Petrov to make Villa debut

goldenHuddlestone · 09-09-2006, 11:16 AM

Stilian Petrov is poised to make his Aston Villa debut against West Ham in Sunday’s Premiership clash at Upton Park. The Bulgaria captain, signed from Celtic for an initial £6.5m (€9.6m) 10 days ago, only joined up with his team-mates on Friday after international commitments.

With skipper Gareth Barry in sparkling form, either Gavin McCann or Steven Davis look likely to make way for the 27-year-old, who has signed a four-year contract. Striker Milan Baros is set to be among the substitutes after finally recovering from a summer-long foot injury as Villa look to maintain their unbeaten start to the campaign.

Team (from): Sorensen, Hughes, Mellberg, Ridgewell, Bouma, Whittingham, Samuel, Davis, McCann, Petrov, Barry, Hendrie, Moore, Agbonlahor, Angel, Baros, Taylor, Delaney, Laursen, Djemba-Djemba.

Jedi Knight · 09-10-2006, 12:35 AM

can't wait to see Petrov play at this level. Should be a great game

theo kawala · 09-10-2006, 01:06 PM

deserves to be in the best league in the world did the right thing to leave after a very long time wiv celtic how long did he stay there for was it?

Joe · 09-11-2006, 10:25 AM

He certainly showed some of what he can do, a great debut for Stan. You can see that he is constantly thinking throughout the game and was unlucky not to score.

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Originally Posted by theo kawala

deserves to be in the best league in the world did the right thing to leave after a very long time wiv celtic how long did he stay there for was it?

I think it was just over 7 years he was at Celtic.

theo kawala · 09-11-2006, 06:53 PM

yes then did the right thing he won everything there

squid · 09-11-2006, 07:31 PM

Petrov looked although he'd been playing for Villa for ages. I think he is streets ahead of anything else Villa have in that Midfield, and I'm not basing that on this one performance.

I think MON still has to get a few players in though. I think you will see players like Petrov, Melberg,Barry, Moore and Baros will become central figures in that team. But i think they need another midfielder, some more strength at the back and they definatly need a new keeper.

theo kawala · 09-11-2006, 07:58 PM

ClaretAVFCBlue · 09-19-2006, 04:32 AM

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Originally Posted by squid

Petrov looked although he'd been playing for Villa for ages. I think he is streets ahead of anything else Villa have in that Midfield, and I'm not basing that on this one performance.

I think MON still has to get a few players in though. I think you will see players like Petrov, Melberg,Barry, Moore and Baros will become central figures in that team. But i think they need another midfielder, some more strength at the back and they definatly need a new keeper.

Petrov did fit in very well and was unlucky not to score but a decent bit of defending got in the way - i wouldnt say he's streets ahead - the thing is with Villa is we have to many players that do a different job all over the park - Gavin McCann is very similar to Petrov so its gonna be hard to play them together i feel - Steven Davies is on the save line in many ways as well but he likes to get forward alot - Gareth Barry is a player that also likes to get forward on the wing so in all fairness we have a very attackin squad - we also have two youngsters called Craig Gardner and Sam Williams who are more than capible of doing a job in the center - id agree to a defender as i still feel Laursen will get crocked again but Gary Cahill can do a solid job there if so - have alot of player who are versitile thats always a bonus - i wouldnt agree on the keeper front i think Tommy Sorrenson is a decent performer on his day and alot of people dont see his true colours - i also think there is decent backup in Stuart Taylor - and also we have some decent youth keepers thanks to our cracking youth system

Tim18 · 09-19-2006, 03:08 PM

Haven't had the chance to watch Petrov but people have said good things about him.

waynelyp90 · 09-20-2006, 06:32 AM

yeah he is a great player on the pitch but he just need time to adapt with the league

theo kawala · 09-20-2006, 07:17 AM

wait until a few games and he will be a great force

09-09-2006, 11:16 AM	#1 (permalink)
goldenHuddlestone Admin Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 5,647 vCash: 480	Petrov to make Villa debut Stilian Petrov is poised to make his Aston Villa debut against West Ham in Sunday’s Premiership clash at Upton Park. The Bulgaria captain, signed from Celtic for an initial £6.5m (€9.6m) 10 days ago, only joined up with his team-mates on Friday after international commitments. With skipper Gareth Barry in sparkling form, either Gavin McCann or Steven Davis look likely to make way for the 27-year-old, who has signed a four-year contract. Striker Milan Baros is set to be among the substitutes after finally recovering from a summer-long foot injury as Villa look to maintain their unbeaten start to the campaign. Team (from): Sorensen, Hughes, Mellberg, Ridgewell, Bouma, Whittingham, Samuel, Davis, McCann, Petrov, Barry, Hendrie, Moore, Agbonlahor, Angel, Baros, Taylor, Delaney, Laursen, Djemba-Djemba.

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09-10-2006, 12:35 AM	#2 (permalink)
Jedi Knight Admin Join Date: May 2006 Location: ma hoose Posts: 1,436 vCash: 500	can't wait to see Petrov play at this level. Should be a great game The FORCE will always triumph over the dark side!!!

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waynelyp90 Veteran Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Malaysia Posts: 280 vCash: 435	yeah he is a great player on the pitch but he just need time to adapt with the league GLORY GLORY MANCHESTER UNITED

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09-10-2006, 01:06 PM	#3 (permalink)
theo kawala Veteran Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: england peterborough Posts: 3,138 vCash: 500	deserves to be in the best league in the world did the right thing to leave after a very long time wiv celtic how long did he stay there for was it?

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theo kawala Veteran Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: england peterborough Posts: 3,138 vCash: 500	yes then did the right thing he won everything there

09-11-2006, 07:31 PM	#6 (permalink)
squid Veteran Join Date: May 2006 Location: Glasgow Posts: 767 vCash: 500	Petrov looked although he'd been playing for Villa for ages. I think he is streets ahead of anything else Villa have in that Midfield, and I'm not basing that on this one performance. I think MON still has to get a few players in though. I think you will see players like Petrov, Melberg,Barry, Moore and Baros will become central figures in that team. But i think they need another midfielder, some more strength at the back and they definatly need a new keeper.

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theo kawala Veteran Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: england peterborough Posts: 3,138 vCash: 500	true

09-19-2006, 03:08 PM	#9 (permalink)
Tim18 First Team Regular Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 65 vCash: 500	Haven't had the chance to watch Petrov but people have said good things about him.

09-20-2006, 07:17 AM	#11 (permalink)
theo kawala Veteran Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: england peterborough Posts: 3,138 vCash: 500	wait until a few games and he will be a great force