TRO Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, Vive_La_Villa said: We’d be challenging for the title if they weren’t. I agree we are not as good as some people thought. But we are much better than season so there is clear progression. That’s the main thing for me. After 8 games?....a bit premature that. The errors at the back have been sloppy, recently and resulted in dropping points...thats what i am saying. I don't think its a valid argument to suggest we could have been at the top, had we not conceded them, (because the errors were school boy)...of course we could, that has been the contrast of our attacking play to our defensive play over the last 3 home games. Its interesting in the disparity with home and away defensive attitudes.....its clear to me that it is discipline and concentration in the main. I think Mings thinks, he is a centre forward at home.....slight exageration of course. Edited November 24, 2020 by TRO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, DCJonah said: Yep. I do find it strange that after the last two years, the same crowd want to dissect every mistake whenever we don't win a game. Would you rather we wait until we go on a losing run and it becomes more obvious and less defendable. I'm hoping that doesn't happen, but "a stitch in time saves nine" The defensive mistakes were horrid and unprofessional.....I am less concerned with the misses as brighton blocked really well and we are scoring goals in most of our games any way. so its ok to mention some of the fabulous football we have played so far, but when we **** up I'm not allowed to mention it....or illustrate it. it seems when we want to wax lyrical, we have the floor......when we want to make dark observations, we are confined to the dungeon.......pretty balanced that don't you think? Edited November 23, 2020 by TRO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 1 hour ago, TRO said: I suppose they will say that about our European cup win. its irrelevant.....they did it and so did we. its not a yardstick, its a tangible example. your example is not great since we won the league the season before our European Cup win 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 Its a strange one because we have shown in games that we can defend like against Arsenal and Leicester and we did win 4 in a row. We have lost 3 at home in a row since that incredible victory against the champions. But the only game I would say we were totally outplayed was Leeds. I'm not yet convinced we have major issues in the defensive side of our game. We are still a work in progress though and we will have lots of ups and downs. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sulberto21 Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 1 hour ago, PaulC said: Its a strange one because we have shown in games that we can defend like against Arsenal and Leicester and we did win 4 in a row. We have lost 3 at home in a row since that incredible victory against the champions. But the only game I would say we were totally outplayed was Leeds. I'm not yet convinced we have major issues in the defensive side of our game. We are still a work in progress though and we will have lots of ups and downs. Agreed. We have missed a shitload of chances in the games we have lost. Even against Leeds we had chances to win the game. We could easily be played 8 won 8 if we take said chances. Excellent start to the season. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enda Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 6 hours ago, PaulC said: Its a strange one because we have shown in games that we can defend like against Arsenal and Leicester and we did win 4 in a row. We have lost 3 at home in a row since that incredible victory against the champions. But the only game I would say we were totally outplayed was Leeds. I'm not yet convinced we have major issues in the defensive side of our game. We are still a work in progress though and we will have lots of ups and downs. Leeds yes, but Southampton also slaughtered us. That score line flattered us imho. Could have been 4-0. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post thejoker Posted November 24, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 24, 2020 1 hour ago, Enda said: Leeds yes, but Southampton also slaughtered us. That score line flattered us imho. Could have been 4-0. I think 4-0 flattered Southampton massively at the time. They scored 3 worldies and pretty much scored with every shot they had. We weren’t great, especially 1st half but on chances created we should have taken a point at least. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mjvilla Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 I wonder if Southampton fans have spent the last evening bickering amongst themselves as to why they've given up the most amount of points from winning positions for the last couple of years considering their league position against where it was last year. Or if they just appreciate the journey they are on under the manager. And, also, when you consider that stat. And the fact we almost pegged them back and only started playing when they allowed us too (apparently) , wether there is something a bit deeper there in the mentality. Are they calling all this into question and questioning the manager (they're not, for clarification). Hassenhuttl deserves some credit and some slack, as does Smith. Hassenhuttl and saints have been praised to high heaven on here... Smith is picked apart every time we don't win. We are 3 points behind them with a game in hand. