Along with Agbonlahor, Kieran Richardson is suspended for Villa, who are also without Nathan Baker, Joe Cole, Philippe Senderos and Ashley Westwood.
Sunderland: Pantilimon, Vergini, Jones, O’Shea (c), Brown, Bridcutt, Gomez, Larsson, Johnson, Wickham, Fletcher Subs: Mannone, Cattermole, Altidore, Alvarez, Coates, Giaccherini, Buc
Rodwell not even in the squad??? Wonder if he's picked up a knock. Can see us getting over ran here and Benteke tearing us apart. Fearing the worst, hoping for the best.
Poor team selection again, hope he does better with the substitutions (Altidore ffs). We needed two DM's in today, in front of the back four, just as we did against Hull, but seemingly this is his only "system" and its one that is leading us in the wrong direction. After a great start, optimism has taken a battering, I sincerely hope we avoid another one today.
Really? Way to only take the last game into account - 2 DM's against a bottom half strugglig team? He would have got slated by everyone for that against Hull and same today - They are without a number of their best players and, whilst I think Agbonlahor is ****e, he always seems to be able to elbow and kick who he wants against us and we end up losing our heads because of it. I wouldn;t have picked the team any differently personally. Wickham was a massive miss on Friday after his fifth booking. Not sure what we could do differently in this one other than what he has - Cattermole earned a rest as he covered every blade 5 times on Friday and bringing Bridcutt in there is a good decision IMO
I respect your opinion Markus, and its a valid augument you make, its just I see it differently, and think we are shooting ourselves in the foot too often for it to be coincidence. For me something is wrong somewhere.
passing is ****e Gomes passing the worst followed by Whickham, Sub Gomes its an off day for him but with who Alvares? id try one of the younguns with pace.
Atritional? As much as we missed Wickham his decision making has been crazy! OK he's had our only shot on target but GET YOUR HEAD UP MAN!!
I reckon we have all seen rnough games to realise playing 10 men us no guarantee of victory.........however would be pissed off if we get beat from here.
We can win this, we need to with City and Liverpool coming up. Gus's job depends on it, our Texan will pull the trigger soon if not. Hope Cattermole can stay on for the 90 minutes !
