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  1. villabromsgrove
    I think most of our players are putting a shift in. Several are ineffective due to the system and a couple are having their usual non existent games, It won't get better until they get some proper coaching and we play a more suitable system for our players.
  2. villabromsgrove
    This transfer window started professionally, then went very quiet ,and has now descended into confusion. I don't know who's to blame for our naivety but Lange and Gerrard will be under the microscope. Purslow is also culpable but I feel he is too important to NSWE currently to feel their wrath. When the window closes tomorrow night Gerrard will know that in a short time barring an unlikely win against one of the next two top teams that await us, he will be confronted by the Grim Reaper alias Wes Edens. SG's last chance starts tonight.
  3. villabromsgrove
    I think the equation is a simple one for NSWE .... Aston Villa minus Gerrard equals survival in the Premier League. Our owners are professional businessmen who will not endanger their investment for the sake of one man. The Gerrard experiment has failed on the pitch, but worked as a project to raise Villa's profile considerably over the past nine months. It's served it's purpose if it ends now.
  4. villabromsgrove
    I wish you all the very best for the future Anwar. Some special moments will ensure that you will always be part of the Villa story.
  5. villabromsgrove
    I still think that we will sign a 'big money' CM and a temporary CB in the next few days. However, the enthusiasm that I have had through this transfer window has been steadily drained by my concern that our Head Coach/Manager, Sports Director and scouts may not be singing from the same hymn sheet.
  6. villabromsgrove
    After the next three games we can look at our results and league position and compare them with Brighton and Newcastle. They both have managers/coaches that I respect and currently they look far more qualified for the Premier league than Gerrard. Good luck SG because this is where we enter a critical stage and you need to step up.
  7. villabromsgrove
    When we start having conversations about Dawson being better than Bednarek for Villa, I start to despair. It's just not what I expected or hoped for.
  8. villabromsgrove
    Keeping your plans close to your chest is a good way to do business, but it creates a vacuum into which fans pour all their anxieties and frustration when things appear to stall and results are poor. Gerrard needs a win tomorrow or recent muddled events may well encourage an angry vocal reaction from fans. So far it has mainly been social media, but if it spreads to boots on the ground he will have an uphill task ahead of him. I'm putting out good vibes for a Villa home win tomorrow.
  9. villabromsgrove
    A few years back I tried linking an article and got my wrist smacked by the Mods because I did it wrong. (I'm not good at tech, lol). The article is on Sky football and is written by a data and analysis guy Adam Smith.
  10. villabromsgrove
    According to an article I've just read Villa ran less than any Premier league team last season, and although we've only played three matches we are currently the team that has run the least collective kilometres per game this season .... Is this down to the way we set up or does it highlight a lack of fitness or effort? On the plus side it does appear that our pressing has improved, and our high turnovers are fractionally better. This corresponds with our higher possession stats so far this season.
  11. villabromsgrove
    It's a shame about Carlos TRO. The reason that I mentioned the three players, apart from their prices and availability was because of one particular characteristic that you've often mentioned .... Strength! Caleta Car is a very big, strong and dominant RCB. Abdou Diallo has good strength, size and excellent technical ability. Ben Brererton Diaz has strength, size, pace and a really cracking shot. We are far too weak as a collective, increasingly so with the extended absence of Diego Carlos. These signings would change the dynamic for us.
  12. villabromsgrove
    Three affordable and gettable targets for the back, middle and front of the team. Caleta Car RCB Abdou Diallo DCM Ben Brererton Diaz attacking front three.
  13. villabromsgrove
    You raise a good point here. If we are as ambitious as Purslow and Gerrard tell us we are, then there is absolutely no way we should be considering buying or loaning players that clubs like Southampton (or similar) deem surplus to requirements. I think that the only time a player who is surplus to requirements at his current club makes sense to a club like Villa, is if that player is already with a top club ( for example Diallo PSG).
  14. villabromsgrove
    All I've got to go on are YouTube videos. He looks a cultured footballer who can do most things well, but he doesn't look like a Premier League RCB. I could see him playing beside Kamara as a strong technical CM pairing though.
  15. villabromsgrove
    I don't know anything about Abdou Diallo other than the You Tube videos that I've hastily watched, but what struck me was the fact that he has the qualities needed for a LFB or a holding defensive midfielder more than a CB. I could be way off as compilation videos just show highlights and not the average grind of a footballer doing his job.
  16. villabromsgrove
    I think you've hit the nail on the head Paul. As long suffering fans we knew there were two outstanding areas of weakness that were stopping us making the next step up .... The lack of a skilful, mobile and physically imposing CM pairing, and the lack of a dominant CB pairing who have real aerial and positional prowess as well as considerable physical strength. I believe that Gerrard thought he could manage these weaknesses by trying to replicate the neat and dangerous high possession style of Man C, L'pool etc, without going through the process of building a really strong and combative central spine. The problem is that SG seems to have ignored the fact that the reason why top teams can do most of their defending in the opposition half, is because they employ some of the world's best footballers. It won't work for us so SG (or his successor) has to do the glaringly obvious and buy players who can dominate key central areas. Two expensive key signings would point us in the right direction again.
  17. villabromsgrove
    We are playing tonight, it's on Sky and I'm looking forward to supporting Villa..
  18. villabromsgrove
    I know, I'm from a much earlier era and I keep making the mistake of trying to be rational. That's not how things are done now is it?
  19. villabromsgrove
    Here's a cool idea, it's half past nine at night so why don't we wait patiently for accurate, authenticated news tomorrow.
  20. villabromsgrove
    Click bait says yes, clickbait says no .... Why are we surprised? It's there sad little shitty job!
  21. villabromsgrove
    Davkaus, I feel your pain. You care deeply and and that's all that matters. Whether your opinion turns out to be right or wrong, it's as valid as anyone's. I hold a different opinion to you about Sarr but you're still my Villa brother.
  22. villabromsgrove
    I've just had a word with my grandchildren, it went like this .... "Why don't you stop being silly and give the adults in the room a bit of peace and quiet". I think that this would also be relevant advice for you.
  23. villabromsgrove
    Three scenario' spring to mind: 1) Gerrard has had a "road to Damascus" epiphany, and is changing to a 4-4-1-1. 2) Gerrard has been told to retire to his office, and front the club with the media side of things, while Critchley does the coaching and tactics. 3) There's a new manager search underway.
  24. villabromsgrove
    He's much quicker and sharper in the box than Traore. The number of rebound and loose balls that he's first to with both feet ,are totally different from the mazy runs that prefaced a Traore strike. Sarr looks more of a team player with two good feet. I was envious of Watford having such a good speedy player when I watched him regularly a couple of seasons ago in the Premier League.
  25. villabromsgrove
    "Useless" posted earlier that he expected us to sign a top CM in the next few days and I agree with him. All we need then is a dominant RCB and we've got a squad that any incoming manager can work with.
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