Will we qualify for the CL?

[VillaTim]

Bournemouth and ManUre will both be much tougher than Fulham . And we are pretty average away from home this season .

[PaulWinch again]

I still think if we win the remaining 3 we’ll get there. But that remains a big ask and obviously it doesn’t guarantee anything.

Uhmm

Not sure you’re really adding anything there…

You say you think we’ll get there if we win our remaining three.

But that’s a big ask.

But even if we do, it doesn’t guarantee anything.

So…

Well it’s pretty obvious isn’t it, I think three wins will do it but that’s not a mathematical certainty.

[villa for life]

I still think if we win the remaining 3 we’ll get there. But that remains a big ask and obviously it doesn’t guarantee anything.

Uhmm

Not sure you’re really adding anything there…

You say you think we’ll get there if we win our remaining three.

But that’s a big ask.

But even if we do, it doesn’t guarantee anything.

So…

Well it’s pretty obvious isn’t it, I think three wins will do it but that’s not a mathematical certainty.

Yes, precisely. Pretty obvious.

[PaulWinch again]

Sure, heaven forbid people express an opinion on a football forum.

[villa for life]

Sure, heaven forbid people extress an opinion on a football forum.

I know.. especially when it’s an unpopular one! Some people might say you even have an agenda!

[PaulWinch again]

You’ve genuinely lost me there.

[villa for life]

You’ve genuinely lost me there.

It’s ok. Hard to keep track.

[tomd2103]

I still think if we win the remaining 3 we’ll get there. But that remains a big ask and obviously it doesn’t guarantee anything.

Uhmm

Not sure you’re really adding anything there…

You say you think we’ll get there if we win our remaining three.

But that’s a big ask.

But even if we do, it doesn’t guarantee anything.

So…

Well it’s pretty obvious isn’t it, I think three wins will do it but that’s not a mathematical certainty.

Yep, especially as our goal difference is considerably worse than those around us.  If we were on 63 points with a comparative goal difference, it would look a lot better, but the 3 point margin and superior goal difference means those on 63 points only need to win two if we win all three.

[john2710]

If we win all 3, that will be enough to finish 5th. We'd be very unlucky to miss out on 69 points. Seven points might be enough, but with our goal difference I wouldn't be confident.

The key game is Bournemouth, they are tough to beat at home, have something to play for & we've seen a lot of poor performances away from home.

A win on Saturday & it's on.

[Bent Neilsens Screamer]

We can win all our remaining games. Fulham was the most difficult one and we won it. Our run in is favorable enough. What I fear most is running out of games.

I think Bournemouth was the most difficult game, even before yesterday. Win that and I’ll feel relaxed about Spurs, then back to shitting myself about our Man U curse.

I’d go with that. For me, given our home record against them, Fulham was the easiest game, our record against Spurs is patchy and well we know about Man U!

[VillaTim]

If we win all 3, that will be enough to finish 5th. We'd be very unlucky to miss out on 69 points. Seven points might be enough, but with our goal difference I wouldn't be confident.

The key game is Bournemouth, they are tough to beat at home, have something to play for & we've seen a lot of poor performances away from home.

A win on Saturday & it's on.

Effectively a cup final and will need a big performance. Team selection and tactics will be key. Bournemouth also have an excellent manager . It's the late KO 530pm which suits us better I believe .

[MalcolmP]

No chance of top 5 if Unai employs same tactics and team selections as he did against Man City and Palace.

[Crown Hill]

Sure, heaven forbid people express an opinion on a football forum.

I’ll never understand this forum.

If people disagree just post your own views rather than sneering. Is it really so difficult?

It’s almost cultural in here now to go for the man rather than the ball!

[VillaTim]

No chance of top 5 if Unai employs same tactics and team selections as he did against Man City and Palace.

We need to approach Bournemouth like we did v Brighton . Keep it tight and grow into it second half .

[Skerra]

If we win all 3, that will be enough to finish 5th. We'd be very unlucky to miss out on 69 points. Seven points might be enough, but with our goal difference I wouldn't be confident.

The key game is Bournemouth, they are tough to beat at home, have something to play for & we've seen a lot of poor performances away from home.

A win on Saturday & it's on.

John, totally agree with you. The key match is next week v Bournemouth. Win that one and I think we would get 5th only because our last 2 games are against probable Europa League finalists so, I can’t see either of them being arsed with the league matches. However, lose against the Cherries and I think Europa League beckons for us.