting to make my blood boil !! 🦁

So am I now!! 😂

Same. I would've started Elliott instead of Guessand. For me Guessand should be cover for Ollie, he scored 19 goals for Nice last season as a CF, he's not a winger! 🦁 UTV

If it's true that Roberto Olable is looking to bring Real Sociedad's 24-year-old Japanese right-winger Takefusa Kubo to Villa Park in January, that would be a really exciting addition to the squad! 🦁 UTV

Maccabi Tel Aviv's statement is 🐴💩!. Trying to look like they're being mistreated. The reality is they know they can't trust their Ultras to behave, which was proved AGAIN yesterday!!! 🦁

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He's got form!!!

MASSIVE VICTORY!!! 😃🦁 UTV!!!!

Phew!!..Made hard work of that against dirty Burnley, but 4 wins in a row!! 👍 Good week to be a Villan!! 🦁 UTV

I agree with you Vin that McGinn's at his best in CM rather than being played on the left or right. Harvey Elliott's in there from how i've seen him play for Liverpool & England U-21's. I think once he settles in he's going to be a top signing for us. When everyone's available it's a strong squad 🦁

If everyone's fit & at their best this is the X1 i'd go with:-

MARTINEZ, CASH, KONSA, TORRES, MAATSEN, TIELEMANS, KAMARA, ELLIOTT, MCGINN, ROGERS, WATKINS

SUBS:-GUESSAND, MALEN, SANCHO, BUENDIA, ONANA, DIGNE, MINGS, GARCIA, BIZOT

OTHER OPTIONS:-BARKLEY, BOGARDE, JIMOH-ALOBA, LINDELOF, PROCTOR 🦁

Phenomenal result against a decent side. Love playing in Rotterdam!! 💜💙 🦁 UP THE VILLA!!!!

fit for selection over the course of the season. Need a good result on Thursday & we MUST beat Burnley next Sunday as we have some scary fixtures in the PL after the international break!!. Unai's prepared to try to play Ollie & Morgan into form, hopefully it works!. But nice to win & score 3! 🦁 UTV

Before Thursday I said we had to win both games, we've managed it. Today got better after a woeful start. Goal for Ollie. McGinn, Cash & Torres all played well. Buendia made me eat the words I said at HT!. Hope Ty's injury isn't serious. Pau is a better fit for us currently but we'll still need Ty

It's real! 😂 I've seen him interviewed!!. All I can say is that if the poor bloke had gone to my 1980's comprehensive school he wouldn't have survived!!! 🤪 Has he never heard of deed poll? 🤔 His parents are sadists, the surname's bad enough but giving him that Christian name!!!!. Pure evil! 😈

I would be starting him up front. 19 goals for Nice last season as a CF 🦁 UTV

Got a feeling he'll start against his former club on Sunday 🦁

A win. Clean sheet due to Bizot. Better tempo BUT many issues remain. Not taking chances we do make. Rogers, Guessand, Buendia & Watkins all poor. Torres did well. Boubacar Kamara was MOTM. Still don't get the team selection. We'll need to play a hell of a lot better than that to beat Fulham! 🦁 UTV

That's international break is not until after the following weekend. We've got Fulham, Feyenoord & Burnley all before the international break 🦁

managerial change it won't succeed!!. This is a clear & bold statement from NSWE to everyone at the club, to the fans & to the media that they're 💯% backing Unai for the long-term. Olable & Emery will renovate & update the project. No sword of Damocles hanging over him. It removes uncertainty 🦁 UTV

Obviously not a quick fix but a key appointment. Providing Unai with better available options for 1st team players & talent for the Academy with the potential to one day make the step up. It's also a silent message to the squad from the owners that 'IF' any of them thought they could engineer a

Massive coup for Villa. Roberto Olable has a track record of top signings!!!. A Basque countryman. Unai heavily involved in the decision making 🦁 UTV