Czechlad Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 I like him. I think Richards and Okore can prove to be a great partnership and hopefully we can add a midfielder because Gana has been very subpar so far, and of course we need another striker. I think we will start seeing some wins soon. Still think we are going down, but if Garde is the manager for us next season, I like our chances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrytini Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 I think he's doing OK. Shame he wasn't here from the start, its like trying to get out a swamp. We were dreadful first half but it was so clearly down to belief and confidence. Very encouraged by the character he slowly seems to be developing in the side. Two things we need above all, and he has no control over them, luck and a goalkeeper. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briny_ear Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 (edited) Not really sure how getting 3 points from 18 can be desribed as doing "OK". Edited December 20, 2015 by briny_ear 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srsmithusa Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 32 minutes ago, briny_ear said: Not really sure how getting 3 points from 18 can be desribed as doing "OK". Just have a look at the roster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danceoftheshamen Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 I don't think we'll know much about Garde until he gets a proper chance to build his team, that's provided he's allowed to properly do so of course. Draws against City, and away at Saints & Newcastle are decent results in reality if it wasn't for the fact we are 10 points adrift i'd be quite pleased with them. It's our home form which concerns me most however. We are shocking at VP and have been for years. If Garde can somehow make us strong at home then he'll go a long way to solving our problems. It won't be with the current squad however in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 This thread hurts my head. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 (edited) On 6 December 2015 at 09:41, HanoiVillan said: On 6 December 2015 at 09:42, villarocker said: Edited December 20, 2015 by Kingman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 So the next 10/11 games are the so called winnable games then and we'l see what he's made of. If will Fail to win 5/6 from that lot then IMO Relegation will be confirmed at Man City away on 05/03/2016. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Didiersix Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 I'm with Martin Keown on this one. It is all about next season. What we want is to gradually start building something, so that by the end of the season we have a style of playing, we know what we are about and we can give it a good crack at getting out of the Championship first time around. Garde has walked into a very difficult situation and I like his composure. He doesn't seem ruffled and has dealt with problems such as Grealish incident and the Gabby/Nzogs in a calm, efficient manner. Doesn't seem fazed at all. What I hope (and I suspect he does too) is that we stay in touch at least mathematically for as long as possible, that we continue to fight and progress is made. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 The stem of shit has to be stopped somewhere, and if that starts with a draw at Newcastle then so be it. Better than a loss. An inspired better 2nd half performance, if he can turn that into 90 mins then half the battle be won. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 9 hours ago, Zatman said: 1st half was probably the worst game of season and I mean the entire league. 2nd half we showed fight and got a good goal but I think Newcastle were happy with a 1-0 and stopped playing Have you noticed how we only start to play well when we're losing? It's very bizarre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 49 minutes ago, Didiersix said: I'm with Martin Keown on this one. It is all about next season. What we want is to gradually start building something, so that by the end of the season we have a style of playing, we know what we are about and we can give it a good crack at getting out of the Championship first time around. Garde has walked into a very difficult situation and I like his composure. He doesn't seem ruffled and has dealt with problems such as Grealish incident and the Gabby/Nzogs in a calm, efficient manner. Doesn't seem fazed at all. What I hope (and I suspect he does too) is that we stay in touch at least mathematically for as long as possible, that we continue to fight and progress is made. It's really not though, it's all about staying in this league. Let's not be arrogant enough to think we can immediately bounce back up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 7 hours ago, briny_ear said: Not really sure how getting 3 points from 18 can be desribed as doing "OK". I really don't know either, it's a diabolical return, not getting three points from the Watford and Newcastle games really will prove to be fatal IMO. Garde is not doing a good or even OK job thus far, he has a hell of a lot to do and we're now 10 points adrift. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Didiersix Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 1 minute ago, Dr_Pangloss said: It's really not though, it's all about staying in this league. Let's not be arrogant enough to think we can immediately bounce back up. I don't think anyone is being arrogant. But if we start being somewhere near competitive in the Premier League we would at least stand a chance in the Championship. Fully recognise it is a very tough league to get out of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 57 minutes ago, Neil said: An inspired better 2nd half performance, if he can turn that into 90 mins then half the battle be won. It was an improved performance but inspired? Come off it. The first 25 minutes of the half we attacked them, and should have got a second goal. However we then allowed them to get back in to the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post lexicon Posted December 20, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted December 20, 2015 Echoes of Houllier here. Small incremental change that some either don't want to see or can't and as a result are criticising the manager. There's definitely something there and this is the right direction for the club IMO - it's long term, granted, and it might take a relegation for it to come together but I'd take that for a modern style of football. You can keep your brash rocket polisher banter merchants, we need a bit of continental style to drag us into the 21st century. 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 1 hour ago, Dr_Pangloss said: It's really not though, it's all about staying in this league. Let's not be arrogant enough to think we can immediately bounce back up. To think we can immediately bounce back up isn't arrogant at all. On the other hand, to completely discount the possibility of coming straight back up is simply defeatist delusion. Of course we can bounce back up, but it will take a lot of work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 11 minutes ago, lexicon said: Echoes of Houllier here. Small incremental change that some either don't want to see or can't and as a result are criticising the manager. There's definitely something there and this is the right direction for the club IMO - it's long term, granted, and it might take a relegation for it to come together but I'd take that for a modern style of football. You can keep your brash rocket polisher banter merchants, we need a bit of continental style to drag us into the 21st century. What improvements did Houllier make from the season before? I love the idea that if you don't see improvements there's something wrong with you. Such arrogance. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJT123 Posted December 20, 2015 Author Share Posted December 20, 2015 I don't rate Gestede at all but I think he needs to play in the coming weeks to give us a focal point up front. I have no idea why Sinclair is continuously picked, he is atrocious. I think Garde is slowly but surely finding his best team, and second half yesterday we actually looked like a team with a plan. I would've liked to have seen Adama come on for 5 minutes but I can understand why Remi didn't want to. West Ham at home will be a really tough game, they are a better away side and are capable of hitting us on the break. But this is a game we really need to win, let's hope the crowd gets behind the boys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepyvillian Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 21 minutes ago, lexicon said: Echoes of Houllier here. Small incremental change that some either don't want to see or can't and as a result are criticising the manager. There's definitely something there and this is the right direction for the club IMO - it's long term, granted, and it might take a relegation for it to come together but I'd take that for a modern style of football. You can keep your brash rocket polisher banter merchants, we need a bit of continental style to drag us into the 21st century. The proverbial nail on the head . Take a bow lexicon . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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