villalad21 Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 (edited) Have to take positives from the game. Keep playing like that and we will be fine. Our striker situation is a problem though, a massive problem. Edited August 19, 2019 by villalad21 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villan_of_oz Posted August 19, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted August 19, 2019 Everyone is entitled to their opinion, including me ...... Really astounded at the level of negativity after just 2 matches. Maybe we're just fragile mentally after the last decade, maybe Ive watched 2 games in a parallel universe. Fwiw after the 2 games Ive watched if there aren't 3 worse teams at the end of season I'll personally write a letter of apology to anyone who wants one. We're going to be fine, we won't get 114 points but we won't get relegated! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villan-scott Posted August 20, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted August 20, 2019 19 hours ago, OxfordVillan said: I think this lineup could be solid whilst still allowing our current biggest threats to thrive. Any width would obviously have to come from the FBs, but it might serve us well in the shorter term. I think 5 centre midfielders might be a bit overkill! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 9 hours ago, Villan_of_oz said: Everyone is entitled to their opinion, including me ...... Really astounded at the level of negativity after just 2 matches. Maybe we're just fragile mentally after the last decade, maybe Ive watched 2 games in a parallel universe. Fwiw after the 2 games Ive watched if there aren't 3 worse teams at the end of season I'll personally write a letter of apology to anyone who wants one. We're going to be fine, we won't get 114 points but we won't get relegated! I’d normally agree but I remember saying we would finish mid table after the first 2 games of the season we got relegated. its just way too early to judge either way but we should keep positive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedClaretAndBlue Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 The Everton game will be a good barometer as to how we can expect to compete. Even if we lose but create a fair few chances and hold our own against a decent top 8 side with a lot of decent players will be encouraging. Against Spurs it was apparent there's a gulf in class, especially in that second half. Bournemouth are a settled well drilled side and we were probably the better side overall. The other promoted sides have carried their momentum into the new season, which could be crucial come the end of it. Just hope we don't completely waste ours by not picking up hardly any points. But that being said I think our side will get better as the season goes on rather than one that starts well and then fizzles out. I remain positive until given a reason not to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alreadyexists Posted August 20, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted August 20, 2019 I think August will be tough, and perhaps even September. We need to stick by the team and the manager even if it get very tough as I’m pretty such things will pick up after the team gel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomav84 Posted August 20, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted August 20, 2019 3 minutes ago, alreadyexists said: I think August will be tough, and perhaps even September. We need to stick by the team and the manager even if it get very tough as I’m pretty such things will pick up after the team gel. think thats why i, and many others are worrying, because on paper it's the easiest 2 months of the season. based on who we still have to play, as an absolute minimum, we need to have 9 points on the board by the end of next month 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted August 20, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted August 20, 2019 We do need to put some points on the board soon and not consider games as being a good indicator (Bournemouth was meant to be that wasn’t it?). Having said that, I won’t be panicking if we lose on Friday (urgh...Friday night games). I think we’ll click soon. My main worry is the time taken to find our feet, we’ll have played a handful of fixtures in which we’ve not picked up as many points as we should have. A point on Friday (urgh...Friday) would be good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 Would go with this. ------------------Heaton------------------ Elmo----Engels--Mings--------Taylor ---------------------Luiz------------------------ -------------McGinn---Hourihane-------- Trez---------------Wesley-------------Jack Reason being: El Ghazi and Jota has been awful and Jack is so effective when he cuts inside from wide areas, it's how we scored the goal on saturday. Also we need Hourihane's goals and assists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberman Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 11 hours ago, Villan_of_oz said: Fwiw after the 2 games Ive watched if there aren't 3 worse teams at the end of season.... Despite our start there are already 3 teams worse than us this season! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villan_of_oz Posted August 20, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted August 20, 2019 2 hours ago, Vive_La_Villa said: I’d normally agree but I remember saying we would finish mid table after the first 2 games of the season we got relegated. its just way too early to judge either way but we should keep positive. This team would flog that relegated team 9 out 10 times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 31 minutes ago, Villan_of_oz said: This team would flog that relegated team 9 out 10 times. I don’t think he would flog the one at the start of the season. Up until the collapse at Leicester we looked ok. After that we turned to shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 23 hours ago, OxfordVillan said: I think this lineup could be solid whilst still allowing our current biggest threats to thrive. Any width would obviously have to come from the FBs, but it might serve us well in the shorter term. That team has no width. Targett and Guilbert would have to push up a lot to compensate. However I agree in playing Hourihane- or finding someone who can cross the ball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villan_of_oz Posted August 20, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted August 20, 2019 43 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said: I don’t think he would flog the one at the start of the season. Up until the collapse at Leicester we looked ok. After that we turned to shit. Yeah sorry thats what I meant as in the team that finished the season. I'd actually forgotten that Leicester match, Grealish and Gil both scoring cracker goals iirc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunderball Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 Its one of these two for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrytini Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 On 18/08/2019 at 18:37, DCJonah said: I think its a reasonable discussion. We will certainly be in the mix most of the season. These 2 games have shown some serious issues. Couldn’t disagree more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrytini Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 On 18/08/2019 at 19:06, Vive_La_Villa said: I must have watched a different game. I thought we had some really good chances. We really need to keep optimistic. Couldn’t agree more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrytini Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 On 18/08/2019 at 21:27, PieFacE said: We're 2 games into the season and we're already talking about relegation and the owners losing interest? Bonkers. Couldn’t agree more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post terrytini Posted August 20, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 20, 2019 I have attended both games, watched them both through a couple of times, and watched at least 30 min highlights of everyone else’s games. I have absolutely no idea what people are concerned about. Whilst I have no idea when out first Win will come, if we play as we have it will. Could be Everton. Could be Palace. Could be later. No idea, and not in the least concerned. In fact I’m more optimistic now than I was pre season. I honestly think we’ve played some of the best football of any side,I think the secret to Deanos style is the amount of time he has with players, his way of playing means they have to instinctively know what to play confident that teammates will be in the spaces they hit. Takes a little time to perfect as we saw last season......as does timing the frequency and areas of the Press, which is crucial.Defensively I think we’ve been sound. But that’s all tactics and no tactician. I just like what I’ve seen. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 35 minutes ago, Villan_of_oz said: Yeah sorry thats what I meant as in the team that finished the season. I'd actually forgotten that Leicester match, Grealish and Gil both scoring cracker goals iirc I reckon my Sunday league team would have a good crack at beating the team that finished the season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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