VillaChris Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 Ben Davies out for the rest of the season now. Not sure what Spurs even do at LB now, start Emerson Royal and move Porro to LB? Palmer will be all over the space he leaves behind. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post AvonVillain Posted May 1 Popular Post Share Posted May 1 WHY ON EARTH is the title to this thread still 'Race...' !? Shouldn't it be: Casual Springtime Stroll Among the Daises Whilst Absentmindedly Humming to Oneself Before Inevitable Confirmation of Champions League 1 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beasley14 Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 1 hour ago, Pongo Waring said: Come on Chelsea Genuinely good players there too! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WallisFrizz Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 42 minutes ago, VillaChris said: Ben Davies out for the rest of the season now. Not sure what Spurs even do at LB now, start Emerson Royal and move Porro to LB? Palmer will be all over the space he leaves behind. And Timo Werner out for rest of season. Not sure how significant these injuries are for them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WallisFrizz Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 47 minutes ago, VillaChris said: Ben Davies out for the rest of the season now. Not sure what Spurs even do at LB now, start Emerson Royal and move Porro to LB? Palmer will be all over the space he leaves behind. Spurs fans seem to think they could go to a back 3 with vdv playing on the left or Royal at LB. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazrim Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 7 minutes ago, WallisFrizz said: Spurs fans seem to think they could go to a back 3 with vdv playing on the left or Royal at LB. Then they probably give more heed to defence than Big Flange does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke313 Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 59 minutes ago, VillaChris said: Ben Davies out for the rest of the season now. Not sure what Spurs even do at LB now, start Emerson Royal and move Porro to LB? Palmer will be all over the space he leaves behind. That might actually benefit them 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted May 1 Moderator Share Posted May 1 1 minute ago, duke313 said: That might actually benefit them The Werner one definitely will. That's terrible news for us. Davies is all they have at leftback though, so to me that's the significant one. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarryOnVilla Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 (edited) Madueke terrorised Digne, who is at least a competent LB. Imagine what he’d do to Spurs makeshift guy. Also palmer comes off the left too.. it’s going to be interesting to see Chelsea trying to exploit that area Edited May 1 by CarryOnVilla 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke313 Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 2 minutes ago, CarryOnVilla said: Madueke terrorised Digne, who is at least a competent LB. Imagine what he’d do to Spurs makeshift guy. Also palmer comes off the left too.. it’s going to be an interesting to see Chelsea trying to exploit that area It'll be Emerson Royal playing inverted, and he'll get turned inside out by Palmer and Madueke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarryOnVilla Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 Just now, duke313 said: It'll be Emerson Royal playing inverted, and he'll get turned inside out by Palmer and Madueke. So be it 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 30 minutes ago, WallisFrizz said: And Timo Werner out for rest of season. Not sure how significant these injuries are for them. Werner been as bad for them as he was for Chelsea so that isn't a loss for Spurs at all, if anything moving Son back to the left and Richarlison back as CF will give them more attacking impetus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom13 Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 2 minutes ago, VillaChris said: Werner been as bad for them as he was for Chelsea so that isn't a loss for Spurs at all, if anything moving Son back to the left and Richarlison back as CF will give them more attacking impetus. Tbf Werner has caused teams problems whenever I've seen him, and I'm not a fan of his at all. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaAlex Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 9 minutes ago, Tom13 said: Tbf Werner has caused teams problems whenever I've seen him, and I'm not a fan of his at all. Agreed, he's classic Premier League Werner. Can't finish but stretches side and can put in some good low crosses/ cutbacks. Plus less players for their compact schedule can only be a bonus. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RicRic Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 21 hours ago, GlobalVillan said: No. I'm talking about the Cup Winners Cup. Tbh i wasn’t too much aware of this may have been abit young but now i look it up i think i can remember this briefly but not sure what to make of it… seems like some good teams were involved in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RicRic Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 5 hours ago, BleedClaretAndBlue said: Well like Simon Jordan said, Aston Villa are not punching above their weight; they’re punching towards their weight. In my head at least, we’re the 4th biggest and most successful club in this land. Chelsea & Man City have doped their way to overtaking us in the Major Trophies Honours list, but I dont count that BS. We are still 4th and thats despite winning diddly squat since ‘96. Couldn’t agree more sadly many wont view it that way and of course the limelight teams as you mention will get more global recognition and merit but we are a gigantic club we probably may need to remind some of our younger fanbase but they may laugh, im pretty sure we won the most trophies up until the 80’s aside United and Liverpool… time to claw it all back and get those glory days back, we’ve suffered the last 20 years despite some top 6 challenges. Cannot believe im on the verge of seeing us potentially qualify for Champions League… Emery gets a statue from me for that alone 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talldarkandransome Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 2 hours ago, AvonVillain said: WHY ON EARTH is the title to this thread still 'Race...' !? Shouldn't it be: Casual Springtime Stroll Among the Daises Whilst Absentmindedly Humming to Oneself Before Inevitable Confirmation of Champions League Cos it's Villa 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nabby Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 2 hours ago, beasley14 said: Genuinely good players there too! Silva is out for them so that list back is a big boost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Czarnikjak Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 (edited) 9 hours ago, BleedClaretAndBlue said: Well like Simon Jordan said, Aston Villa are not punching above their weight; they’re punching towards their weight. In my head at least, we’re the 4th biggest and most successful club in this land. Chelsea & Man City have doped their way to overtaking us in the Major Trophies Honours list, but I dont count that BS. We are still 4th and thats despite winning diddly squat since ‘96. How far back in time do you go though? Huddersfield are 11th in terms of league titles...are they 11th biggest team in the country? Preston were very good before the wars, are they still big club? Truth is, we've done and won **** all of note since the 80s, and were left behind the current elite. We're not entitled to anything because of history, if we want to be the 4th biggest club we need to prove it on the pitch and build our image season over season (not just one of top 4 finish, that won't be enough to convince anybody). Edited May 1 by Czarnikjak 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke313 Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 3 minutes ago, Czarnikjak said: How far back in time do you go though? Huddersfield are 11th in terms of league titles...are they 11th biggest team in the country? Preston were very good before the wars, are they still big club? Truth is, we've done and won **** all of note since the 80s, and were left behind the current elite. We're not entitled to anything because of history, if we want to be the 4th biggest club we need to prove it on the pitch and build our image season over season (not just one of top 4 finish, that won't be enough to convince anybody). Where are they when you add all the other trophies? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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