YouUnastanFren Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 Just now, Laughable Chimp said: But you can't tell me he subbed off Trezeguet for any other reason than he felt like he had to use a sub eventually. He did it to waste time, obviously. Not because he felt like he had to. 3 minutes ago, Laughable Chimp said: He's subs are so formulaic that I genuinely think I can write an algorithm tracing when and who he's going to sub on or off each game. Go on then. Post his subs for the next game before kick off, including 5 minute windows. We'll all be impressed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 10 minutes ago, KentVillan said: He has 5 wins in 7 games. We have a game in hand on 1st place, and are 3 points behind. He's done all of this with a young squad, and barely any options on the bench. I'm not sure what more you can realistically ask of him. We are all delighted. But it's ok to criticize when we play bad. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farlz Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 Dean you are magic. Sure we're going to have some dodgy defeats this season and we're not on it like against Leeds and Saints but bloody hell I'll take those for the performances we see when we click. We are a joy to watch, some of our goals and counter attacks tonight were brilliant. We took the piss with Arsenal. I bloody love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 We do well against teams who try to " play" and focus less on physicality. To progress even further, we need a couple of big strong , athletic lads we can throw into the side when we come up against the more physical and intense teams. Those will allow us to play. When we are allowed to play we can be deadly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 9 minutes ago, OutByEaster? said: This bloke doesn't get anything like enough credit; he's built a good football team and he's tactically able to mix it with the best of them. Not only this, but we still have a group of fans who are eager to jump on him at any opportunity. Its so strange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Silvers Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 I just want him to be more interesting when being interviewed, anyone remember that David Blaine interview, thats what I wanna see, confuse em Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a m ole Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 real Bielsa like performance tonight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest av1 Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 There was a little criticism last year from some quarters regarding our record against the "top teams" So it's worth reminding ourselves that 3 of our 5 wins this season have come from Liverpool at home, and Leicester and Arsenal away. It's been an absolutely incredible start to the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 2 minutes ago, Phil Silvers said: I just want him to be more interesting when being interviewed, anyone remember that David Blaine interview, thats what I wanna see, confuse em Just stand there with SOTC written on his palm? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted November 8, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted November 8, 2020 I genuinely felt more confident about the game today than I did against both Leeds and Southampton. Not really sure why, I think we struggle against high pressing teams but then we went and smashed Liverpool 7-2. But regardless of all that, credit to Smith. 5 wins in 7 is brilliant and I couldn't be happier with how we've started. Dean deserves huge credit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaCas Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 On 02/11/2020 at 07:04, VillaCas said: This is what mid-table feels like - ups and downs, losing as many as you are winning. We don’t yet have options, we don’t yet have a deep bench. If a few of our established players are off form we will struggle. A lot is made of ‘fitness and physicality’ - for me this is a red herring. When we play well it’s not an issue but when we lose it’s trotted out as a key factor. In reality our fitness is on a par with the clubs around us we just don’t have sufficient quality players to cycle through It’s still early days and the table will take a while yet to settle down - if after 15 or so games we are mid-table that will be fine, if we are in the dog fight at the bottom we should then be asking questions I bet we don’t have anyone on here tonight complaining about fitness levels, physicality or the timing of substitutes! We’re as fit and physical as anyone in the league, it’s just that at the level we are, our performances will always be up and down A massive UP this week!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 Just now, PieFacE said: I genuinely felt more confident about the game today than I did against both Leeds and Southampton. Not really sure why, I think we struggle against high pressing teams but then we went and smashed Liverpool 7-2. But regardless of all that, credit to Smith. 5 wins in 7 is brilliant and I couldn't be happier with how we've started. Dean deserves huge credit. So did I. I’ve seen Arsenal a lot this season and I don’t get the hype. They try to play from the back but they are shit at it! We won the ball back time and time again. I think the hype scared me more than anything I had seen myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Silvers Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 1 minute ago, villa4europe said: Just stand there with SOTC written on his palm? Perfect pal and interviewer won't have a clue what it means, lols everywhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 2 minutes ago, VillaCas said: I bet we don’t have anyone on here tonight complaining about fitness levels, physicality or the timing of substitutes! We’re as fit and physical as anyone in the league, it’s just that at the level we are, our performances will always be up and down A massive UP this week!! We did before the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villarocker Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 13 minutes ago, Laughable Chimp said: I know this is probably going to go against the narrative of praise Smith is going to get here.(and honestly, he deserves praise for this result l But you can't tell me he subbed off Trezeguet for any other reason than he felt like he had to use a sub eventually. He's subs are so formulaic that I genuinely think I can write an algorithm tracing when and who he's going to sub on or off each game. Imagine him swapping Trez for Elmohamady, Jack for El Ghazi and Barkley for Nakamba and Arsenal bringing it back to 3-2 or 3-3, you and loads of others would have pummelled him with criticism. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villarocker Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 Well done for getting the lads over their last two defeats and obliterating Arsenal on their home turf, Dean. Great performance from the Villa tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 Honestly, I feel like I should write him an apology and send a gift for ever doubting him. I've not been so excited since Gregory was in charge. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaCas Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 1 minute ago, Vive_La_Villa said: We did before the game. It’s an easy criticism but it’s just not true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoony Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 I want us to utterly destroy Brighton to prove we aren’t just about beating the best teams in the league (mental sentence to type but it seems to hold true right now) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 Just now, Spoony said: I want us to utterly destroy Brighton to prove we aren’t just about beating the best teams in the league (mental sentence to type but it seems to hold true right now) To be fair Southampton are a very good team and were clinical against us. The Leeds game was anybody’s until they scored. Every game will be tough. The difference is we are now competing in all of them! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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