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    Carles Gil

    in Other Football

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    I'm surprised Garde didn't take him off for Clark. I know defending isn't Gil's main asset so I'm not holding it against him, but a goal coming from that side of the pitch had been brewing all second half.

    This.

    The Tim Sherwood Thread

    in Other Football

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    Its his tactical naivety that really worries me.

    I'm still reeling from the Leicester debacle.  Utterly bizarre.

     

    I don't care what kind of football we play for the next 2-3 seasons.  Just need a steady ship, because relegation would be a disaster, and recovery these days is not a routine thing.  My vote is get Allardyce in.  Sort out the mess.  Then move on.

    The Tim Sherwood Thread

    in Other Football

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    He simply coming across like di Canio/Keane/Poyet (as a few of the most prominent) or any number of young managers who have initial success based on reputation/motivation but when that dies down are found out for not understanding the tactical basics. Most players take what the do quite seriously and will be able to see right through Timmy.

    It was a gamble when we hired him, with lots of upside. He kept us up, but the sooner we accept that this simply is not going to work out the better. Cheers Timmy lad, was worth it for the 'pool game alone!

     

     

     

    Contrary to popular belief, it was not Sherwood that kept us up, it was Benteke's timely return to form.

    Benteke's timely return to form fortuitously coincided with Sherwood's arrival? Coincidence - I don't think so.

    Well I do.

     

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    The Tim Sherwood Thread

    in Other Football

    Posted

    He simply coming across like di Canio/Keane/Poyet (as a few of the most prominent) or any number of young managers who have initial success based on reputation/motivation but when that dies down are found out for not understanding the tactical basics. Most players take what the do quite seriously and will be able to see right through Timmy.

    It was a gamble when we hired him, with lots of upside. He kept us up, but the sooner we accept that this simply is not going to work out the better. Cheers Timmy lad, was worth it for the 'pool game alone!

     

     

     

    Contrary to popular belief, it was not Sherwood that kept us up, it was Benteke's timely return to form.

    Much like Sherwood claiming he's never at fault, it seems we have a knack of claiming he's never in the right.

    He undoubtedly played a big part in a] getting Benteke back to form and b] keeping us up.

    If we were relegated, it would be entirely because of Sherwood, not Benteke et al.

    I'm not sure you know.

     

    It's not like Benteke was a sack o' shite under Lambert though is it?  He scored 20 odd goals in one season under Lambert.

    He was injured.  For a long time.  We kept losing games because we couldn't score.  He came back, not fully fit.  Lambert got sacked.  Benteke got fitter.  He started scoring goals.  We won a few games, drew a few games.  We stayed up.

     

    Meanwhile, Sherwood was playing N'Zogbia and Cole instead of Gil.

     

    Meh..  Maybe you're right.  Sherwood kept us up by saying "Christian, don't worry about what the world thinks... you're a **** GREAT striker."

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    The Tim Sherwood Thread

    in Other Football

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    He simply coming across like di Canio/Keane/Poyet (as a few of the most prominent) or any number of young managers who have initial success based on reputation/motivation but when that dies down are found out for not understanding the tactical basics. Most players take what the do quite seriously and will be able to see right through Timmy.

    It was a gamble when we hired him, with lots of upside. He kept us up, but the sooner we accept that this simply is not going to work out the better. Cheers Timmy lad, was worth it for the 'pool game alone!

     

     

     

    Contrary to popular belief, it was not Sherwood that kept us up, it was Benteke's timely return to form.

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    Ron Vlaar

    in Other Football

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    we dont actually miss him though, Richards has been twice the player of Vlaar and is a lot more durable. Decent player on his day but he looked awful at the end of last season

    Agree, had more mistakes in him than Baker, and that's saying something.

    Does the club listen to us?

    in Villa Talk

    Posted

    This club is a business. Lerner just cares that this club retains its value. He hired McLeish against strong fan protests. The fans even went to villa park to voice their strong displeasure that McLeish was in line to become the manager, but Lerner still hired him.

    Because apparently Sir Fergie said he was good.

     

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    Rudy Gestede

    in Other Football

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    Im very confused about the criticism Rudy gets.

    From what I saw - he was by far our best player yesterday.

    Scored 2 goals, defended better than one of our central defenders.

    Made some lovely touches up front.

    And he gets blasted again.

    He may be "limited" - but he's a lot less limited than the rest of our strikers put together.

    Our best player yesterday.

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    Aaron Lennon

    in Villa Talk

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    Do not rate Lennon in the slightest

     

    Me either. He's a complete headless chicken with little to no end product.

     

    What might be a useful contribution from a complete headless chicken?

     

     

    And how can a chicken be complete with no head?

     

    Well, if the rest of him is complete, then he is indeed a 'complete headless chicken', but an 'incomplete chicken'.

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