Popular Post Paul33 Posted July 10, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 10, 2020 No ifs, no buts, no messing ..... its win this one or be relegated. Time for the real Villa to step forward ? Fight like Lions ? 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cb_82 Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 In my head (Written on my work pad version 251 of how we stay up) this week I actually had Watford to win, Bournemouth draw and Villa defeat this week which when I was doing them I thought leaves us in a horrible position of being 4 points off with the potential to go 7 points on Saturday lunch time which I think would be curtains regardless of any result we get. However trying to stay positive I still think it may look a bit like this Watford Newcastle D West Ham L City L Bournemouth Leicester L City L Southampton D Im ruling West Ham out as think they will beat Norwich tomorrow, and so the above would leave us needing 4 point minimum to take things into a showdown with West Ham who hopefully would be on the beach.....seems do able? The problem it it just doesn't at the moment, we look so empty of ideas, effort and quality I struggle to believe we will score a goal let alone get points but trying to be positive for me we have to look back and think about where our best performances have been think that means a potential 343 again. I would personally like to see this Sunday.... Reina Konsa Mings Hause Guilbert Luiz Hourihnne Taylor (Target if fit) El Ghazi Sammatta Grealish For what its worth I have us down for Palace W Everton D Arsenal L Got to keep that little bit of hope! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 They will probably show more fight than us even though they've got nothing to play for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul33 Posted July 10, 2020 Author Share Posted July 10, 2020 (edited) If you go by the bookies odds, neither Watford nor Bournemouth will pick up any more points which would mean Villa need five points to stay up and maybe only four points depending on final goal difference. Makes it sound a little more encouraging but still down to us to find those results and, needless to say, this game is on the massive side of huge ! Edited July 10, 2020 by Paul33 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
messi11 Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 (edited) WE'RE STAYING UP WE'RE STAYING UP. Villa 1-0 Palace Edited July 10, 2020 by messi11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 2-0 palace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villan_of_oz Posted July 10, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted July 10, 2020 Wouldn't be surprised if it's 0-0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukesmith17 Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 Reina, Guilbert, Mings, Hause, Taylor, Jota, Luiz, Mcginn, Hourihane, Grealish, Davis 2-1 Villa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herman22 Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 1 hour ago, Villan_of_oz said: Wouldn't be surprised if it's 0-0 I think that's the problem we have right now. I don't see where a goal is going to come from. Grealish needs to be 20 yards further up the field playing passes in and around the box to unlock something. But right now who would you expect to take a chance when it comes? Davis, Samatta, El Ghazi, Trez? I just hope it falls to the left foot of Hourihane as I think he's the only one I'd be confident of hitting the back of the net. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A'Villan Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 (edited) I think we have a real chance here, but my word we need to take it, Smith has to have us ready from before KO so when that ball starts rolling we're on a mission. They employ a midfield three that is defensively solid but will always be looking to get Zaha the ball as a means of penetrating our lines and creating chances going forward. Correct me if I'm wrong but none of Kouyate, their Serbian midfielder or McArthur are skilled passers of the ball, each of their distribution is limited to quite basic play, so if we're methodical and organised in the way we contain Zaha before he gets the ball, we should really limit Palace to routine and predictable build up, and if we're working hard enough to be in the right places as a unit we can make it 5 straight defeats for their mob. Reina Konsa Hause Mings Taylor McGinn Luiz Anwar Samatta Grealish Davis Edited July 10, 2020 by A'Villan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 3 hours ago, messi11 said: WE'RE STAYING UP WE'RE STAYING UP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjenkins Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 (edited) Reina Guilbert/Elmo Konsa Mings Targett/Taylor Luiz Nakamba Hourihane Anwar Davis Grealish I think we're done for, but it will only take 90 mins to make everything look much different. Don't know how fit Guilbert or Targett are but I think we need our fullbacks to help us more in attack, so Elmo and Taylor would be my second choices there. Edited July 10, 2020 by rjenkins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 (edited) 0-0. A point towards relegation. Then probably followed by three defeats, maybe a point at West Ham when we are already down. Edited July 10, 2020 by The Fun Factory 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddytheVillan Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 Reina Guilbert Konsa Hause Taylor Nakamba Luiz Hourihane Grealish Davis El Ghazi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 We could be 7 points off 17th before this game takes place... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerCollins29 Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 8 hours ago, cb_82 said: In my head (Written on my work pad version 251 of how we stay up) this week I actually had Watford to win, Bournemouth draw and Villa defeat this week which when I was doing them I thought leaves us in a horrible position of being 4 points off with the potential to go 7 points on Saturday lunch time which I think would be curtains regardless of any result we get. However trying to stay positive I still think it may look a bit like this Watford Newcastle D West Ham L City L Bournemouth Leicester L City L Southampton D Im ruling West Ham out as think they will beat Norwich tomorrow, and so the above would leave us needing 4 point minimum to take things into a showdown with West Ham who hopefully would be on the beach.....seems do able? The problem it it just doesn't at the moment, we look so empty of ideas, effort and quality I struggle to believe we will score a goal let alone get points but trying to be positive for me we have to look back and think about where our best performances have been think that means a potential 343 again. I would personally like to see this Sunday.... Reina Konsa Mings Hause Guilbert Luiz Hourihnne Taylor (Target if fit) El Ghazi Sammatta Grealish For what its worth I have us down for Palace W Everton D Arsenal L Got to keep that little bit of hope! Forgive me if im wrong, but that would see watford on 32, us on 31 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerCollins29 Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 apologies, read it wrong! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cb_82 Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 19 minutes ago, GingerCollins29 said: apologies, read it wrong! No worries I was basically just summarizing how we could get to a last day jobbie - Once you get to that anything can happen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 Unfortunately however which way you slice and dice it, our first XI is just not good enough for this level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 For once, I suspect that we are all agreed that this is a "must win" game, whatever West Ham and Watford, may have done on Saturday, and Bournemouth might go on to do on Sunday evening. To have any chance of taking this relegation fight to the last day of the season, we need to win this one, and then pick up points/a point at Everton, as well as at home to Arsenal. To do that, we will need to start scoring goals again, be solid at the back and hope our opponents will be on the beach! We owe Palace one and VAR owes us more than one. This time we are not facing a team, that we should have any cause to have a temporary inferiority complex about. They are 14th and not in, or near to the top four. They have lost their last four league games, so they are not on a good run. They have achieved their annual target of 40 points, so we should have the greater will to win (I emphasis the word should)! Old Woy, will probably have them up for this though, so we will have to fight and most of our players, will need to find some long lost form. This is without doubt the sort of game, that any other PL team, would aim for a home win from. We have even more reason to do so on Sunday afternoon. We would have had an extra point, if Conor's late equaliser had stood, as it should have done, in August. We won our last home league game against our visitors in 2016 and it's been 7 years since they won at Villa Park. Overall, we have won 12 and have drawn 10, of the 33 league games, that there have been between the two clubs. Just win this one for us Villa! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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