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 (edited) I don't like this "You score 4 we'll score 5" type approach Smith has gone with against the lesser sides at home. Need to be more pragmatic and stay in a shape. So easy to get behind the defence. We have forward players who can do the business. There is no reason for everyone to be bombing forward. I even saw Tyrone sprinting forward at one stage against Brighton. Madness. Edited November 24, 2020 by villalad21 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 11 hours ago, TRO said: After 8 games?....a bit premature that. The errors at the back have been sloppy, recently and resulted in dropping points...thats what i am saying. I don't think its a valid argument to suggest we could have been at the top, had we not conceded them, (because the errors were school boy)...of course we could, that has been the contrast of our attacking play to our defensive play over the last 3 home games. Its interesting in the disparity with home and away defensive attitudes.....its clear to me that it is discipline and concentration in the main. I think Mings thinks, he is a centre forward at home.....slight exageration of course. It's not premature to say that at all - it's clear to see and the table backs that up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhan_Zhuang Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 We still have the third best defence in the league, if we had managed to cut out a few dodgy errors we'd be in a very healthy position. It's frustrating I suppose as yes it is a good start but we could be better; that is life a constant striving for perfection. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QldVilla Posted November 24, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted November 24, 2020 (edited) For me it’s one win in four. This is the challenge for Smith. There is too much of a gap between the good and bad with Villa and he needs to find a solution. He also needs to find a way to use the squad more. Edited November 24, 2020 by QldVilla 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 51 minutes ago, Zhan_Zhuang said: We still have the third best defence in the league, if we had managed to cut out a few dodgy errors we'd be in a very healthy position. It's frustrating I suppose as yes it is a good start but we could be better; that is life a constant striving for perfection. The errors wouldn't be as costly if we didn't play such a high line. I don't get it. We ain't Barcelona. We won't get away playing this way most weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted November 24, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted November 24, 2020 22 hours ago, Vive_La_Villa said: Give me a break mate, he came on after 2 minutes. That was a positive for me. Traore was the weak link second half (I thought he had a good first half) and was the obvious sub to make. I'd hate to think Smith would sub someone else just because Traore had already been subbed on so didn't want to take him off. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 2 hours ago, villalad21 said: The errors wouldn't be as costly if we didn't play such a high line. I don't get it. We ain't Barcelona. We won't get away playing this way most weeks. Good job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 3 hours ago, lexicon said: It's not premature to say that at all - it's clear to see and the table backs that up. The table is at Foetus stage....of course its premature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepyvillian Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 (edited) 4 hours ago, villalad21 said: I don't like this "You score 4 we'll score 5" type You wouldn't have been much fun playing Wembley in the park. Edited November 24, 2020 by sheepyvillian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enda Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 8 hours ago, thejoker said: I think 4-0 flattered Southampton massively at the time. They scored 3 worldies and pretty much scored with every shot they had. We weren’t great, especially 1st half but on chances created we should have taken a point at least. Massive claret and blue specs, I think. We went in 3-0 down at half time. Could have been even worse, they were 1-0 up after 2 mins but had a goal VAR’d out of existence by a whisker. And Cash could have seen red for the hand-ball, imho it was denying a clear goal-scoring opportunity. They must have had a dozen corners. We didn’t exactly peg them back after 3-0 after half-time, as they got a fourth on the hour. Four nil, with half an hour to go. Even when the clock struck 90 it was 4-1. Yes we had played far better for those last 30 mins and yes we got two goals in injury time, but come on 4-1 after 90 minutes is not a match you’re unlucky to lose. We were well beaten. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 6 hours ago, Zhan_Zhuang said: We still have the third best defence in the league, if we had managed to cut out a few dodgy errors we'd be in a very healthy position. It's frustrating I suppose as yes it is a good start but we could be better; that is life a constant striving for perfection. If my auntie had balls she would be my uncle.....its the dodgy errors that deem us a defensively suspect side. These errors are tossed around like bad luck......In some cases the players are simply " donuts". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 (edited) 45 minutes ago, Enda said: Massive claret and blue specs, I think. We went in 3-0 down at half time. Could have been even worse, they were 1-0 up after 2 mins but had a goal VAR’d out of existence by a whisker. And Cash could have seen red for the hand-ball, imho it was denying a clear goal-scoring opportunity. They must have had a dozen corners. We didn’t exactly peg them back after 3-0 after half-time, as they got a fourth on the hour. Four nil, with half an hour to go. Even when the clock struck 90 it was 4-1. Yes we had played far better for those last 30 mins and yes we got two goals in injury time, but come on 4-1 after 90 minutes is not a match you’re unlucky to lose. We were well beaten. You clearly watched the game. They forced us in to errors.....and in contrast, we rarely do that back. Edited November 24, 2020 by TRO 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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