VillaChris Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 43 minutes ago, omariqy said: Which German clubs are left in Europe? Leverkusen are serious contenders to win the europa based on how they're playing, they could well knock out Liverpool imo. Frankfurt are in our competition aren't they and given they won the Europa league two years ago they are co favourites alongside us I feel. Dortmund still in CL and they got a winnable tie v PSV although would be amazed if they got past the QFs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 (edited) Bayern are going to smash Lazio at home. City likely to go all the way. Liverpool will probably win Europa. You just know 5th place will be champions league place and Manc words removed will sneak it after a very poor season for them. I hate football. I can already see the memes about how they had their worst season in years and got Champs league while Villa had their best in years and finished below them. Edited February 14 by Vive_La_Villa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke313 Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 7 hours ago, VillaChris said: I don't think 7th is good enough at all tbh. We'd need to win the competition to make europa league then. Also a chance if Chelsea win the league cup that 7th dosen't even qualify for europe. People could say then we could have a real go at 4th next season just playing once a week (as Spurs have done) but I can't see our top players being happy at all with the slump so our squad would probably need to be reshaped like it was in summer 2021 and all the problems that arose because of that. Finishing 7th also means we're finishing below a couple of clubs who we had 10-15 point leads over going into January. Just feels same old Villa with a massive inferiority complex. Disappointed a fair few on here are already accepting and resigned to the possibility. If a 5th CL spot goes to England, then 6th gets the Europa League spot, and 7th will get the FA cup Europa spot providing a team outside the Euro spots doesn’t win it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 (edited) 8 hours ago, VillaChris said: I don't think 7th is good enough at all tbh. We'd need to win the competition to make europa league then. Also a chance if Chelsea win the league cup that 7th dosen't even qualify for europe. People could say then we could have a real go at 4th next season just playing once a week (as Spurs have done) but I can't see our top players being happy at all with the slump so our squad would probably need to be reshaped like it was in summer 2021 and all the problems that arose because of that. Finishing 7th also means we're finishing below a couple of clubs who we had 10-15 point leads over going into January. Just feels same old Villa with a massive inferiority complex. Disappointed a fair few on here are already accepting and resigned to the possibility. Not at all mate, I'm just concerned about the injuries so trying to temper my own expectations. It's quite a bad state of affairs inutwise right now. With how things are going, I believe 5th will most.likely get Champs League also. I've remained consistent with my view about 5th since start of the season. Our incredible run made me look a little higher, but I always knew we were succeptible to the same problems as other clubs. Also why I thought it was extremely arrogant and narrow minded for people to be claiming other teams with even deeper squads than our suffering injury crisis had no chance to catch us or wouldn't hit form at some point. I never bought any title talk at any point either lol So I reckon I've had my expectations within reasonable range so may be less dissappointed. Edited February 15 by JAMAICAN-VILLAN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calcifer Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 8 hours ago, Vive_La_Villa said: Bayern are going to smash Lazio at home. City likely to go all the way. Liverpool will probably win Europa. You just know 5th place will be champions league place and Manc words removed will sneak it after a very poor season for them. I hate football. I can already see the memes about how they had their worst season in years and got Champs league while Villa had their best in years and finished below them. The perfect storm which would make me take time away from football. Liverpool wining the Prem Man Ure getting 5th Villa finishing lower than 7th. The Liverpool and Manure fans would be utterly unbearable! I would just avoid all football for a year for my own sanity!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightoffyour Posted February 15 VT Supporter Share Posted February 15 9 hours ago, Kiwivillan said: He must think only top country gets extra CL spot not the actual top 2 countries getting extra CL spot No I just think it was assumed that our (England's) best chance of finishing in the top 2 is by staying ahead of Italy rather than Germany. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaJ100 Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 At our current rate of injuries we'll be pulling a team together like the cup one vs Liverpool a few years back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villan_of_oz Posted February 15 VT Supporter Share Posted February 15 I am feeling quite down about our fortunes and I understand everyone who is feeling the same. What I don't understand is how some people claim to know exactly how our season will pan out. Whilst I think it is going to be very difficult from here to maintain our lofty standards and keep us all feeling lovely and warm, there is absolutely nothing concrete about the next 3 months of football. I am down, I am frustrated but I'm not giving up hope of a top four finish! 