villalad21 Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 3 hours ago, Zatman said: but we still won 2 games Yeah, impressive stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mazrim Posted March 21, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted March 21, 2019 When Jack came back from injury and our form picked up significantly I thought it was just down to Jack. But in hindsight, that's too simplistic. It does a disservice to the likes of Mings, Hause, McGinn, El Ghazi and more, who have all delivered. So I think that while Jack is our best and most crucial player, its not a one man show. Not at all. The way I see it is that Villa are very finely balanced in our current guise and it doesnt take much to throw it out. Jack makes everybody more effective but he's not the one heading balls clear time after time or chasing down the ball like a terrier. Credit must go to the manager, and perhaps a bit of fortune in hitting the right balance at the right time. Its not all about Jack. But we can't get promoted without him this season. You could argue the same with Mings, Abraham, McGinn etc to a lesser extent. 9 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Imagine wanting him sacked. I didn't think he could get this squad in the playoffs but his January signings and his coaching have worked wonders. I'm confident he will take us up this year or next. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Played some brilliant stuff in the first half, some really superb football at times. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Zatman Posted March 30, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted March 30, 2019 I noticed this thread is not as popular on matchdays for some posters anymore 2 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 (edited) 29 minutes ago, Zatman said: I noticed this thread is not as popular on matchdays for some posters anymore Strange isn’t it I haven’t seen us play one touch stuff like we did today in years. Maybe...just maybe, training and coaching a new way of playing takes time. Edited March 30, 2019 by Vive_La_Villa 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jareth Posted March 30, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted March 30, 2019 Feels like he's been here years, obviously in reality it's months - what a manager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 1 minute ago, Jareth said: Feels like he's been here years, obviously in reality it's months - what a manager. I also think we’re only going to get better. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 7 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said: I haven’t seen us play one touch stuff like we did today in years. Maybe...just maybe, training and coaching a new way of playing takes time. I couldn’t go today.. my mate who I gave the ticket to, text me saying the football we played in the first half was reminiscent of the 90’s. A lot of credit to go to Smith and his team for changing the style and not panicking when results weren’t going well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 1 minute ago, mikeyp102 said: I couldn’t go today.. my mate who I gave the ticket to, text me saying the football we played in the first half was reminiscent of the 90’s. A lot of credit to go to Smith and his team for changing the style and not panicking when results weren’t going well. It was one touch around the area. Whilst it wasn’t perfect and would break down at times it was great to see the players try to play that way. This has clearly been coached and instructed. Of course Jack was always the architect of it all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dale Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Best football I've had the pleasure of seeing at VP (from us)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 The first half was the best football I've ever seen us play (I've only supported Villa in the 21st century). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Keyblade said: The first half was the best football I've ever seen us play (I've only supported Villa in the 21st century). even better than the Boro or Derby games etc where we had some good passages of play? if so thats some high praise. Edited March 30, 2019 by MaVilla Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dale Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Anyone missing Steve Bruce? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 1 minute ago, Dale said: Anyone missing Steve Bruce? Probably only Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briny_ear Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 (edited) 22 minutes ago, Dale said: Anyone missing Steve Bruce? Given the amount he gets mentioned in this thread, I would say most of the posters on VT are. Edited March 30, 2019 by briny_ear 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferguson1 Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 29 minutes ago, Dale said: Anyone missing Steve Bruce? I can smell the hot dogs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 44 minutes ago, MaVilla said: even better than the Boro or Derby games etc where we had some good passages of play? if so thats some high praise. I think it was better for the simple reason Blackburn were better. Boro and Derby were just garbage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 (edited) 14 minutes ago, briny_ear said: Given the amount he gets mentioned in this thread, I would say most of the posters on VT are. Considering he was our last manager for 2 years you’ll continue to get the comparisons I’m afraid. I only mow mention him in reference to how he deliberately f**ked us over and how he is now turning Sheff Wed in to a very dull team. Edit: I should say tried to f**k us over. Edited March 30, 2019 by Vive_La_Villa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Why is everyone saying Derby have an easy run. Brentford, Blackburn and Birmingham away is far from easy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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