Trying to decide what CD's to load in the car for the 8 hour round trip.Boy , October, war, Joshua tree.
Hi everyone,I hope you're well and congratulations on beating West Brom to get to Wembley!My name's Sam Lightle and I'm just getting in touch regarding a preview article I'm writing about Aston Villa for Sportsbyte ahead of their clash with Sunderland on Saturday. Our site mainly focuses on Sunderland news so it's always good to get the views of opposing teams. I've listed the questions below if you wouldn't mind answering them for me. 1. Unbeaten in your last two games - are you confident of continuing that against Sunderland this weekend and why?2. You haven't won on the road in your last six matches - do you feel Villa have turned a corner since Sherwood has taken over?3. With Wembley coming up for you - do you feel the side might be side tracked by that ahead of this huge match against Sunderland and why?It would be great to hear back from you. Cheers,Sam Lightle
1- This is undoubtedly a game that Villa need to target for a win. It's absolutely essential we win this because Sunderland are in a bit of a mess right now. From our point of view we've got to win this. Of course Sunderland will feel the same too. I fancy us to win it though. We're in a run of form, confidence is high and our attacking players have suddenly woken up. 2- It seems that way. I didn't think we were too bad against Newcastle before their goal. Sherwood has pretty quickly drilled into this side some attacking intent. We've given West Brom a couple of sound beatings. Particularly the first game we could have been 3-4 up at half time. Paul Lambert sent out his sides to take up space on the pitch and nothing more. No ambition. No competitiveness. Just a sigh. Sherwood certainly has a winning mentality that seems infectious. He won't stand for what Lambert (for far too long) deemed acceptable. 3- No I don't think so. For a start Sherwood has shown he's not afraid to chop and change. Players will want to make damn sure they earn a place in the Wembley game. Likewise survival is essential.
Hi SamI hope you're well and congratulations on beating West Brom to get to Wembley! Thanks1. Unbeaten in your last two games - are you confident of continuing that against Sunderland this weekend and why?No not at al, it will be a tough match and I think a draw.2. You haven't won on the road in your last six matches - do you feel Villa have turned a corner since Sherwood has taken over?It could not have been any worse before, if Lambert was still in charge we would almot certainly would have lost. The difference is that we now have hope.3. With Wembley coming up for you - do you feel the side might be side tracked by that ahead of this huge match against Sunderland and why?No I don't think this will be the case, more likely we have expended a lot of energy this weekIt would be great to hear back from you. Back to being OK with Mackams since you got rid of JudasCheers,Sam Lightle