Popular Post PaulC Posted December 24, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 24, 2023 4 minutes ago, Kiwivillan said: Why don't you hope we win? JFC the state of the comments on here. Better than everybody saying we are going to score a hat full against Sheffield United and we end up with draw. A draw would be a decent result there. We're missing a few key players. I want to avoid defeats. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted December 24, 2023 Share Posted December 24, 2023 1 hour ago, PaulC said: Better than everybody saying we are going to score a hat full against Sheffield United and we end up with draw. A draw would be a decent result there. We're missing a few key players. I want to avoid defeats. Redcafe more confident of a Villa win than here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted December 24, 2023 Share Posted December 24, 2023 13 hours ago, Kiwivillan said: Blah blah blah usual suspects negative predictions 2 hours ago, Kiwivillan said: Why don't you hope we win? JFC the state of the comments on here. Merry Christmas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted December 24, 2023 Share Posted December 24, 2023 A draw would be fine. Keeps a 10 point lead over them after half a season. Hopefully Sheffield United dropped points will mean no complacency for the Burnley game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinebro Posted December 25, 2023 Share Posted December 25, 2023 I put a tenner on Hojlund to score 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted December 25, 2023 Share Posted December 25, 2023 5 hours ago, Pinebro said: I put a tenner on Hojlund to score I hope you lose 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post oishiiniku_uk Posted December 25, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 25, 2023 (edited) 19 hours ago, Sulberto21 said: The one team that has a hold over us . No matter how good we are they always beat us. Apart from the win last year at home and the previous year away and the two draws we've had with them in recent seasons. But yeah, apart from those... Edited December 25, 2023 by oishiiniku_uk 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oishiiniku_uk Posted December 25, 2023 Share Posted December 25, 2023 Their midfield in recent weeks has been basically Mainoo fighting fires on his own while Fernandes and McTominay bomb forward and support the attack. I'll be disappointed if we don't win the battle in the centre of the pitch. Bailey and Diaby didn't work well against a low block but there should be more space (and counter attacking opportunities) in this match so might be worth persisting with. Pace across the front line will help with pressing from the front too (like Bournemouth did with great success at Old Trafford recently). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinebro Posted December 25, 2023 Share Posted December 25, 2023 We'll smash them 2-2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCDAN Posted December 25, 2023 Share Posted December 25, 2023 Genuinely have no idea how this will play out. Hope Torres is back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted December 25, 2023 Share Posted December 25, 2023 2 hours ago, Pinebro said: We'll smash them 2-2 That's the spirit... almost Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viivvaa66 Posted December 25, 2023 Share Posted December 25, 2023 If we win we are 14 points ahead of them, meaning it's very unlikely they can catch us. As mention before this season we haven't gone two games in a row without a win. I hope Zaniolo get a hat-trick. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted December 25, 2023 Author Share Posted December 25, 2023 14 minutes ago, viivvaa66 said: I hope Zaniolo get a hat-trick. That would be amazing but to be honest anyone getting a hat trick would be almost orgasmic (Villa player obvs). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted December 25, 2023 Share Posted December 25, 2023 Having Pau, Tielemans, Cash & Kamara (Mings, Buendia, Traoré) all out against Manure would not be great. We still have a solid starting 11 but our options are starting to get a bit thin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted December 25, 2023 Share Posted December 25, 2023 I’m feeling optimistic, I think that late Zaniolo goal will have played a major part in our mindset going into tomorrow. May depend a little on who is or isn’t available but it should suit us more to play a team that will go for it themselves, I’m hoping that their poor result combined with Christmas Day might have them somewhat distracted for tomorrow, hoping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sulberto21 Posted December 25, 2023 Share Posted December 25, 2023 4 hours ago, oishiiniku_uk said: Apart from the win last year at home and the previous year away and the two draws we've had with them in recent seasons. But yeah, apart from those... oops Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WallisFrizz Posted December 25, 2023 Share Posted December 25, 2023 4 hours ago, sne said: Having Pau, Tielemans, Cash & Kamara (Mings, Buendia, Traoré) all out against Manure would not be great. We still have a solid starting 11 but our options are starting to get a bit thin. That’s a frightening amount of significant absences. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turvontour Posted December 25, 2023 Share Posted December 25, 2023 19 hours ago, PaulC said: Better than everybody saying we are going to score a hat full against Sheffield United and we end up with draw. A draw would be a decent result there. We're missing a few key players. I want to avoid defeats. I suppose again it depends what the aims of the season are. Back to back draws against bottom and 9th isn't good. And Man U are playing horribly. We won't always beat Man City and Arsenal back to back, we need to beat a way below par Man U if we are to keep up the way we have performed this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romavillan Posted December 25, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted December 25, 2023 28 minutes ago, turvontour said: I suppose again it depends what the aims of the season are. Back to back draws against bottom and 9th isn't good. And Man U are playing horribly. We won't always beat Man City and Arsenal back to back, we need to beat a way below par Man U if we are to keep up the way we have performed this season. Away? At home I might agree but picking up points away and wins at home is fine. We're ahead of the game in terms of a 2 points per game average, and that's what we need for 4th. Don't get me wrong it would be amazing to go there and win but it's not like we need to go to old Trafford and win or we won't be keeping up our aims for the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turvontour Posted December 25, 2023 Share Posted December 25, 2023 34 minutes ago, romavillan said: Away? At home I might agree but picking up points away and wins at home is fine. We're ahead of the game in terms of a 2 points per game average, and that's what we need for 4th. Don't get me wrong it would be amazing to go there and win but it's not like we need to go to old Trafford and win or we won't be keeping up our aims for the season. But it's not Old Trafford is it. In its intimidating sense. That makes it sound like a solid game. We're playing a horribly out of form upper mid table team. They can't score goals. 2 points from 6 v Man U and Sheff U is very under par for us. Like I said also, if we don't win, this'll be the first time we haven't followed up dropping points with a win. We need to stay ruthless or all of a sudden Tottenham are level with us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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