Laursen looking to Europe
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Martin Laursen is confident that Aston Villa can claim a European spot come the end of the season.
The Danish defender has played a key role in helping the side into sixth place in the Premier League and they currently sit just two points outside the UEFA Champions League positions.
With most of the sides around them on FA Cup duty this weekend, Villa have the opportunity to move into fourth spot if they can claim all three points at home to Blackburn on Saturday.
While victory would move them ever closer to securing European football for the first time in seven years Laursen has revealed that nobody at the club is getting carried away just yet.
Massive achievement
"The big four are still very big, so to stay where we are now and go into Europe would be a massive achievement," he said in the Daily Express.
"Then next year if we qualify for Europe this season, we can say great. But we should be satisfied with the Uefa Cup to start with.
"There are plenty of games left, so if we get carried away now and think we can qualify for the Champions League, we will lose focus on the next game.
Real potential
"That's almost the most important thing, even at this stage, because we still have four months of the season to go.
"We can achieve things here. We have a good team and a lot of young players with real potential and a real desire to do well.
"We are playing attractive football, so everything is moving in the right direction.
"That's why I am so happy to have committed myself for another two-and-a-half years to this club because there is something for the future." -
i believe this season 4th spot in epl is up for grabs le..
as clubs like Villa, Pompey, Everton & Man C r really pushing n doing well in e league..
n Pool on e other hand always by end of each season will just nice qualify for e last spot of UCL..
if Pool is not careful, they might qualify for UEFA or worse, nth le
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Huh? last 2 season, arsenal 4th and Liverpool 3rd leh.Originally posted by a-Lost-9uY:i believe this season 4th spot in epl is up for grabs le..
as clubs like Villa, Pompey, Everton & Man C r really pushing n doing well in e league..
n Pool on e other hand always by end of each season will just nice qualify for e last spot of UCL..
if Pool is not careful, they might qualify for UEFA or worse, nth le 
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uhmm if u got really look in2 Pool pattern in e league,Originally posted by turbo_drift:Huh? last 2 season, arsenal 4th and Liverpool 3rd leh.
they always last min then chiong for UCL qualifying spot le..
lets say, Pool is currently at 8th place n is short of 10pts to qualify for the final UCL 4th spot..
n the season is left wif 4games..so there's a max of 12pts..
n it will be at this moment den Pool will wakeup n chiong for wins in their remaining games..
this is their standard pattern every season le