Champions League Contention

[PeterWithesShin]

We need 1 of 4 results to be the one we want. Spurs need all 4 of them. And they have no control over 2 of them. I doubt there's a person on the planet who'd rather be in their position than in ours.

[Toronto Villa]

I agree with that. That’s why I think it’s very much in our favour the way things have panned out.

[pauliewalnuts]

We need 1 of 4 results to be the one we want. Spurs need all 4 of them. And they have no control over 2 of them. I doubt there's a person on the planet who'd rather be in their position than in ours.

That is exactly it.

Yes, it could all go really badly, and that would be awful, but there's a bit of bed-shitting going on here.

And I'd add, although I don't think the big Australian lad is going to send them out against Man City to lose, the fact it'd stop Arsenal winning the league, it's at least a complicating factor.

[Footy-Vill]

We need 1 of 4 results to be the one we want. Spurs need all 4 of them. And they have no control over 2 of them. I doubt there's a person on the planet who'd rather be in their position than in ours.

That's a great post gives the context and perspective!
Emery school of positive thought!

[villa for life]

The fact that they only won by a single goal today helped us a little as well. If we do lose both our games, say by two goals each, they need a draw v city and beat sheff u by three

[Footy-Vill]

We might simply go out and smash it for our two games. Two magnificent triumphs. Emery will be reminding the players that this is it now, and they will all be motivated to close the deal, so it wouldn't come as a complete surprise given the course of the season if finished off strongly despite our showings of tiredness

Keep believing!

[PaulWinch again]

It would be a bit of a surprise on the basis I’d have thought that was the message on Thursday. Still let’s hope we can summon enough for one big display.

[PeterWithesShin]

5 years ago today was this in the Championship, and now here we are on the brink of the Champions League.

https://twitter.com/AVFCOfficial/status/1789287089860641125

[VillaTim]

Too many big players missing and a few totally out of form, and all of them running on fumes. Not a great combination and not sure much can be done now. I'm hopeful Liverpool are fully on the beach come Monday night , Salah / Klopp no love lost there and hopefully a few of them totally checked out for the summer now .

[Archbishop Herbert Cockthrottle]

We might simply go out and smash it for our two games. Two magnificent triumphs. Emery will be reminding the players that this is it now, and they will all be motivated to close the deal, so it wouldn't come as a complete surprise given the course of the season if finished off strongly despite our showings of tiredness

Keep believing!

Absolutely, keeping the faith and believing in the team's ability to pull off two magnificent victories can be a powerful motivator. With the right mindset and determination, anything is possible!

[Archbishop Herbert Cockthrottle]

Too many big players missing and a few totally out of form, and all of them running on fumes. Not a great combination and not sure much can be done now. I'm hopeful Liverpool are fully on the beach come Monday night , Salah / Klopp no love lost there and hopefully a few of them totally checked out for the summer now .

That's a bit more like it.

[PeterWithesShin]

The league table 8 years ago, it's way more fun now.

[Footy-Vill]

Yes, a major surprise for the usual past villa teams of a while now, but I think Emery and this team have already achieved so much.
36 games played, and it's in our hands. 

Overall season, only 3 teams have consistently been better than us, and I expect that to be the case as we remain 4th.
 
I think there would have been in-house ambition for a trophy or champions league this season as an objective, but it's also looking for consistency, maintaining this level, and positioning continuously season after season.
 
 
 
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[PaulWinch again]

The league table 8 years ago, it's way more fun now.

Yes, that was unbelievably grim.

[Footy-Vill]

Too many big players missing and a few totally out of form, and all of them running on fumes. Not a great combination and not sure much can be done now. I'm hopeful Liverpool are fully on the beach come Monday night , Salah / Klopp no love lost there and hopefully a few of them totally checked out for the summer now .

That's a bit more like it.

Liverpool can have their big performance next weekend when they are at Anfield, and if the Champions League and title are decided before then, they can have the glory of all attention being on them on the on the last day of the season.

They don't need to be so bothered at Villa Park.
Liverpool have lost their last two away games in the league as well, so they aren't flying themselves.