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1 hour ago, Tom13 said:

Don't know...The type of character Mings is I could see him wanting to be playing week in week out in all the crucial games - I could see him wanting to leave tbh. Especially given how much football he's missed out on over the course of his career.

Don’t see it in his first season back after a year out - can’t see anyone putting up the cash for him and think he’ll be happy to compete for a place. What you say may come true summer of 2025 if he can’t get enough games but I still think a season easing back in slightly will have been beneficial to him. And that can include plenty of big games - look at the list Lenglet has played in, in PL and Europe.

1 hour ago, VillaChris said:

Chelsea loss last night means we've secured top 6 with still of a month to the season to run

We shouldn’t forget this, absolutely right. Amazing. Best season in how long?

3 hours ago, gwi1890 said:

Genuinely couldn’t believe that some couldn’t see his massive potential a few weeks ago the comments here were embarrassing.

You could pin this comment on 95% of player threads to be fair

3 minutes ago, AntrimBlack said:

Konsa and Torres are our best pairing.

I don't think that will change with Mings' return. He will be backup.

If Mings next season plays the 23 games Lenglet has this season, I think that will be fine for everyone.

Think the Euros squads increasing to 26 means Southgate will take him.

UEFA just expanded the Euros squads to 26 which means Watkins or Toney might become Watkins and Toney. Gives Konsa a really good chance as well.

35 minutes ago, HalfTimePost said:

I'm surprised at the talk of just 4 more points.

Personally was doing the guesstimate maths earlier and think we need 6 more

I think 4 would do it but completely get why you would want 6. Let’s compromise and get 12!

17 minutes ago, VillaParkAvenue said:

He gets two yellows

And stays on the pitch

Emi Martinez, the world’s no 1

Was really expecting the last line there to be “Emi Martinez, France is his bitch”

I mean yes, if we “just” get into the Europa League, while also going deep in European competition, that’s a great season. I definitely agree with that. But still, let’s move this to other football in case we don’t need it eh

I believe we can win the 2-3 more games needed for CL  

54 minutes ago, duke313 said:

We'll be fine, Olsen will step in.

Emi will be back for tougher away 2nd leg.

Yeah this is for the best. Then he can get booked in the second leg, booked again in any pens, and still be fine for the final.

6 hours ago, villa4europe said:

"but toney can take a penalty..." 

On a serious note I think Watkins taking (and scoring vs missing) that pen will factor into Southgate’s thinking for sure.

2 hours ago, Pongo Waring said:

First yellow was load of Bullsh*t, why would he want to time waste when the score is a draw on agg 

He knows we will always win on pens with him playing

2 hours ago, andym said:

Worth noting that since the end of the  international break, which was only 3 weeks ago, we've played 4 league games compared to Lille's 2, and their games were both at home. We've had trips to Man City and Arsenal.

Their domestic schedule will have benefitted them in terms of fitness and freshness, ours the opposite.

So we've done well to grind it out.

 

And whatever you think of the French league, they’ll be in the CL next year - so that’s the standard of at least some of the sides we are hoping to face in it.

Best in the world.

26 minutes ago, Pinebro said:

Unai Emery to carry England's ship in Europe.

Reckon West Ham and Liverpool will be out today.

Yep already planning annoying my team at work by talking about everyone getting behind England’s team in the semis. 

7 hours ago, Marka Ragnos said:

Arsenal remain interested in Aston Villa star Douglas Luiz ahead of the summer transfer window, sources have told Football Insider.

The Gunners have had numerous bids for the Brazil international, 25, rejected in recent windows.

I am 100% sure every word of this Football Insider scoop is true. It is, however, not a news story, just a recital of known facts.

47 minutes ago, DJBOB said:

Everyone knows the score, no hesitation needed. We will have to win and get to 72 most likely

Points? I’d say 69, maybe 70 in case of a GD swing. But agree with the rest of your post.

I’d also say this will have been more of a psychological blow to Spurs than us, as they sit 5th. Hope they crumble as usual

1 hour ago, ender4 said:

Well their last 5 years PL finishes are 3rd, 2nd, 6th, 3rd, probably 6th. 

Not too shabby at all!

“Probably 6th” is doing a lot of work there. I’m guessing 8th behind Newcastle and Chelsea, who are above them if they win their game in hand (hopefully not their game vs us!)

1 hour ago, AVFCDAN said:

Maybe i still haven't accepted our new reality under Emery but realistically i cant see us having this good of a season next year. It really is very hard to finish top 4 and Man U and Chelsea aren't going to keep dicking around forever are they. If we don't get Champs league this year it could be years before the opportunity comes again, that's why we cant let it slip. 

This could be the first step of something great in the coming year's or another missed opportunity before we fall back into the middle of the pack again.

I mean I personally think Man U will absolutely keep dicking around forever. Shambles of a club now.

Just now, MWARLEY2 said:

Is the coefficient based on the aggregate 2 game score or on a game by game basis ? Any one know ? 

 

Both 

I have said all season I think we will finish 5th, but 5th will get CL.

I now think 5th will not get CL… but I think we have a good shot at 4th.

So don’t listen to me basically.

6 hours ago, Delphinho123 said:

He’s been great this season. He does have the niggling habit of being better from the bench than from the start quite often though. Weird.

Don’t think it’s weird, lots of wingers/attackers will do better coming on with fresh legs against a tired defence. Also think as more and more subs become the norm we will end up with more specialist subs/‘finishers’ for games.

But yes agree for where we are now we also need him to be great from the start (and he often has been, but I agree he’s more deadly coming off the bench)

2 hours ago, GlobalVillan said:

Would any other top 4 club have such a thread?

About which of their best performances of the season was better? Seems reasonable whether you’re the Dog and Duck FC or the Harlem Globetrotters…

(note: Harlem Globetrotters probably not great at football) 

2 hours ago, foreveryoung said:

Yeah city for me. we played them off the park, no one does that to City.

Actually much more should have been made of it, but obviously it's ickle CL chasing Villa ennit. 

To be fair the big media question that week was “are Villa title contenders?” - but only after we beat Arsenal. Before that it was “Villa have done Arsenal a huge favour!” - the opposite of today

Great performances both, but I think the Man City win was the best I’ve seen us play (watching since 1990). This was class but we have beaten top teams lots of times. That Man City win was unique (almost literally, no-one else has ever dominated a Pep team like that in many of the stats)