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Think you will find that is not the approach Emery takes. Sounds more like Gerrard.
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Ha ha, it’s obviously not our (I.e. fans’)“job” to get him back into form. Don’t even know what that means. But it is the head coach’s job and when I read posts like this I thank the Lord it is Unai Emery in charge and not people on VillaTalk.
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That is just so wrong.
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By a “long time“ I assume you mean the 8 games that have followed us beating Man C, Arsenal, and qualifying for the next round of the conference. And in that spell we have won 3, drawn 3 and lost 2 - which is form our recent managers would mostly have dreamed of. Anyway, good to hear of your challenge to Emery. How has it been communicated to him?
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I like them. Don’t get to see them otherwise. Keep on. @Jas10
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Welcome Morgan. Please help get our top 4 ambitions back on track, no pressure…
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I get the impression he gets downhearted when things din’t go so well, so Unai’s words are helpful and wise. he needs building up and encouraging, and a bit of patience. Let’s hope he doesn’t read Villatalk.
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Sorry, but if you don’t know that almost all football teams go through spells of less good form from time to time, you are going to have a bad time supporting any club. The key point for me is if you support a club you go on supporting them even if they are not doing well. Not turn on them after a few matches and start calling them “shit”.
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A few pages ago many people wanted him sold off.
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These things happen in football. Deal with it.
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Was at the theatre this evening so only periodically able to check progress on phone. At one early point in the first half I noticed we had about 30% possession and only 1 shot on goal, while Newcastle had about 10. Just watched the briefest of highlights, not a pretty sight. Looks like the 2nd half was a bit better but we have (I hope temporarily) lost that ability to slice through defences and create scary shooting angles around the box. So the slump we all hoped wouldn’t happen has now well and truly set in. We will soon be looking over our shoulders at West Ham and maybe even Newcastle challenging us for 5th place. It’s going to be a slog to get back to better form after these recent setbacks. Hope we can manage it. I wonder what would have happened if he had started Bailey this evening?
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This has probably been said before but this is the team with the best home record in the premier league vs the one with the 2nd worst away record. Let’s hope things go to form.
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Feels like we’ve got to the point like haggling in the market on holiday abroad where you walk away saying “OK no deal” and they come running after you begging you to buy. From what little I have seen of Middlesborough’s financial position they probably need our money.
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Well, we live to fight another day. Let’s get them back to Villa Park and smash them. Let’s hope no-one from the Villatalk match thread goes to the replay though - there is enough negativity here to put the club into administration.
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You do know we don’t get any points from cup matches?
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Good to see the match thread is the usual rampant festival of fun and positivity. Disappointed no-one has yet told us how far behind we are on xG.
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I bet he has trouble sleeping at night knowing this.
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I did like that goal. Showed quite some vision.
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There’s a good chance as well that Lenglet will improve further - this is what happens under Emery.
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I sometimes wonder about the level of nous at PL clubs when it comes to the transfer market. West Ham surely can’t have seriously believed we would let our only other central striker go out on loan for the rest of the season? Anyway, best of luck with Broja, guys!
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Not sure what to make of this comment. Are you saying in fact you don’t really trust him? Otherwise, what’s the point of the “but…” bit?
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I’ve had Palace marked down for a possible slump leading to a relegation struggle and everything in this match seems to confirm it. Big boost for Arsenal and we will want to get those points from Palace on the last day of the season.
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I think you mistakenly edited out the final line in this: Poster 1: But what you don’t realise is I am operating totally in a virtual reality, disregarding any real world issues about the need to maintain the momentum and vast improvement in our squad to make as much progress as possible this season. I am ignoring the fact that there is no indication whatsoever that the club is thinking of selling Luiz in January. I am posting entirely for effect. It’s an experiment to see how others will react to a bizarre suggestion.
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I don’t come to this thread very often but, whenever I do, it seems people are happily selling off our best players and replacing them with unknown quantities who must by definition be unwanted by their clubs if they are up for sale in Jan. What am I missing here? Is this in fact some extended absurdist banter game like the fish jokes?
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But I expect you would have said the same thing for Man City and Arsenal before we beat them both. Will enjoy returning to this post when we beat Liverpool.
