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Think he will get some more minutes off the bench over the remaining games this season but I don't see Emery handing him any starts any time soon. It will be Mcginn back with Luiz (I'm not a fan of myself) but at least it means Tielemans/Diaby starting up top with Watkins which is something we didn't have last season when Kamara was out for long spells.
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Knew we had a bad record away to Fulham but didn't realise it's only 1 win in 16 there and that win was without fans. Don't necessarily think we will get battered by Fulham but I do think without Konsa and Kamara we are going to have some uncomfortable away games soon with Fulham being one of those. I think we will beat Forest but Fulham and Luton are tough to predict. Fulham will have a go (could be a repeat of Bournemouth and Brentford performances) games but expect Luton to sit back and we will have to break them down.
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Looked at that 08/09 season last week and if we had beaten Man Utd was going to say it would take a 08/09 collapse for us to finish below 5th I think but that's gone out of the window. Club won 2 of the last 13 games that season, didn't realise it was that bad of a collapse. Would like to think even without Konsa and Kamara we wouldn't be that bad!
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Last weekend looks like it was a brilliant one for Spurs and a good one for Man Utd. Not just the results but the likely Kamara news has deflated me whilst there's still rumours Konsa is going to be out for longer than thought. Being without Konsa and Kamara for a substantial amount of time is going to be difficult for us - the drop off is too much. We all saw how we played when Kamara was suspended for 3 games and that was with Konsa playing. Might have to lower expectations for the season.
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I get Matt Targett vibes with him. Decent player, good to have in the squad but doesn’t fit the managers system. Targett didn’t suit Gerrard’s attacking full backs so the club got Digne and he got moved on. Cash doesn’t suit Emerys system and will no doubt get moved on late in the transfer window when he doesn’t start any of the first 4 games or so of next season. Don’t think Cash will want to leave but will probably find his game time limited after the club sign a CB that can play RB in the summer that can be back up to Konsa.
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Think we will beat Forest but not sure about the Fulham or Luton game. We have a poor record at Craven Cottage and I’m sure Fulham fans will fancy there chances against us. Fully expect Kamara to no doubt be ruled out for a few weeks or so and we saw the drop off when he was suspended. Not confident right now.
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Just hope this doesn’t go the same way our last 2 home games have gone where you think we will come out with a fast start and we concede quite quickly. Man Utd there for the taking
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I think if Buendia is fit before the end of the season I don’t see Emery giving him much, if any, minutes at all. Carlos was on the bench a lot at the end of last season and apart from some minutes against Wolves I don’t recall him getting on the pitch? Could just be Emery doesn’t like rushing players back from long term injuries especially if we are in a close race for the Champions League. With attacking options of Watkins, Bailey, Diaby, Ramsey, Rogers, Zaniolo aswell as Mcginn/Tielemans I think Emery will see that as enough to get to the end of the season personally.
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Oh I agree. I’m glad it looks like we are going to have back-to-back European football instead of having to wait 13 years. If West Ham can have 3 seasons in a row of Europe don’t see why we can’t. If we don’t qualify for the Champions League it won’t be because we had Europe. The trend this seasons seems to be we play better when we had a game mid-week funny enough. The fact we are in this position with Europe would make our achievement more impressive than Newcastles last season.
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As Newcastle finding out this season and what Carragher correctly highlighted in his article, repeated qualification for the Champions League is going to be difficult for clubs like us and Newcastle. Listened to a few podcasts and reading online prior to the Chelsea game there were people saying they would rather than win the FA Cup than the Europa Conference. Villa are just not in a position to pick and choose what trophy they can try and win. That argument didn’t last long though. Personally feel we can qualify for the Champions League and win the Europa Conference which would be excellent season. Will feel confident of top 5 if we win today.
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I’d rather finish 4th too but if 5th turns out to be Champions League then I don’t really mind. Spurs have all their key players coming back , no Europe distraction, look very good attacking wise and scoring late winners. I already feel like Wolves and Palace at home are going to probably be another 2 wins for them but I guess football doesn’t work like that so any points dropped there going to feel like a bonus for us. I feel just focusing on them will be annoying every week. Personally I am not sure their style of football is unsustainable but we just have to wait and see. Will definitely feel more comfortable if we beat Man Utd and create a bigger gap.
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Where did I say I was worried about a team 11 points behind us? I’m thinking more because it’s likely top 5 is going to be enough for Champions League. So I’m focusing on there being a big gap between us and 6th. I could just worry about Spurs but then I’d be getting really frustrated at them nicking a last minute winner.