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick76 Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 43 minutes ago, Villan_of_oz said: I am feeling quite down about our fortunes and I understand everyone who is feeling the same. What I don't understand is how some people claim to know exactly how our season will pan out. Whilst I think it is going to be very difficult from here to maintain our lofty standards and keep us all feeling lovely and warm, there is absolutely nothing concrete about the next 3 months of football. I am down, I am frustrated but I'm not giving up hope of a top four finish! Injuries are killing us but if we can keep the rest fit then with a lot of them not playing much football through injuries it could be ok Martinez Cash - Lenglet (Konsa when back) - Torres - Moreno/Digne Three or Four of McGinn/Luiz/Tielemans/JJ/Tim Two or Three of Bailey/Watkins/Diaby/Zaniolo/Rogers Still plenty of quality there to be optimistic, we just have a weak bench. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villan_of_oz Posted February 15 VT Supporter Share Posted February 15 38 minutes ago, nick76 said: Injuries are killing us but if we can keep the rest fit then with a lot of them not playing much football through injuries it could be ok Martinez Cash - Lenglet (Konsa when back) - Torres - Moreno/Digne Three or Four of McGinn/Luiz/Tielemans/JJ/Tim Two or Three of Bailey/Watkins/Diaby/Zaniolo/Rogers Still plenty of quality there to be optimistic, we just have a weak bench. Trez scored those goals to keep us up, no reason this squad can put together enough results to give us a fighting chance. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Villan_of_oz said: Trez scored those goals to keep us up, no reason this squad can put together enough results to give us a fighting chance. All the times he looked like he couldn't kick a football I love Trez for several goal moments. Yelling far post in Arabic to Elmo for the Leicester winner. Bodying Robertson then putting the cross in that Watkins headed into crossbar that should've made it 8-2 against Liverpool Edited February 15 by Kiwivillan 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villan_of_oz Posted February 15 VT Supporter Share Posted February 15 1 minute ago, Kiwivillan said: All the times he looked like he couldn't kick a football I love Trez for several goal moments. Yelling far post in Arabic to Elmo for the Leicester winner I love him too, he was horrific at times but he never let it get him down and those goals he scored were so important to where we are now. The one against Arsenal is a goal I will never forget! His celebration deserved to be in front of fans, it would have been mental. I digress... I bet Trez believes we can finish top 4, that's good enough for me. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 As mad is this sounds my biggest concern is even more injuries. They seem to be dropping like flies ! Are they playing at an intensity they can’t sustain? Could it be why we have overachieved so much? Or is it just pure bad luck!!?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omariqy Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 On 12/02/2024 at 22:59, VillaChris said: Man. City away for them at the weekend.... They were supposed to play Spurs at home but that's been cancelled with them in league cup so hopefully they're in form when that gets re-arranged. Was a big win for Chelsea tonight otherwise they'd have probably been stuck in the bottom half for a few weeks which would've probably seen Poch getting very close to being sacked. That’s my only worry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 7 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said: As mad is this sounds my biggest concern is even more injuries. They seem to be dropping like flies ! Are they playing at an intensity they can’t sustain? Could it be why we have overachieved so much? Or is it just pure bad luck!!?? Kons slamming the post is just bad luck. Kamara just got his injury from bad foot placing on the turf it seems, Pau kicked off the pitch by Brentford. Mings also got that terrible injury from twisting and a bad landing. If we were getting loads of muscle injuries like Newcastle and Man. United have this season it would be on us but that hasn't been the case. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omariqy Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 At first I thought Kamara made an awful attempt at a tackle but watching back it seems like his foot got stuck in the turf. Pure bad luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villan-scott Posted February 15 VT Supporter Share Posted February 15 Makes the European games a bit more interesting keeping tabs on the progress of this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pongo Waring Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 Hopefully Villa can win on Saturday to shut up all the doom and gloomers who have appeared Champions league here we come 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's Your Round Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 Same as at the start of the season, I’ll be happy if we can qualify for Europe again. Whatever the competition. Obviously be a bit disappointed if don’t make champions league, especially as it looks likely fifth gets it this time. But Europa League would still be good, it’s about step up and consecutive European qualifications. It certainly wouldn’t be a ‘failure’. But there’s no time for consolatory thoughts, we can still very much make 4th or 5th, and a few wins will make all the difference to feelings around the place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 What an absolutely fantastic day for us. We won, Spurs lost, and Newcastle look like they're only getting a point from Bournemouth at home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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