villa4europe Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 8 minutes ago, villalad21 said: Fair. Just wonder how long McGinn will take to get up to speed, remember he's been out for a long time. What will the midfield be though? Luiz, McGinn, Nakamba/Luiz/McGinn/Hourihane? I still rate Conor. He's been in the starting eleven in our most dominant displays this season. Newcastle (H) and Norwich (A) What I would say about Sheffield based on their fans popping up on villa social media comments is that they're crazy confident And that going for 4th...i can see them not even getting europa... And i hope they don't, come across as right assholes on the brink of a new world order 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nabby Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 26 minutes ago, villalad21 said: Fair. Just wonder how long McGinn will take to get up to speed, remember he's been out for a long time. What will the midfield be though? Luiz, McGinn, Nakamba/Luiz/McGinn/Hourihane? I still rate Conor. He's been in the starting eleven in our most dominant displays this season. Newcastle (H) and Norwich (A) McGinn and Drinkwater will be at same level as every one else now as everyone has had a long break , listening to interviews some have literally not kicked a ball in weeks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightoffyour Posted May 22, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted May 22, 2020 28 minutes ago, Nabby said: Drinkwater will be at same level as every one else now as everyone has had a long break , listening to interviews some have literally not kicked a ball in weeks I seriously doubt that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 53 minutes ago, Nabby said: McGinn and Drinkwater will be at same level as every one else now as everyone has had a long break , listening to interviews some have literally not kicked a ball in weeks I doubt that, drinky wasn't at the same level when he was training normally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bannedfromHandV Posted May 22, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 22, 2020 53 minutes ago, Nabby said: McGinn and Drinkwater will be at same level as every one else now as everyone has had a long break , listening to interviews some have literally not kicked a ball in weeks Me and Danny Drinkwater are at the same level of fitness. I'm 16 stone and unable to run for anything beyond 20 metres before passing out, for reference. 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post John Posted May 22, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 22, 2020 1 hour ago, villa4europe said: What I would say about Sheffield based on their fans popping up on villa social media comments is that they're crazy confident And that going for 4th...i can see them not even getting europa... And i hope they don't, come across as right assholes on the brink of a new world order Yes, I think Sheffield United had a great start to the season, but they're still no Barcelona are they? Who knows, by the time we get to play them, they might have nothing left to play for as well. We gave them a three goal start the last time we met at Villa Park, they managed to get a draw out of that one. They are a hard working side and they have confidence, but I suspect that second season syndrome may come into play for them next season. I also think that we can give them a bit of a game, whenever we next meet at Villa Park! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 35 minutes ago, John said: Yes, I think Sheffield United had a great start to the season, but they're still no Barcelona are they? Who knows, by the time we get to play them, they might have nothing left to play for as well. We gave them a three goal start the last time we met at Villa Park, they managed to get a draw out of that one. They are a hard working side and they have confidence, but I suspect that second season syndrome may come into play for them next season. I also think that we can give them a bit of a game, whenever we next meet at Villa Park! You should work for the government 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 1 hour ago, John said: Yes, I think Sheffield United had a great start to the season, but they're still no Barcelona are they? Who knows, by the time we get to play them, they might have nothing left to play for as well. We gave them a three goal start the last time we met at Villa Park, they managed to get a draw out of that one. They are a hard working side and they have confidence, but I suspect that second season syndrome may come into play for them next season. I also think that we can give them a bit of a game, whenever we next meet at Villa Park! Listening to Wilder the other night they are not going to ease off. They are really up for the restart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhan_Zhuang Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 I have this sinking feeling we are down regardless, we dont have enough quality or the mentality to win matches. Hope obviously I'm wrong and that the enforced break will have done us some good, just think we are so fragile. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 Just now, PaulC said: Listening to Wilder the other night they are not going to ease off. They are really up for the restart They are. Checked out their forum as well. They can't wait for the season to restart. Palace and Newcastle are games we just have to win. Sheff Utd will be a very difficult task. I'd be very happy with a point. