Kiwivillan Posted December 16, 2023 Share Posted December 16, 2023 3 hours ago, foreveryoung said: The proverbial 'must win'. Although if we wanna stay at least top 4, every game is must win till the end of the season. That's just false. That implies winning every game left and finishing on 101pts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted December 16, 2023 Share Posted December 16, 2023 2 hours ago, Follyfoot said: Anyone just been listening to talkSPORT I'll be watching clips on YouTube soon. Link it if you on 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted December 16, 2023 Share Posted December 16, 2023 I absolutely hate this fixture. I'd have more confidence in us going to Arsenal and winning. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted December 16, 2023 Share Posted December 16, 2023 4 hours ago, MSvillain said: Bailey is ready to go apparently It's nice Bailey is recovering so quick from these muscle injuries. In his first season his hamstring was going and we weren't seeing him again for another 2-3 months. Brilliant we're now seeing the Leon that was at Leverkusen and given they were regularly around the top 4 he senses the same opportunity is here so is desperate to be part of things and make it happen. I'd keep him on the bench though. Ramsey I think is ready for a prem start and Diaby has had three games on the bench so hopefully he can get his performance back up to what he was showing in August and September. Or perhaps Zaniolo will start another away game after his first goal, UE does like starting him in away games. Smart money would be Bailey then starting v Sheffield United and then hopefully at Old Trafford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troon_villan Posted December 16, 2023 Share Posted December 16, 2023 23 minutes ago, Kiwivillan said: That's just false. That implies winning every game left and finishing on 101pts Pussys if we don't 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 2 hours ago, Follyfoot said: Correct did you hear me? Also, have you watched the first reacher series 2 yet? No didn’t hear, sorry As for Reacher, saving it for a Christmas binge. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pongo Waring Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 Chance to go 4 points above Man City. Will it be Dreamland one again or a nightmare Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post one_ian_taylor Posted December 17, 2023 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted December 17, 2023 5 hours ago, rjw63 said: No didn’t hear, sorry As for Reacher, saving it for a Christmas binge. A Christmas Reacher round? 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robtaylor200 Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 4.1 win odds only 33/1 The way we keep playing and winning I may as well not bother anymore or go for 5.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinRichardsonsMoustache Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 Feels like Brentford is still our bogey club. With the exertions of the previous two league games, the European game midweek and the absence of Luiz, I’m really not looking forward to this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero7 Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 I feel a good performance today, 2-1 to villa 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted December 17, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted December 17, 2023 The old Villa would traditionally choke at this point. I'm hoping that the new, Emeryfied Villa can break that habit. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 1 hour ago, KevinRichardsonsMoustache said: Feels like Brentford is still our bogey club. With the exertions of the previous two league games, the European game midweek and the absence of Luiz, I’m really not looking forward to this one. I don't believe there is such a thing.....Coventry used to say that about us, until they got a better team and turned us over at Villa Park. However, I do recognise that certain teams Like Wolves, Bournemouth, Forest, Brentford, and now the new Everton under Dyche, pose us a threat of dropping points. For me, there is a correlation....many will probably disagree, but I feel we could be better served in a squad, with SOME players, who have an appetite for their type of approach.....Today, we need to show intensity and urgency, to overcome them, a passive performance and we will drop points. We can mix it with any team, that wants to play, or fancies their chances of a game......When our quality, is feared,by lesser teams, they close us down and stifle that quality....and we go flat. I am not dismissing the rigours of European football, but a few more players, with the tenacity, passion and engagement of McGinn would help imo....players who go after opponents, not just wait for them. I think we need to look at our away form, when contemplating the Jan Window.....To sustain the great start we have had. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVTuco Posted December 17, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted December 17, 2023 We should really win this convincingly to improve our away form. So we'll take another step forward in our development. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 On 15/12/2023 at 20:01, VillaChris said: Have we ever won down there in living memory? All three championship games were defeats and since they came up we took the lead and still lost under Slippy. Then last season we had to battle for a 1-1 with late Doug goal and that was a huge point in the end. This is our best chance by a long way. No Toney, no Mbuemo and not sure if Mathias Jensen is still out but he's a decent goal threat from midfield. I think there's a decent chance we keep our first away clean sheet since September and get a pretty rare regulation away win. I'll go for 0-2 and an early goal in our favour for once on the road. That for me, will be key. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 11 hours ago, Mantis said: I absolutely hate this fixture. I'd have more confidence in us going to Arsenal and winning. I feel like that about Wolves too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Follyfoot Posted December 17, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted December 17, 2023 If we can score early and first we win at a canter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's Your Round Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 I’d like a re run of the 4-0 at Villa Park, post Gerrard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villan95 Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 Yeah important we don't concede early again (or at all ideally) in an away game and give them anything to hold on to. I know we are without Dougie and Digne but they are without far more. So really need to be winning this to be looking like we are the real deal for a top 4 place. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leeroy Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 I've just seen the players they have missing: Henry, Ajer and Hickey from their defence, Jensen and Dasilva from their midfield, Schade, Mbeumo and Toney from their attack. If fit most of those players start I'd say. I know we have players missing too but not to the same extent and we have a better squad than them. We just need Bailey and Tielemans to make it because they are doubts. Got to be targeting the three points here with those players missing, as long as we shut down Wissa and don't do anything stupid defensively we should be able to get the win here. We really need to given Newcastle and Spurs both won this weekend. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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