birdman Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 11 hours ago, Marka Ragnos said: Maybe a bit controversial, but I think he's Martinez is the single biggest reason -- coupled with Unai and McGinn -- that we're at where we're at. He's the player with the sky-rocketing on-pitch ambition. He is absolutely desperate to win. You need a manager with that, too, but Martinez makes Unai's tactics actionable on the pitch. I never really grasped just how intelligent Martinez and also John McGinn are until this year, but I see them as authentic geniuses now, McGinn is Villa's left brain, the Architect, Martinez is Villa's right, the Soul. God, wtf am I on about? Too much coffee tonight heh. There's no doubting the seismic mentality shift of this team under Unai. I think Martinez already had it to a certain extent and you need someone like that as an on pitch example to the others. Thats why his recent "I'm a believer mate" quip seems so iconic to me. A guy that is absolutely not afraid to dare to dream or demand success of himself. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 the thing I've often wondered , is what did Wolves , Reading fans etc make of him during his spells with them ..., My Notts County supporting friends always knew Grealish was destined for the top , i just wondered if those Reading fans thought , Wow he's something quite special ? or did something just suddenly click with him when he replaced Leno and then when the villa coaching staff got hold of him ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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VillaCon Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 https://www.spurs-web.com/spurs-news/aston-villa-star-admits-he-threatened-to-beat-up-tottenham-player-to-keep-him-in-line/ Quote Martinez revealed that during the World Cup final in Qatar last year, he had to pull Romero aside and threaten him after the Spurs star went in with both feet at Kylian Mbappe. Argentina’s number one told ESPN: “I know Cuti’s (Romero) weakness, I remember in the final against France he went with both feet against Mbappe. “He grabbed the ball, everything. And at half-time, I grabbed him by the shirt and told him, ‘If you get kicked out, I’ll beat the sh*t out of you after the game’. Probably not the greatest attitude from Emi, but I don't think we need to worry about Romero seeking revenge on cash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWARLEY2 Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 21 hours ago, VillaCon said: https://www.spurs-web.com/spurs-news/aston-villa-star-admits-he-threatened-to-beat-up-tottenham-player-to-keep-him-in-line/ Probably not the greatest attitude from Emi, but I don't think we need to worry about Romero seeking revenge on cash I reckon the opposite. He knows Romeros personality. Knew what needed to be said. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayEm Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 Absolutely love Emi. Do think him trying to drag the Brentford man off the ground was a big mistake, no need to inflame things that late on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 Yeah Emi should've just stood there laughing in his face but can totally understand why he got to the end of his tether with that prick Maupay. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HalfTimePost Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 My Shithouse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villarule123 Posted December 17, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted December 17, 2023 Brilliant dark arts at the end, unfortunately Kamara ruined it by doing something stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supermon Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 Surprised he didn't get sent off for that, he's bat shit crazy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyM3000 Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 Might have got 3 points but he's now a big reason of why Kamara is going to miss 3 games and that could cost us more in the long run. You can laugh at Maupay at the end of the game, ridiculous thing to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyjsg Posted December 17, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted December 17, 2023 Just now, jayEm said: Absolutely love Emi. Do think him trying to drag the Brentford man off the ground was a big mistake, no need to inflame things that late on. Yeah bit disappointed really as cost us Kamara (who obvs did himself no favours) for a few games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 Bell end move there by Martinez falling for Maupay being his usual self. Kamara lost it (along with a few other players) but it's a situation that is caused by Martinez. Good game apart from that and the save on Bailey was great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juanpablosaliceband Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 2 minutes ago, jayEm said: Absolutely love Emi. Do think him trying to drag the Brentford man off the ground was a big mistake, no need to inflame things that late on. I could understand it if we were losing but don’t get it when we were winning. Let Maupay sit there and waste his own time. Bizarre for Emi to get rattled like that and it fed into the chaos. We had no composure after going 2-1 up. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinebro Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 Biggest shithouse the league has ever seen. He is lucky he is such a good goalkeeper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lainux Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 Have to blame Martinez here, started the housary with Maupay and got Kamara sent off in the process Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villarule123 Posted December 17, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted December 17, 2023 He didn't fall for anything Maupay was doing, he was using what he did as a way to waste time, it was working perfectly until Kamara lost his head. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 His behaviour was **** pathetic and i equally blame him for kamaras sending off. Just petty and pathetic from him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villanmac Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 Kamara got himself sent off simple. You can play the butterfly effect on anything to shift the blame. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HalfTimePost Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 1 minute ago, villarule123 said: He didn't fall for anything Maupay was doing, he was using what he did as a way to waste time, it was working perfectly until Kamara lost his head. Agreed, surprised more don't see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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