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Zhan_Zhuang said: I have this sinking feeling we are down regardless, we dont have enough quality or the mentality to win matches. Hope obviously I'm wrong and that the enforced break will have done us some good, just think we are so fragile. Makes you wonder how crucial that robbed point against Palace will prove. I just question the mental strength of certain players if we concede early or late. Empty stadiums might even have a positive impact on them. It's a unique factor. I hope the time away, where Smith mentioned reviewing each player's individual performances with them, can shake some of these weaknesses. The story of the season has been too many individual mistakes, tactical and transfer market naivity. The hand was always difficult with a rebuild but there are few excuses for such attitudes. Edited May 22, 2020 by The_Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post useless Posted May 22, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 22, 2020 Wilder isn't going to say anything else it's basically along the same lines as to what most managers will say, he and their fans can afford to be buoyant about the season restartng because they know that they've got nothing to lose, that doesn't mean that they're going to carry on where they left off, this period without play wlll have an affect on some teams just like the normal summer breaks does, doesn't mean that we should be dismissing the idea of beating them either, if we're writing off games like that then I'd suggest we really are in trouble and that kind of defeatism is part of the problem. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nabby Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 https://www.skysports.com/football/news/12040/11992991/ligue-1-lyon-amiens-and-toulouse-appeals-rejected-by-french-judge French clubs lose appeal on ending Season , teams relegated and Lyon miss out of Champs league 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Nabby said: https://www.skysports.com/football/news/12040/11992991/ligue-1-lyon-amiens-and-toulouse-appeals-rejected-by-french-judge French clubs lose appeal on ending Season , teams relegated and Lyon miss out of Champs league I do feel bad for them, such an awful way to go. Premier League as well won't give a crap about appeals. We're small fish in a big pond. We'll have to do this the hard way. Edited May 22, 2020 by villalad21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danceoftheshamen Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 (edited) For me, if it does all restart eventually, any performances from the 1st 3/4 of the season will not be too much of an indicator as to what will happen over the remaining ten games. Way too much has changed. It will effectively be a brand new nine or in our case ten game mini season in which we have to get three more points than the teams just above us to survive. What that total number of points would be is anybody's guess. We do have some major positives going into it though with John McGinn back, some players who needed a rest maybe benefiting and a management & coaching team who just may have had time to rethink things a bit. Add to that the unknown impact of no Crowds of course! Of course there could be some down sides too but that works for both us & any opponents. I am still not convinced we will get those games however as the "R" rate is already back up between 0.7 & 1 so right on the cusp of a 2nd wave with a sunny Bank holiday fast approaching. Edited May 22, 2020 by danceoftheshamen 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 Watching the Berlin game (it's horrible) How long until someone thinks of sticking sponsored netting over the seats in the lower tiers? Let's be honest that's the reason this is being played at the stadiums and not the training ground / down the park Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepyvillian Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 14 hours ago, villalad21 said: Doesn't make it any less true. We are 19th because we are the 2nd worst team in the league. And for this game in hand, the Blades are very likely to beat us, they are better than us in all areas and is fighting for top 4. Our run in is brutal and we'll have to see something we've not seen so far this season. Winning a game against a big side. We'll have to see something new from Dean. If he try to play like he did against Spurs at home we are down. We weren't that bad against Spurs. For the first 20 minutes, I thought we were bossing it. Our biggest failure, this season, has been an inability to capitalise on our momentum. We lack the mental strength to assert our game on the opposition. We have been, on most occasions, the architects of our own downfall. I'm hoping this break will be a blessing in disguise, let's face it, we looked like a team doomed before the break. I really hope we can turn it around and come back next season with a lot more purpose and ambition, fingers crossed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 3 hours ago, useless said: Wilder isn't going to say anything else it's basically along the same lines as to what most managers will say, he and their fans can afford to be buoyant about the season restartng because they know that they've got nothing to lose, that doesn't mean that they're going to carry on where they left off, this period without play wlll have an affect on some teams just like the normal summer breaks does, doesn't mean that we should be dismissing the idea of beating them either, if we're writing off games like that then I'd suggest we really are in trouble and that kind of defeatism is part of the problem. Not saying we cant beat them I just think they will be at it more than most clubs and I don't believe hes just saying it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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