sidcow Posted April 22, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted April 22, 2019 36 minutes ago, mikeyp102 said: Plus he hasn’t messed with the defence apart from injury or suspension. And has done a quite outstanding job of having to cope with a frankly ridiculous number of injuries at the back. Most successful teams are based on a solid and constant defensive line up. How many combinations have we had to play this year in defence? I would be surprised if there is another professional team anywhere in World football who have had as many defensive combinations as we have this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinker Posted April 22, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted April 22, 2019 Great manager, he's calm and collected and shows a passion for our club that makes players play at 100%. More like Brian little than Gregory. He's gonna create something special over the next 10 seasons or so .....UTV 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVTuco Posted April 22, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted April 22, 2019 I'll compliment him only after our win at Wembley. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post May-Z Posted April 22, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted April 22, 2019 This is how a system and a style of play pays dividends compared with keeping it tight and waiting for a moment of magic. Players can be rotated and injuries don't have such a big impact on a performance. 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Keyblade Posted April 22, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted April 22, 2019 P10 W10 Goals scored: 23 Goals conceded: 6 Is absolutely incredible. The defensive stat is in a way even more remarkable considering the shambolic state of our defense before Smith arrived. We are colossal at the back and unstoppable up front. Think today was the first time in this run that we were held to a single goal. I have never seen Villa play football of this calibre. Gone are the days that I used to envy other teams and what they were doing. It's our turn to be envied. Not going up last season was a massive blessing in disguise. We'd have been slugging it out at the bottom with Steve Bruce likely getting sacked in December and replaced by Mark Hughes or something. More importantly we wouldn't have been taken over by NSWE and crucially would probably never have hired Dean. Now if we do go up, we have an embedded style and culture and actual ethos on how to win games. We also have an established player recruitment strategy and crucially we know where we stand financially. At the very least we are on much surer footing. What an amazing turnaround in less than a year. 15 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 Bare in mind, we've partially done this run of 10 wins without our Full strength first team. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roonst83 Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 1 hour ago, Keyblade said: P10 W10 Goals scored: 23 Goals conceded: 6 Is absolutely incredible. The defensive stat is in a way even more remarkable considering the shambolic state of our defense before Smith arrived. We are colossal at the back and unstoppable up front. Think today was the first time in this run that we were held to a single goal. I have never seen Villa play football of this calibre. Gone are the days that I used to envy other teams and what they were doing. It's our turn to be envied. Not going up last season was a massive blessing in disguise. We'd have been slugging it out at the bottom with Steve Bruce likely getting sacked in December and replaced by Mark Hughes or something. More importantly we wouldn't have been taken over by NSWE and crucially would probably never have hired Dean. Now if we do go up, we have an embedded style and culture and actual ethos on how to win games. We also have an established player recruitment strategy and crucially we know where we stand financially. At the very least we are on much surer footing. What an amazing turnaround in less than a year. Actually conceded only five. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post terrytini Posted April 22, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted April 22, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: Bare in mind, we've partially done this run of 10 wins without our Full strength first team. Not just that. Look at today’s line up. Steer. Elmo. Jedi at CB. Taylor. Adomah. Kodja. Whelan. That’s 7 of the 11. Just a few months ago many many people would’ve seen those names on the Team Sheet and despaired ( in some cases with more reason than others). They ( apparently) had no fight, little skill, no desire, etc. If you’d said to even their biggest admirers that they’d be playing quality, entertaining, winning, pressure football, you’d have been laughed at. No pre season. No big budget buys. Very few of his own players. Absolutely outstanding job he’s done. Edited April 23, 2019 by terrytini 13 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KentVillan Posted April 22, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted April 22, 2019 Mediocre manager who doesn't know how to set up a defence, and found his level at Brentford -- whose success was all down to their scouting network and data analysts. We deserve better! 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciggiesnbeer Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 Dean Smith is a lose /quit / load till win, man on Football Manager. I approve. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 On 19/04/2019 at 18:36, mjmooney said: This. How great must he feel, as a lifelong Villa fan, to be where he is today? He is probably saying to his family.....pinch me. but hey!.....The guy knows what he is doing and having a love for it.....its just great. