VillaChris Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 25 minutes ago, villan95 said: I didn't see them yesterday when they lost 3-0 at Wolves. I'm assuming they were poor. But apart from that they have been playing well recently and Dyche seems to have sorted them out a bit. I'll be delighted if we get 3 points there because I can't see it being easy. We'll be o.k there if we get the first goal. Go behind and it will be tricky as the league cup match turned out but then which away game isn't when you go behind (or even 2-0 up at half time....) The spine of our team will be available for selection and they're getting injuries again so I'd be incredibly disappointed to lose that one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post villan-scott Posted December 31, 2023 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted December 31, 2023 Not bad company we’re keeping. 7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leeroy Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 40 minutes ago, HanoiVillan said: Re the bolded, that will be a D at best. It's Wolves, we always disappoint. Nah at Villa park we’ll smash em, long overdue win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villan95 Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 4 minutes ago, VillaChris said: We'll be o.k there if we get the first goal. Go behind and it will be tricky as the league cup match turned out but then which away game isn't when you go behind (or even 2-0 up at half time....) The spine of our team will be available for selection and they're getting injuries again so I'd be incredibly disappointed to lose that one. Yeah one of those it's crucial we don't go behind because it plays right into their hands counter attacking and a vocal goodison behind them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troon_villan Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 15 minutes ago, villan-scott said: Not bad company we’re keeping. Absolutely outrageous 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lochheads twin Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 The big match-up is us and Spurs. They have come back strong with the wins over Everton and Bournemouth ( even if they didn’t necessarily deserve all the points) after the Cup we are at Everton and they are at Old Trafford. 2 big games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWARLEY2 Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 3 hours ago, troon_villan said: Absolutely outrageous Back to where we belong. All European Cup winners( apart from Arsenal and PSG.) 3 hours ago, troon_villan said: Absolutely outrageous 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinebro Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 Top 5 is starting to pull away now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayls Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 On 30/12/2023 at 19:49, turvontour said: If we'd held on against Man U, beaten Sheff U, Bournemouth, Wolves and Forest like we should, then we would be 13 points clear at the top and basically have the league wrapped up by now. Exactly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 39 minutes ago, Lochheads twin said: The big match-up is us and Spurs. They have come back strong with the wins over Everton and Bournemouth ( even if they didn’t necessarily deserve all the points) after the Cup we are at Everton and they are at Old Trafford. 2 big games. Come back strong with wins over Everton and Bournemouth. Give it a break Chap, it's hardly Man City or Liverpool they have beat. They have proved nothing yet they can compete with us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 11 minutes ago, foreveryoung said: Come back strong with wins over Everton and Bournemouth. Give it a break Chap, it's hardly Man City or Liverpool they have beat. They have proved nothing yet they can compete with us. They were the 2 of the form teams in the league when they played them. They were good wins. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beasley14 Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 9 minutes ago, Keyblade said: They were the 2 of the form teams in the league when they played them. They were good wins. Exactly they had a wobble and have now won 3 in a row I think. Hard hit by Afcon and Asia Cup though although not many premier games in that period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 4 hours ago, VillaChris said: We'll be o.k there if we get the first goal. Go behind and it will be tricky as the league cup match turned out but then which away game isn't when you go behind (or even 2-0 up at half time....) The spine of our team will be available for selection and they're getting injuries again so I'd be incredibly disappointed to lose that one. Yes the us against the world after the points deduction worked for a few games but has gone now. Even their defence which was so solid has started leaking goals. They are back in big trouble. We should beat them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted December 31, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted December 31, 2023 26 minutes ago, beasley14 said: Exactly they had a wobble and have now won 3 in a row I think. Hard hit by Afcon and Asia Cup though although not many premier games in that period. It's not ideal to have to play a tournament just after the Christmas schedule though, especially as they come straight back to the business end of the league. I can see exhaustion catching up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted December 31, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted December 31, 2023 31 minutes ago, beasley14 said: Exactly they had a wobble and have now won 3 in a row I think. Hard hit by Afcon and Asia Cup though although not many premier games in that period. Not quite, lost to Brighton 4-2 on Thursday. They’ve won four out of their last five so in good form. Whereas the five prior to that they lost four and drew once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke313 Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 7 hours ago, Hank Scorpio said: You have forgot they are missing 3 key players that will be back soon. They won't get worse than now, only better. They’re going to be missing another 3 for a month on top of those three Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 1 hour ago, PaulC said: Yes the us against the world after the points deduction worked for a few games but has gone now. Even their defence which was so solid has started leaking goals. They are back in big trouble. We should beat them Michael Keane is starting again so Everton are basically a goal down starting a game when that happens. Not sure why Dyche keeps picking him after a certain period. Also a crazy stat they haven't won any of their last 14 games when Doucoure hasn't featured, he is basically the ideal final third player for Dycheball. Touch and go whether he'll be fit for our game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beasley14 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 9 hours ago, Mark Albrighton said: Not quite, lost to Brighton 4-2 on Thursday. They’ve won four out of their last five so in good form. Whereas the five prior to that they lost four and drew once. Ah yes forgot Brighton, but as you say a good reaction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSvillain Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 13 hours ago, Mark Albrighton said: Not quite, lost to Brighton 4-2 on Thursday. They’ve won four out of their last five so in good form. Whereas the five prior to that they lost four and drew once. They seem to have a lack of control of games, even when winning. Will potentially cost them the top 4 spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichW Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 43 minutes ago, MSvillain said: They seem to have a lack of control of games, even when winning. Will potentially cost them the top 4 spot. I’ve watched a fair few games of Spurs this season and they seem to play at 100mph and they concede a lot of chances. Will have games where they blow teams away and games (like Villa/West Ham) where as long as the opposition can stay in the game they run out steam second half and teams half decent can pick them off. Also will have away games (Brighton) where if the opposition score early then they can concede a fair few. Going to be a good battle for the top 4 between Villa and Spurs. I thought Spurs would have dropped off a bit more then they have but fair play to them. Sometimes teams like to use injuries as an excuse but they’ve stayed up there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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