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Guess Brighton are capable of beating Spurs but also losing 4-0 to Luton. Hard to predict them but I wouldn’t be surprised if Spurs do what they did against Brentford and score 3 in 10 minutes.
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Potential to be a good weekend for us in terms of top 5. Can’t see past Spurs beating Brighton, Arsenal need to beat West Ham tomorrow especially after Man City’s result earlier and I think Villa beat Man Utd. Could have a comfortable gap over 6th after this weekend.
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I’m usually cautious when it comes to predicting Villa but I’m going for 10 points here. Sheff Utd W - Think we will see a reaction from the Newcastle game. They’ve conceded 54 goals this season and just don’t keep clean sheets. We’ve struggled to score in past few games and genuinely think it will click tomorrow. Man Utd W - Last night summed these up. Away from home they are vulnerable and think after what happened at Old Trafford being so recent I think we will put it right at Villa Park. Looks like Pau Torres is back for this game too. Fulham D - Tricky one this. Not sure which Fulham turn up in games these days. Can be a good side on their day. We also have a poor record at Craven Cottage, I can see this being similar to the Bournemouth game. Forest W - Kinda game we should be winning. Expect them to defend in a low block but hoping by this point we’ve got a bit of confidence from the previous 3 games and should be a routine home win like this fixture last season.
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Barring injuries I don’t see him getting much game time. Think Ramsey/Rogers will both be vying for that left spot, Bailey and Diaby for the spot next to Watkins and the right seems to be Mcginn/Bailey/Cash. Even Buendia could make a return in a couple of months. So really his just back up to Watkins which has been reported recently. Don’t like being too quick to write off players but from what I’ve seen of him this season I’m not sure what his particularly good at. Not sure his good enough for a team challenging for top 4.
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After the Newcastle I was thinking there is a bit of pressure on this game. Don’t win here and that would be 1 win in 6 (I think). Looking at our record under Emery this season. Lost to Newcastle, Liverpool, Forest and Man Utd. The game after we beat Everton, Palace, Fulham and Burnley. Guess you could argue they were home games and this is away but the point is we usually win the game after a loss. Ideally Spurs lose away to Everton in the 12.30 kick off and we head into this game knowing a win would take us back into the top 4 and 3 points clear again. Not expecting an easy game as Sheff Utd are desperate for points but I fancy us to get the job done here. 2-1 Villa
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Does everybody expect Spurs to keep playing like this for the next 16 games? It was only 6/7 games ago Villa were creating lots of chances and scoring goals. Pretty confident Spurs will hit a 5/6 game spell where they struggle to score at some point like we are going through, obviously down to whether Villa can find their scoring boots. 16 games left. Still a lot of football left!
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Pre-match I was hoping after a month away and playing one of the leagues bigger teams the players would be up for it. Wasn’t expecting a repeat of last seasons performance but a tough 1-0 win however you could sense from the first minute it was going to be a bad night. The ideal time to play them would have probably been about a month ago when we were flying and they were struggling but the winter break has allowed them to have a rest and were coming into the game on the back of 2 away wins. Don’t think managers have managed to do a job on Emery twice yet so credit to Eddie Howe on his tactics and they fully deserved the win. Obviously the concern is performances of late, if we couldn’t be up for this game especially after the 5-1 loss we already suffered then makes you think when the next good performance is going to come. Be interesting to see how Emery changes it. Feels like a bit of pressure is on the Sheff Utd game. Gone from creating lots of chances and scoring regular to a team that’s struggling to score. Personally I think teams have managed to figure us out but hoping it’s just a slump.
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Could be wrong but looks like his going out on loan
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Feeling confident tonight. Don't expect a repeat of the last seasons fixture, think they will turn up and be difficult to beat but I'd like to think after the result there earlier in the season and it being the first home game in a month the players will put on a good performance tonight. Going for a 1-0 win.
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I'd say I'm the opposite. I'm looking forward to the rest of the season. Had to wait 14 years for a season like this - much prefer this to having to win 10 in a row in the Championship to get in the play offs/beat West Brom on pens/beat Derby or looking like a relegated side with 4 games to go. Was envious watching Newcastle last season, now it's happening to us this season. Who would have thought after the 5-1 loss there at the start of the season we could go 17 points clear of them?!
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Percy article said it was 7.5 million upfront - I'd imagine they want that figure close to £10 million.
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I'm thinking more the signings of Digne (plus big wages), Coutinho on a permanent (big wages also) and Dendoncker are coming back to bite us rather than Diaby.
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Interesting to see if that was final bid or if they are willing to go higher. Wouldn't be surprised if the club moved on.
