Mark Albrighton Posted February 18, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted February 18, 2023 27 minutes ago, LondonLax said: And when we win the ‘race for Europe’ thread will be up instead. You can’t take this place seriously. As the character of Cliff Lawton said in The Thick of It when his would be campaign manager drops him in an instant - That's your thing, isn't it? Everything has to be in absolutes, everything has to be black and white. You know, "I love you -f*** off". 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 (edited) 29 minutes ago, Zhan_Zhuang said: Down to twelfth if Palace win.... A Palace win is actually my preferred result. Can't stomach the likes of Brentford being so far away lol. This would even it up a bit and make those more catchable. Edited February 18, 2023 by JAMAICAN-VILLAN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedClaretAndBlue Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 Back up to 11th. We are staying up say we are staying up. Our 10 point gap becomes 8 with Everton up next Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 Closer to European places than we are to the relegation zone. Why are people concerned? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lichfield Dean Posted February 18, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted February 18, 2023 1 minute ago, Xela said: Closer to European places than we are to the relegation zone. Why are people concerned? We are 10 points from last place and 10 points from 6th. The pack are closing on us as it stands. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 Still 3 points behind Chelsea in 10th Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 We won't keep losing forever. I expect us to be pretty much safety by time of March international break. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 Absolutely no chance of relegation. Lower mid table at best. Put two wins together and we could be looking at 9th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 24 minutes ago, Xela said: Closer to European places than we are to the relegation zone. Why are people concerned? People moaning for the sack of it. Wins against Everton and Palace puts within 8th. Those are winnable games for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacketspuds Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 Just now, The_Steve said: People moaning for the sack of it. Wins against Everton and Palace puts within 8th. Those are winnable games for sure. They should be, but I question the mentality of the players. We have a squad that could win 80% of the remaining games but as easily lose 80% of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UpTheVilla26 Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 We'd basically need hit Gerrard esque form and about 6 of the teams below us to hit Champions League form, to end up relegated IMO. Ain't going to happen. Emery has had a tough run of fixtures, bar 1 or 2. Utd, Spurs, Brighton, City, Arsenal all above us, we won 3 of those, so I am quite sure we will beat some of the sides below us in our remaining games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzy Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 9 hours ago, Delphinho123 said: The aim can be whatever you want it to be in your head but you’re in dreamland if you think this squad is going to finish in the top 10 even with Emery in charge who I agree, seems to be a very good manager. Prepare to be appalled. Dreamland? We’re 3 points off t10 and our next fixtures are Everton (A), Palace (H), West Ham (A), Bournemouth (H), Chelsea (A), Forest (H). Obviously “all games are hard games”, but we could very feasibly get 12 points from those and be in the top half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzy Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 12 minutes ago, UpTheVilla26 said: We'd basically need hit Gerrard esque form and about 6 of the teams below us to hit Champions League form, to end up relegated IMO. Ain't going to happen. Emery has had a tough run of fixtures, bar 1 or 2. Utd, Spurs, Brighton, City, Arsenal all above us, we won 3 of those, so I am quite sure we will beat some of the sides below us in our remaining games. Spurs, Brighton, Liverpool, Man Utd, Man City and Arsenal all played in his first 9 league games. It’s been a very tough start on paper. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HongKongVillan Posted February 18, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted February 18, 2023 I know it looks ok as it stands and try to ignore the fact that's LLL on the last 3. But make it another L Vs Everton I might start to worry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sulberto21 Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 (edited) We’ve been stuck on 28 points for centuries and still 11th. Edited February 18, 2023 by Sulberto21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 50 minutes ago, jacketspuds said: They should be, but I question the mentality of the players. We have a squad that could win 80% of the remaining games but as easily lose 80% of them. That’s what it means to be mid table 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 Our worst losing run under Gerrard was four straight defeats wasn't it? For us to be seriously in relegation battle we'd have to lose 7 out of 8 games e.g. three of our next four and just draw the other one Dosen't say much for this squad of players if they're just going to chuck the season and then scramble a win or two right at the end. We should be better than that now and I think we will be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 1 hour ago, Xela said: Closer to European places than we are to the relegation zone. Why are people concerned? Because they can't cope with being a mid table team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marka Ragnos Posted February 18, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted February 18, 2023 On 17/02/2023 at 12:52, Marka Ragnos said: I can perfectly imagine still getting sucked down the drain if we don’t stop leaking in our defense. Couldn't have put it better myself. Oh ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leeroy Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 We're playing very poorly. XG for in last three games just 2.12 which is very poor indeed. XG against 8.97. It's not a fluke we've lost the last three games, it's been thoroughly deserved. Wide open defensively and creating very little going forward, although we've managed to score five goals in that time so our finishing has clearly been good. We need a win against Everton and a dominant performance really to show we're an actual good team. We're playing like a team in the bottom 3 currently, not a midtable team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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