Sibierski Posted Thursday at 06:23 Share Posted Thursday at 06:23 Looking at the seedlings so far, this would be my dream draw for ‘fun games’. Home - Barcelona, Frankfurt, Marseille, Celtic Away - Real Madrid, Benfica, Napoli, USG Looking at Pot 3/4 sides, depending on who the away is in 3, we should be looking at 10 points from those which means one win from other 4 games to go through. So much more easier compared to group stages (famous last words). Bratislava lost all 8 games last season and earned more money than Chelsea going all way and winning loads in Conference League Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack j Posted Thursday at 06:51 Share Posted Thursday at 06:51 (edited) 11 points got you at least a knock out game last season so want 3 shitters at least without worrying about prestige or how good the trips etc will be Edited Thursday at 06:51 by jack j Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted Thursday at 06:52 Share Posted Thursday at 06:52 We had our glamour ties last time, I want the easiest possible draw this time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paully Posted Thursday at 06:57 Share Posted Thursday at 06:57 Bayern Munich away is my dream trip especially if it’s on matchday 2 which is during Oktoberfest! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteV Posted Thursday at 07:04 Share Posted Thursday at 07:04 If Nice make it through qualifying a trip to the French Riviera mid to late September would be something. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucasol Posted Thursday at 07:09 Share Posted Thursday at 07:09 (edited) 12 minutes ago, Paully said: Bayern Munich away is my dream trip especially if it’s on matchday 2 which is during Oktoberfest! Sehr gut! Dream draw: Bayern Munich (1) - away Real Madrid (1) - home Frankfurt (2) - away Atalanta (2) - home Olympiakos (3) - home Slavia Prague (3) - away Union Saint-Gilloise (4) - home Copenhagen / Ferencvaros (4) - away Edited Thursday at 07:09 by Nucasol Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Puppets Posted Thursday at 07:13 Share Posted Thursday at 07:13 9 minutes ago, SteV said: If Nice make it through qualifying a trip to the French Riviera mid to late September would be something. Same applies to Monaco, who are already in 👍🏻 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteV Posted Thursday at 07:14 Share Posted Thursday at 07:14 This link shows the teams currently in the qualifying rounds (not particularly user friendly, especially if you’re on your phone) https://www.uefa.com/nationalassociations/uefarankings/accesslist/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted Thursday at 07:25 Share Posted Thursday at 07:25 21 hours ago, The College Dropout said: That explains Brighton nicking it against us in the league. It doesn’t explain that level of performance and tangible nerves from the team and the crowd. Eddie’s summary was fair. We played too desperately and made uncharacteristic decisions and mistakes. Don’t know why that’s so hard to accept. It happens to the best. The nerves from the crowd come when they see the players don't really look like they know how to break teams down who are sitting deep. I don't really agree that it was down to nerves from the players, the ones who have that extra bit of quality don't rush it and usually can produce something to unlock a stubborn low block. I think Howe knows that, and that is why he will keep trying to upgrade in one or two areas where we fall down in such scenarios. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted Thursday at 08:38 Share Posted Thursday at 08:38 1 hour ago, TRon said: The nerves from the crowd come when they see the players don't really look like they know how to break teams down who are sitting deep. I don't really agree that it was down to nerves from the players, the ones who have that extra bit of quality don't rush it and usually can produce something to unlock a stubborn low block. I think Howe knows that, and that is why he will keep trying to upgrade in one or two areas where we fall down in such scenarios. Bruno is the best at finding a cute pass, he was rushing everything. Howe got it right - ‘we were making wrong decision after wrong decision’. We do struggle against a low block and a decent defence that is true. We often start pressing aggressively and if we don’t score can run out of ideas in the second half of games and lose belief. But the cageyness, the rushing, the slipping, that was pressure and it was evident from the start. