useless Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 We shouldn't be dreaming of finishing in the top ten. Have you not seen Everton and West Ham for half of this season? Both have those have been awful for 20 games this season and yet one of them will finish 10th next week. When everyone's fit and playing well we can match West Ham certainly as the last two months results have provided but it's about putting the ground floor in place to support the foundations if you like which is what teams like Swansea and Stoke have. I mean a team like Aston Villa should have higher ambitions than to finish in the top ten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudevillaisnice Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 I think next season will be more competitive than this one for what it's worth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packoman Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 Clark - unreliable but played ok He was probably our most reliable player this season. Deserves player of the season, imo. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bradd92 Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 Assuming Benteke is sold for around 30m, all of it needs to be reinvested into the team. If we sell Benteke and are given 10m then another season of meh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted May 16, 2015 Author Share Posted May 16, 2015 Keep Benteke, stop being one of the worst teams in the league for injuries and bring in a couple of reinforcements. Stoke have had way more injuries than us though...Bojan out since January,...Victor Moses out since March....Shawcross had a 6 week spell out. They have a decent sized squad so have stable players to come in when those injuries happen. I think we need better on the bench or at least shove a couple more existing players from the first 11 onto it so I wouldn't be getting rid of Gil for a start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted May 16, 2015 Author Share Posted May 16, 2015 We shouldn't be dreaming of finishing in the top ten. Have you not seen Everton and West Ham for half of this season? Both have those have been awful for 20 games this season and yet one of them will finish 10th next week. When everyone's fit and playing well we can match West Ham certainly as the last two months results have provided but it's about putting the ground floor in place to support the foundations if you like which is what teams like Swansea and Stoke have. I mean a team like Aston Villa should have higher ambitions than to finish in the top ten. Oh right....yes I agree but it's small steps isn't it? A season or two finishing 9th or 10th would stop everyone fearing relegation and we could build towards challenging for the top 6 again. If we're getting taken over this summer, we're not going to suddenly go from 4-5th bottom to challenging for the top 4. Even when Lerner took over his first season we still finish 11thh don't forget, that was the building season before we started finishing top 6 again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 **** it. ive got a tandoori mixed grill on route. I need a break! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 Dont go on mid-season scoring droughts, that for me dragged us into the mess last 2 seasons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arj Guy Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 (edited) Keep Benteke and sign up Cleverley, Sinclair and a new left back. Simple Also replace Vlaar Edited May 16, 2015 by Arj Guy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AXD Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 You just got to try and win football matches. Seems like a reasonable suggestion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 Score more and concede less than the teams between 11th-20th! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 I think we need two or three smart buys, priorities for me would be a left back, and centre half and an N'Zogbia replacement. If we were to get some quality in those positions, we'd be pushing for top ten easily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arj Guy Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 You just got to try and win football matches mate. fixed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skarroki Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 Keep pretty much the whole squad together, bar some fringe players. Sell both keepers New keeper New left back Tell Bacuna to be better New attacking player That should see us comfortable. I'm assuming all our signings will be good and all our current players will play as well as they have under Sherwood instead of Lambert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nazvfc Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 Easy - win more games than you lose and make sure you win more than those below you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butterfingers Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 Keep Tim Sherwod as manager. End of thread. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozvillafan Posted May 17, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted May 17, 2015 Keep Benteke, stop being one of the worst teams in the league for injuries and bring in a couple of reinforcements. This is an interesting one as the usual excuse is it's down to luck - but I think something can be done. My NRL team this year had a change of manager and he could not believe the amount of injuries the squad had during the last tenure and put it down to poor training techniques and not enough emphasis on recovery after a match. 10 matches in on his reign so far and he does look to be having an affect on keeping players fit (as much as you can in such a physically demanding game). Seeing as we had a lot of training ground injuries, this should be looked at. I have heard of "great intensity" in training since Sherwood took over and am hoping that was just for the relegation fight and not the norm. If we can keep our main players fit all season then I think we will finish top 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P3te Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 make sure you win more than those below you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 By keeping Benteke, Delph and Westwood and spending £50Mil+ on the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oaks Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 New centre half is a priority after signing Clev. Someone around 27-28 with decent experience. New left back, defensive mid, right sided forward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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