villalad21 Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Vive_La_Villa said: I thought we actually agreed on something but then realised we were talking about 2 different games. I'm amazed people still feel we deserved something out of that home game from last season.. Away game i agree with. But we all see the game differently. Edited December 15, 2020 by villalad21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 36 minutes ago, villalad21 said: I'm amazed people still feel we deserved something out of that home game from last season.. Away game i agree with. But we all see the game differently. You say that too the 37k Villa fans that defended every ball along with the players for 93 minutes. Maybe it didn’t have the same feeling on tv. I would have watched it back but I was too heart broken. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 2 hours ago, sheepyvillian said: For what it's worth, I think we deserved at least a point last season against Liverpool. I can't think of one pundit who said we' didn't, even Mane came out after the game and said we were good. Just because it was all hands to the pump. That defensive effort deserved more. When Inter Milan best Barcelona in the champions league final, everyone was full of praise for their fine, rearguard action. Sometimes, I love when a team withstands relentless pressure, it requires a disciplined effort from all and when successful it's a thing to admire. I think at times this defending its a great event and now a rare sight in football. I think the issue is with balance, some people want that type of football every week which is certainly unsustainable in the Premier League Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepyvillian Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 2 hours ago, Zatman said: I think at times this defending its a great event and now a rare sight in football. I think the issue is with balance, some people want that type of football every week which is certainly unsustainable in the Premier League Agreed. Incidentally, I thought West Brom were superb in keeping Man City at just the one goal. It was reminiscent of us last season only without the last minute gift. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sulberto21 Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 I also think we played well against Liverpool at home. Putting 7 past them was ace. Although we should have had 10. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 1 hour ago, Sulberto21 said: I also think we played well against Liverpool at home. Putting 7 past them was ace. Although we should have had 10. Good game but we shouldn't have conceded 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mallett Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 Good to watch Dean’s press conference in the lead up to the Burnley match. He doesn’t create a lot of headlines with his remarks but he has a very measured judgment of performances. He described Jacob Ramsey’s performance as ‘steady’ highlighting that he had some good touches but had also been dispossessed a couple of times. Dean said he was pleased that Ramsey hadn’t been fazed by being dispossessed. When asked about Martinez he praised his character and attitude. He also said he would have expected Martinez to have made all of the saves against Wolves except for the Demdonker effort. It was good to hear a fair, honest and professional opinion which matched what we all observed on the pitch but wasn’t influenced by hype. I always feel that the Villa manager is on their way out when they are describing a performance in a way which completely goes against what anyone else watching the match has seen. I think it is when the pressure starts to affect their judgment and therefore their performance. We can all remember former managers in that habit. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YouUnastanFren Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 2 hours ago, mallett said: I always feel that the Villa manager is on their way out when they are describing a performance in a way which completely goes against what anyone else watching the match has seen. I think it is when the pressure starts to affect their judgment and therefore their performance. We can all remember former managers in that habit. This is an interesting hypothesis and on first glance I agree with it, Bruce must've been on his way out for a lot longer than I realised though 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mallett Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 Well sometimes the manager is trying to put a spin on events so their statements for the press aren’t actually their real judgment. Mourinho for example has his messages he wants to get out there. He is also often trying to play mind games. Bruce isn’t as Machiavellian as Jose but he is always aware of casting himself in a positive light with his messaging. Smith comes over as more straight forward than that at the moment. I think you could tell he was feeling the heat before lockdown though. Quote 29 minutes ago, YouUnastanFren said: Bruce must've been on his way out for a lot longer than I realised though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudevillaisnice Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 Did everything but score tonight, can’t blame Dean at all. Need some more quality in though it was evident when looking at our bench.. hopefully get them in Jan. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One For The Road Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 Just now, dudevillaisnice said: Did everything but score tonight, can’t blame Dean at all. Need some more quality in though it was evident when looking at our bench.. hopefully get them in Jan. It has to be someone's fault that El Ghazi is on the pitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penguin Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 What the **** do you say to the players after that? Brilliant overall performance: we completely dominated the whole game and made a seasons worth of chances but will have to be furious over how wasteful we were. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 Needs to get a bit more reactive. it was obvious in the first have we was gonna struggle to score. Watkins his mate not good enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 What a different team to last year. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippo Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 9 minutes ago, dudevillaisnice said: Did everything but score tonight, can’t blame Dean at all. Need some more quality in though it was evident when looking at our bench.. hopefully get them in Jan. But youd think with £200m+ spent we would have the quality. Just not seeing £20M in traoe at all. Shifting Grealish back to centre to accommodate El Ghazi wide was questionable IMO - and sticking with it even more so. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 5 minutes ago, DCJonah said: What a different team to last year. Did the game not frustrate F**** out of you, when you have almost 30 shots on goal and can't finish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penguin Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 5 minutes ago, DCJonah said: What a different team to last year. Indeed! Genuinely enjoying watching us at the moment and positive about the future. Smith seemed upbeat in the interview, plenty of positives to take from that for sure but he must be annoyed also. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 1 minute ago, foreveryoung said: Did the game not frustrate F**** out of you, when you have almost 30 shots on goal and can't finish 1 Absolutely. Screaming at the TV. But ill take that over how we looked last year. We're building the squad, the quality we've lacked today, will come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rightdm00 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 Manager did everything but kick the ball in himself. Just think of the difference in this team from last year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rodders0223 Posted December 17, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 17, 2020 13 minutes ago, penguin said: What the **** do you say to the players after that? Brilliant overall performance: we completely dominated the whole game and made a seasons worth of chances but will have to be furious over how wasteful we were. Well done lads. Emi well done. Elmo well done. Mings well done. Kourtney Well done. Matty well done. Naka well done. Ginster well done. Jack well done. Ollie unlucky son. Anwar. Berty. Go **** yourselves. 2 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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