New_Hope

**** it.....this one non-esential cup game in which we fielded a changed side has totally changed my perception!!

SMITH OUT!

1 hour ago, brummybloke said:

He spilled a simple save, he did it throughout the game. Looked lost out there. While the defence should have been better, his job is for when the ball goes past the defence. Today was a very poor debut.

 

To be fair....I'd like to see how you would have stopped a shot at goal 2m (if that) away from you at full match speed.

1st goal he actually saved it from the Swansea players stab at goal....it then rebounded into the same player to finish it. 

As much as I would love a good cup run...in our current situation, it would be a distraction with needless extra games putting pressure on an already fatigued and injured squad.

TRO we are passionate about AVFC and all have our thoughts and opinions that we very often defend to the hilt...no problems here mate

No...not watched one game so what would I know

1 minute ago, TRO said:

Teams with very questionable creativity are treating us like we are from the benevolent society, we are horrendous defensively and its not ALL the back 5.

The team is defensively incompetent.

Derby??? Middlesborough???

36 minutes ago, TRO said:

It was one horrendous display of how not to defend.....if john cleese was doing a commercial training film like he did for sales people, but used it for football...... that's the game he would have picked.

That may be so but 5 shots on goal in a game would normally be realistic in any game....it is hardly a plethora of clear cut chances per game.

2 hours ago, hippo said:

????????

Really ??? ...we actually conceeded loads of goals in the last few home games

5 v forest 3 v leeds... 2 v qpr 2 v stoke....

...and theres been quite a few close shaves as well. Teams are creating loads of chances against us. ..and taking them as well.

 

Thought Forest scored 5 out 5 on target shots....there are creating chances and creating proper chances

The system we are trying to implement has been and will continue to be fine IMO.  To say it ins't working when we have had more clean sheets in a similar amount of games under DS than SB doesn't really agree with your analysis. 

No matter what system you play, certain factors in the games that were quoted as being 'not good enough' have not been taken into account.  Such as: a goalkeeper caught out of position for a long range shot v Forest or not being able to command his area for crosses etc.  Fullbacks being culpable for needless penalties given away or gifting the opposition a chance to score through poor positioning.  A referee and linesman that couldn't see the infringement that 30k others and TV cameras could see etc. etc.

Now I'm not saying that individual errors/poor decisions will stop once DS has got in players of his ilk but I suspect that we will be more compact and stronger defensively as a team once they are without losing out attacking wise. 

One thing that has surely been highlighted in the last few matches is that we are desperate for a specialized DCM and another ACM as without both of these positions being filled with adequate players recently , we have suffered.

Someone has a crystal ball!! 

Why give the attention seeker time if day guys?  I've only read two of his posts in the last 2 days and both were uneducated and poorly thought out drivel.....just ignore him.

4 minutes ago, Supervillan78 said:

Never look a gift Hause...

I don't get it!

1 hour ago, hippo said:

Hes never gave me any itk before. He knows people in the hierachy at Brentford. I didnt ask his source. Might be nothing. seems its the serb guy who currently plays for Celta Vigo.

The one who can't get a work permit??

They'll be here soon.....I can hear them!

CB?? Surely talking about Jedinak!!

Kalinic straight in 

It's a balancing act....we need quality for the here and now to improve the team but we need one eye on the future too. 

I genuinely feel we have at last got the infrastructure in place to develop massively as a club and get it right.

On their budgets and set ups....that's quite an achievement wouldn't you agree?

2 minutes ago, hippo said:

If you want a bigger sample add his games as Walsall and Brentford manager.

So you have seriously followed DS career that closely??

Hmmmmmmm

I agree regarding the calibre of player we can attract compared to Brentford but I am also excited about the prospect of finally having a coaching set up used to working with and improving players and seeing which hidden gems we find and develop too!

Or we just need an energetic specialized holding midfielder to sit in front of them which is why I think the Doukoure link has legs.

Just read this myself.....certainly got to be better than Whelan!

Kodjia will do something special once in about 5 games...the rest of the time he's meh!