villianusa Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 (edited) Probably the best attacking performance this season, along with one of the worst defensive ones. I like what he is trying to do, but the same issue that got Sherwood the sack continue. I don't think any of our managers know how to use Gil, and he needs to fix it quick. Gil will win us games, but not stuck out on the right wing. If he sticks with the same formation next game, I would go with: Guzan Bacuna Richards Clark Crespo Sanchez Gueye Traore Gil Ayew Gestede Edited November 29, 2015 by villianusa 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 We lost at home to Watford 3-2 and quite rightly, he's not coming under any flak. This says a lot about the man as a manager and surely is a positive sign for us. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villafied Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 4 minutes ago, lexicon said: We lost at home to Watford 3-2 and quite rightly, he's not coming under any flak. This says a lot about the man as a manager and surely is a positive sign for us. Every game he has been in charge for has seen an improvement, in both effort and cohesion. I'm sure He will go away and start working on, A) toughening up the players (JV and CG Gana get pushed off the ball too easy. B ) Cutting out the stupid errors inside the 18 yard box. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 (edited) 7 hours ago, jackbauer24 said: Well I hate to say 'told you so' but now having seen our non-attacking draw against Man City, our capitulation against Everton and a pathetic performance against an incrdibly poor Watford I feel a lot of people will see that as a realistic statement! And I said no wins before Xmas (i.e. before we make any signings) not ever. Does anyone see a win against one of Southampton (a), Arsenal (h), Newcastle (a), West Ham (h) or Norwich (a)? I can't. Realistic comes from us being odds on to lose or draw each of those games. We won't be favourite for one of them. It comes from being the worst team ever at this stage. It comes from us shipping goals at ease, it comes from our midfield show lack of both fight or guile and it comes from our strikers offering next to nothing. In fact I'd go as far as saying that without significant first team signings in January, we will be relegated with less points than Derby achieved with this squad. People still have faith in the players and think they just lack tactics/ fitness/ organisation/ fight/ confidence or whatever other excuse. I think it's simpler than that - they lack quality. Richards can be a good defender, the rest are useless more often than not. The midfield doesn't have a standout player, certainly not reliable, and the strikers don't score. If we were truly honest we'd keep Richards and... Ayew? Traore and Grealish have potential but have rarely delivered. Oh and Amavi, but typical our best player gets a significant injury. Every single one of the rest of them isn't good enough. You haven't said 'I told you so' at all have you though? Your original comment was that you can't see Garde getting any wins at all throughout the season. You didn't mention before christmas. Not even when I pulled you up on it. And anyway, even if you did mean January, you're still picking up on me after 3 games when there's still 5 to go until January. You're saying 'I told you so' based on a hypothetical. Nice of you to drag up 3 weeks old post, out of context though. Nice one. Edited November 29, 2015 by StefanAVFC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 Anyone think garde will still be here next season? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozvillafan Posted November 29, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted November 29, 2015 3 minutes ago, Richard said: Anyone think garde will still be here next season? Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villarocker Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 Good question Richard. He looks to me like a man that would walk away if he thought it was better for the club. But, would stay if wanted by the fans and board. I think he's intelligent enough to pick good teams so I doubt the fans will turn on him because I think the majority are finally beginning to see the bigger picture and the real cause of our problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudevillaisnice Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 17 minutes ago, Richard said: Anyone think garde will still be here next season? Hope he stays as we need stability in the championship. I also see many teams that come straight back up retain their core of the squad, I genuinely hope we don't keep this core. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KHV Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 20 minutes ago, Richard said: Anyone think garde will still be here next season? No. I don't think he will make it to the end of this one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 No better than Sherwood for me so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 (edited) All though he was not my ideal first choice… The bloke can only pi55 with the c*ck he's got! Edited November 29, 2015 by Kingman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 I like him, but I think he was the wrong appointment, we needed someone who has experience of getting shite teams out of a relegation dog fight, we should have brought Allardyce in (and thus have sacked Sherwood earlier). I think Allardyce is more suited to our situation than Garde. Our board's inability to act at crucial moments, coupled with the transfer policy, has consigned us to relegation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Stevo985 Posted November 29, 2015 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted November 29, 2015 (edited) 1 hour ago, jim said: No better than Sherwood for me so far. He's already produced two performances that have been better than anything Sherwood managed this season. And it appears as though he's not a prick, which is a bonus. Edited November 29, 2015 by Stevo985 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 3 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: It's quite ironic that you accuse me of implying superiority in my posts, and then go on to say that anybody who thinks we weren't "pathetic" yesterday is delusional. Yeah, this as well. Pretty amusing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 Been hearing it for 5 years. Immune. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 He needs to stop picking Richardson at left-back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilchard Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 What's the longest a new manager has gone before their first win? Another record to be broken here. Perhaps they should have appointed someone on more than just their nationality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post AshVilla Posted November 29, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted November 29, 2015 I'm sure him having a 50%+ win rate at his previous club which we need to stay in the division and the fact that he has won trophies at his previous club never came into the equation when we appointed him nah just his nationality 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanky Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 Feel sorry for Garde having to work with this lot really. I was encouraged after the Man City game and for ten minutes in the first half yesterday, but we reverted to the same old rubbish after half time. The Everton game was also a shambles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phumfeinz Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 Our squad is only willing to make an effort for a maximum of 45 minutes a week, unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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