AXD Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 20 minutes ago, Tommo_b said: Can’t believe there’s now all this Man United title talk... err hello, are you forgetting how close Aston Villa are plus we beat the defending champions 7-2. I think this is a conversation the media needs to start thinking about. No way, let’s stay under the radar. We’ll be ready when ManU crumbles under all this pressure 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedClaretAndBlue Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 1 hour ago, Tommo_b said: Can’t believe there’s now all this Man United title talk... err hello, are you forgetting how close Aston Villa are plus we beat the defending champions 7-2. I think this is a conversation the media needs to start thinking about. The Small Heathens have noticed, being obsessed with us as they are.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 2 hours ago, Tommo_b said: Can’t believe there’s now all this Man United title talk... err hello, are you forgetting how close Aston Villa are plus we beat the defending champions 7-2. I think this is a conversation the media needs to start thinking about. As brilliant as it was, if we are honest, when we beat Liverpool they were not in the gear they are now. Man United have a DEEP squad, compared to ours. Lets be realistic here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted December 21, 2020 Author Share Posted December 21, 2020 42 minutes ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: As brilliant as it was, if we are honest, when we beat Liverpool they were not in the gear they are now. Man United have a DEEP squad, compared to ours. Lets be realistic here. Yeah but they also have to cope with Europe If we can get through the hectic Christmas period and still be within distance of top 6 we have a real chance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 I'd be delighted with a champions league spot. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 When we beat Liverpool they'd just won their first three games of the season, so it's not as if they were out of form, and even if you concede that they weren't as good then as they are now, we're the only team that was good enough to take advantage as we're the only team to have beaten them in the league this season. So whilst we won't finish anywhere near them in the league, can't take anything away from that result. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post maqroll Posted December 21, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 21, 2020 24 minutes ago, PaulC said: I'd be delighted with a champions league spot. I'd be ecstatic with a Europa League spot. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted December 21, 2020 Author Share Posted December 21, 2020 3 minutes ago, maqroll said: I'd be ecstatic with a Europa League spot. And play Karakgsagtmululu FC? If we do get into the Europa League i hope Smith puts out the reserves. At least in the group stages 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MrSmirch Posted December 21, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 21, 2020 1 minute ago, villalad21 said: And play Karakgsagtmululu FC? If we do get into the Europa League i hope Smith puts out the reserves. At least in the group stages 3 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 8 minutes ago, villalad21 said: And play Karakgsagtmululu FC? Are they a Welsh club? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 I don’t like the amount of games in the Europa but winning it is probably more likely than breaking the top 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Follyfoot Posted December 21, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted December 21, 2020 4 hours ago, Tommo_b said: Can’t believe there’s now all this Man United title talk... err hello, are you forgetting how close Aston Villa are plus we beat the defending champions 7-2. I think this is a conversation the media needs to start thinking about. Not according to Lawro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 Looking at the fixtures in the new year it’s really difficult to see where they will squeeze the 2 games in hand in. Especially if we progress in the FA Cup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Davkaus Posted December 21, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 21, 2020 Within a few months we've gone from scraping through a relegation fight to a certain section of our fans thinking we're too good for the Europa League. Incredible. Top half is success IMO, a EL spot would be fantastic, it'd be the first time we've qualified in 10 years. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lochheads twin Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 We have made great progress this season and I think most people would have readily taken an offer of being in this position before the season started. I think the two games against Chelsea and Man Utd will be a true indicator of our current standing. We have had some greats results this season but i think I would exchange most of them for a victory over United. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 I guess a 0-0 draw today between Chelsea and West Ham suits us best... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted December 21, 2020 Author Share Posted December 21, 2020 23 minutes ago, maqroll said: I guess a 0-0 draw today between Chelsea and West Ham suits us best... I think what we are doing is a much more sustainable model than what West Ham are doing. We are creating much more chances than them and they rely much more on individual brilliance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turvontour Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 24 minutes ago, maqroll said: I guess a 0-0 draw today between Chelsea and West Ham suits us best... I dont know. I'm still thinking that we should still want Liverpool, Man city and United, Chelsea and possibly Leicester to beat mid table sides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadridVilla Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 Managed to find an xPTS table for this season, for all the anoraks out there... Some interesting things to note about Villa: We are 4th on expected points, with 1/2 games in hand on those above us (i.e. we are statistically one of the best teams so far this season) Our attack is 6th in the league based on xG, and our defence is 3rd behind Chelsea and Man City based on xGA. We are 1.65 points under what the xPTS statistic shows we should have, indicating we should have picked up a couple more points already And other interesting tidbits about some other clubs... West Brom are by a long way the worst team in the league on xPTS, even with only 7 points they have overperformed according to xPTS Wolves, United, Leicester, Everton and Southampton are picking up way more points than they deserve for their performances Sheffield Utd have been unlucky not to have picked up more points, but they're still one of the worst teams in the league. I really do think that although xG and its related cousins aren't always helpful, they do cut out a lot of the uncertainty in football to see what teams really deserve. Overall the signs for Villa this season based on their start are extremely positive, currently on track for a top 4 finish and perhaps more with our games in hand. What an exciting time to be a Villa fan! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 3 hours ago, Vive_La_Villa said: Looking at the fixtures in the new year it’s really difficult to see where they will squeeze the 2 games in hand in. Especially if we progress in the FA Cup There's a week's gap between playing Man. United and Liverpool in the cup if Newcastle get knocked out by Brentford tomorrow so I can see that fixture being played in that midweek. If not probably have to wait until February and play it when european matches are on. No idea when Man. City game will take place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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