Popular Post Stevo985 Posted August 29, 2022 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted August 29, 2022 If his job is to get us a good squad, then I don't think he's doing too badly. If you'd told us 12 months ago we'd have a new manager and we'd have added, Digne, Coutinho, a supposedly very good DM and a supposedly very good CB to the squad to compliment our previous summer signings of Ings, Buendia, Bailey and co I don't think any of us would have quite believed it. The problem is the man managing them. Not the players, imo. That's not to say it's been perfect. Coutinho is looking like an expensive dud, as is Bailey. But in general you look at our squad and it is far FAR stronger than it was 12-18 months ago 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 17 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: If his job is to get us a good squad, then I don't think he's doing too badly. If you'd told us 12 months ago we'd have a new manager and we'd have added, Digne, Coutinho, a supposedly very good DM and a supposedly very good CB to the squad to compliment our previous summer signings of Ings, Buendia, Bailey and co I don't think any of us would have quite believed it. The problem is the man managing them. Not the players, imo. That's not to say it's been perfect. Coutinho is looking like an expensive dud, as is Bailey. But in general you look at our squad and it is far FAR stronger than it was 12-18 months ago Chuck in the academy stuff too and also the new contracts for Ramsey, Tim, archer etc He's getting a lot right But as long as we don't win football matches there'll be calls to sack everyone 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 36 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: If his job is to get us a good squad, then I don't think he's doing too badly. If you'd told us 12 months ago we'd have a new manager and we'd have added, Digne, Coutinho, a supposedly very good DM and a supposedly very good CB to the squad to compliment our previous summer signings of Ings, Buendia, Bailey and co I don't think any of us would have quite believed it. The problem is the man managing them. Not the players, imo. That's not to say it's been perfect. Coutinho is looking like an expensive dud, as is Bailey. But in general you look at our squad and it is far FAR stronger than it was 12-18 months ago Completely agree, on paper we have made some good signings, some very good, if this squad isnt performing, its on the manager for me. Could we improve on some positions? - yes, do we badly need some improvements in some positions? - yes. However, if you write these signings down on paper, i think they are all decent/good/excellent signings: Carlos Coutinho Kamara Buendia Bailey Digne All good to excellent signings for me, the majority of our issues for me, is the managers sh** tactics and formation etc. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWARLEY2 Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 Its been 2 and a half weeks since we lost Carlos. And its 36 hours till the cut off deadline. Since then we have let another centre half out on loan. Leaving mings chambers and konsa as the only centrehalves over the age of 18 . Time is ticking Johan. For such an ultra professional organisation like ours maybe you are not working quick enough to avoid any last minute mishaps on a potential deal . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 5 minutes ago, MWARLEY2 said: Its been 2 and a half weeks since we lost Carlos. And its 36 hours till the cut off deadline. Since then we have let another centre half out on loan. Leaving mings chambers and konsa as the only centrehalves over the age of 18 . Time is ticking Johan. For such an ultra professional organisation like ours maybe you are not working quick enough to avoid any last minute mishaps on a potential deal . gonna look very silly if we dont sign a defender, but let Hause go on loan. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dale Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 The coach being on the precipice of the sack probably damages our ability to shop right now. Although may well improve our ability to hang onto players he has mistreated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 Deals take time. It’s not a simple process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post duke313 Posted August 31, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted August 31, 2022 2 minutes ago, The_Steve said: Deals take time. It’s not a simple process. You're right, he's only had 3 months, give him a break. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 29 minutes ago, The_Steve said: Deals take time. It’s not a simple process. everybody wants to join villa, have you not heard about our project? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 33 minutes ago, The_Steve said: Deals take time. It’s not a simple process. Agreed, but then why loan out Hause before we get it sorted? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 Just now, DCJonah said: Agreed, but then why loan out Hause before we get it sorted? because lange asked gerrard and gerrard said one of the kids is ahead of him in the pecking order? no point in keeping hause here if he's never going to get picked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 1 minute ago, villa4europe said: because lange asked gerrard and gerrard said one of the kids is ahead of him in the pecking order? no point in keeping hause here if he's never going to get picked Who Feeney? I'd be surprised given his age but maybe. Still seems risky when we acknowledge that bringing players in takes time and there's a deadline coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted August 31, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted August 31, 2022 I dunno, this summer is starting to feel like a bit of a mess again as did last summer. I'm not saying he should be sacked because truthfully, I'm unsure of the exact job role he has. But between him and Purslow I feel like we're being quite mismanaged atm. If his sole responsibility is to ensure we have a good squad, then yeah our squad is better than last years. But I feel like there should be more to it than that, especially in a sense that there's synergy between the direction the club wants to go in and the players, staff and manager we employ. That side of things seems a bit of a mess, to me at least. But this is all totally from an outside looking in view. When you compare how we've been run over the past 24 months to a club such as Brighton or Brentford who clearly have a strong idea of what they want to be. Can't help but feel we're missing a trick or two. Though, I also fully appreciate that I'm comparing us to seemingly two of the best well ran clubs in the league as of right now. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 Just now, DCJonah said: Who Feeney? I'd be surprised given his age but maybe. Still seems risky when we acknowledge that bringing players in takes time and there's a deadline coming. i dont see it as being solely a lange decision or it being a closed shop we get an enquiry about hause, lange asks gerrard where he is on the squad depth list, gerrard says 6th, we loan him if we have an injury crisis i dont expect gerrard to throw lange under the bus for loaning out someone who he rated, he's been allowed to go because gerrard didnt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 2 minutes ago, PieFacE said: I dunno, this summer is starting to feel like a bit of a mess again as did last summer. I'm not saying he should be sacked because truthfully, I'm unsure of the exact job role he has. But between him and Purslow I feel like we're being quite mismanaged atm. If his sole responsibility is to ensure we have a good squad, then yeah our squad is better than last years. But I feel like there should be more to it than that, especially in a sense that there's synergy between the direction the club wants to go in and the players, staff and manager we employ. That side of things seems a bit of a mess, to me at least. But this is all totally from an outside looking in view. When you compare how we've been run over the past 24 months to a club such as Brighton or Brentford who clearly have a strong idea of what they want to be. Can't help but feel we're missing a trick or two. Though, I also fully appreciate that I'm comparing us to seemingly two of the best well ran clubs in the league as of right now. i see it as they win football matches and we don't so the simple answer is they are better ran than we are yet neither club has a better squad than us, wouldn't say either have a better starting 11 or better academy either they just have a better football manager Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshVilla Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 (edited) Were going to be langeuishing around the relegation places all season thanks to this guy. Edited August 31, 2022 by AshVilla Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calcifer Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 56 minutes ago, The_Steve said: Deals take time. It’s not a simple process. Must have had some deals ongoing for the last 3 months then... As we have seen with deadline day a bid can be submitted and finalized pretty much the same day, here is a clue at what is probably going on right now in villa park Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 3 hours ago, AshVilla said: Were going to be langeuishing around the relegation places all season thanks to this guy. not really, we'll be languishing around the relegation places for as long as we keep gerrard this isnt a relegation candidate squad, nowhere near it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M_Afro Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 This guy has overseen one terrible signing after another. I don’t understand what he does. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacketspuds Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 3 minutes ago, M_Afro said: This guy has overseen one terrible signing after another. I don’t understand what he does. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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