sharkyvilla Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 Think I shall steer clear of these threads for a while! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudevillaisnice Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 I think Burnley will be a much more difficult game than Arsenal to be honest. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacketspuds Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 Just now, Dr_Pangloss said: Yay two Championship players. I do like Maupay, but we need better quality. Benrahma would be an excellent option to bring on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 Much to slow with his substitutions. I just don't think he is gonna make it, always thought this way but was hoping for the best. Premiership is another level maybe a bit to high for Smith. I will still stick by him, but every game seems to be lost in the same way, like he just wants to play it safe to stay in the League. Unfortunately, the days you can manage with a Pulis type manager in the Premier League have gone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 Just now, Davkaus said: Makes you wonder what the **** they've been doing all summer. They're professional athletes, but can't keep up with a 1 man advantage? A lot of boozing by the looks of it for some of them. Can't really fault McGinn because so far he's our best player but his levels drop dramatically by 70 mins, he appears to like a drink a lot. Do you think Ronaldo drinks heavily at any point in the season? Nope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 Just now, dudevillaisnice said: I think Burnley will be a much more difficult game than Arsenal to be honest. I think they'll batter us, Arsenal were **** shite. They were there for the taking, and I have little doubt it'll be one of the easiest games we play all season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKP90 Posted September 22, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted September 22, 2019 3 minutes ago, Adam2003 said: Christ almighty our fans. He is six games in. Would you write off a player after six games of their career in the PL?* No? So let’s give Smith time to learn. *Obviously a lot of Villa fans would, which is sad in itself, but that’s a different issue. I said it last year after we got promoted, our own fans expectations will be the biggest hurdle to us staying up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farlz Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 I like Smith a lot but he needs to stop being so **** stubborn and change our system. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penguin Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 Just now, dudevillaisnice said: I think Burnley will be a much more difficult game than Arsenal to be honest. Agree. Arsenal are wide open at the moment and I doubt Burnley will continue the trend of allowing us to play against 10 men. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 1 minute ago, jacketspuds said: Benrahma would be an excellent option to bring on. Not up to much this season, no goals or assists, overrated and not worth £20m+. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 Our owners are ambitious. Don't buy what they've said regarding Smith. He won't survive long if he's in game management doesn't improve. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penguin Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 2 minutes ago, jacketspuds said: Benrahma would be an excellent option to bring on. He’d be our best winger by a margin. Current options aren’t premier league level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastie Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 10 minutes ago, mikeyp102 said: Smith has to shoulder some blame there. It was obvious we were tiring and sitting back yet he never made a sub until we were losing. Not just some blame but the vast majority of the blame Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 2 minutes ago, sharkyvilla said: Think I shall steer clear of these threads for a while! I think I might join you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KentVillan Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 We have a very slow squad. I don't think it's their stamina that is causing them to lose runners, but their lack of pace. You can slam Deano all you like, but if his options are Hourihane, Lansbury, Elmohamady, Douglas, etc. then it's hard to see what he does to handle that. We should have put the game away earlier, and that was nothing to do with tactics, and everything to do with player quality. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted September 22, 2019 Author Share Posted September 22, 2019 Jota would have been a better option than Elmo. His subs were shit and too late. Should have at least got a point. Smith's truly failed us today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 (edited) Taking Trez off for Elmo is one of the worst decisions i've ever seen. This is the type of games that will lose you the dressing room as a manager. Edited September 22, 2019 by villalad21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 2 minutes ago, Farlz said: I like Smith a lot but he needs to stop being so **** stubborn and change our system. Agree, remind you of anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom_avfc Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 4 minutes ago, jacketspuds said: Should have brought on Benrahma and Maupay. Oh. I think this will be the defining post of the first half of this season. Everyone looked knackered and the options from the bench are frighteningly limited. I'm not sure we'll get much more out of the squad we've assembled here. They work hard and then tire after 60 minutes but the quality isn't even there in the first place. If we're bringing on players like Lansbury and Davis who I'm not convinced were even good enough for the Championship then it's looking pretty desperate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reivax_Villa Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 We could have won that game but poor decisions were made from the bench. I’m very pissed off with that result. Burnley are a physical and robust team. We need to win that game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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