Aston Villa 1:3 Manchester United

Salus Populi Suprema Lex · May 9, 2021

Get the win today and second is secured. Then we can rest players during a hectic period ahead of the Europa final.

laughtersassassin · May 9, 2021

Salus Populi Suprema Lex said:
Get the win today and second is secured. Then we can rest players during a hectic period ahead of the Europa final.

I don't think it is tbh but I wouldn't really care if we end up coming 3rd as long as we win Europa.

Dante · May 9, 2021

Deery said:
14:05

Thanks.

Then the subtitle of this thread is wrong.

Dan_F · May 9, 2021

charlenefan said:
Why surprised? Ole's very rarely played Cavani the game after a EL tie

Yeah will he be saved for Liverpool or will he come in against Leicester....

I wonder if Ole is planning on going with split strikers or something different, similar to the systems we used against the bigger teams last season.

I hope not, I want us to just go at them. Liverpool don’t need any respect.

Red Royal · May 9, 2021

Dan_F said:
That pretty much confirms a complete second team against Leicester. Although I’m not sure what the plan is for Cavani.

Maybe a half time swap for one of the other 2

Gambit · May 9, 2021

Salus Populi Suprema Lex said:
Get the win today and second is secured. Then we can rest players during a hectic period ahead of the Europa final.

We need 4 points to just secure top 4.

Judas · May 9, 2021

2nd isn't secured today, but it obviously makes it that little bit closer. Top 4 was secured weeks ago, even if it wasn't "mathematically".

justsomebloke · May 9, 2021

Salus Populi Suprema Lex said:
Get the win today and second is secured. Then we can rest players during a hectic period ahead of the Europa final.

It's not. We need more than 70 points to be sure, Chelsea can get to 73.

Also, how we finish this season matters. This team still has lots to prove. The EL final obviously has to take first priority, and Tuesday can't be helped, but we should absolutely be gunning for 80 points in the PL or as close to it as possible.

Salus Populi Suprema Lex · May 9, 2021

Gambit said:
We need 4 points to just secure top 4.

The rest have played more games and will also drop points. If we win today, I think second is ours; top four will be locked in.

Three points today, takes us six ahead of Chelsea and seven ahead of Leicester, with a game still in hand. That's a terrific cushion to have ahead of a final.

christinaa · May 9, 2021

Salus Populi Suprema Lex said:
Get the win today and second is secured. Then we can rest players during a hectic period ahead of the Europa final.

I think we need 4 points

jderbyshire · May 9, 2021

Who remembers this?

Ronaldo scoring at Villa Park, 2004.

For some reason I had a false memory of Ole scoring the other goal, but it was Van Nistelrooy.

Ole was an unused sub that day.

justsomebloke · May 9, 2021

Gambit said:
We need 4 points to just secure top 4.

If we're not going to rely on GD, yes. So the long and the short of it is that nothing gets achieved with finality today.

justsomebloke · May 9, 2021

christinaa said:
I think we need 4 points

We need 7 points. We have 67, Chelsea can get to 73 if they win all of their remaining games.

Gambit · May 9, 2021

Salus Populi Suprema Lex said:
The rest have played more games and will also drop points. If we win today, I think second is ours; top four will be locked in.

Three points today, takes us six ahead of Chelsea and seven ahead of Leicester, with a game still in hand. That's a terrific cushion to have ahead of a final.

Until they do drop points though, we mathematically need 4 points to secure top 4. 7 for second.

Salus Populi Suprema Lex · May 9, 2021

Gambit said:
Until they do drop points though, we mathematically need 4 points to secure top 4. 7 for second.

Yes, mathematically; it ain't over til it's over, and all that. But win today and we're on easy street. If we drop points today, the complexion changes.

hubbuh · May 9, 2021

I'm actually enjoying Troy Deeney and Joleon Lescott. I don't know if it's because Souness is talking less, but they're quite refreshing somehow. That probably speaks to how low the standard expectation of punditry has fallen.

stu_1992 · May 9, 2021

Glad to see a the strong team out there today. Fair enough I knew Cavani wouldn't play as there's a a clear pattern of him not being able to play 2 games so close together. A win today and second should be secured, even if not yet mathematically.

