Phil Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 3 hours ago, nufcjb said: I'd give up getting Europe through the league if we can win the FA Cup. But with Liverpool and Man Utd and even Chelsea still in that, we'll need to get nice draws for ourselves and the others to knock each other out in the QF and Semis. And we'll of course need to win the Alan Shearer derby first as well. Tough but doable. The league is much tougher for imho. Need those teams still in Europe, to stutter a bit and we keep on winning. God, I sound so obvious trying to stay positive. Give us Man City or Liverpool at home in the quarters for me, assuming we can get past Blackburn. I think we need home advantage to beat either of those teams (even then it would be tough), as we just dont turn up at Wembley! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBG Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 3 hours ago, Coffee_Johnny said: We are 5 points from an end of February total (Bournemouth H and Arsenal A to play) which would put us bang on the average points total for a sixth place finish. So still in there with a chance. So what you're saying is, beat Bournemouth and we're still amongst it. Lose to Bournemouth and Howe is a fraud with Burn going down in history as one of our worst ever players. Beat Arsenal, and we gain points we didn't expect to get, meaning the Bournemouth result wasn't that bad, with Howe also for some, going ahead of Keegan when it comes to our best ever manager. Lose to Arsenal, and we need to question whether Howe has taken us as far as he can. Delete where applicable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stottie Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 4 hours ago, timeEd32 said: I wonder if Villa Talk has done 20 pages on how Emery’s training methods endanger knee ligaments. Its tactics, not training methods, but the sharp turns that defensive players must do when a simple throughball bypasses your high backline can't be good for them. It sounds like injuries waiting to happen. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 Madrid have 3 ACLs too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFEE Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 6 hours ago, SUPERTOON said: Rumours from villa fans that Konsa and Kamara have both done their ACL. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 That Villa collapse might actually happen. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 2 minutes ago, The College Dropout said: That Villa collapse might actually happen. Fingers crossed Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 Statistically, we have the "Easiest" run in of any Premier League team, with Villa the 4th hardest: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack j Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 Never did get the new found villa love in from our fans I'll never forget the relegation down there So it's a fuck em from me Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 16 minutes ago, 54 said: Statistically, we have the "Easiest" run in of any Premier League team, with Villa the 4th hardest: It’s also going to get to a point where a lot of those teams we have left to play have nothing to play for while we still do Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 Looking at the table now it's pretty clear we're going to finish either 7th or 8th. What that would get us in terms of europe is the ECL spot at best. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRC Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 7 minutes ago, gbandit said: It’s also going to get to a point where a lot of those teams we have left to play have nothing to play for while we still do That's generally what decides it. Last 4 games of the season you could be against shit teams giving their all or midtable teams nothing to play for. Annoying for us our last game of the season is Toneys last game for Brentford at their place. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erikse Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 1 hour ago, LFEE said: Christ. Their 3rd ACL injury this season. He's also a very important player. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 2 minutes ago, TRC said: That's generally what decides it. Last 4 games of the season you could be against shit teams giving their all or midtable teams nothing to play for. Annoying for us our last game of the season is Toneys last game for Brentford at their place. I think that's a good thing as they will almost certainly have nothing to play for and Toney won't want to get injured before his big move. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRC Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 1 minute ago, Beth said: I think that's a good thing as they will almost certainly have nothing to play for and Toney won't want to get injured before his big move. I guess you can put it that way. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solitude20 Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 32 minutes ago, TRC said: That's generally what decides it. Last 4 games of the season you could be against shit teams giving their all or midtable teams nothing to play for. Annoying for us our last game of the season is Toneys last game for Brentford at their place. I don’t think there are shit teams this season, except for Burnley and Sheffield. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRC Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 1 minute ago, Solitude20 said: I don’t think there are shit teams this season, except for Burnley and Sheffield. Everton, Forest, Palace and Luton are probably going to have to go for it the last 5 games or so. Depending on points deductions I have Palace going down, Forest if they get deducted more than 5 points. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 At the end of the season you want to face the teams right down there. They are right down there because they’re shit. Some mid table teams hit the beach and fall off. But most seem to relish the lack of pressure. Players playing for moves. Play for spots at the euros. I remember we went to Burnley in the last game of the season. They needed to win to stay up. Smashed them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 Palace are not getting relegated. Hodgson is getting more respect than Vieira did but he’s going to have to get sacked. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
timeEd32 Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 Manchester United really are something. Last season they conceded 43 goals with an xGA of 50.29, but they only scored 58 goals with an xG of 71.9. They exceeded their xPTS by over 8, finishing 3rd with 75 points despite having the 6th best GD in the league. This season they are exceeding their xPTS by 11.76 with a GD of 0 and almost +10 xGA vs. actual goals against. They should probably be down around 9th or 10th. Across more than 1.5 seasons they have conceded 76 goals with an xGA of 93.27, an overperformance of 17 goals. Only Fulham are higher. If they had prime Schmeichel I might accept it. Now with Ratcliffe and the emergence of young players like Hojlund, Garnacho, and Mainoo it feels like brighter days are probably ahead with lady luck carrying them through what could have been a far worse period. So frustrating. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 The kids call it "aura". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
duo Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 On 12/02/2024 at 17:22, The College Dropout said: That Villa collapse might actually happen. With the wind in our sails me thinks 5th is still a possibility Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 3 minutes ago, duo said: With the wind in our sails me thinks 5th is still a possibility Don't fancy us to finish above Man Utd tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
duo Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 If we can get some players back I do. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 If joelinton wasn't injured I'd be more positive but we're not resilient enough imo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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