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raver50032 Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 Someone earlier mentioned that this is the best they felt as a Villa fan since 1998... For me, this is the best I've felt as a Villa fan since we were 9 points clear of 4th placed Arsenal in 2009 (and we went on to finish XXXX 6th - WTAF). The best I've felt since that incredible League Cup Semi-Final against Blackburn... the best I've felt since that 2015 FA Cup Semi-Final performance and result. We've been made to pay for a good length of time after all of those highs. Let's be honest folks, winning 10 on the spin like we have is about as good as it's going to get. Cherish it... Make the most of it... you never know when your next 'high' is going to come from, especially with Villa. It's taken a century and more to win 10 on the bounce... We're not likely to ever see that again. We could just as easily see ten losses on the spin. In Dean I trust... a remarkable feat... I just hope that our highs for this season are not quite over just yet. Up the Villa... UP THE XXXXXXG VILLA!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCDAN Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 Its nice to see in his interviews that he isn't basking in the glory of 10 on the spin, its just a by product of what he's trying to do here. He wants more and so do the fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post screwdriver Posted April 23, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted April 23, 2019 I thought Smith got it wrong yesterday. Why make a double substitution when we are winning the game and want to run the clock down? This is tactical Nativity on a new level. 1) it doesn't waste any time c) it disrupts the telepathy of the team with two new consciousness's to connect with instead of one. The subs should have been staggered. If we had picked up an injury it would have been squeeky botty cheek time. Also why bring on Andre Powederpuff Green. It would have been better to switch Kodjia to the wing and totally bring on Davis earlier. Both need as many minutes as they can get. we would have been able to lump it long to davis by passing Millwall's double decker midfield. he could of flicked it on to the overlapping Kodjia then bingo! Smith should of come out and said he got it wrong in the postmatch. 3 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 Tactical nativity - typical wasteman tactics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted April 23, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted April 23, 2019 10 minutes ago, screwdriver said: I thought Smith got it wrong yesterday. Why make a double substitution when we are winning the game and want to run the clock down? This is tactical Nativity on a new level. 1) it doesn't waste any time c) it disrupts the telepathy of the team with two new consciousness's to connect with instead of one. The subs should have been staggered. If we had picked up an injury it would have been squeeky botty cheek time. Also why bring on Andre Powederpuff Green. It would have been better to switch Kodjia to the wing and totally bring on Davis earlier. Both need as many minutes as they can get. we would have been able to lump it long to davis by passing Millwall's double decker midfield. he could of flicked it on to the overlapping Kodjia then bingo! Smith should of come out and said he got it wrong in the postmatch. You're not even trying anymore, are you? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 11 minutes ago, screwdriver said: I thought Smith got it wrong yesterday. Why make a double substitution when we are winning the game and want to run the clock down? This is tactical Nativity on a new level. 1) it doesn't waste any time c) it disrupts the telepathy of the team with two new consciousness's to connect with instead of one. The subs should have been staggered. If we had picked up an injury it would have been squeeky botty cheek time. Also why bring on Andre Powederpuff Green. It would have been better to switch Kodjia to the wing and totally bring on Davis earlier. Both need as many minutes as they can get. we would have been able to lump it long to davis by passing Millwall's double decker midfield. he could of flicked it on to the overlapping Kodjia then bingo! Smith should of come out and said he got it wrong in the postmatch. Is this because you can't admit you were wrong? Now make your criticism so over the top that you can pretend you were joking all the time 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted April 23, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted April 23, 2019 Just an observation but this run has helped highlight how much more traffic these threads receive when things are going badly. Over the bad run of 13 matches this thread increased by nearly 300 pages. Across the record breaking 10 wins, it’s increased by about 60 pages. Now ok, the 13 matches were spread over a longer time (about 30 days), but still the conversation rate slowed right down when things are going well. Like I say, just an observation, not an exact science. I would imagine it would be the same for every club, regardless of the sport. Just mildly interesting. Anyway keep up the good work Dean, it’s fantastic. I hope to congratulate you on securing promotion in about 8 pages time. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Willard Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 1 hour ago, screwdriver said: I thought Smith got it wrong yesterday. Why make a double substitution when we are winning the game and want to run the clock down? This is tactical Nativity on a new level. 1) it doesn't waste any time c) it disrupts the telepathy of the team with two new consciousness's to connect with instead of one. The subs should have been staggered. If we had picked up an injury it would have been squeeky botty cheek time. Also why bring on Andre Powederpuff Green. It would have been better to switch Kodjia to the wing and totally bring on Davis earlier. Both need as many minutes as they can get. we would have been able to lump it long to davis by passing Millwall's double decker midfield. he could of flicked it on to the overlapping Kodjia then bingo! Smith should of come out and said he got it wrong in the postmatch. Lol. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khizzy Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 Tactical nativity? Starring the Baby Dean Smith? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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