VillaChris Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 5 hours ago, villalad21 said: I'm not talking about whether we can win or not. It seems that some people think Arsenal will sit back more and let us play. Based on what i saw from the Man U game they won't be much different from Leeds and Southampton. This aged well. We can finish above Arsenal this season. They are average as they come for a reasonably top tier team. Arteta should be getting more flak for his league performance so far but them peaking as ever in FA cup has shield him somewhat from that from the London media. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 Said in the match thread what we did after scoring the 2nd shows how much we've grown, we got the ball down and played our stuff, played some good stuff too There's no nerves today with this villa team, we look composed 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 (edited) 1 minute ago, villa4europe said: Said in the match thread what we did after scoring the 2nd shows how much we've grown, we got the ball down and played our stuff, played some good stuff too There's no nerves today with this villa team, we look composed Yeah away game v them last season we got nervous after they made a double change when we were 2-1 up and that resulted in the criminal last 15 minutes (against 10 men aswell). Stopped playing and were a car crash at the back. Should be on for 3 straight wins v them but I'll take two. Edited November 8, 2020 by VillaChris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 once we went 3-0 up he should have made a couple of subs. When we do get the opportunity we should be resting Jack. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoelVilla Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 Some glitches but we are building something good here I believe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 13 minutes ago, VillaChris said: This aged well. We can finish above Arsenal this season. They are average as they come for a reasonably top tier team. Arteta should be getting more flak for his league performance so far but them peaking as ever in FA cup has shield him somewhat from that from the London media. I'm glad it aged badly I take full responsability for jinxing it 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 Smith out! When we win it's down to the players 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferguson1 Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 He’s doing alright isn’t he! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 3 minutes ago, villalad21 said: I'm glad it aged badly I take full responsability for jinxing it So no Smith bashing for 2 whole weeks ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KentVillan Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 (edited) 4 hours ago, villalad21 said: I thought the Liverpool game was very good. We weren't as open and we were set up on the counter. I thought he had learned from the past but then against Leeds he decided to go toe to toe with them. Smith is so frustrating to me. 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. Edited November 8, 2020 by KentVillan 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 Another excellent performance. When we score first we're absolutely unstoppable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 10 minutes ago, villa89 said: once we went 3-0 up he should have made a couple of subs. When we do get the opportunity we should be resting Jack. He will get his rest next two weeks! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 I love this thread. Its brilliant. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MellbergsBeard Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 (edited) 5 hours ago, VillaChris said: Sorry for the quote, I can't delete it. We played amazing today, we've had a great start to the season. I honestly don't understand how Deano gets so many negative comments from certain forum members. Edited November 8, 2020 by MellbergsBeard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheltenham_villa Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 spot on again from Dean, set us up superbly. id have liked to have seen a couple of changes at 3 nil, i suspect Watkins being on a hat trick meant we didnt see Davies, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post OutByEaster? Posted November 8, 2020 Moderator Popular Post Share Posted November 8, 2020 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. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laughable Chimp Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YouUnastanFren Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 15 minutes ago, villa89 said: once we went 3-0 up he should have made a couple of subs. When we do get the opportunity we should be resting Jack. He'll be benched for the two England competitive games, 5 extra minutes tonight won't hurt 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Silvers Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 4 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. He's picked up a lot from Bielsa though to be fair, quick learner our Deano. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheltenham_villa Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 3 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. i was also surprised by the lack of subs at 3 nil, my only thought is that he just wants this 11 to play together as much as possible. id have though replacing on of the full backs or maybe someone in midfield, didnt feel like their was too much threat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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