thabucks Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 Hopefully if it is Garde we will never see a back 4 of....Hutton. Richards. Lescott. Richardson ever ever again. That back line would of been shit 5 seasons ago, let alone now. Hopefully we will see something like this. Richards. Okore/illori Clark Amavi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trekka Posted October 25, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted October 25, 2015 Do you guys reckon that the fact we are trying to hire a French manager adds weight to what Tim was saying about a lot of these signings not being his?Pah!I'll raise your Pah! with a Gah!I shall call yeour bliff with an enoourmous Hohehaw!I'll doth my cap to your Hohehawness. Until next time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashingqwerty Posted October 25, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted October 25, 2015 watching Sunderland im more glad we never went for Big Sam, absolute dire football at homeDidnt they win 3-0?Id have taken a dire performance and that result against swansea!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 So a load of French league signings that weren't decided by Sherwood and now a French manager as odds on favourite. Hmmmmm... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 watching Sunderland im more glad we never went for Big Sam, absolute dire football at home Didnt they win 3-0? Id have taken a dire performance and that result against swansea!!!!!they were passed off the park and should have been down to 10 men as Cattermole just kicked anybody that moved plus got a dodgy penalty/red card combo. It was the most one sided 3-0 game I have seen in a long time and amazingly the better team got destroyed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post abdomlahor Posted October 25, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted October 25, 2015 "This is not the time for a gamble"Well, when the hell is it time for a gamble? When we've reached our target of mid-table security? Why would we fire a manager then seeing as that's what we're aiming for? I'm tired of having run-of-the-mill British managers and their lack of tactical nous. Garde would suit of team and the players we have, from what I've heard of him. 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mantis Posted October 26, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted October 26, 2015 The only manager I can think of who wouldn't be a "gamble" is Moyes and he's already in a job. Rodgers would be a gamble, so too would Pearson. PL experience isn't the be all and end all. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avfc1982am Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 I'm personally sick of underwhelming british managers now and feel a new direction is needed with regards to managerial appointments. neither moyes or rogers would fill me with excitement tbh.I think Garde is ideal if we can persuade him to come. Proven top level european experience and may be the one to mould the players brought in. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marka Ragnos Posted October 26, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted October 26, 2015 So a load of French league signings that weren't decided by Sherwood and now a French manager as odds on favourite. Hmmmmm...Vive la révolution française à Villa Park! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electronicmaji Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 French coaches don't have good records in this league. How about Bielsa? How about Poyet? We need our Roberto Martinez. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1974Centenary Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 Wenger's got by quite well. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1974Centenary Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 French coaches don't have good records in this league. How about Bielsa? How about Poyet? We need our Roberto Martinez. Theirs only been five french managers in the premier league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1974Centenary Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 French coaches don't have good records in this league. How about Bielsa? How about Poyet? We need our Roberto Martinez. Poyet lasted 524 days at sunderland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieZ Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 French coaches don't have good records in this league. How about Bielsa? How about Poyet? We need our Roberto Martinez. Theirs only been five french managers in the premier league.French coaches don't have good records in this league. How about Bielsa? How about Poyet? We need our Roberto Martinez. Poyet lasted 524 days at sunderland.I'm not quite sure what these random statistics have to do with anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1974Centenary Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 French coaches don't have good records in this league. How about Bielsa? How about Poyet? We need our Roberto Martinez. Theirs only been five french managers in the premier league. French coaches don't have good records in this league. How about Bielsa? How about Poyet? We need our Roberto Martinez. Poyet lasted 524 days at sunderland.I'm not quite sure what these random statistics have to do with anything.But you still felt the need to post rather than read the thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieZ Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 But you still felt the need to post rather than read the thread.I'm up to speed on the thread. It just seems that your contentions were meant to idly refute a point rather than to contribute anything. What bearing should how long Gus Poyet was at Sunderland have on our search for a manager who is not Gus Poyet? What bearing should the fact that there have been five French managers in the Premier League have on our consideration of Rémi Garde? That's the question I was asking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 "This is not the time for a gamble"Well, when the hell is it time for a gamble? When we've reached our target of mid-table security? Why would we fire a manager then seeing as that's what we're aiming for? I'm tired of having run-of-the-mill British managers and their lack of tactical nous. Garde would suit of team and the players we have, from what I've heard of him. While I agree that Garde seems to be a decent candidate for the job - you kind of answered your own question here. These days changing your manager up when you've hit a ceiling is not such a bad idea at all and can help you kick on. Allardyce is an example of someone who is good at coming in, organising and steadying the ship but he doesn't really have the skill set to take a team beyond about 10th in the league. You then build on that by getting someone in who can take you to the next step - like what they're trying to do with Bilic. You'll be pushed to find a manager who can take a team all the way from the bottom to the top. Clubs are being increasingly less dependent on managers because when they leave, everything can go to shit. Due to this, it's better to have a system in place at the club already and get people in who can complement it - a self-preservation tactic, really. To the club's credit, they really seem to be trying to do that and I think it's a good move. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marka Ragnos Posted October 26, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted October 26, 2015 (edited) **** the nationality-based bullshit arguments. I hate that crap. Bigotry, plain and simple. It may not be bigotry, but it circles dangerously close and is just often totally generalising. Edited October 26, 2015 by Marka Ragnos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 Why do you think it's bigotry? A lot of the time, a manager's nationality will dictate his approach to the game because different countries have different footballing attitudes and cultures. It's natural that some are more cautious than others and as a result they'd prefer someone who grew up in the same country as the league. That's not bigotry at all. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NurembergVillan Posted October 26, 2015 Moderator Share Posted October 26, 2015 If it is Remi Garde, I look forward to his goal celebrations - 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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