Tom Cato · May 9, 2021

Devil may care said:
Pogba left and Rashford as the striker? It's a bit worrying that Cavani doesn't seem able to play 2 in a row

We got 500 games in the next 22 hours, I don't disagree with pacing Cavani a bit here

Salus Populi Suprema Lex · May 9, 2021

stu_1992 said:
Glad to see a the strong team out there today. Fair enough I knew Cavani wouldn't play as there's a a clear pattern of him not being able to play 2 games so close together. A win today and second should be secured, even if not yet mathematically.

I agree, and a win today would certainly make Ole's life much easier, with so many games coming up.

bosnian_red · May 9, 2021

Devil may care said:
Pogba left and Rashford as the striker? It's a bit worrying that Cavani doesn't seem able to play 2 in a row

He's a 34 years old who's had plenty of injury problems, nothing worrying about it, it's just a natural thing that we have to manage.

Red Royal · May 9, 2021

Tom Cato said:
We got 500 games in the next 22 hours, I don't disagree with pacing Cavani a bit here

Wow, that is some fixture pile up

BorisManUtd · May 9, 2021

It was probably unrealistic to expect Cavani starting after he played more than 70 minutes on Thursday. He sure will come on in the 2nd half, whatever the result.

Red Royal · May 9, 2021

Harry Harries said:
I'm actually enjoying Troy Deeney and Joleon Lescott. I don't know if it's because Souness is talking less, but they're quite refreshing somehow. That probably speaks to how low the standard expectation of punditry has fallen.

Yeah... Souness is so much blah blah blah

Lappen · May 9, 2021

Salus Populi Suprema Lex said:
Get the win today and second is secured. Then we can rest players during a hectic period ahead of the Europa final.

Yes yes and yes!

Okey · May 9, 2021

Just don't hand Citeh the title lads. Let them win it by themselves.

pratyush_utd · May 9, 2021

Hopefully Mings will keep his foot away from our players head

48 hours · May 9, 2021

Is it too much to ask for a strong start and not our usual timid first half display?

mav_9me · May 9, 2021

I'm glad we are going with a strong team today. Although I am expecting a defeat. Just think our run will come to an end.

Anustart89 · May 9, 2021

Why the feck do we keep getting Chris Kavanagh?

Dante · May 9, 2021

This is a nailed on Villa win, imo.

kiristao · May 9, 2021

Someone in the Pogba and Rashford thread had mentioned we should play Rashford upfront instead of Cavani. Good game to see if that works. Unless, it's Greenwood upfront and Rashford on the right where in my opinion he is absolutely wasted.

Berbasbullet · May 9, 2021

Anustart89 said:
Why the feck do we keep getting Chris Kavanagh?

Him again?! Oh god

The Firestarter · May 9, 2021

TF happened to Grealish ? Did they sell him already with the condition of not playing the rest of the season?

Sandikan · May 9, 2021

Harry Harries said:
I'm actually enjoying Troy Deeney and Joleon Lescott. I don't know if it's because Souness is talking less, but they're quite refreshing somehow. That probably speaks to how low the standard expectation of punditry has fallen.

Enjoying Lescott? He's insufferable with a dull delivery.
And always looks to get a little dig in despite playing next to no role in City's glory years

Verminator · May 9, 2021

So, does anybody who wants to criticise the line up, want to nail their flag to the mast now?
Rather than being a Johnny Hindsight.

Inigo Montoya · May 9, 2021

McFred McMidfield

Sandikan · May 9, 2021

The Firestarter said:
TF happened to Grealish ? Did they sell him already with the condition of not playing the rest of the season?

Doubtful for the next game became 3 months out.
That Villa manager is one untrustworthy weasel! He'll have known he was out for the season straight away I'm sure.

Andy_Cole · May 9, 2021

What’s the away record? Is this to tie?

gerdm07 · May 9, 2021

I laugh at some of you saying 2nd isn't important because I know some of you will use that against Ole. "We finished 3rd two years in a row need to fire because we didn't improve.....blah blah blah"

A win pretty much secures 2nd because we would only need 3 more points in the next 4.

peridigm · May 9, 2021

Why the striped kit? Seems to be less visibility on backdrop for players.

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