HeyAnty

Past 3 halfs of football show how important he is to us.  Forget the saves he would have made that olsen didn’t, he controls the tempo of the game with ball at his feet and can pass to create an attack.  Plus gives defence and midfield so much confidence.

If we have to sell a player, hes top of my list of players not to sell.

Hes one of the main reasons why we are on verge of CL.  We are playing with players beside him who aren’t able to play position since Kamara got injured.  World class DM coming in the summer to play alongside him

Heres a stat….

Saves in his last 27 pens faced. = 0

27 minutes ago, Raymond said:

Spurs need 8 from Liverpool, Burnley, City, and Sheffield (or 7 and to close GD) without us gaining another point.

Obviously not home free, but we could be by Sunday.

So basically have to win 3 of last 4 and hope we dont win another 

29 minutes ago, daggy_333 said:

Simply can not play the role he's being asked to play at the moment.

Agree.  So poor playing there tonight 

1 hour ago, Mazrim said:

Well, 30 mins.

Half time in villa game give u another 15 mins.

8 minutes ago, Pinebro said:

So annoying that we paly at the same time as spurs

Spurs v Chelsea is on at 7.30pm, so if not at villa park u will see 45mins if u want

14 minutes ago, ThunderPower_14 said:

Our league form might be impacted but it would be impacted more if we play Europa League because we'll probably go further. This is just part of being a big club that we'll get used to.

But we have no reason to be afraid of anyone in the Champions League. We're about to finish 4th in the Premier League. We've beaten Arsenal and Man City this season. There is no reason we can't beat European clubs and advance in the tournament.

Playing in the Champions League lets us attract and retain top quality players.

There is some rubbish in the CL.  Forgetting the top leagues, the rest are rubbish.  Likes of Danish, Dutch, Scottish, greek teams are way behind.

28 minutes ago, The_Steve said:

Explains why the club would vote against such a measure 

So why city and utd vote against?  They want to spend more than 300-400m

Its funny how we see his performance differently tonight.  I thought he was shockingly poor.  Hes been banging on door for past 2-3 seasons.  Times running out 

8 hours ago, ender4 said:

Agreed. 

Moreno - £13m - great

Pau - £27m - great

Diaby - £40m - jury’s out but shown potential to be great

Rogers - £8m+ - early days but great so far.

Was Diaby not nearer 50?

4 minutes ago, cb_82 said:

I think 6 points will do it now, Spurs will take points in those ''bigger'' games 

5 pts imo.  I don’t think 4pts(70) will be enough 

6 hours ago, Kiwivillan said:

Felt like being on VT reading some comments

To be fair to us all, thats a fall out from supporting Villa for past 15 years.  Its a self coping mechanism so as to not get to disappointed when we get let down.  Which lets face it, has happened consistently.  Takes time to build up confidence again and we are talking years. It was just one knock after the other.  
 

If there is such a thing as football PTSD, 90% of us probably have it

Who’d take a draw in spurs v Arsenal?  Think I would as they’re at home 

On 16/04/2024 at 10:00, HeyAnty said:

3-1 i heard

Im in trouble from sky now

We could have been 2 or 3 down in first half only for this man.  Immense CB we have

10 minutes ago, OutByEaster? said:

I think Spurs will need to get at least two points out of Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool and City - which isn't at all impossible, but isn't easy either - I think between them, those four sides will make sure Spurs goals difference takes a hit and we'll be okay if we're level on points.

If we can get to 70, I think that would be very difficult for Spurs to overtake.

 

I could see Spurs getting 4pts out of those 4 games.  A win and a draw isn’t unrealistic, especially 2 at home.  They will get 6pts from other 2 games.  That leaves them on 70.  Hopefully they get hammered in one of those 4

7 minutes ago, OutByEaster? said:

67 points could be enough for 4th. I think 70 definitely will be.

Beating Bournemouth at the weekend would be a big step in the right direction and might make everything feel a little easier.

 

I would nearly guarantee us getting 70pts at least in our remaining 5 games.  7pts.  Will that be enough for 4th?  I wouldn’t be as confident 

5 cup finals.  Emery is great when comes down to this.

58 minutes ago, bobzy said:

Would you rather watch Real Madrid at Villa Park, or see Aston Villa lift a trophy is the more accurate analysis.

 

You go for the former, I'd rather the latter.

Yup were we stand . Ive saw us win a trophy so might sway my thinking abit. 

2 minutes ago, bobzy said:

That's because of the money at the top end of the game meaning sides are able to assemble squads that can compete, comfortably, across multiple competitions.  We're one of those clubs currently within the Europa Conference League.  That's why it's not as good...

 

...but seemingly you're also a fan of that because of the drive to win 4th place?  I don't get it.

Yeah i guess i am then based on your analysis. Would i rather watch Real Madrid at villa park than Bury?  Absolutely.

1 minute ago, bobzy said:

God, how depressing.

Given I was a child, my feelings toward it were probably heightened - but winning the League Cup back in 1994 and 1996 was amazing.  I'd long for us to win something again rather than a qualification for a competition we'd likely do nothing in.  It makes no sense (to me) because the aim of football is surely to win, not to get the most money.

They’ve devalued it so much.  Removing replays etc.  Was always good for upsets and that got people interested.  Never happens now.  

Just now, bobzy said:

Sold into the hype of THE GREATEST LEAGUE IN THE WORLD because beating a little old French side isn't anything.  But the MIGHT of Arsenal?  WOAH!

No it wasn’t that.  It was 4th to get CL.  I don’t really care about a 3rd rate euro cup if im being honest.  And i hate FA cup as well.

Just now, beasley14 said:

Tbf they signed Tonali, Barnes, Livramento for 100+ million. 

And they didn’t have to sell one of their best players which we might have to do (rumours i know) inorder to balance the books if we don’t make CL