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Author Topic: Will we qualify for Wembley?  (Read 38831 times)

Offline VillaAlways

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Re: Will we qualify for Wembley?
« Reply #90 on: January 09, 2013, 02:40:59 PM »
Not a fucking prayer with this defence.  They're the worst back line I've ever seen in a Villa shirt.  There's no chance they'll keep a clean sheet in a pressure game like the second leg.

The pressure is on Bradford and they will crumble.
I'm hoping this.They are going to be hyped up to the max prior to this game.I can see us giving them a hiding

Offline Toronto Villa

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Re: Will we qualify for Wembley?
« Reply #91 on: January 09, 2013, 02:41:01 PM »
the truth is we should have 3 or 4 up before they got their first and as has happened a number of times this season our heads went. If we create anything close to the same amount of chances again in the second leg, with what should be a full Villa Park, then I cannot believe the same thing will happen again. Bradford made the most of a perfect storm and fair play to them. But we have every chance of given them a real beating if we just convert our chances. We can do this and I believe we will.

Offline Chris Smith

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Re: Will we qualify for Wembley?
« Reply #92 on: January 09, 2013, 02:54:20 PM »
I think we'll do it, then again I thought we'd win the first leg.

Bradford played without pressure last night, they were the underdogs and had nothing to lose. Now they can taste Wembley and there is most certainly something to lose.

We surely can't miss as many chances again and if we get one back and lift the crowd I reckon we'll score a few.

Offline Ron Manager

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Re: Will we qualify for Wembley?
« Reply #93 on: January 09, 2013, 03:07:33 PM »
Im quite positive we will win 4-1 or possibily come out on top in extra time. Having said that I think we are all starting to lose patience with our manager. He is not an inspirational character is he.? Doesnt seem to be tactically aware and forward thinking as we all thought he would be.
In short a huge dissapointment.

Offline NeilH

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Re: Will we qualify for Wembley?
« Reply #94 on: January 09, 2013, 03:10:34 PM »
As bad as it was last night, I’m convinced we’ll turn it around in the home leg. There is now a weight of expectation on a group of 4th Div players that they will never have experienced before. If we come out of the blocks firing on all cylinders (as I’m sure we will) and get an early goal, I think we’ll go on to win by a good margin.

Offline django

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Re: Will we qualify for Wembley?
« Reply #95 on: January 09, 2013, 03:15:39 PM »
He might not be inspirational in his interviews but he is impressively calm. It's obviously not transmitting itself to the players but it's still impressive that he doesn't appear rattled.

Offline Villafirst

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Re: Will we qualify for Wembley?
« Reply #96 on: January 09, 2013, 03:18:32 PM »
He might not be inspirational in his interviews but he is impressively calm. It's obviously not transmitting itself to the players but it's still impressive that he doesn't appear rattled.

I think the term is ''shellshocked'' that would account him for looking numb!

Offline tomd2103

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Re: Will we qualify for Wembley?
« Reply #97 on: January 09, 2013, 03:24:18 PM »
I still reckon we will go through.  I can see us beating them comfortably on the night and not even needing extra time.  Saying that, Benteke allowing their player to have a free header after we had just reduced the deficit has made things a lot harder.

Offline django

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Re: Will we qualify for Wembley?
« Reply #98 on: January 09, 2013, 03:27:27 PM »
He might not be inspirational in his interviews but he is impressively calm. It's obviously not transmitting itself to the players but it's still impressive that he doesn't appear rattled.

I think the term is ''shellshocked'' that would account him for looking numb!

That probably would explain it but I guess i'm hoping it's some sort of inner belief because the more obvious alternative is too depressing/worrying.

Offline Ron Manager

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Re: Will we qualify for Wembley?
« Reply #99 on: January 09, 2013, 03:28:12 PM »
He might not be inspirational in his interviews but he is impressively calm. It's obviously not transmitting itself to the players but it's still impressive that he doesn't appear rattled.
David O'Leary never looked rattled.Always looked impressivley calm!

Offline The Man With A Stick

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Re: Will we qualify for Wembley?
« Reply #100 on: January 09, 2013, 03:30:11 PM »
If you offered me at the start of the season a semi-final against a division four team who have a two-goal start, I'd have snapped your hand off.  Not quite so confident about it now though.

Offline Uknowthescore

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Re: Will we qualify for Wembley?
« Reply #101 on: January 09, 2013, 03:43:08 PM »
Yes but can see us getting humiliated in the final against Chelsea

Offline VillaAlways

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Re: Will we qualify for Wembley?
« Reply #102 on: January 09, 2013, 03:47:30 PM »
Yes but can see us getting humiliated in the final against Chelsea
I'd rather get some pride back against Bradford and take the risk.It's nothing different to what everyone will be expecting

Offline Des Little

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Re: Will we qualify for Wembley?
« Reply #103 on: January 09, 2013, 03:57:38 PM »
Not a fucking prayer with this defence.  They're the worst back line I've ever seen in a Villa shirt.  There's no chance they'll keep a clean sheet in a pressure game like the second leg.

The pressure is on Bradford and they will crumble.
I'm hoping this.They are going to be hyped up to the max prior to this game.I can see us giving them a hiding

I really admire your optimism folks but it simply won't happen.  At 2-1 maybe, but we aren't good enough to give any team at all a two goal start and come through.

Offline The Man With A Stick

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Re: Will we qualify for Wembley?
« Reply #104 on: January 09, 2013, 04:09:08 PM »
I just don't fancy us to keep a clean sheet against anyone.

This Saturday would be a nice place to start though lads.

 


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