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted Thursday at 08:49 Share Posted Thursday at 08:49 7 minutes ago, The College Dropout said: Bruno is the best at finding a cute pass, he was rushing everything. Howe got it right - ‘we were making wrong decision after wrong decision’. We do struggle against a low block and a decent defence that is true. We often start pressing aggressively and if we don’t score can run out of ideas in the second half of games and lose belief. But the cageyness, the rushing, the slipping, that was pressure and it was evident from the start. I saw it differently, Bruno for me along with Tonali, handled the pressure better than most. He was giving himself time and resisting the press well for the most part. I thought we missed Trippier's calm and eye for a pass as well. My view is that when you are denied space that is where technique is found wanting, and then you get players like Murphy or Burn wanting. Not having a go at either, they've had fabulous seasons, but this is where you will miss Lewis Hall or someone with a bit more guile out wide. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fountain Posted Thursday at 11:03 Share Posted Thursday at 11:03 Well done Villa for doing so well in this years CL ensuring England received enough points so the 5th placed team qualified. Cheers lads 🤣 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncleBingo Posted Thursday at 11:09 Share Posted Thursday at 11:09 5 minutes ago, The Fountain said: Well done Villa for doing so well in this years CL ensuring England received enough points so the 5th placed team qualified. Cheers lads 🤣 And then gifted their place to us. Very decent of them. 🤣 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucasol Posted Thursday at 12:00 Share Posted Thursday at 12:00 50 minutes ago, UncleBingo said: And then gifted their place to us. Very decent of them. 🤣 Villa being absolute gents. Now let’s prey on their precarious PSR position like a pack of bandits. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookie1892 Posted Thursday at 13:58 Share Posted Thursday at 13:58 6 hours ago, Shadow Puppets said: Same applies to Monaco, who are already in 👍🏻 need an updated bmx 4 sale flag? maybe e-bike for sale? Surron for sale? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teslact Posted Thursday at 15:02 Share Posted Thursday at 15:02 6 hours ago, The College Dropout said: Bruno is the best at finding a cute pass, he was rushing everything. Howe got it right - ‘we were making wrong decision after wrong decision’. Best unlock we made was when the ref then blew for halftime. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miercoles Posted Saturday at 21:10 Share Posted Saturday at 21:10 Getting really excited to see Eddie Howe's second go at the CL. He's going to start preparing as soon as the draw comes out, we'll have a stronger squad and more experience with midweek schedules... Think we will surprise a few people for sure. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteV Posted Saturday at 21:15 Share Posted Saturday at 21:15 1 minute ago, Miercoles said: Getting really excited to see Eddie Howe's second go at the CL. He's going to start preparing as soon as the draw comes out, we'll have a stronger squad and more experience with midweek schedules... Think we will surprise a few people for sure. One of (the many) things Howe has been phenomenal at since he’s been here has been learning from mistakes / set backs. The cup finals probably being the best and most high profile example. He’ll ensure we don’t suffer the same issues we did in 23/24. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decky Posted Saturday at 21:46 Share Posted Saturday at 21:46 On 29/05/2025 at 07:57, Paully said: Bayern Munich away is my dream trip especially if it’s on matchday 2 which is during Oktoberfest! I'm going anyway but it'd be nice if we were playing the days I've already booked. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffee_Johnny Posted 19 hours ago Share Posted 19 hours ago 8 hours ago, SteV said: One of (the many) things Howe has been phenomenal at since he’s been here has been learning from mistakes / set backs. The cup finals probably being the best and most high profile example. He’ll ensure we don’t suffer the same issues we did in 23/24. Main issue was squad, imo. Some of those benches man. So it is going to need others’ abacus and persuasion skills for us to learn from last time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteV Posted 19 hours ago Share Posted 19 hours ago 13 minutes ago, Coffee_Johnny said: Main issue was squad, imo. Some of those benches man. So it is going to need others’ abacus and persuasion skills for us to learn from last time. Indeed. But who’s now seemingly in charge of telling them exactly what they need to deliver… Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffee_Johnny Posted 19 hours ago Share Posted 19 hours ago 5 minutes ago, SteV said: Indeed. But who’s now seemingly in charge of telling them exactly what they need to deliver… Who has the key? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucasol Posted 17 hours ago Share Posted 17 hours ago 1 hour ago, Coffee_Johnny said: Who has the key? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffee_Johnny Posted 16 hours ago Share Posted 16 hours ago 1 hour ago, Nucasol said: Open your box then—treasure chest I mean 😉 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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