Haha yeah, fair enough. Although I think I'm second to Roy.

Happy w/ Olise or Gallagher on corners.

Wow, tell us how you really feel.

Luka is defensive steel in front of the back four. You don't always notice when he's there...but you notice when he's not. Every single one of our painful goals conceded in the final minutes this season is when he's come off moments earlier. He's also our leader and numerous players have said how great he talks everyone around the pitch etc.

Ayew is more of a risk, admittedly. But I'd take a gamble on him through the middle for a game...might breath new life into him.

And yeah I buy your point about Gallagher. That's fair.

Or go with this:

Guaita

ward andersen Guehi Mitchell

Olise gallagher kouyate Wilf

Eduoard Benteke

I know PV likes 4-3-3 but you have to be adaptable, Villa are rubbish, go for their throats, blow them away in 30 mins

“That’s a joke son, I say, that’s a joke.” “Nice boy, but he’s sharp as a throw pillow.” “He’s so dumb he thinks a Mexican border pays rent” “ “Son… I say, son, some people are so narrow minded they can look through a keyhole with both eyes.”__ Forhorn Leghorn

Sorry but Luka hasn’t been good enough for 2 years now. He is yards off the pace at all times. His lack of fitness shows by the fact he rarely completes 90mins. The insistence on taking set pieces is infuriating seeing as his last decent dead ball was 1st game back lockdown.

The DM position is one we really need to solve. Kouyate get about but is soo weak for somebody who is 6”4. Hopefully Hughes will get a chance but he’s had a tough start. We have been linked with Anguissa a few times which suggests PV knows this is an area of weakness.

I think Edouard will come in for Ayew.
Olise will again have an opportunity from the bench.
The more complicated question is who comes in for Mcarthur.
I was sure Schlupp would be the choice at the weekend, but Luka was the eventual choice.
Personally I’m not convinced by Schlupp as a central midfield player and I don’t think Luka and Kouyate works in a team playing the way Vieira wants to play.
Hughes or Eze would be my choice to replace Mcarthur fitness permitting.
As neither have featured this season, however, I doubt Vieira will throw them in from the start.
So it looks to be a choice between Luka and Schlupp again.

Agreed with this starting line up, Olise has better impact from the bench, he was average when he started against Newcastle, he will get better over the season