JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 2 minutes ago, Zatman said: Is Jed Steer even fit? I forgot he even existed to be honest. Strange one that as well, have heard nothing of him since mystery injury. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeypuzzle Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 He is still out with the injury he suffered at Luton as far as I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 Our biggest attacking threat at the moment is somebody shooting from corners You cannot say we are on the way up if this is our best tactic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nepal_villan Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 Hardly played out of the back yesterday. We lose so much possession as a result of punting so many balls upfield. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honest_bertie Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 1 hour ago, nepal_villan said: Hardly played out of the back yesterday. We lose so much possession as a result of punting so many balls upfield. This is what frustrates me so much. If we had Kamara and Luiz of front of the defence i’d be pretty confident we could move the ball on from there with those guys playing. To me it seems so often that McGinn gets the ball in midfield and thats where we lose possession. Want JM to do well but its mot happening and Doug is the better option for multiple reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishVilla10 Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 4 hours ago, Zatman said: Our biggest attacking threat at the moment is somebody shooting from corners You cannot say we are on the way up if this is our best tactic And he doesn’t even start Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 I think we're going to stick with this defensive, solid set up for the forseeable future. 4 3 2 1 and the narrow 10s are blocking the centre of the pitch. We are forcing teams to play in the channels and put crosses into the box for our CBs to mop up. This will be even easier for them if Dendoncker is playing at 6 or if Bednarek plays. I think from there during the world cup there is a lot of time for Gerrard and the coaching staff to reintroduce the style of play they want but they need to keep it tiled on a more defensive balance. The ultra attacking full backs and defensive 8s doesn't work and he has one chance to change that 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post andym Posted September 18, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 18, 2022 3 hours ago, CVByrne said: I think we're going to stick with this defensive, solid set up for the forseeable future. 4 3 2 1 and the narrow 10s are blocking the centre of the pitch. We are forcing teams to play in the channels and put crosses into the box for our CBs to mop up. This will be even easier for them if Dendoncker is playing at 6 or if Bednarek plays. I think from there during the world cup there is a lot of time for Gerrard and the coaching staff to reintroduce the style of play they want but they need to keep it tiled on a more defensive balance. The ultra attacking full backs and defensive 8s doesn't work and he has one chance to change that The problem is i thought he'd realised that when we beat Brighton, Soton and Leeds in that run last season. Attackers playing as attackers, midfielders as midfielders, and full backs as defenders first. And it was actually more beneficial in terms of attacking for the full backs. Check out the goals we scored - Cash scored twice coming from deep, he set up Ings against Soton by playing the ball forward to Coutinho, then going for the return on the overlap. It was the same for Digne, working overloads with the forward line and midfielders. Yet after that it was back to the full backs stationed high, forcing them to try and beat opposite numbers 1 on 1 from a standing start. It limits us creatively, and it also leaves us exposed defensively. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indigo Posted September 20, 2022 Share Posted September 20, 2022 Seen it mentioned that when you watch this it makes you wonder where on earth the ability to play like this has gone. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rightdm00 Posted September 20, 2022 Share Posted September 20, 2022 21 minutes ago, Indigo said: Seen it mentioned that when you watch this it makes you wonder where on earth the ability to play like this has gone. He coached it out of them. Notice the fullbacks only progressing once the ball moves up the field. Midfielders are central and a bit deeper to help build play with the CBs. This was only his 9th game in charge so I'm thinking there were still some of Dean's principles floating around. We didn't see Steven's full system implemented til they got that mini mid season break and then laid a total egg versus Newcastle. Been downhill since then. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted September 20, 2022 Share Posted September 20, 2022 50 minutes ago, Indigo said: Seen it mentioned that when you watch this it makes you wonder where on earth the ability to play like this has gone. It’s confidence. It ain’t great at the moment. That game was on the back of good form. A continued unbeaten run should help confidence return. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted September 20, 2022 Share Posted September 20, 2022 19 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said: It’s confidence. It ain’t great at the moment. That game was on the back of good form. A continued unbeaten run should help confidence return. We didn't play like that after a run of 3 wins last season. He doesn't want them to. He wants full backs up front, midfielders sat at full back and one guy in the middle of the pitch. It's a pattern he keeps coming back to and it will never work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romavillan Posted September 20, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted September 20, 2022 44 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said: It’s confidence. It ain’t great at the moment. That game was on the back of good form. A continued unbeaten run should help confidence return. No it's coaching not confidence, Gerrard hadn't implemented his way of playing then, it was still Smith's shape only with the luxury of having all the players available. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJBOB Posted September 20, 2022 Share Posted September 20, 2022 3 hours ago, Indigo said: Seen it mentioned that when you watch this it makes you wonder where on earth the ability to play like this has gone. 1) That United side was turgid 2) The midfielders played in midfield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdman Posted September 20, 2022 Share Posted September 20, 2022 2 hours ago, Vive_La_Villa said: It’s confidence. It ain’t great at the moment. That game was on the back of good form. A continued unbeaten run should help confidence return. Yes exactly, passing it around like a training session. That and working hard on and off the ball which has been lacking recently. Frustrating knowing we are capable of it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted September 20, 2022 Author Share Posted September 20, 2022 25 minutes ago, DJBOB said: 2) The midfielders played in midfield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted September 20, 2022 Share Posted September 20, 2022 4 hours ago, Indigo said: Seen it mentioned that when you watch this it makes you wonder where on earth the ability to play like this has gone. Signed Coutinho and Digne in the next 3 days and all gone downhill since 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A'Villan Posted September 20, 2022 Share Posted September 20, 2022 (edited) I think the importance of acknowledging that each week, and equally each season, provides a fresh challenge that's never going to unfold as the last did, is significant. You can develop a mentality and approach that you want to emulate throughout the course, but there's no guarantees that the preparation will work as intended. There's many variables as to why it can regress. Obviously Gerrard has moved away from the style and freedom our players displayed in the above United game, opting for a more contrived and structured approach, to his detriment in my view, however its yet to be seen if that may pay dividends in future. Edited September 20, 2022 by A'Villan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 On 14/09/2022 at 13:50, Vive_La_Villa said: First thing I see is that our transfer business hasn’t been great since we sold Grealish. edit. Trez started over Traore. I'm surprised more isn't made of this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJBOB Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 Brutal but wholly unsurprising. Chanced our way into 7 points this season. Not a Villa player to be found in the penalty area. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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