PaulC Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 I was a bit concerned with all the signings we have made it could be like when sherwood was manager but we looked good tonight. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-R Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 2 hours ago, samjp26 said: It's a winners mentality, wanting to improve and striving for better at all times rather than taking credit for what went well. You can see the same attitude in his signings, we haven't had it for years decade's, john gregory's squad was most likely the last time we had such a think, thats a bloody long time to go without a club running at its potential and trying to reach ad high as they can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-R Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, Zatman said: actually drooling watching this football. this pass and move is so strange to watch So your missing Goofball then, right he wants cabbage back at the helm it seems. Edited July 24, 2019 by Dave-R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RimmyJimmer Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 44 minutes ago, terrytini said: I’m so impressed by how we fielded two different teams in all 3 friendlies ( and each was swapped around aswell) and yet, on the whole, the actual football didn’t change at all. Fantastic to see. This is what has impressed me too. All players playing to a single system, and playing good football. Again, yes it's only walsall, but how many times have we played lower league teams in recent seasons, either in friendlies or cup games, and just looked really laboured and failed to put them away?? We did exactly what we should have tonight, played a lesser team off the pitch and scored goals in the process. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-R Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 12 minutes ago, RimmyJimmer said: This is what has impressed me too. All players playing to a single system, and playing good football. Again, yes it's only walsall, but how many times have we played lower league teams in recent seasons, either in friendlies or cup games, and just looked really laboured and failed to put them away?? We did exactly what we should have tonight, played a lesser team off the pitch and scored goals in the process. I hear you we've had so much trouble with lower league teams in the past that you could really see where we belonged at that time in terms of playing football. Its taken us a very long time to get to this point but were here now and were on our way to what could be a very good season in the prem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mjmooney Posted July 24, 2019 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted July 24, 2019 Oh, Dean. What have you done to my Aston Villa? I love it. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciggiesnbeer Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 This football is a genuine pleasure to watch. I dont want to go back. Please dont make me go back. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 I think we won most pre season games in the season we went down. So let's not get too carried away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villan-scott Posted July 25, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted July 25, 2019 23 minutes ago, villalad21 said: I think we won most pre season games in the season we went down. So let's not get too carried away. I’m not sure we did. I remember being at Walsall away, and thinking how terrible we were. My grandad called it then that we were going down. Ever the optimist! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsimonw Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 It's not even about results. If we lost 1-0 and our 5 goals happened to hit the post, it would've still been a superb performance with great football. Playing like this we'll create chances against 95% of teams, and likely score. It's glorious to watch when we're on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyrusr Posted July 25, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted July 25, 2019 1 hour ago, villalad21 said: I think we won most pre season games in the season we went down. So let's not get too carried away. No we didn't. From the fountain of knowledge that is Wikipedia... : 11 July 2015 Training match Fulham 3–1 Aston Villa Albufeira, Portugal 17 July 2015 Training match Braga 0–0 Aston Villa Albufeira, Portugal 21 July 2015 Friendly Swindon Town 0–2 Aston Villa Swindon 22 July 2015 Friendly Forest Green Rovers 0–3 Aston Villa XI Nailsworth 25 July 2015 Friendly Walsall 1–1 Aston Villa Walsall 28 July 2015 Friendly Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–2 Aston Villa Wolverhampton 29 July 2015 Friendly Tamworth 3–0 Aston Villa XI Tamworth 1 August 2015 Friendly Nottingham Forest 3–3 Aston Villa Nottingham That includes reserves as well. We beat Swindon Town and Forest Green Rovers, that's it. Yes it was only Walsall, but it was still nice to see. Leipzig will be the main test pre-season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrytini Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 2 hours ago, villalad21 said: I think we won most pre season games in the season we went down. So let's not get too carried away. I’m not sure anyone is excited because we Won. Ive been going to pre Season friendlies longer than I care to remember, and I’ve never seen anything like the cohesion and understanding I’ve seen this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted July 25, 2019 Author Share Posted July 25, 2019 It's only Walsall so I won't get carried away but man from watching the 're run at times the football was absolutely fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 4 minutes ago, terrytini said: I’m not sure anyone is excited because we Won. Ive been going to pre Season friendlies longer than I care to remember, and I’ve never seen anything like the cohesion and understanding I’ve seen this season. We've looked good. Although our opposition has been a joke so far in terms of quality. Can't wait for the Leipzig games, playing against an actual team. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 Does anyone know what’s the most transfers Smith is done in one window, and how his team did after that? Everyone knows that integrating so many new players is a risk (yes we had to do it), but smith seems very good at doing this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam-AVFC Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 12 minutes ago, mikeyp102 said: Does anyone know what’s the most transfers Smith is done in one window, and how his team did after that? Everyone knows that integrating so many new players is a risk (yes we had to do it), but smith seems very good at doing this. Without going in to too much detail, and stuicking to players I actually know, in Smith's time at Brentford (some might have been the summer before) they sold: 2015/16: Andre Gray Moses Odubajo Tarkowski Stuart Dalls Will Grigg 2016/17: Hogan 2017/18 Jota Colin Vibe Harlee Dean 2018/19 Ryan Woods John Egan Bjelland Considering these were all important 1st team players at the time (corrections incoming from @jonjon and @Brentfordnylons), I'm not too worried about Dean having to integrate players from a window or two of high turnover. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted July 25, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted July 25, 2019 It must feel like Christmas every day for him at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brommy Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 6 minutes ago, mjmooney said: It must feel like Christmas every day for him at the moment. His Christmas present being an expensive but high quality jigsaw. The football world will be watching whether he can fit the pieces together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirSteveUK Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 (edited) Comment from a different Brentford fan. WTF Quote in my experience he generally doesn't connect well with fanbases. He's doesn't really inspire, he's kind of beige, and he clings to the script like a Titanic survivor when the chips are down. Edited July 25, 2019 by SirSteveUK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 Still have my concerns. This is a new experience for the entire coaching staff. They've never managed at this level before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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