VillaChris Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 To me our biggest problem is our GD. Luckily Sunderland actually have a poorer one than us but Hull, Leicester, Newcastle all have better GDs and at this stage it becomes an extra point. That will be the Paul Lambert legacy, the thing to 100% blame him for with no mitigating circumstances, we go down on goal difference. Well conceding 10 goals in 5 games has something to do with it Our GD in the 9 league games Sherwood has managed us is actually 0 and included a big win at Sunderland which messed up their GD which could be very crucial at the end. So no we go down on GD and that's Lambert's fault. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 Tim did his own version of the "Do you want to bet against us?" from Ron Saunders when he was interviewed post match by the BBC below "What we play like that and we'll get relegated. You're having a laugh ain't you?" http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/32468787 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodytom Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 Dangerous attitude to have IMO. Will look silly if it happens. Mind you he'd look silly if it happens anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 Dangerous attitude to have IMO. Will look silly if it happens. Mind you he'd look silly if it happens anyway. He did say "if we play like that". Presumably if we go down it will be from not playing like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 Typical. We look like a proper team, with great potential. What's the betting we go down and sell off what could have been the start of something special? Arrrggggghhhh! Something special doesn't start with going down. No shit, that's why he said "could have been". Exactly my point. There is no 'could have been' if we go down. Itl be because over 38 games we are shit. If there's a genuine chance of something special (which there probably isn't), then we will stay up. Could have been under Tim....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 4 more points should do it and if we cannot get that with 3 home games to come then we cannot blame anyone for our relegation other than Palace, Stoke..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 3 homes games left against 3 piss poor teams. I fancy our chances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 3 homes games left against 3 piss poor teams. I fancy our chances. Four points will do.... I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 3 homes games left against 3 piss poor teams. I fancy our chances. I wouldn't say Everton are piss poor on current form, I think that will be a draw. But yes we need shooting if we can't get 4 points off West Ham and Burnley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isa Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 Everton are a different proposition in recent weeks. Martinez has resorted to some real pragmatism and shelved the possession stuff in favour of a more direct approach and a big man up front. Even two strikers in some of the games which is unheard of for him. In the process they now have more guys behind the ball and are tougher to penetrate. We should certainly see that as a winnable game but a point wouldn't be poor in itself. West Ham on the other hand is a different matter. They have been in terrible form since Christmas, everybody at the club knows the manager is a goner and the players are seemingly on the beach. Really no excuse not to dispatch of these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 If Everton play Arouna Kone upfront I think we'll win but Lukaku has come back from injury and we've been weak in the air in recent weeks and concede goals from crosses and corners. Also interesting to see from their highlights last week they've been giving Lennon licence to drift into central areas rather than just be the touchline hugging wide player he was at Spurs, he's done well there but if I was Martinez I'd just tell him to stay wide and run at Richardson at every opportunity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deeps Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 Still worried Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted April 25, 2015 Moderator Share Posted April 25, 2015 I'll be worried until we're safe. But, we're playing reasonably well and I hank three points might be enough, so I'm hopeful I'll be able to stop worrying before too long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villa87 Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Performances are not worrying. The table is. All well and good saying we will get the points necessary on form, but the longer this drags on the more pressure on each game develops. Sherwood has pulled results out of the bag so I hope he continues to do so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 I'll be worried until we're safe. But, we're playing reasonably well and I hank three points might be enough, so I'm hopeful I'll be able to stop worrying before too long. I hank so too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P3te Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 the longer this drags on the more pressure on each game develops. And it's no different for the other teams down there with harder fixtures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 I am confident we'll stay up, I believe we deserve to stay up, and yet I'm poopin' myself because there's so little time to correct a mad / unfair / random weekend. But we will stay up. But I am worried. Bloody hell. Same mate. But at least our goal difference didn't take A pounding! That would have been disastrous for us. At least we can go in next game knowing we have a good account of ourselves. Anything would have been a bonus yesterday. Let's not forget aguero cost more than our whole squad!! That's the difference in class yet we almost won it had it not been from a bad decision from the ref I am confident we'll stay up, I believe we deserve to stay up, and yet I'm poopin' myself because there's so little time to correct a mad / unfair / random weekend. But we will stay up. But I am worried. Bloody hell. Same mate. But at least our goal difference didn't take A pounding! That would have been disastrous for us. At least we can go in next game knowing we have a good account of ourselves. Anything would have been a bonus yesterday. Let's not forget aguero cost more than our whole squad!! That's the difference in class yet we almost won it had it not been from a bad decision from the ref Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugeley Villa Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 scary thing is for how well we have been playing lately, if hull and leicester just get one point from their game in hand and if sunderland win their game in hand we will be in the bottom three. personally i think we will just about stay up but i hope the cup final does not distract us too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arj Guy Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 scary thing is for how well we have been playing lately, if hull and leicester just get one point from their game in hand and if sunderland win their game in hand we will be in the bottom three. personally i think we will just about stay up but i hope the cup final does not distract us too much. Those games in hand are against Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal respectively, so unlikely 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVTuco Posted April 26, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted April 26, 2015 I refuse to be worried. We're too good to go down. Teams that play on this level don't get relegated. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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