After Tuesday's defeat of 2-0 at West Ham, Villa is now only 6 points from being at the bottom of the league table and 10 from survival with only 14 matches of the season to go.
However, Richards believes his team can survive the battle. In an interview with 'Manchester City FC Official Website' he said that "We have the fighting spirit." and "We have 14 games now and we will give 100 per cent until the end."
It will be a tough game for Aston Villa this weekend against Norwich, but Villa will be going into it feeling positive.