Kiwivillan Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 9 hours ago, supermon said: i thought it was a penalty, was livid when nothing came of this, was VAR even checked? I believe so. He was checked after he lost control of the ball and was going away from it. I'm ok with it not being a penalty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-R Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 Starting to think there should be a VAR thread, it's certainly causing enough of a stir because it seems to contradicting, flawed and damn right daft at times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 8 hours ago, Dave-R said: Starting to think there should be a VAR thread, it's certainly causing enough of a stir because it seems to contradicting, flawed and damn right daft at times. The decisions depend on what club will benefit from a decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 14 hours ago, Dom_Wren said: I spoke to someone this week, that had to have a non villa interaction with Dean. I don't want to go into detail with what it was, but this gentleman told me he came away thoroughly impressed at how humble, kind, and genuine he was. That is all well and good but he still should have started McGinn over Whelan in the Derby last season. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dom_Wren Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 2 hours ago, rodders0223 said: That is all well and good but he still should have started McGinn over Whelan in the Derby last season. Didn’t we win it ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AV82 Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 Seeing the lads training at Villa Park is testament to what I love about Dean Smith. These previously overlooked details are what makes the difference and it's great to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhan_Zhuang Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 8 minutes ago, AV82 said: Seeing the lads training at Villa Park is testament to what I love about Dean Smith. These previously overlooked details are what makes the difference and it's great to see. Was there a video? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickeyC_UTV Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 1 hour ago, Zhan_Zhuang said: Was there a video? Mentioned it in the press conference, couldn't see anything on the OS or youtube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 1 hour ago, Zhan_Zhuang said: Was there a video? yeah vid is on Villas youtube site. weird cus i cant find it now.......but i watched it yesterday......taken down?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dom_Wren Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 11 minutes ago, MickeyC_UTV said: Mentioned it in the press conference, couldn't see anything on the OS or youtube Check John Terry’s instagram or villa report on twitter. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Zhan_Zhuang said: Was there a video? 14 minutes ago, MickeyC_UTV said: Mentioned it in the press conference, couldn't see anything on the OS or youtube 3 minutes ago, MaVilla said: yeah vid is on Villas youtube site. weird cus i cant find it now.......but i watched it yesterday......taken down?? 2 minutes ago, Dom_Wren said: Check John Terry’s instagram or villa report on twitter. i watched it yesterday, it was called "Aston villa prepare for Bournemouth", it was a training video, about 7 or 8 mins long. I went in to my viewed history, found it, and now it says "video unavailable". Maybe it has some top sekret moves they didnt want Bournemouth to watch? Edited August 15, 2019 by MaVilla Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AV82 Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 1 hour ago, Zhan_Zhuang said: Was there a video? This is all I saw.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickeyC_UTV Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 1 hour ago, Zhan_Zhuang said: Was there a video? as suggested by @Dom_Wren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhan_Zhuang Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 The reason I ask is I saw a video posted, then when I went to look at it an hour later it was gone. Yes maybe it gave something away? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 Yeah there was one up but it's gone. Wonder what the issue was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippo Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 1 hour ago, MickeyC_UTV said: as suggested by @Dom_Wren Looks a tough life being a pro footballer .....it's not as if the pay is any good ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post villadodo Posted August 15, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 15, 2019 (edited) My opinions why Dean Smith is the best manager we have had for years. 1) Tactics and coaching Sometimes I think people exaggerate the importance of tactics and coaching like they are a magic bullet that can win games on their own. If you have shit players you are not going to win regardless of your formation or how good your coaches are. Smith does the simple things well. All the players know we are going to play 4-3-3 and know exactly what their roles are so if we get an injury that player can be replaced seamlessly. There is no random chopping and changing like Bruce deciding to play 3 at the back on a whim. I actually don't think Smith does anything particularly special tactically but we are organised, have a plan and he doesn't sabotage the teams chances with strange decisions unlike previous managers. 