Unai Emery will be typically calm ahead of the biggest game of his Aston Villa reign.
The head coach will deflect or dismiss any concerns about their recent form, reiterating Villa are in a Europa League semi-final for the first time under him.
They go into Thursday's second leg against Nottingham Forest trailing 1-0 from last week's first leg at the City Ground.
When Emery faces the media on Wednesday afternoon he will, rightly, point to their successes this season, having been in the title race as recently as February and the faith he has in the squad.
Yet Sunday's wretched 2-1 defeat to Tottenham has added to the anxiety on the terraces after Emery made seven changes and kept the majority of his first choice team fit to face Forest.
Opposite number Vitor Pereira made eight changes and his second string Forest won 3-1 at Chelsea to extend their unbeaten run to 10 games, their best streak in 10 years.
Villa have lost their two previous semi-finals, toOlympiacos in the Europa Conference League two years ago and last season’s FA Cup semi to Crystal Palace, under Emery.
That record and their recent form of three straight defeats will ensure a nervy atmosphere at Villa Park if the hosts fail to take control early.
