WSC DAILY
April 2008
Up for the UEFA Cup? | Up for the UEFA Cup? |
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After taking nine points from three games and scoring 15 goals in the process, Villa now look like favourites for fifth place which will guarantee a UEFA Cup spot. Portsmouth could also still finish fifth, although the forthcoming FA Cup final will now be their main focus and unlike Everton and Villa they don't have the fallback option of the Intertoto. Harry Redknapp didn't want to enter the competition after experiencing it once with West Ham, when he felt that his players felt the physical effects of mid-summer football later in the season.
However much of a mixed blessing the UEFA Cup qualification might prove, supporters of teams not involved in the chase will look on enviously. Around this time of the season, match reports often refer to players being “on the beach”. Derby players of course will have been thinking about towels on sun loungers before the end of October, but for those not involved in promotion or relegation issues, the holiday has already begun. There is rarely a better time to play West Ham than on the final day of the season, as Villa may be able to confirm in early May.
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