2) Meritocracy Smith bases team selection on meritocracy. I guess it was surprising to see Taylor, Elmo and Hourihane in the starting line up against Spurs but actually it makes complete sense as following on from last season it is still their shirt to lose. The only position Smith frequently rotated last season was Adomah / Green because neither of them performed consistently well enough to keep the shirt. Players were only replaced due to injury or bad performances e.g. Tuanzebe for Hause (injury) and Hourihane for Whelan (performance). The player who came into the team always kept their place if they performed well. We have seen numerous managers in the past persist with selecting their favourites despite prolonged periods of underperformance e.g. Weimann and Gabby under Lambert which led to Albrighton leaving. Albrighton put in some great performances during the brief cameos he was given by Lambert and its hard to imagine the same situation happening under Smith. It must create a great competitive edge when no-one's position is safe and everyone has the opportunity to keep a first team place if they perform well. 3) Round pegs in round holes Smith selects players in their strongest position and only deviates from this approach unless there is no alternative e.g. Hause covering at left back last season when Taylor was injured. We all know Bruce loved to select players in random unfamiliar positions which reached its disastrous peak at the start of last season when Tuanzebe became RB, Hutton LB, Jedinak CB, Kodjia LW, Elmo RW... WTF! I clearly remember feeling the same frustrations with both Lambert and McLeish. 4) Personality Obviously this is a bit more difficult to judge as he could easily be a different person behind the scenes. However he always comes across as an amiable, humble and intelligent guy who loves Villa. Bruce made his own situation worse by antagonising the fans. Di Matteo was robotic. Garde realised he'd made a horrible mistake. Sherwood was a clown. Lambert was dour. McLeish couldn't shake off his past. Houllier was respected by the fans but not the players according to Petrov. Its hard to imagine anyone taking a strong disliking to Smith. 5) Conclusion Dean Smith is our best manager in years because he does the simple things well. The Premier League is a massive step up for our squad and there is only a certain limited amount the manager can do to impact results. Ultimately much of our performance this season will come down to the quality of recruitment we have done which is based on work from our scouting department, Pitarch and Purslow not just Dean Smith. If the going gets tough and Smith starts to get scapegoated I just want to remind you all of the list of our other recent managers Bruce, Di Matteo, Garde, Sherwood, Lambert McLeish, Houllier... etc. It is a lot easier to find a crap manager than it is to find a good one! Edited August 15, 2019 by villadodo 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A'Villan Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 2 hours ago, villadodo said: 1) Tactics and coaching Sometimes I think people exaggerate the importance of tactics and coaching like they are a magic bullet that can win games on their own. To start, I like your post but I'm out of my daily quota. Coaching and tactics absolutely can, and they do, win games. Not on their own, they require personnel to manifest them for the duration of preparation and game day. As for being magic, I don't think that's an apt way to describe them. There's no mystery or supernatural when it come to the practicalities involved in coaching or tactics. Both involve specific and clear direction and guidelines in order to obtain a desired outcome. They require detailed understanding and knowledge of what's at stake. Not really magic, unless you mean it in a very loose and general sense like it being pretty amazing that we're all here in the first place. Now that has some mystery to it. But coaching and tactics specifically, nah. But they without doubt will win you games. Superstar team over a team of superstars every time for me. As for the rest of your post, very nice, I like... I have been known to get on a soapbox about merit (more from a societal leadership angle) so I agree with your observations there. But my favourite part is the personality part. He is amiable, which is so important in life, as well as sport, in any relationship dynamic that you can muster it, everyone involved will benefit from it. Remember good sportsmanship? It's the same as showing good character. Which Smith does. He comes across as honest and hardworking, an avid learner within the game. The latter being what has enabled him to come in and gain promotion where others couldn't. And why I believe he will kick on to greater success, I'm wishful that it's with us. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 Impossible to blame him after today. Everton up next. Very tough game. Another loss and i can see us going in a downward spiral which is hard to get out of. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momo Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 Coward. Should have subbed Grealish for Hourihane the last 10-15 minutes. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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