Champions League Contention

[PaulWinch again]

Yes that’s true as well - and we really are stretched to our absolute limit.

[ChicagoLion]

Yes that’s true as well - and we really are stretched to our absolute limit.

Or maybe beyond if we are thinking CL contention.
I don’t see how the remnants of the squad can get in the top 5.
The injuries have done for us.

[Demitri_C]

It really is a collosal error not giving him any minutes on sunday to torres. Now he gonna be asked to play 90 minutes after rarely playing for 2 months

[The Edge]

It really is a collosal error not giving him any minutes on sunday to torres. Now he gonna be asked to play 90 minutes after rarely playing for 2 months

How is it a "colossal error"? For all we know Torres isn't quite ready so why risk putting him on? We have no options left so putting him on may have been considered a last resort. How was anyone supposed to know that Carlos would get injured? We can all sit and judge and pontificate but we are not privy to all the facts.

[RamboandBruno]

It really is a collosal error not giving him any minutes on sunday to torres. Now he gonna be asked to play 90 minutes after rarely playing for 2 months

Yea Emery pulls off his mask scooby doo style to reveal he’s really Mystic Meg.

[tomd2103]

It really is a collosal error not giving him any minutes on sunday to torres. Now he gonna be asked to play 90 minutes after rarely playing for 2 months

Think Chambers plays before Torres gets risked to be honest.

[Demitri_C]

It really is a collosal error not giving him any minutes on sunday to torres. Now he gonna be asked to play 90 minutes after rarely playing for 2 months

How is it a "colossal error"? For all we know Torres isn't quite ready so why risk putting him on? We have no options left so putting him on may have been considered a last resort. How was anyone supposed to know that Carlos would get injured? We can all sit and judge and pontificate but we are not privy to all the facts.

Because now none of our youngsters if (we have any left to play if torres cant play)  will have absolutely zero experience playing in a villa team. Having one on the bench here ir there match day is better than having two keepers on the bench.

I love unai but lets be honest he hasnt given many youngsters a opportunity.  Even in the cups.  Our kids did so well against liverpool during covid. Sometimes the experience of 10 mins in a game can help.

Just hope the fans are patient and give the youngsters time if called upon

It really is a collosal error not giving him any minutes on sunday to torres. Now he gonna be asked to play 90 minutes after rarely playing for 2 months

Yea Emery pulls off his mask scooby doo style to reveal he’s really Mystic Meg.

You dont need to bw "mystic meg" to do that

[Skerra]

We will see v Fulham if Torres is fit enough. If he doesn’t start then I suspect we won’t be seeing him for a few matches yet. Just have that nagging doubt that he’s been on the bench more as a confidence booster rather than him being fully fit. We shall see.

[ChicagoLion]

We will see v Fulham if Torres is fit enough. If he doesn’t start then I suspect we won’t be seeing him for a few matches yet. Just have that nagging doubt that he’s been on the bench more as a confidence booster rather than him being fully fit. We shall see.

I think he has been on the bench on a just in case basis, ie if we had a couple of centre back injuries then he would be risked, we didn’t so he was not risked.

[PaulWinch again]

“We weren’t contenders and we are not contenders, because there are seven teams better than us." - appreciate there might be a language piece, but come on Unai.

[Risso]

“We weren’t contenders and we are not contenders, because there are seven teams better than us." - appreciate there might be a language piece, but come on Unai.

He keeps saying this, over and over and over again. Obviously you can't really argue with Man City, Liverpool and Arsenal, but Chelsea? Been absolute shite for the last two years. Newcastle? Man U? Spurs? Nah. Give it a rest Unai.

[ChicagoLion]

“We weren’t contenders and we are not contenders, because there are seven teams better than us." - appreciate there might be a language piece, but come on Unai.

He keeps saying this, over and over and over again. Obviously you can't really argue with Man City, Liverpool and Arsenal, but Chelsea? Been absolute shite for the last two years. Newcastle? Man U? Spurs? Nah. Give it a rest Unai.

Ok to accept the 3 but then it would have been a shoot out , us Spuds and Manu until our injury plague.
Now I think we will do well to be 6th.

[OCD]

I think he's coming at it from a financial perspective. There are 7 clubs that can outspend us.

[The Edge]

It's called managing expectations. He will be squeezing the pips out of them away from the spotlight whilst trying to keep the pressure off them. That's what elite managers do. He will be totally aiming for a top four finish.

[Smithy]

It really is a collosal error not giving him any minutes on sunday to torres. Now he gonna be asked to play 90 minutes after rarely playing for 2 months

I dunno. The Michael Olise situation shows EXACTLY why you shouldn't put players on the pitch from the bench unless you are 100% convinced they're back up to speed.  He might have been on the bench to reintegrate him, or to cover an injury at centre-half that would necessitate a substitution.

I'd have like to see him get minutes.  But catastrophic?