jjaacckk91 Posted September 23, 2023 Share Posted September 23, 2023 The odds you can get on us for this are ridiculous considering Chelsea haven't been great for over 12 months at this point. Make me rich unai 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DakotaVilla Posted September 23, 2023 Share Posted September 23, 2023 On 22/09/2023 at 16:31, The Fun Factory said: Unfortunately, it's twice now that we have played the backup side for a cup game under Emery and lost. We have had all summer to add to the squad depth so we can compete on all fronts however yesterday suggested that might be harder than we thought. Everton will fancy their chances if we play a similar side next week. Everton will play a second string themselves and will be delighted when they are out of the competition. They have much bigger concerns this season and last thing they will want or need is any extra games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srsmithusa Posted September 23, 2023 Share Posted September 23, 2023 I think we're going to see a great reaction. 3-1 us two early, one in second half and then concede a late consolation because we still have some focus issues and will let up carelessly when 3-0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marka Ragnos Posted September 23, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted September 23, 2023 (edited) 12 hours ago, Steero113 said: Looked through your last 50 (yes 50) posts. Not one of them has a shred of positivity for a side that after all's said and done are currently in 7th. Maybe stay away from the troll juice for a bit fella. 11 hours ago, Davkaus said: Not to answer for Steero, he'll have his own thoughts, but I've thought similar, often seems like we're only a bad result away from you thinking we're doomed, I'm sure you were talking about the relegation zone a couple of games ago. You're obviously free to post whatever you like within the forum rules but things are currently as good for the club as they've been for at least 15 years, so if you're still constantly doom and gloom, and you're not getting anything positive out of it, it might be time to take a break from it I'm all over the place with this one -- and many neutrals seem to be, too. But I don't mind people sharing corrosive gloom or happy-clappy hope on VT, as long as it's from their own hearts and minds. I get feeling impatient about dark predictions. It's like you're on crowded life raft and someone's screaming, "We're all going to die!!!!!!!" Still, I also appreciate posts from @Tayls as an interesting reference point that sometimes IS like how I feel, too. 4-0? 5-0? No, I think that's not gonna happen, but I still like to see what people honestly think and worry about. It sort of settles me down, personally. Who on earth knows what's really motivating people's posts here? I don't think I even want to know that. It's all part of the many emotional colours and moods of Villa supporters from many different generations and backgrounds and distances from Villa Park. I want it all, personally, the doom, the hubris, the "reasonableness," the fury, the stupidity, the sadness, the frustration, as long as it's honest. UTV! And after re-reading what I just wrote, I think I need to add a Flake below to this big Mr. Whippy of a post, @Steero113 and @Davkaus and @Tayls, if I may ... Edited September 23, 2023 by Marka Ragnos 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted September 23, 2023 Share Posted September 23, 2023 (edited) 13 hours ago, romavillan said: Chin up, I got hit by a car on my work ride yesterday followed by 13 hours of Italian hospital. Snap, I got my car crushed by a bus and spent 11 hours in hospital yesterday too. We've nothing to fear from Chelsea, if we play to our level we'll win. Edited September 23, 2023 by villa89 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted September 23, 2023 Share Posted September 23, 2023 (edited) 18 hours ago, jjaacckk91 said: The odds you can get on us for this are ridiculous considering Chelsea haven't been great for over 12 months at this point. Make me rich unai I've put us in a double with spurs, Returns around 20/1 for the win double Edited September 24, 2023 by Kingman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marka Ragnos Posted September 23, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted September 23, 2023 This is gonna be a weird match, I will (worthlessly) predict. Can see it being very choppy and slow and perhaps tedious from Chelsea, but not necessarily ineffective and without threat -- whatever the opposite of freeflowing would be. And I also think we'll seem overly guarded. I hope we transcend that fast. We need to shake off Warsaw and get back to what's in front of us and the here and now. Chelsea will feel they can win this. I hope we turn up to smash that hope. We're really overdue now for a sharp show of aggression. I'm gonna be upset if I see our forwards let their fullbacks and centre backs leisurely dribble around and comfortably pick their passes. We need to keep their defense panicked. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigJim Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 I feel we're pretty certain to do our all-too-frequent trick of starting at snail's pace, messing up when playing it out from the back and conceding very early. It's going to be all uphill after that. On the other hand, I'm also expecting some magic from Zaniolo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romavillan Posted September 24, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted September 24, 2023 9 hours ago, villa89 said: Snap, I got my car crushed by a bus and spent 11 hours in hospital yesterday too. We've nothing to fear from Chelsea, if we play to our level we'll win. Jeebus, been a good week for villatalkers, hope all ok man. As for Chelsea, we'll have to put in a shift and improve the recent away form before we can think about 3 points. Doable but they've got a very good manager themselves and hundreds of millions of pounds worth of players. Hopefully Poch gets them going in a few weeks instead of today.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lochheads twin Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 Strange one today, depends which versions of Chelsea and Villa turn up. Given the problems we seem to have when we chop and change our fragile defence, I think he may stick with Digne today and keeps Moreno for the Everton match. fingers crossed we get something from our visit, should not be too much to hope for. UTV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jareth Posted September 24, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted September 24, 2023 9 hours ago, villa89 said: Snap, I got my car crushed by a bus and spent 11 hours in hospital yesterday too. We've nothing to fear from Chelsea, if we play to our level we'll win. Luxury! My house got squashed by a meteorite and I've had all my limbs and head amputated. So in that spirit I don't mind if we lose today but I think we'll see a good performance 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayls Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 Big decisions needed today by Mr Unai! Need a strong team performance on the pitch to make up for the recent poor games. Even Palace at home was dreadful for 88 minutes. I think todays game will tell us a lot about what we are capable of, and how we should expect the rest of the season to play out. Massive game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted September 24, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted September 24, 2023 0-2 Away win 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andym Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 So: Chelsea haven't beaten a top half side in over a year Their fans are on the players backs Their main striker is missing sitters every week We haven't won a game under todays ref Played in europe thursday night I've seen this script before 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picicata Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 Chelsea have been creating chances just not taking them. Our defence is a bit of a mess at the moment so I think we'll concede early and it'll get worse from there. 4-1 to Chelsea Yes, I've woken pessimistic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robtaylor200 Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 I still relive the nightmare, when I had traveled down there and we lost by 8 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvfcRigo82 Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 Zaniolo to score a screamer today. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reivax_Villa Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 I can’t see us winning today.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andym Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 1 hour ago, Tayls said: Big decisions needed today by Mr Unai! Need a strong team performance on the pitch to make up for the recent poor games. Even Palace at home was dreadful for 88 minutes. I think todays game will tell us a lot about what we are capable of, and how we should expect the rest of the season to play out. Massive game. Needs a strong performance to make up for Thursday, but Palace at home was not dreadful for 88 minutes. We absolutely dominated the first half, had 4 excellent chances to score, plus having one disallowed for straying offside by inches, while not giving Palace a sniff. Can't afford to be passing up great chances away at Chelsea though. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alreadyexists Posted September 24, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted September 24, 2023 11 hours ago, villa89 said: Snap, I got my car crushed by a bus and spent 11 hours in hospital yesterday too. We've nothing to fear from Chelsea, if we play to our level we'll win. Sorry to hear that dude, hope you’re doing ok 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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