villan-scott Posted August 1, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted August 1, 2018 2 hours ago, TheAuthority said: He couldn't ask any more of the lads. He thought they were excellent. Really excellent. Mumble, mumble, mumble, incoherent excellent and give a right good go. Then we go again! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GENTLEMAN Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 Interesting insight 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 Quite interesting though his jokes are Brent like but actually coaching the players to improve them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GENTLEMAN Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 (edited) 26 minutes ago, Zatman said: Quite interesting though his jokes are Brent like but actually coaching the players to improve them Yeah it did come across a bit ‘Being Liverpool’ with the jokes, but not as detached from reality as Brendan. Sometimes though you have to leave you cynic at the door and embrace it. The positivity, the belief that what you do there on the training pitch can change the outcome of a game. I can imagine Southgate being the same. I feel the next generation of players (certainly English ones) are a different breed to what’s gone before them. Love to have that insight into BMH, maybe it would enlighten a few of us disgruntled VillaTalkers about what goes into moulding a football team. Or perhaps Bruce would be shite this is probs the role of clement, calderwood mind. Wonder if he would be more like Warnock in that QPR documentary? Edited August 2, 2018 by GENTLEMAN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 7 minutes ago, GENTLEMAN said: Yeah it did come across a bit ‘Being Liverpool’ with the jokes, but not as detached from reality as Brendan. Sometimes though you have to leave you cynic at the door and embrace it. The positivity, the belief that what you do there on the training pitch can change the outcome of a game. I can imagine Southgate being the same. I feel the next generation of players (certainly English ones) are a different breed to what’s gone before them. Love to have that insight into BMH, maybe it would enlighten a few of us disgruntled VillaTalkers about what goes into moulding a football team. Or perhaps Bruce would be shite this is probs the role of clement, calderwood mind in contrast there is a lot more head coaches coming through from Britain, led by Rodgers, Dyche who will improve players ability. IN fairness Bruce is an old school British manager and they are a dying breed. Only Warnock and Hughes would be in that profile starting the new top flight season Problem is that English football is about 30 years behind Europe in adapting this approach 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GENTLEMAN Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 (edited) 15 minutes ago, Zatman said: in contrast there is a lot more head coaches coming through from Britain, led by Rodgers, Dyche who will improve players ability. IN fairness Bruce is an old school British manager and they are a dying breed. Only Warnock and Hughes would be in that profile starting the new top flight season Problem is that English football is about 30 years behind Europe in adapting this approach Agreed. I think there’s a switch in mindset from British players too. A change in culture, to listen and learn and appreciate that you can be better by thinking. In that QPR doc 4 year plan; the contempt some of the players shown toward P. Sousa when he arrived was astonishing; a fair few acted like spoilt children. (I think it was a similar environment to what Houlier faced when he arrived) Warnock was just banging on about money all the time and bringing lads in TBF though he achieved promotion, he does what he does well. I think it’s time villa adopted these modern methods too, with a head coach. But to be fair to Bruce I don’t know what occurs on the training pitch beyond my cognitive bias. NB Were just such a big club down here, it’s like promotion or bust, an inexperienced head coach wouldn’t get the time and backing to make mistakes and learn. Although Bruce has had 3 cracks at the whip now Edited August 2, 2018 by GENTLEMAN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshVilla Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 (edited) I'm hoping for a rough start to Fat Frank's reign against Reading tonight. Otherwise there will be a media wankfest of epic proportions. Reading were shit last season though and if they are as bad as they were Derby really should win. Edited August 3, 2018 by AshVilla Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Czechlad Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 Derby's team is so mediocre. I thought they were better than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 Derby will win this easy. Reading are dreadful. 3-0 derby win Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshVilla Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 (edited) This Mason Mount, looks about 10 years of age he has some pretty impressive stats though for a midfielder at vitesse last season. 14 goals 10 assists shit league? Edited August 3, 2018 by AshVilla Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 Vydra must be off, not involved in their 18. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 Bacuna on bench. Fancy Reading now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 Reading have been great derby have been poor. So you know this ends 1-0 derby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael118 Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 52 minutes ago, Zatman said: Bacuna on bench. Fancy Reading now He's carrying an injury. Reading only won once without him last season. If he stays on the bench and they can get up it will be their first win without him in 11 and a half months. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 Didn't Derby sign a big money striker? Baffling how Nugent still gets a start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 Maybe we can shift one of our 26 right backs onto Derby, because Andre Wisdom is horrid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 3 minutes ago, VillaChris said: Didn't Derby sign a big money striker? Baffling how Nugent still gets a start. he isnt on the bench either is Jerome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 13 minutes ago, Michael118 said: He's carrying an injury. Reading only won once without him last season. If he stays on the bench and they can get up it will be their first win without him in 11 and a half months. The Bacuna bat signal must have flashed 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 19 minutes ago, Michael118 said: He's carrying an injury. Reading only won once without him last season. If he stays on the bench and they can get up it will be their first win without him in 11 and a half months. They didn't win many with him either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 If these stats don't get you hard then nothing will. : Season Team Tournament Apps Mins Goals Assists Yel Red SpG PS% AerialsWon MotM Rating 2017/2018 Reading EC 29(4) 2649 1 3 8 1 1 79.9 1.1 - 6.69 2017/2018 Aston Villa EC 1 70 - - - - 1 77.8 1 - 6.53 2016/2017 Aston Villa EC 22(8) 2051 1 2 8 1 0.8 73.6 0.9 1 6.58 2015/2016 Aston Villa Premier League 27(4) 2418 1 - 8 - 1 77.6 0.8 - 6.63 2014/2015 Aston Villa Premier League 10(9) 981 - 5 1 - 0.9 78.6 0.3 1 6.54 2013/2014 Aston Villa Premier League 28(7) 2595 5 1 6 - 1.1 71.3 0.9 2 6.76 Total / Average 149 10764 8 11 31 2 1 76 0.8 4 6.65 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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