Tony Willis

@GarySmithJnr @0neAstonVilla They will all miss him when he packs up and goes mate , then they’ll all be crying , 💯 made me feel like my club can take on anybody in our league again and I mean anyone and I can’t remember the last time I said that and when that’s the case you do everything to keep him utv

I can understand neutrals writing us off, but I can't for a second understand our owns fans. The job Emery has done at our club is nothing short of amazing. He has made Villa Park a fortress, especially in Europe. We aren't in great form, but I 100% trust Unai to get it right!

@MagpieMediaX You’ve let yourselves down all season mate 👍

You seeing this, Villa? A heavily rotated Forest side are putting on a masterclass away at a “big six” club here. You let yourselves and the entire country down last night. Pathetic.

@phil_from_NG What a numpty you are , absolutely no clue about football , you shouldn’t even be in the Europa league , that was Palaces place. 👍

The whole of world football wants to see #AVFC hit with a 25 point deduction and thrown out of the Europa League for match fixing that game against #THFC. Strategically throwing a game to put additional pressure on a Europa opponent deserves massive punishment. #NFFC #WHUFC

We were 3-1 down against PSG and then 0-2 down at home, but the crowd that night helped pull the tie round with incredible support. All I’m seeing on here is negativity which in turn will make for a toxic atmosphere Thursday. Try not to bring your negative bollocks on Thursday.

@maxbscott Didn’t have it in abundance when they managed to get rid of 2 managers did they ?

Vitor Pereira you wondrous little magician. Unai Emery tried the rotation game and it fell flat on its face. Against the odds, Pereira pulled out the old UNO reverse card, made 8 changes and beat Chelsea at The Bridge, surely securing Forest’s Premier League status and resting key players before another historic night on Thursday. Pereira was right in his pre-match interview. It’s not always about tactics, it’s about spirit. You can’t quantify that on a spreadsheet, or put it on a graphic on the TV screens. But this Forest side have it in abundance, and Vitor Pereira has found a way to draw it out of this group of players, who we all know are too good to go down. A European semi-final, 10 games unbeaten and another season of what will inevitably be Box Office antics in the Premier League.

@Rob1b0o @KevHughesie No it’s if Villa win EL and finish in 5th only Rob not top five

@KevHughesie If villa win Europa and qualify in top 5 champions league places go to 6 If arsenal win champions league it goes to 7th I believe. 8th would be Europa and 9th conference league. However Europa could go to 9th if city win cup, If palace win conf could be 10th

Eh? Newcastle can only get to 54 points, can’t they? And 5th place currently has 58 so they can’t mathematically get to Champions League football?

@AVWFCOfficial A lot tougher to take than some of those chances we had , need to start being ruthless and putting them in the corners utv 💜🩵

A tough one to take. Thank you for sticking with us, Villans - we need you again on Saturday 💜🔊

@markgoldbridge Clueless

Forest playing their reserves as well. West Ham could seriously catch them

@Son_Lyme Also did they not watch or look at that Palace line up v Bournemouth Son , exact same thing , more teams affected than the Villa game/result but nothing said.

The job of the media is to make everything into a 'talking point' with hot takes - it delivers clicks and sells newspapers. This 'Villa played a weakened team' claim is ridiculous. Did they not watch Villa lose to Brentford, Wolves, or Fulham lately?

@KiaNFFC Yep rotating so you couldn’t , genius 👍

Feck off, new exactly what you were doing Temu Dracula.

Villa are 5th and almost certainly going to qualify for the Champions League for the second time in three years and are in a European competition semi final. On their resources, with a massive squeeze from financial rules. Remarkable job #avfc

@willreyner We are you’re only hope of CL mate if you can make it to 6th that is and we manage to win UEL and finish 5th but ok

Praying Aston Villa crash out of Europe on Thursday and bottle UCL

@AntonioMango4 Think that’s more to do with the budgets he has had at those clubs mate , elite manager he is 👍

Unai Emery … Sevilla 2013-14 - UEL Winner - 5th 2014-15 - UEL Winner - 5th 2015-16 - UEL Winner - 7th Villarreal 2020-21 - UEL Winner - 7th Arsenal 2018-19 - UEL Runners Up - 5th Aston Villa 2024-25 - UCL QF - 6th (Joint 5th on points, only didn’t qualify for UCL due to a awful decision last game of the season) 2025-26 - UEL SF (AIS) - UCL Qualification I’ll let you make your own opinion but for me, he can juggle Europe & League

I see a lot of negativity from Arsenal fans towards Unai Emery, and to be honest I think it's a bit strange. No one will pretend that Unai Emery worked out at Arsenal. He took over a club that was drifting on and off the pitch, immediately after the departure of a club legend. The mood around the club had been negative for a number of years. The recruitment had not been up to scratch. It wasn't a happy 18 months. He then went to Villarreal, won a Europa League title, the club's first major honours and backed that up by reaching the Champions League semi-finals the year after. At Villa he took over a squad that sat 13th, 4 points clear of relegation and has finished 7th, 4th, 6th and currently has them 5th. For a manager supposedly "incapable of balancing Europe with the Premier League," he's reached the Conference League semi-finals, Champions League quarter-finals and this year the Europa League semi-finals. A level of League consistency we haven't seen from Big 6 clubs like Man United, Spurs and Chelsea in recent years, whilst balancing Europe. He's clearly an incredibly talented manager. The Arsenal fans that are blaming Emery for rotating, (no doubt motivated by the fact Spurs won comfortably) when they still have a chance of winning a first trophy in 30 years... Just come across as weirdly petty. It'll be 7 years this November that Emery left Arsenal, their fans that are still looking to looking to downplay his achievements, need to move on!

Why does everyone suddenly think Spurs are safe when they can’t win at home and their only away game is at Chelsea where they can’t win. They are still shite

I don’t blame Villa for resting players ahead of a must win European game. They’ve had a good season and earned the right to do it, not their problem if other teams haven’t. Think people are just annoyed it’s Spurs who have benefitted from it. Nobody would care if it was Fulham.

@IronsRavensMac @premierleague What about Palace yesterday as well then ?

Will the @premierleague be investigating Villa regarding resting players. West ham was warned by the Premier league regarding resting players when we was in Europe. I wonder if the Premier league will be having the same conversation with Villa? #Corruptleague

@JakeSanders92 We had 3 out of 4 key midfielders out injured mate 👍

So much chatter about Aston Villa's team selection but not a mention about Tottenham missing EIGHT players through injury - including their captain, first choice striker and four most creative players 🤐

@WolvesFan137 Fuck off dingle and mind the gap , enjoy Lincoln

Aston Villa you fucking idiots, you fucking let the country down and you should be punished by being banned from champions league football