Chicken Field Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 I've had my doubts with Smith, especially our slightly negative play in the past. It is clear to see that our style the last few seasons, was just set up to get the best out of Grealish. Now we actually look like a team and our pressing game is stunning ! loving everything about Villa at the moment!! UTV 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 10 minutes ago, Davkaus said: Some poor finishing took the shine off the game, but it really was a gamne of fine margins. We could have drew 1-1, but we really should have won it by 3 or 4 goal. We were superior all over the pitch. It's the first game that it's really sunk in that we're not a one man team anymore It was but they are a top team, title contenders. We showed them no respect and got rewarded for it. Could easily have got picked off on the break and all the critics would be talking about how naive Smith is. Fine margins indeed but I love the ballsy approach and the way Smith wants his teams to play regardless of the opposition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Vive_La_Villa Posted September 25, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted September 25, 2021 1 minute ago, Chicken Field said: I've had my doubts with Smith, especially our slightly negative play in the past. It is clear to see that our style the last few seasons, was just set up to get the best out of Grealish. Now we actually look like a team and our pressing game is stunning ! loving everything about Villa at the moment!! UTV Smith has always wanted this approach. He just didn’t have the players for it and knew it would get us relegated so had to correct it. We now have a squad to play the way he wants us to and we seeing the rewards. He’s a top manager. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Zero7 Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 Brilliant managerial performance, just imagine what the score would have been in the OGS was managing us today and he was with them... This guy is the real deal but haters gona hate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sulberto21 Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 I hope now that the club believes in themselves collectively. Before our covid outbreak at the club we played the best football in the league bar none last season but we kept missing easier chances. Looked like we didn't believe we were that good. The Chelsea performance and now today's result surely will give us that extra edge in mentality. I think Deano believes but the players have been a little diffident in their abilities. Top 6 this season after the last 2 performances against Chelsea and today. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mantis Posted September 25, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted September 25, 2021 Our start to this season has now only been marginally worse than our excellent start to last season, and that's with all our injury problems and losing our best player. Last season: 4 wins and 2 losses in our opening 6 This season: 3 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses in our opening 6 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozvillafan Posted September 25, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted September 25, 2021 It's 0-0 away to ManUre with 15 minutes to go. We haven't beaten them since 2009. Perhaps our press is dropping off as fatigue sets in. A draw would be a good result. What do you do? If you are Dean, you keep the pressure on by subbing fresh legs in the front line and go for the win. How many managers would do that? Brilliant. Never took the foot off the throat. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
est1874 Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 Fantastic team set-up, tactics were spot on and made the right changes at the right times today. When he gets it right, he gets it so right. Great management Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick76 Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post nick76 Posted September 25, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted September 25, 2021 Smith keeps smashing through the imaginary ability ceiling people think he has. 18 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 I'd like the 4 4 2 or 4 3 3 to be played at home to Wolves. Keep the 3 at the back away to Spurs and Arsenal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 12 minutes ago, ozvillafan said: It's 0-0 away to ManUre with 15 minutes to go. We haven't beaten them since 2009. Perhaps our press is dropping off as fatigue sets in. A draw would be a good result. What do you do? If you are Dean, you keep the pressure on by subbing fresh legs in the front line and go for the win. How many managers would do that? Brilliant. Never took the foot off the throat. Had we then lost he would have got crucified on here for his ‘naive’ changes. Sometimes we have to just applaud his approach but also accept it won’t always work, especially against top opposition. But you have to respect the mentality and attitude. It’s a winning one. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 Just now, CVByrne said: I'd like the 4 4 2 or 4 3 3 to be played at home to Wolves. Keep the 3 at the back away to Spurs and Arsenal I see keep it as is. It’s very attacking and it’s also working. If it ain’t broke… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest av1 Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 1 hour ago, penguin said: Going to Old Trafford and pressing them into their final third and taking it to them. That’s what I love about our manager, we try to win every game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 31 minutes ago, useless said: Ten points after six games, that's only two less than at the same point last season. So we're regressing? Smith out!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 15 minutes ago, av1 said: That’s what I love about our manager, we try to win every game. Such a breath of fresh air from Bruce's "we'll go for ah 0-0 and see if wor can nick ah win" 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sulberto21 Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 Oh Deano we love you. Sort the finishing out though bro innit fam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Mantis said: Such a breath of fresh air from Bruce's "we'll go for ah 0-0 and see if wor can nick ah win" Exactly. Sometimes it won’t work, eg Chelsea. But when it does what a great feeling. I would have been proud even if we lost that game. I love our approach. Edited September 25, 2021 by Vive_La_Villa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunderball Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 (edited) Hasn’t had it easy so far, poor pre-season and injuries/internationals etc threatened the start but he deserves all the credit for remoulding this side into a better team post-Grealish. We are much more competitive, more solid, he knows what he is doing and has the whole squad pulling in the same direction, and wringing the best out of his coaches too. Improved us every single season since he arrived. We are never a fashionable team and Smith will never be a fashionable manager, he wont even get the begrudging respect Dyche gets, but he is right up there in management terms and getting better, we can all see that. I trust him to improve himself and step up when we step up. Any one who suggests he is at risk is a fair weather fan not paying attention. Edited September 25, 2021 by thunderball 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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