Aston Villa have 11 games left to get out of the relegation zone, so it is vital that Dean Smith is able to recognise his best side at this stage.The Villans manager had been deploying five at the back, but decided to change that for the narrow Carabao Cup final loss against Manchester City.One fan page suggested that they are concerned about the idea of this being a more regular occurrence, but plenty of fans are behind the idea.
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They feel that Smith should go for it with his team selections, with the choice of playing four at the back allowing the team to be more attacking thanks to the extra man in midfield.
Having seen it used at Wembley, another fan added “I’d say the final was a foundation to improve on”, while another suggested the defence is likely just as leaky with five at the back as it is with four.
Did he really play for us?! No Villa fan has managed to name all of these obscure Villans….
Defensive issues are seen as “the lesser of two evils”, so Villa fans want to see their team “go down swinging”.
Fans have been suggesting players who could be utilised in order to ensure this system works seamlessly.
Some are suggesting that Ahmed Elmohamady should be deployed at right-back, having averaged 1 tackle, 0.9 interceptions, 1.6 clearances and 0.5 blocks per Premier League game. One has even said that Kortney Hause and Ezri Konsa can be converted to full-backs if needed.
It has also been claimed that Marvelous Nakamba could be key to making this work, as he can step back to help the centre-backs if any of the wide men bomb forward.
Meanwhile, a Villa man has made a rallying cry as the team aim to stay up.
