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Will the "big four" be the top 4 this year?
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just posted this in the Villa thread
8pts ahead of Arsenal before their derby
2pts ahead of Chelsea after the same amount of games and we play them next
3rd place in the league on merit
7th consecutive away win
unbeaten run continues
i feel like that pic of MON i posted in the other thread
anyone feel like changing their mind?0 -
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There will be no retribution Mikey. Anyone who follows football seriously would agree with me.
You don't know whats going to happen. Its all opinions based on form and if's and but's. How can your opinion be better than anyone elses in this situation?
I hope Villa continue their run. It wud be nice to see arsenal or chelsea kicked out of the top 4 spot.
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Villa have rode their look until now. Trust me lads.
Jesus wept... For all our so-called good fortune, Villa have dropped as many points as we've earned through late or 'lucky' goals.
But getting back to topic;
ARSENAL are hoping their one new player can settle-in quickly, and for a fast return for Fabregas to rescue their season. 7 points behind Villa now having already played them twice, and with Adebayor out for the forseeable... On paper, they seem to be relying on a lot of if's and but's...
CHELSEA are going through a period of instability, and the new manager will have to hit the ground running for them not to drop a few more points in the short-term. How fast Hiddink get's them playing his way is vital. 4 of their next 6 PL games are away. The first and trickiest of which being the all important 6-pointer at Villa.
LIVERPOOL are pulling points out of the bag with late winners... There was no replacement brought-in for Keane so can Torres remain fully fit for the rest of the season??? Will crazy Benitez even play him if he does!? Of all the teams mentioned, it's Liverpool who've rode their luck until now. 2nd in the league has been achieved more by luck than judgement. And I think most level-headed Pool fans would acknowledge that now...
... there's no doubt that Villa being in the top 3 this season has 'a little' to do with falling standards at Arsenal & Chelsea. Things have levelled-out a bit, but Villa are up there on points earned. So to call Villa 'lucky' or write their chances of staying in the CL places off just because we're not one of the regular 'Big 4' is complete nonsense. Villa are the form team, who if anything -are gaining momentum!
If Villa deprive Arsenal or Chelsea of a CL place, whoever drops-out is facing MASSIVE upheaval. Will Wenger and Fabregas stay if it's Arsenal? Will Abramovic hang around if it's Chelsea? Both clubs heavily in debt? Villa will be able to attract a different calibre of player to the club with CL football and could even push on further over the next few years...
There's a storm comin'....
One thing's for sure! It's the best season in donkeys years!!!0 -
Standings:
Arsenal: Pld 29 Pts 52 Gd 19
Aston Villa: Pld 29 Pts 52 Gd 12
Remaining Fixtures:
Arsenal:
Newcastle (a)
Man City (h)
Wigan (a)
Liverpool (a)
Middlesbrough (h)
Portsmouth (a)
Chelsea (h)
Man Utd (a)
Stoke City (h)
Aston Villa:
Liverpool (a)
Man Utd (a)
Everton (h)
West Ham (h)
Bolton (a)
Hull City (h)
Fulham (a)
Middlesbrough (a)
Newcastle (h)
Other:
- Arsenal have remaining commitments in CL and FA Cup;
- Aston Villa are solely concentrated on league run in;
- Arsenal expect to welcome back Rosicky, Adebayor and Fabregas from injury within the month;
- Laursen's comeback from injury has been delayed by a couple of weeks;
- Aston Villa have not won since 07 Feb, drawing 2 and losing 5;
- Arsenal have essentially not lost a game since 10 Dec;0 -
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Bounty Hunter wrote: »just posted this in the Villa thread
8pts ahead of Arsenal before their derby
2pts ahead of Chelsea after the same amount of games and we play them next
3rd place in the league on merit
7th consecutive away win
unbeaten run continues
i feel like that pic of MON i posted in the other thread
anyone feel like changing their mind?
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LuckyLloyd wrote: »lol. I love that people kinda disappear when it doesn't pan out the way they thought.
exactly what I was thinking.0 -
i really thought arsenal were going to get a kicking a few months back. they were dropping points where they wouldnt have one so before. Liverpool were teetering, chelsea were grinding out results, and utd were just utd.
everton and villa were winning in style and everyone else was playing as badly as everyone else.
villa have dived in the last 2 months, and arsenal seem to have got back to winning ways. liverpool are on fire (although i was surprised at the CL result against chelsea, still, chelsea were bound to beat them in that comp one of these days)
I still see utd winning, and i think pool second with chelsea third. 4th, who knows. head says arsenal. i dont know enough about villa, but i just dont think they have the squad to keep it going until the end of the season. i think the loss at home to spurs really knocked the wind out of them. i think that was about the 3rd loss on the trot, or something similar, and they just lost momentum.
anyway, stuff that, the big exciting competition is seeing who comes 7th.
now thats real quality football
and preying for boro, sunderland and newcaslte to go down, so there will be no more visits to the north east 0 -
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Basically, like I said a few months ago, their luck ran out. Agbonlahor's streak ended abrupty (being taken off in games now), Heskey proved that he can't do it consistently in the league, Ashley Young is a poor man's Theo Walcott. Say goodbye to CL football.
Keep dreaming :rolleyes: How you thought you could outlast Arsenal over the course of a season is beyond me. Did you just start following football this season???
Im so tempted to give you a verbal bitchslap, coming on here months later just to gloat that your opinion which you never backed up at the time (instead just sayin trust me) was right. Instead ill try to be mature, like i did in the Arsenal thread ill admit I think Arsenal will be in the CL next year and as theirs is a club that I in general like i wish them all the best. Despite starting this thread I never said Villa will get fourth, I was optimistic and said it was a possibility but i dont think i ever said wed get 4th. We were doing brilliantly at one point so much so that even to today the NO option leads the poll but normality has resumed i guess and Villa are expected to finish 5th which is still an improvement on last season. 0 -
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It was never going to be easy for Villa to take 4th, and in a way the complete capitulation since February is classic Villa. At least we had some memorable moments and got a chance to dream. The future is still bright, just with a leaky defence.
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