AngelofTheFourth Posted yesterday at 18:38 Share Posted yesterday at 18:38 3 minutes ago, LionOfGosforth said: Not all that impressed by Villa like, especially since that was their 6th win in a row. They were really good for 25 minutes, got 2 goals while Forest were all over the shop, then had to rely on luck, good keeping and the woodwork to not lose by 2 or 3. Nothing to fear when we play them away if we setup right and are on it. Tbf I think they have been really good. They are in UCL QF, FA Cup final and top 6 right now. You can't expect them to play well all the time. I hope we do beat them as their own place we were rhe ones ro end the streak last season Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted yesterday at 18:38 Share Posted yesterday at 18:38 Villa have GD which puts them a point down on everybody else basically and they've played two games more than us. I think the way of looking at it is if we finish below them we're not getting top 5 anyway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erikse Posted yesterday at 18:39 Share Posted yesterday at 18:39 (edited) 2 minutes ago, gbandit said: If Villa were to finish above us it would be down to us having season ending form that wouldn’t get us fifth anyway. They’re not a concern if we take care of ourselves. Forest though are out of our hands currently but they are very much at risk of dropping out That Villa squad are perfectly capable of beating teams like Soton, Bou, Fulham, Man Utd and Spurs. My guess would be that none of these have anything to play for when they face them (but Fulham or Bournemouth might). They won't need to win every game. Even against us or Man City they can get something. Edited yesterday at 18:39 by Erikse Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LionOfGosforth Posted yesterday at 18:41 Share Posted yesterday at 18:41 1 minute ago, AngelofTheFourth said: Tbf I think they have been really good. They are in UCL QF, FA Cup final and top 6 right now. You can't expect them to play well all the time. I hope we do beat them as their own place we were rhe ones ro end the streak last season Speaking about today over a full game, not their season which has been good. 5 consecutive wins prior, I expected more quality and control from them, Forest dominated that for an hour Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stottie Posted yesterday at 18:41 Share Posted yesterday at 18:41 Great win for Villa who kind of got away with one. Emery clearly had half a mind on PSG and nearly got punished for it. The rotated lads he played got it over the line, but that was very squeaky bum. Forest unlucky. Created many chances in the second half. Some decent ones for Anderson, but he didn't work the keeper. Its something he needs to work on if he wants to be an elite midfielder. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brummie Posted yesterday at 18:42 Share Posted yesterday at 18:42 2 minutes ago, Erikse said: That Villa squad are perfectly capable of beating teams like Soton, Bou, Fulham, Man Utd and Spurs. My guess would be that none of these have anything to play for when they face them (but Fulham or Bournemouth might). They won't need to win every game. Even against us or Man City they can get something. If we hadn't spent a third of this season not even bothering to try to defend, we'd be sitting pretty now. We've got a full squad back now, and are still alive in two cups, which is great, and that's 7 wins in a row in all competitions, but I still feel we've probably left it too late in the league. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelofTheFourth Posted yesterday at 18:44 Share Posted yesterday at 18:44 1 minute ago, LionOfGosforth said: Speaking about today over a full game, not their season which has been good. 5 consecutive wins prior, I expected more quality and control from them, Forest dominated that for an hour Villas XG was higher than Forests during both halfs. Forest didn't bury the low XG chances like they usually do. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stottie Posted yesterday at 18:48 Share Posted yesterday at 18:48 My other comment on today's games relates to Brighton giving up a second yellow when facing nine men. Like their game against Forest, they don't do bad and only seem to do atrocious. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LionOfGosforth Posted yesterday at 18:49 Share Posted yesterday at 18:49 3 minutes ago, AngelofTheFourth said: Villas XG was higher than Forests during both halfs. Forest didn't bury the low XG chances like they usually do. Can only assume that's because of Rogers' chance (the only one I really remember) which was almost gilt-edged and most of Forests whistled past the post or hit woodwork from range. One of those times XG just does not tell the same story your own eyes do imo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted yesterday at 18:54 Share Posted yesterday at 18:54 Watching Fiorentina and every time they mention Gudmundsson I keep thinking of Bob Mortimer's cat Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted yesterday at 18:58 Share Posted yesterday at 18:58 Moise Kean is at it again!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloGeordio Posted yesterday at 18:59 Share Posted yesterday at 18:59 Enjoyed that game. Forest not clinical with their chances. We’ve just got to focus on winning our games (obviously) A pummelling of Leicester to up our GD would be good Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodneyCisse Posted yesterday at 19:43 Share Posted yesterday at 19:43 43 minutes ago, PauloGeordio said: Enjoyed that game. Forest not clinical with their chances. We’ve just got to focus on winning our games (obviously) A pummelling of Leicester to up our GD would be good I feel like for us now, pressure is off and whatever happens between now, and the season ending is going to be fine. