I’m happy to be disappointed. 2016 we were in dire straits, relegated and getting schooled in the championship as a big scalp. 2018 we almost never existed as a club. I can cope with being disappointed if we are a top six club getting into Europe. We do need some silverware but be happy it’s the top 5 not bottom we are looking at. But it is nice to be disappointed for positive reasons
We can't keep saying look where we were 5/7/10 years ago. It's infuriating that the worst Manchester United team for fifty years are on course for another trophy while we, yet again, have got nothing. Several managers have commented in the past about our defeatist mentality; I still say that this is the biggest problem we face.
Me too unfortunately. We have a better squad and manager than Crystal Palace. We are at least as good as Newcastle. The difference is those clubs stepped up against one of the top sides and siezed the opportunity to win something, while we're looking like 'we shouldn't really be here'.
The difference with Villa now compared to the 90s is we seem happy to be there or thereabouts rather than grabbing it by the scruff of the neck and taking the prize home.
I hope that Emery can crack that
Villa in the nineties were the absolute epitome of being happy to be in the top six and generally act like we didn't belong instead of constantly striving to improve.
1996 Cup final wasn't really like that, Leeds were still a decent team in those days. Completely wiped the floor with them.
I think the 1990s gets a bad rap for underachievement as we did win stuff and finishing outside the top 6 was seen as complete failure.
The way we lost the 2000 final was a sliding doors moment. The manner of it and then Chelsea really sped past us with the Abramovich takeover three years later.
Ellis should've sold up there and then as in the coming seasons we did just settle to becoming an 8th place team who didn't want to take risks.
