KHV

For weeks now I have been trying to work what our actual plan is

Norwich are shite but I can at least see what Farke is trying to do

We look like a bunch of blokes straight out of the Yenton pub after a session trying to cobble something together on the day

Just now, Genie said:

It’s debatable whether he should have been binned or not, for sure he shouldn’t have been given a new deal when he did.

He is clearly way out of his depth in this league

Decent in the championship/league 1 but clearly not capable at this level

2 minutes ago, thunderball said:

I’m feeling misty eyed for Albert Adomah

After watching Drinkwater I’m missing Whelan

1 minute ago, Dr_Pangloss said:

It's turning into that. Bottom place is a possibility.

Seriously, why is Smith here for 4 more years?

Should have been binned about a month ago

Just now, Dr_Pangloss said:

Drinks shaping up to being a car crash signing

Was there anybody on this forum that thought any differently?

This season has been marginally better than the Remi Garde debacle

We’re done 

Championship next season 

1 hour ago, KenjiOgiwara said:

Kinda hard to write this on a phone, but I honestly feel like some of the fans on here are on a completely different planet than me. 

I genuinly feel it's either you or me, but coexisting can't happen. 

For absolute ages we've lacked a modern manager and philosophy in the club. We've gone from clogger to clogger with neanderthal football. The second we've faced adversity we've sacked and started over again. Those trying to change style and philosophy got sacked even faster than others, for instance Garde. 

Now we got Deano who not only achieved the unlikely and got us promoted at first go, but he's also been put in the impossible situation where he has to sign a new squad and make it survive its virgin voyage in the toughest league in the world. Yet we once again see the impatience and people calling for sacking after some loss of form and after every time we go down a goal during matches. I just can't identify myself with such total lack of patience and belief in long term thinking. So get on board and stop whining about Smith, so I can keep following this club. 

We saw last year we got back from a loss of form. We're basically where we expected to be. 

This doesn't mean you can't criticise obvious mistakes or poor management, but there's that and cutting off your nose to spite your face. 

Now lets hammer Watford and hope the recruitment department have come out of hibernation. 

It’s the lack of being able to do the basics that’s staggering with Smith

There is no pattern of play, the midfield changes every week

Also selling our only striker when we have no replacements is baffling

Throwing Drinkwater in when he is clearly miles off the pace is a mind boggling decision

The constant fannying about trying to play out from our own 18 yard line when we clearly are not capable is suicidal

Not making changes quickly enough when other teams make changes and we are being pushed back is annoying. 
 

Smith doesn’t help himself at all at times

5 minutes ago, Dr_Pangloss said:

Two awful performances, massively off the pace, not clear, at this rate, whether he will ever be up to speed.

You can’t blame him

You have to question the management, he has been thrown in at the deep after essentially being on a bender for two years

I’m out

Going shopping instead

**** this 

The only saving grace is that they are also fairly wank

1 minute ago, Farlz said:

I'm not saying it would have all of sudden fixed our problems but not having a striker for these games is just a **** shambles. 

We did, but we decided to sell him before we got any others in

I bet Reina is wondering wtf he has let himself in for 

Their players are so much more comfortable with the ball

Its as if we don’t practice with one all week

We are abysmal

**** about at the back again

Why?

Danny Drinkwater reminds me of McCormack

7 hours ago, Kiwivillan said:

Smith is right. Manager change won't fix individual errors

Opta statistics show no team in the Premier League has made more individual mistakes than Villa.

“The players need to stamp it out. If they’re making individual mistakes, there’s not a lot we can do on the coaching field about it,” said manager Dean Smith.

https://inews.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/aston-villa-relegation-premier-league-table-transfers-dean-smith-1368990

A change may fix individual errors

Smith likes to play out from the back and always has

It doesn’t work though when you have fairly crap players all round, especially at the back and in midfield

A simple change in philosophy to get rid of the ball in and around the box would be a good place to start

Also telling the midfielders to stop showing for the ball whilst facing their own goal in our own half would be another good idea

Hardly rocket science, but mistakes we make over and over and over again

We have some fairly pacey forwards, if it danger clear it into the channels and push up instead of trying the Barcelona build up from the 18 yard line

None of this will happen with Smith in charge

55 minutes ago, smg said:

So you can only win with a centre forward, they are crap and are going to thrash us, and they are not very good, I have searched around but but can’t find your coaching manual anywhere perhaps you are talking sh*t.

We can’t defend at all 

The only times when we look okay is going forward. We have no forward and no focal point

Man City are a better team but that was one of the most embarrassing inept performances at Villa Park I have seen in over 30 years

A complete shambles all over the park, it’s going to be another shambles

Brighton are crap, we are beyond that at present

Last weekend was totally clueless and Smith will sleepwalk into the same problems again

19 minutes ago, Kiwivillan said:

At home they've only lost 3. Only 5 teams have lost less at home. They've been a tough team to play at home since they've been promoted

2 wins in 11 

4 hours ago, sir_gary_cahill said:

I don’t think Brighton should be underestimated, they are now an established Premier League outfit. They have some fantastic players I think, this will be a very tough match. I would go with the same side as you predicted Farlz

Brighton are crap. They are only 3 points above us and we have been largely woeful.

Not having a centre forward for this game is criminal. 

It should be a game we are targeting 3 points from as they are a relegation candidate

I think we have given away any chance of a win though by not addressing a Wesley replacement in time

I think they will thrash us which given the fact they are not very good is a telling sign

46 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said:

We go down we just sell Jack and we’re sorted. 

And Mings and McGinn 

4-0 Brighton 

Mid January signing, was probably 8th on the list of targets

He is probably going to be crap 

55 minutes ago, Kiwivillan said:

Interesting.

Central and Defensive mids in the PL:

Successful tackles per game 

=4th Nakamba

Interceptions

8th Nakamba

 

He gives the ball away as soon as he tackles or intercepts so he may as well not bother