Champions League Contention

[aldridgeboy]

We really need Arsenal to beat Man united as well, ensuring City need to beat Spurs.

[Rigadon]

If it was aimed specifically at Risso i'd have quoted him. Plenty seem stressed. Plenty also don't seem to be overly enjoying it. It's our best season for over a quarter of a century, matches matter for a good reason rather than hoping they help us stay up. It's great and hopefully it will be like this each season for a while.

This Villa team is the best I've seen (82 just before my Villa career!) but I felt wretched watching the Brighton game.  Least enjoyable Villa-watching experience in memory.  It's the pressure of course, and one or two of the players are probably experiencing this too, as well as being shattered physically.  One more result in the league isn't beyond us, but it will be tough and I think we'll need one.

As for tomorrow night, get an early goal and who knows. 

[OCD]

We really need Arsenal to beat Man united as well, ensuring City need to beat Spurs.

Currently they have no centre backs and aren't exactly water tight when they have everyone back.

[Ads]

I think people's pessimism is a safety blanket; don't get your hopes up too much, then there's not as far to fall if it does go tits up.

Of course it is. It's a psychological tool.

[Monty]

I think people's pessimism is a safety blanket; don't get your hopes up too much, then there's not as far to fall if it does go tits up.

Of course it is. It's a psychological tool.

You're damn straight it is.

[Drummond]

I think people's pessimism is a safety blanket; don't get your hopes up too much, then there's not as far to fall if it does go tits up.

Of course it is. It's a psychological tool.

Alright grumpy pants.

[Ads]

I think people's pessimism is a safety blanket; don't get your hopes up too much, then there's not as far to fall if it does go tits up.

Of course it is. It's a psychological tool.

Alright grumpy pants.

I'm not grumpy, I'm agreeing with you!

[edgysatsuma89]

I think people's pessimism is a safety blanket; don't get your hopes up too much, then there's not as far to fall if it does go tits up.

Of course it is. It's a psychological tool.

You're damn straight it is.

Absolutely, which is why I'm not sure why people are surprised when it is used.

I still fancy us to overturn it in Greece and I don't really know why. I think I think the pressure will get to the Greeks.

[Dave]

I still fancy us to overturn it in Greece and I don't really know why. I think I think the pressure will get to the Greeks.

It just feels like the sort of thing happens in a two-legged tie. The big boy gets a bloodied nose, but you just know that they'll probably show enough to sneak through and all the neutrals are annoyed about what nearly was.

Tranmere semi-finals are more common in football than Bradford ones.

That's not to say we'll definitely win or anything. But I don't think I'm any less confident than I would be at 0-1 down or 0-0 after the first leg.

[VillaTim]

2 goals is a big margin. Think we needed Luiz penalty to go in to have a real chance .

[chrisw1]

I still fancy us to overturn it in Greece and I don't really know why. I think I think the pressure will get to the Greeks.

It just feels like the sort of thing happens in a two-legged tie. The big boy gets a bloodied nose, but you just know that they'll probably show enough to sneak through and all the neutrals are annoying about what nearly was.

Tranmere semi-finals are more common in football than Bradford ones.

That's not to say we'll definitely win or anything. But I don't think I'm any less confident than I would be at 0-1 down or 0-0 after the first leg.

I guess if we were 2-0 up vs Dortmund or Bayern etc, we'd still be shitting it and assuming we'd find a way to blow it.  I mean, when we're 2-0 up after 80 mins it often feels like we might blow it.  Hopefully some on the Olympiacos side feel the same and nerves will set in.  Particularly with their dodgy keeper.

[Dante Lavelli]

2 goals is a big margin. Think we needed Luiz penalty to go in to have a real chance .

Had that gone in I’d be 60/40 confident.  There’s no way every decision/deflection can go against us again.  However I’d expect Olympiacos to improve too playing at home.

[Drummond]

I think people's pessimism is a safety blanket; don't get your hopes up too much, then there's not as far to fall if it does go tits up.

Of course it is. It's a psychological tool.

Alright grumpy pants.

I'm not grumpy, I'm agreeing with you!

 

(I'm not used to that)

[London Villan]

Winning by two clear goals with a full-strength team - very doable... but with only two proper midfielders I can't see us controlling the game enough not to let them score.

[The Edge]

We really need Arsenal to beat Man united as well, ensuring City need to beat Spurs.

If Arsenal lose at Man U then City can win the title at Spurs providing they beat Fulham. Whatever happens City will be highly motivated at Spurs.