[Archived] Villa Semi Final Match Preview

[Miker]

Same here...I'd definitely play Salgado in the middle with Emerton on the right hand side.

I second that.

[PAFELL]

Almost happy with the team.

We are offensively set-up with CHimbonda and Jacobsen on the backs.

Kalinic start and will score!

Emerton in midfield instead of Andrews, that is what I call positive. It is not really a bad line up - though Salgado on the wing is a test - nice if it works though.

[BRFC1995]

Are we losing yet?

[Alex Rover]

4-5-1??? Oh for ###### sake... why are we throwing this game away?

He has lost the plot..

It's 4-4-1-1, there is a difference.

[Mr. E]

stadium doesn't look too empty.

[Dan]

FFA Sam! You are messing with peoples hopes and dreams here you arrogant clueless fool. Hoofball here we come. As I said earlier, he either has lost his marbles or wants to be sacked. JW should call a press conference now for after the game, might make the tossed see sense before we are put of this cup :-(

[roversfan1]

Christ!

I despair, does he not want a job?

[Miker]

(Please don't use that word again) you guys and your lack of support and constant whinging, I'm not coming back on here til the game is over. We're winning this and you can all suck my balls and Sam's too when it's over.

[ross-shire rover]

I must have made a mistake. I thought this was a Blackburn Rovers Supporters Website. This is the semi-final of a cup. People may be quite rightly unhappy with the manager but surely it's time to get behind the club. Or maybe I'm just being stupid ....

[Laurence]

I imagine MON will play:

Guzan

Young Cuellar Dunne Warnock

Young Milner Petrov Downing

Gabby Heskey

Hopefully Albrighton gets a chance to play. We may possible see Delph get a start ahead of Petrov, but who knows what MON is thinking. We've been using a fringe selection for most the CC but this game is a bit more important So I could see him fielding a stronger team, probably a bit like the one in the FA cup, but keeping Guzan in goal. He's been outstanding.

That old 4-4-2 stuff is so last year, the fat man knows the way forwards, or should I say 'forward' as we can only have one at a time

[LeChuck]

How about people wait until they see how we play before moaning? That formation can be attacking if Dunn plays behind Kalinic and Pedersen and Emerton push right up with the full backs supporting.

Admittedly it's dull as dishwater when applied negatively, but at least wait to find out before moaning. I hope everyone bitching already will put a full retraction if we get a good result tonight. Personally I think we've started okay, certainly no worse than Villa.

[Dan]

Their goalie looks extremely dodgy on crosses and Salgado looks like he can cross it! He'll be the only one that can cross though and only Kalinic upfront as a threat in the air :S

[G Somerset Rover]

Villa are camped in our half..we need to step this up!! The forward(s) are too isolated yet again.

[Dan]

Emerton just breathed on Milner, who falls over. I forgot how much Vile Villa cheat

[rovers1993]

0-1 down... lol what else to expect.

[92er]

Villa score.

[beerwins]

[brfc4ever]

So easy

[G Somerset Rover]

1-0 absoloutely feckin alwful defending.

WHY LET MILNER RUN INTO THE 6 YARD BOX UNMARKED FFS!!!?

[Dan]

Villa are camped in our half..we need to step this up!! The forward(s) are too isolated yet again.

Even when we are the home team, we look like the away team. We ARE the home team attack Sam you muppet. Rovers fans are silent in protest I think? I thought they were all getting behind BFS and the team tonight?!

[Amo]

1-0...

I love how the commentator said:

"Blackburn are prone to scoring from these long kicks from Robinson."

Are we (Please don't use that word again)!

[novella]

Great defending. (Please don't use that word again) off Sam

[Tango]

Diabolical starting line-up's given us no chance. Kalinic totally isolated, midfield being ripped apart, defence panic at every Villa attack.

And no surprise it's 0-1. Absolutely atrocious defending.

Sorry Sam, but this game looks like it'll be the final nail in your coffin.

[Dan]

(Please don't use that word again) off Sam now please you negative clueless ###### ######.

[brfc4ever]

(Please don't use that word again) you guys and your lack of support and constant whinging, I'm not coming back on here til the game is over. We're winning this and you can all suck my balls and Sam's too when it's over.

I must have made a mistake. I thought this was a Blackburn Rovers Supporters Website. This is the semi-final of a cup. People may be quite rightly unhappy with the manager but surely it's time to get behind the club. Or maybe I'm just being stupid ....

How about people wait until they see how we play before moaning? That formation can be attacking if Dunn plays behind Kalinic and Pedersen and Emerton push right up with the full backs supporting.

Admittedly it's dull as dishwater when applied negatively, but at least wait to find out before moaning. I hope everyone bitching already will put a full retraction if we get a good result tonight. Personally I think we've started okay, certainly no worse than Villa.

Is it okay to moan a bit now ?!?