Champions League Contention

[Footy-Vill]

To finish 4th or 5th as now seems pretty certain and be in a European semi final is bloody brilliant considering the injuries. To be fair one or two pundits pre season did see this coming. Great time to be a Villa fan!!

Indeed it's wonderful.
And BBC pundit  Stephen Warnock has been a big advocate of Villas chances for Champions League all season.
He was with Villa pre season in America and came along to session, saw and spoke with Emery and was impressed.
That is excellent analysis by our former player.

"I’ve been out in the United States covering the Summer Series and I was lucky enough to go down and watch Villa train and speak to Emery. When you see what he’s about and how he works, it’s very impressive. Looking at that, and the form they were in under him last season, I think they might sneak in to fourth.”

Foresight

[Dave]

He's going to have egg on his face when we finish third, isn't he.

[Percy McCarthy]

I’d love for us to leapfrog Liverpool into 3rd by the end of the season. A stretch but given how they are playing 8 points with us still having to play them isn’t out of the question.

I said the same in the other games thread. They've got West Ham, Spurs, and us to play before finishing at Wolves. Three of those 4 are still pushing for European places, so they're not easy games for Liverpool by any means.

Are they at Wolves or at home? Your post in the other thread confused me.

[edgysatsuma89]

I’d love for us to leapfrog Liverpool into 3rd by the end of the season. A stretch but given how they are playing 8 points with us still having to play them isn’t out of the question.

I said the same in the other games thread. They've got West Ham, Spurs, and us to play before finishing at Wolves. Three of those 4 are still pushing for European places, so they're not easy games for Liverpool by any means.

Are they at Wolves or at home? Your post in the other thread confused me.

I'd say they're at home considering they are away at ours in the penultimate game.

[Percy McCarthy]

I’d love for us to leapfrog Liverpool into 3rd by the end of the season. A stretch but given how they are playing 8 points with us still having to play them isn’t out of the question.

I said the same in the other games thread. They've got West Ham, Spurs, and us to play before finishing at Wolves. Three of those 4 are still pushing for European places, so they're not easy games for Liverpool by any means.

Are they at Wolves or at home? Your post in the other thread confused me.

I'd say they're at home considering they are away at ours in the penultimate game.

Yeah, that’s my guess. In the other games thread AV84 said they finish at Wolves, but also that Wolves will be up for beating them in Klopp’s last home game. Or something.

[AV84]

Yeah, I meant "with Wolves" not "at Wolves".

[lovejoy]

I think the Chelsea match is a pivotal one. Brighton and Palace are both tough places to go and we really don't know which Liverpool will turn up. A win vs Chelsea would take the pressure off. Remember Spurs have Sheff Utd and Burnley still to play.
Of course if second half vs Arsenal Villa turn up we are laughing but if first half Lille Villa turn up, not so much.

[rob_bridge]

I think the Chelsea match is a pivotal one. Brighton and Palace are both tough places to go and we really don't know which Liverpool will turn up. A win vs Chelsea would take the pressure off. Remember Spurs have Sheff Utd and Burnley still to play.
Of course if second half vs Arsenal Villa turn up we are laughing but if first half Lille Villa turn up, not so much.

Psychologically huge - a win or even a draw puts massive pressure on Spurs. I think Brighton are on the beach and just hope Palace are by end of the season. Liverpool - not sure.

[lovejoy]

It’s a shame we aren’t in Italy as I’m sure the offer of biscutto to our opponent t with nothing to play for (3 of the 4) might come in handy. Chelsea don’t want to do Spurs a favour surely.

[Monty]

It’s a shame we aren’t in Italy as I’m sure the offer of biscutto to our opponent t with nothing to play for (3 of the 4) might come in handy. Chelsea don’t want to do Spurs a favour surely.

Spurs have more money, are shadier than we are, and are cosier with the other Superduperclubs than we are, and so would be much more likely biscuit-dealers than we are.

[lovejoy]

As someone based in Italy, does the reference work?

[Monty]

Yeah they call this kind of agreement a 'biscotto', because everything in Italy must be compared to food.

[Brazilian Villain]

As someone based in Italy, does the reference work?

If anyone performs particularly poorly against Spurs in the run-in, we would also say they're taking the biscuit.

[chrisw1]

To finish 4th or 5th as now seems pretty certain and be in a European semi final is bloody brilliant considering the injuries. To be fair one or two pundits pre season did see this coming. Great time to be a Villa fan!!

Yep, an amazing season however it finishes now.  I wouldn't have dared hope for this after the Mings & Buendia injuries and the Geordie drubbing.

[PaulWinch again]

To finish 4th or 5th as now seems pretty certain and be in a European semi final is bloody brilliant considering the injuries. To be fair one or two pundits pre season did see this coming. Great time to be a Villa fan!!

Yep, an amazing season however it finishes now.  I wouldn't have dared hope for this after the Mings & Buendia injuries and the Geordie drubbing.

It has, but if we don’t get 4th from the position we’re in now it’ll be a missed opportunity. We need to be ruthless.