Dr_Pangloss Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 (edited) Lampard is a **** word removed. Chelsea fans would be going into meltdown if Sarri was getting the sort of results Lampard is. Edited December 26, 2019 by Dr_Pangloss 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holteend1982 Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 2 minutes ago, Dr_Pangloss said: Lampard is a **** word removed. Chelsea fans would be going into meltdown if Sarri was getting the sort of results Lampard is. One of the main reasons he got the job is because they knew fans wouldn't turn quickly on him whilst they are under this embargo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jareth Posted December 26, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted December 26, 2019 34 minutes ago, jim said: Really? I saw very little fight just poor finishing from Norwich. I saw effort all over the pitch, but yeah we rode our luck. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippo Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 Still hopeful Brighton will go down for us. Once again today - they took the plaudits but not the points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osmark86 Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 Newcastle are being torn apart. Guess utd are getting their revenge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 Brighton got Maupay. They'll be fine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 Brighton got a pretty good run of games up to middle of March. If they get 10 + points in that period they'll be fine I suspect. We really need someone above us to have an awful run now, something like not winning a game in two months. Ironcially this time last year Brighton were that team and fell into relegation trouble for the final weeks. West Ham got a fair few tough away games in that spell (although dosen't seem to mean much this season) so they're ones we need to stay in touch with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 After nineteen games last season Brigton had twenty points and a goal difference of minus 6, and were eight points clear of the bottom three, come the end of the season they only survived by two points. After nineteen game this season they have twenty points and a difference of minus six and are just two points clear of the bottom three. So they're not doing any better this time, and are actually in a worse position relative to the bottom three. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M_Afro Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 We are only half way through and a lot can change. Hopefully we have been through our terrible spell now and will find a bit of form to climb the table. We really are going to miss SJM and therefore a couple of well judged signings will be key to our success as well as avoiding any more injuries and suspensions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's Your Round Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 We need a Brighton or Burnley to go on a massive losing run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 2 minutes ago, It's Your Round said: We need a Brighton or Burnley to go on a massive losing run. Your not feeling Smith can turn it around then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M_Afro Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 We have had more bad luck than good so far and it has clearly affected our confidence. Today was maybe the point when our luck started to turn. There is hope that Mings will be back on Saturday. It’s a big call to drop either of today’s centre halfs but I would throw Mings straight back in for Konsa. I know it will slightly unbalance us but Watford are a physical side and I think we will need both Ty and big Hause to match up against them. I think a point would actually be a decent result on Saturday although 3 would be most welcome. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 We're only one point from safey, our destiny is pretty much still in our own hands, so as obvious as it is to say so, what we need to do is to start winning more games. With the exception of Arsenal and probably Everton I still think anyone from Newcastle downwards could still go down. That said we're going to have to make some inspired signings in January to give us the best chance possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 (edited) 8 minutes ago, foreveryoung said: Your not feeling Smith can turn it around then. More for the lower the points target to finish 17th the better. 35-36 points we could do no problem I reckon but 38-40 points will ve very tough with the home games we have left. It dosen't even have to be Burnley or Brighton. West Ham or Bournemouth struggling to win a game for next two months would be very welcome news indeed. West Ham will probably sack Pellegrini in next two weeks so they'll probably get a bounce. Just seen West Ham had to go back to playing Roberto in goal today so that's good news given they have Leicester next. He certainly isn't keeping a clean sheet v their attack. Edited December 26, 2019 by VillaChris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 6 minutes ago, M_Afro said: We have had more bad luck than good so far and it has clearly affected our confidence. Today was maybe the point when our luck started to turn. There is hope that Mings will be back on Saturday. It’s a big call to drop either of today’s centre halfs but I would throw Mings straight back in for Konsa. I know it will slightly unbalance us but Watford are a physical side and I think we will need both Ty and big Hause to match up against them. I think a point would actually be a decent result on Saturday although 3 would be most welcome. If Mings is fit enough (big if given he might only have one training session) I'd put him back in. Deeney is the sort of niggly forward who could bully Konsa. I know we kept a clean sheet today but it wasn't like we limited Norwich to half chances. With better finishing they'd have scored three like Southampton did. Mings and Hause could be the way to go with Engels dipping recently. Both decent with the ball at their feet and physical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 Fair few teams in the mix this season. Watford and Norwich getting cut adrift as things stand, although Watford could change that on Saturday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 Southampton aren't out of danger yet, two of their next three league games are against Spurs and Leicester and the other one is at home to Palace which won't be easy, if they falter in those games we could see them lose their confidence again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's Your Round Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 12 minutes ago, foreveryoung said: Your not feeling Smith can turn it around then. I’m still optimistic, yes, but I think the points totals for survival will need to be much higher this year. Any help we can get from more teams joining the mix will benefit us. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhan_Zhuang Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 I think we'll need more than the 38 points to stay up...40 perhaps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osmark86 Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 Liverpool vs Leicester is a fun game so far. Two teams playing fast and aggressive. I hope our players are watching and taking notes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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