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conjo Posted yesterday at 20:01 Share Posted yesterday at 20:01 1 hour ago, LionOfGosforth said: Gutsy side Forest, more impressed by them in defeat today than i've been watching them win sometimes this year Can see a good portion of their fanbase turning on Nuno next season due to this, when they have shown how good they can play when chasing a lead like today and against us. "Why don't we start games like this." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibierski Posted yesterday at 20:38 Share Posted yesterday at 20:38 I like this Dodo guy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fak Posted yesterday at 20:38 Share Posted yesterday at 20:38 2-3 Fiorentina. Class winner from Dodo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fak Posted yesterday at 20:39 Share Posted yesterday at 20:39 Just now, Fak said: 2-3 Fiorentina. Class winner from Dodo. Offside. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fak Posted yesterday at 21:00 Share Posted yesterday at 21:00 Carlos Corberan big turnaround at Valencia. They were bottom three when he took over, 95th minute winner away at Madrid today takes them 15th and 7 clear of relegation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzza Posted yesterday at 21:12 Share Posted yesterday at 21:12 Villa made 8 changes from the team that played their last game, they were equal to forest... Pretty impressive tbf Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fak Posted yesterday at 22:10 Share Posted yesterday at 22:10 Areola paying homage to David James with his cornrows and dodgy keeping. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordie_b Posted yesterday at 22:20 Share Posted yesterday at 22:20 Question. Marco Asensio is allowed to play against has parent club (PSG) for Villa this week. He’s obviously become a key player for them but would you trust him to play in the two biggest games of your recent history? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted yesterday at 22:23 Share Posted yesterday at 22:23 3 hours ago, gbandit said: If Villa were to finish above us it would be down to us having season ending form that wouldn’t get us fifth anyway. They’re not a concern if we take care of ourselves. Forest though are out of our hands currently but they are very much at risk of dropping out I don’t want Villa thinking they have a chance of CL when we got to Villa Park. I don’t expect they can get to 67 points. But that does require them to drop points. The sooner the better. Forest or none of my concern. They don’t play any of our other rivals for the rest of the season. I expect them to get 68 points or more though. If we get 68 points we should get 5th. But we do need to keep an eye Chelsea, City and to a lesser extent Villa. A draw today would’ve pretty much ruled Villa out the race. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted yesterday at 22:28 Share Posted yesterday at 22:28 3 hours ago, ponsaelius said: Villa have GD which puts them a point down on everybody else basically and they've played two games more than us. I think the way of looking at it is if we finish below them we're not getting top 5 anyway. Thats the point though. We 100% need to finish above Villa. We don’t need to finish above Forest. 5 minutes ago, geordie_b said: Question. Marco Asensio is allowed to play against has parent club (PSG) for Villa this week. He’s obviously become a key player for them but would you trust him to play in the two biggest games of your recent history? Yes. He’s surprise to requirements at PSG - if anything he’ll be extra motivated. Remember Lua Lua ending or CL hopes? Remember Morata knocking Real out of the CL for Juve when he was essentially there on loan. 1 hour ago, buzza said: Villa made 8 changes from the team that played their last game, they were equal to forest... Pretty impressive tbf Good depth and got momentum. I expect PSG to dent that momentum mind. But the PL game couldn’t be easier. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toon25 Posted 23 hours ago Share Posted 23 hours ago If I were the PSG owners - with immense wealth and influence - there's not a fucking chance I'd be letting Asensio put in any kind of shift against my side and not suffer repurcussions I'd have him back in the summer and staring into the reserves or pedaled to Steve Bruce otherwise Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted 23 hours ago Share Posted 23 hours ago 3 minutes ago, toon25 said: If I were the PSG owners - with immense wealth and influence - there's not a fucking chance I'd be letting Asensio put in any kind of shift against my side and not suffer repurcussions I'd have him back in the summer and staring into the reserves or pedaled to Steve Bruce otherwise 3 minutes ago, toon25 said: If I were the PSG owners - with immense wealth and influence - there's not a fucking chance I'd be letting Asensio put in any kind of shift against my side and not suffer repurcussions I'd have him back in the summer and staring into the reserves or pedaled to Steve Bruce otherwise His contract is up next season. It’s I’m everyone’s best interest that he is sold in the summer. He’s currently playing himself into a big money Saudi move at worst. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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