Matt

Not sure a set of results have ever gone more our way before a match. Big six pointer today for European places #avfc #utv

The look of disdain Starmer gives Badenoch at #PMQS is telling. He has complete contempt for opportunists, charlatans and the downright incompetent.

Tonight, if we win, we only need one of five teams to draw to go into the last 16. Five months ago we’d have taken scraping through to the playoffs for the last 32. Crazy how far we’ve come. #avfc

Drop Carlos. Play Konsa as a back three with Torres and Mings. The priority has to be stopping conceding at all costs.

It was a foul.

The goal want a mistake. He was given a silly pass and then was fouled. We’re better with Cash in the team, the goals conceded with him not in team vs when he is, is stark.

Or a clear foul.

4500 allied troops died on D-Day alone. A further 40,000 died before France was liberated.

Had he started, we didn’t lose that one.

Mings definitely starts. Emery will want to rotate lots over Christmas anyway.

What a lovely feeling to wake up to, how good was Villa last night 😍 #AVFC

In those conditions, safety first was paramount.

Come on Tyrone. Prove me right.
#avfc

Somewhere between 9 to 12. A year ago all of these were winnable. The positive is though is that we’re the architects of our own downfall at the moment. Fix the mistakes and bridge the small margins and we’ll be motoring again.

We probably surprised a lot of people last season so they’ve found us out. But a lot of it is small margins here and there that were behind on. It can be solved, it will probably all click at once. Might well be Wednesday night.

Didn’t we try three at the back a couple of times last season and it failed horribly? Might be imaging things mind.

Surely Pau can play a deep DM role? The best part of his game is the way he distributes the ball.

Mings brought things we desperately miss - pace, organisation, height and an ability to actually head the ball back up the pitch. The defence has been shaky since the day he got injured.

Provided he’s not lost his pace, which was a massive part of his game.

No idea how people are saying Bailey was terrible. Carried the ball, coped well with three men on him, played the only clear chance to McGinn, created space for others.

Let’s do this. #avfc

Cause you can. It’s a myth that you can’t. The actual question is though do you just play Konsa and Mings. Love Pau, but we can’t carry on leaking like we are.

100% From Emery joining to Mings getting injured we had the best defence in the league. The only issue now is if the injury has cost him a yard of pace.

#Liverpool looking particularly lovely this morning.

Thought Bailey came into it well as the game progressed. That shot that hit post lifted his confidence. He just needs a big goal and hopefully he’ll be back.

Simple fact, from when Emery took over to Mings getting injured, we had the tightest defence in the league. Mings brought an organisation and pace that we are desperately missing. #AVFC

Wrong man or not enough kept back I think. Might be wrong but think we had extra man back on the corner we had after the goal.

Sure you’ve read Football against the Enemy. If not, it is truly marvellous.