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Ayewwwwww

1 minute ago, KenjiOgiwara said:

Ran 9,6 km in 78 minutes. That's pretty nuts

Almost world record

Meh

9 minutes ago, alreadyexists said:

I think Smith will stick with Wesley starting 100%. 

Where is Samba when you need him?

15 hours ago, sidcow said:

If he needed one maybe, but he's still been one of our best players. This Grealish bashing it the weirdest and most ambarassing theme I've ever seen on here.  People seem desperate for him to fail. 

It was a joke. I am bashing no one. Just feel the players got tired in both matches, and fresh legs earlier would have been welcome. If it means substituting Grealish, because he has an off day, then so be it.

Not signed the contract extension?

I like that Adama Traore. Looks a proper winger. Good coaching.

1 hour ago, KenjiOgiwara said:

N'Zonzi to Roma was such a weird transfer. The only role he could suit was DDR's and when DDR moves on they loan him out. Bizzare. 

Deutsche Demokratische Republik?

10 minutes ago, KentVillan said:

Could work if he's showing signs of complacency or poor attitude, but as far as I can see that isn't the problem. He just needs to sit down and analyse his performances with the coaches, and go again next week.

I am not saying he is playing bad, but when the players tire with 10-15 minutes still to play,  Smith needs to freshen things up at an earlier stage. 1 unused substitute when Hourihane was on the bench, is a bit of a waste. Hourihane is a big goal threat on his own. Whom Smith should have sacrificed, is up to him.

33 minutes ago, KentVillan said:

What is the benefit of dropping Grealish? Just because he's playing a bit below par doesn't mean we'll be a better team with him on the bench. I don't get the thinking behind this at all.

The good old kick up the ass?

Coward. Should have subbed Grealish for Hourihane the last 10-15 minutes.

SCHOOOOOOLED

Tyrone Mings deflection again. hahaha

Win every game? meeeehhh

2 hours ago, privateer said:

TBH, as far as Benteke was concerned as soon as he put in a transfer request after his first season  he destroyed any chance he'd have had of my holding him in any regard.

Juxtapose Benteke and Carew. Which one was there going wild celebrating our Wembley triumph and which one probably didn't even watch it?

Carew liked the club and enjoyed the ride. Benteke used the club as a vehicle for Benteke to drive to new destinations.

When Tammy is celebrating our Champions League win I'll group him with Big John.

I hope none of our current players celebrate publicly when their previous club, where they played 3 years, wins promotion 4 years later.

57 minutes ago, Zatman said:

How is it criticizing for the sake of it? Do you think McCormack, Hogan or Lansbury were brought in with a system and gameplan in mind? or Veretout or Gueye or Gestede

Was a critic of the clubs policy in last 5 years

This went from criticizing Bruce over Hogan, to criticize the club, in general. This is a Hogan thread, btw, and the guy that brought him in brought in successful players as well. Hogan has nice finishing skills, and I hope he is successful in his career.

1 minute ago, Zatman said:

clutching at straws for who? was signings by different managers

Criticizing for the sake of it. Different managers also signed Kodija, Abraham, McGinn, EL Ghazi, Jedinak, Chester, Terry, Snodgrass, etc

10 hours ago, Zatman said:

my point was that these players were signed with no actual plan for these players or system to play them

Clutching at straws. You know some signings were great for the situation at the club, some were okay, others did not work out. Just like Guardialo's purchases of expensive defenders. And every manager out there.

2 minutes ago, Zatman said:

Hogan sums up the scattergun approach of recent seasons similar to signing McCormack and Lansbury and even Hourihane. Signed for big money because the stats looked good and nobody had probably even watched him

McCormack did great over several seasons until he was signed, Lansbury injured a lot, Hourihane rose to the challenge.

4 hours ago, dont_do_it_doug. said:

I have to say though, if Suso and Dean were to meet with Sturridge and they like him, then sure why not. There's no doubting his ability on the pitch. It's a gamble, but we have left ourselves short so a short term deal might do the trick. 

Sometimes they work (Berger) sometimes they don't (Pires)

I didn't feel Berger worked... but Merson!!!

And Bruce is responsible for investing £2.5 in McGinn. But whatever, this one player didn't work out, so he must be shit. Booooooring argument!

23 minutes ago, TRO said:

Tammy will be back knocking on the door in January.

Not good enough

9 minutes ago, DaveAV1 said:

Spurs started the game with their record £63m signing, we started with our £22m record signing. They brought on Eriksen rumoured at a value of £70m, we brought on Jota £4m. You can only work with what you’ve got. 

I am not arguing about prices, but I expect the players to know their roles, to be able to control the ball for more than 2 seconds and to fight for the ball. Jota was wasted on the wing yesterday, but Villa still persisted with not moving him centrally. When you are parking the bus, you can't keep a formation that's not working

5 minutes ago, sharkyvilla said:

And we would still have lost most likely.  The only thing I'd have done in hindsight would have Guilbert on the bench to bring on for Trezeguet, rather than Jota.  I thought Dean got the rest just about right, including the choice of full backs which most of us were shitting ourselves over when we saw the teamsheet.

Maybe so...but none of the substitutions worked out. Tottenham changed tactics, while Villa never countered those.

Tammy starting.

Well, Dean Smith's second half tactics weren't good enough. You can say he lacks PL experience. It's a bit about the substitutions, the formation and the bench. The midfield was overrun, all of the second half. Maybe Villa should have played more narrow. Maybe the bench should consist of more versatile players, maybe both Luiz and Lansbury should have come on earlier to help out and play Grealish further up. I don't know, but Smith should try to make use of a variation of formations and game plans as the game progress.