Dante_Lockhart Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 3 minutes ago, delboy54 said: As a very aged supporter (65 next month!) of the Villa, having seen a few "ups" but more "downs" over the 55 years I have been able to see them play. I am still not counting my chickens until the final whistle next week. It concerns me that many are assuming that we will win as Brighton will be on the beach (well it is literally all the time I suppose!). We still have to win and Brighton are a good team. I will not be able to look forward to any European adventures until we are at least 4 nil up with 1 minute to play.... All this talk of where the final is going to be etc I know is just banter but it could all come back and bite us in the arse....it would be the typical "Villa way"...I have seen it so many times..... 1 nil up and they equalise in the last minute of the game...........and we lose out due to results elsewhere. Am I alone in thinking that its not going to be an easy game against Brighton?....... VTID Brighton are a tough team, no doubt. They're 6th for a reason. BUT, they've been wildly inconsistent the past few games AND they have to play Man City on Wednesday. Complacency could set in if they gather a draw which cements their 6th place finish, fatigue could set in if they're given a tough game. We get a week prep and a home game where a win gives us Europe. I know who I'm betting on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshVilla Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 Fatigue won't set in for Brighton though, they have shown in the last 5 - 8 games that they are able to rotate. I don't expect their big hitters like Caicedo, Mitoma, McAllister to start against City. They will be rested for our game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke313 Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 2 minutes ago, AshVilla said: Fatigue won't set in for Brighton though, they have shown in the last 5 - 8 games that they are able to rotate. I don't expect their big hitters like Caicedo, Mitoma, McAllister to start against City. They will be rested for our game. They looked pretty knackered against Newcastle and got tanked 4-1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante_Lockhart Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 2 minutes ago, duke313 said: They looked pretty knackered against Newcastle and got tanked 4-1. And Everton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 Of course Brighton will be fatigued. Hence why their results have been so scattergun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted May 22, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted May 22, 2023 13 minutes ago, delboy54 said: Am I alone in thinking that its not going to be an easy game against Brighton?....... VTID No, you’re not. But as you of course know, if we’re going to try and get into Europe, if we’re going to try and win trophies, we’re likely going to have to face and beat good teams in order to do that. So to an extent there’s always going to be an uncertainty going into these games which we’ll have to get used to if we want success because the opposition will naturally be difficult. We match up fairly well against Brighton. Since being back up we’ve picked up 4 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat. Ironically enough, the one season we didn’t beat them (1 draw, 1 defeat) was the only season we finished ahead of them in the league. It likely won’t be a walk in the (villa) park. But I think IF Villa are on it on the day, IF we play as well we can and have done this season, we’ll win. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke313 Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 Fatigued or not, they have less time to prepare for the game than we do. Add to the fact they are home and dry in 6th, and also we've won our last 6 home games conceding only 1 penalty goal to Harry Kane the cheat. We'll beat them. I'm certain. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chine Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 41 minutes ago, AshVilla said: Fatigue won't set in for Brighton though, they have shown in the last 5 - 8 games that they are able to rotate. I don't expect their big hitters like Caicedo, Mitoma, McAllister to start against City. They will be rested for our game. I think they’ll go for it v Citeh , the league is done for them they have other things to concentrate on now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delboy54 Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 12 minutes ago, Chine said: I think they’ll go for it v Citeh , the league is done for them they have other things to concentrate on now Hmmm typical they beat citeh, and then full of confidence trounce us at home!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 Just now, delboy54 said: Hmmm typical they beat citeh, and then full of confidence trounce us at home!!! That's the spirit! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke313 Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 1 minute ago, delboy54 said: Hmmm typical they beat citeh, and then full of confidence trounce us at home!!! We haven't been "trounced" at home since Arsenal in February. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam2003 Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 7 minutes ago, duke313 said: We haven't been "trounced" at home since Arsenal in February. Even then - I don’t think you can call an injury time winner a trouncing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
est1874 Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 38 minutes ago, Chine said: I think they’ll go for it v Citeh , the league is done for them they have other things to concentrate on now This literally doesn't make any sense. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister_a Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 It really would be peak Villa to just play like prime Gerrard Villa on Sunday, I just hope we have the right mindset and mentality for the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 Brighton will be shattered come Sunday plus most likely will have nothing to play for. We really should be winning comfortably and I have no doubt that we will. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom13 Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 1 hour ago, delboy54 said: Hmmm typical they beat citeh, and then full of confidence trounce us at home!!! That Steven Gerrard mentality Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 2 minutes ago, Tom13 said: Hold on...can we still get Europa from 7th? Just seen that if the FA Cup winners finish in a CL spot (very likely), Europa positions drop to 7th?! No. Nope. No. No sir, No sireee. This may have been covered in the thread before. Possibly. I have a hunch weve had this come up before. Noey noey no no. Dast kann nicht happen. Non. Pas de tout! Impossible! It. is. not. possible. No. No. Just now, Tom13 said: Ignore this... too late 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 44 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said: Brighton will be shattered come Sunday plus most likely will have nothing to play for. We really should be winning comfortably and I have no doubt that we will. Yes we will beat them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlobalVillan Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 13 hours ago, Keyblade said: I think we'll qualify through the league next season if there are 5 places up for grabs. No need to wait an extra year. There aren't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightoffyour Posted May 22, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted May 22, 2023 4 minutes ago, GlobalVillan said: There aren't There probably will be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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