Uncle Albert Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 20 minutes ago, GarethRDR said: There damn sure is with their indicators. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKP90 Posted July 27, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted July 27, 2019 18 minutes ago, villan-scott said: Support all day long, we want to dominate the ball higher up the pitch. We won’t dominate possession or high press the top sides, they’ll kill us if we try. We’ll need someone who can win and control the ball and then set off the counter. Which Douglas can. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 Just now, HKP90 said: We won’t dominate possession or high press the top sides, they’ll kill us if we try. We’ll need someone who can win and control the ball and then set off the counter. Which Douglas can. Yeah, no way will Dean Smith be as naive as Sherwood and think we can outplay or dominate the likes of City and what not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sulberto21 Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 6 minutes ago, HKP90 said: We won’t dominate possession or high press the top sides, they’ll kill us if we try. We’ll need someone who can win and control the ball and then set off the counter. Which Douglas can. I think only City, Liverpool and Spurs will not be dominated by a high press. Chelsea , Man U and Arsenal can be high pressed by us and the rest of the Prem it depends on how we play on the day. Chelsea are the only unknown to me because I’m not sure how Lampard will set them up. If it’s anything like Derby we’ll Crush them. If Sarri was still there id be confident - put Mcginn on Jorghino and it all falls apart for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 4 minutes ago, sne said: Yeah, no way will Dean Smith be as naive as Sherwood and think we can outplay or dominate the likes of City and what not. Looking at videos of Trezeguet he looks very good on the counter attack. Im sure he was brought in with those types of game in mind and why there is still talk of another winger to come in. If Luiz can pick the ball up in tight situations around the back 4 and find quick ball-carrying players we can be dangerous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villan-scott Posted July 27, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted July 27, 2019 12 minutes ago, HKP90 said: We won’t dominate possession or high press the top sides, they’ll kill us if we try. We’ll need someone who can win and control the ball and then set off the counter. Which Douglas can. 10 minutes ago, sne said: Yeah, no way will Dean Smith be as naive as Sherwood and think we can outplay or dominate the likes of City and what not. Of course. I don’t expect us to go toe to toe with the big boys. Smith will have tactics for each game (what a novelty!). At home to the bottom half I expect he will look to high press, set traps and dictate play. Man City et al will be counter and play from deeper. Luckily for us we seem to be building a squad capable of all sorts. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkLillis Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 (edited) 47 minutes ago, villalad21 said: If he plays really well and Man City's new signing doesn't work out we will probably only have this guy for a season. If.....and..only.......you have to love pre-season. No really knows how it’s going to go so desperately try to cover the bases Edited July 27, 2019 by MarkLillis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyp Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 1 hour ago, villan-scott said: Of course. I don’t expect us to go toe to toe with the big boys. Smith will have tactics for each game (what a novelty!). At home to the bottom half I expect he will look to high press, set traps and dictate play. Man City et al will be counter and play from deeper. Luckily for us we seem to be building a squad capable of all sorts. Exactly this. Whilst we are playing some lovely stuff right now, it is pre season against limited opposition. It will be a baptism of fire when we go to Spurs on the first day. We won't have the ball for large spells, not because we are poor, the opposition at this level, especially top 8, is elite. I'd hope the RB Leipzig game will be as close to competitive you can get against a quality opposition. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 1 hour ago, sne said: Yeah, no way will Dean Smith be as naive as Sherwood and think we can outplay or dominate the likes of City and what not. Bournemouth have for years played the "Bournemouth" way against them and getting spanked everytime. Last season Howe tried to park the bus against Pep and still got spanked. When Man City are in form there are no set way to beat them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKP90 Posted July 27, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted July 27, 2019 3 minutes ago, villalad21 said: Bournemouth have for years played the "Bournemouth" way against them and getting spanked everytime. Last season Howe tried to park the bus against Pep and still got spanked. When Man City are in form there are no set way to beat them. Man city are unplayable most of the time, true, but if we play canny we might just nick the odd point off the other big boys, and that will be the difference between survival and relegation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brommy Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 32 minutes ago, HKP90 said: Man city are unplayable most of the time, true, but if we play canny we might just nick the odd point off the other big boys, and that will be the difference between survival and relegation. Picking up a very occasional point or 3 from the top 6 would be a bonus, but I see the key to survival as reasonably consistently taking all 3 points from the lower half teams. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 19 hours ago, il_serpente said: Not quite sure how to break this to you, but.... To be honest, the missus always tell me I’m a classic Audi driver/rocket polisher so maybe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 1 hour ago, HKP90 said: Man city are unplayable most of the time, true, but if we play canny we might just nick the odd point off the other big boys, and that will be the difference between survival and relegation. Yep and don’t forget that despite being largely shit we still pulled off occasional results at Anfield and Emirates before going down eventually....for years we were a bogey side for Chelsea, particularly at VP.....I cannot wait for this season to start, think we’ll surprise a lot of people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveAV1 Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 14 hours ago, villabromsgrove said: I totally agree. If Douglas is as good as my Beemer, he'll be smooth, powerful and very comfortable. That made me smile, I just imagine you as BMW driver. Must be the Bromsgrove thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThunderPower_14 Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 I'm really not fussed by the alledged buyback, I know it's probably been discussed to death but if we only get him for 1 season, make a tidy profit on him and stay up, brilliant. It's better than paying the same amount for an inferior player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robby b Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 (edited) All this work permit hoo-ha must have been stressful for him, half his hair has turned white ! Edited July 27, 2019 by robby b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 i read somewhere that he arrives Monday?, true or not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AV82 Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 Can't wait to see how this guy operates at DM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinRichardsonsMoustache Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 *the uncomfortable smile when you realise something isn't quite right* 'What sort of massage is this anyway...' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jareth Posted July 27, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted July 27, 2019 Just now, KevinRichardsonsMoustache said: *the uncomfortable smile when you realise something isn't quite right* 'What sort of massage is this anyway...' It's Wyness's old office 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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