Popular Post thunderball Posted November 14, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 14, 2021 How can anyone here have such a strong negative view of him all of a sudden? Glad we have a broad coaching set up, hopefully Gerrard can use his skill set to strengthen the squad. We used to be terrible at set pieces so surely it’s a good thing we have a specific appointment to address that weakness, or would you rather we still moaned about us ignoring the requirement? 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 22 minutes ago, thunderball said: How can anyone here have such a strong negative view of him all of a sudden? Glad we have a broad coaching set up, hopefully Gerrard can use his skill set to strengthen the squad. We used to be terrible at set pieces so surely it’s a good thing we have a specific appointment to address that weakness, or would you rather we still moaned about us ignoring the requirement? Because a Villa scapegoat is needed, no Whelan, Hourihane, Smith or Shakespeare to blame. So will be eithet Anwar, Mings or Macphee going forward 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveAV1 Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 43 minutes ago, thunderball said: How can anyone here have such a strong negative view of him all of a sudden? Glad we have a broad coaching set up, hopefully Gerrard can use his skill set to strengthen the squad. We used to be terrible at set pieces so surely it’s a good thing we have a specific appointment to address that weakness, or would you rather we still moaned about us ignoring the requirement? Good when we’re winning bad when we’re losing, it’s the same the world over. The fact that we needed one doesn’t make him individually immune to constructive criticism. I have to say though I’ve never seen a specialist coach so involved on the touch line. Surely it’s the sort of job that is largely done on the training ground? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveAV1 Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 26 minutes ago, Zatman said: Because a Villa scapegoat is needed, no Whelan, Hourihane, Smith or Shakespeare to blame. So will be eithet Anwar, Mings or Macphee going forward I think you’ve already picked yours and it’s none of the above. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 13 minutes ago, DaveAV1 said: I think you’ve already picked yours and it’s none of the above. Pretty sure a potentially shit manager is not a scapegoat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveAV1 Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 22 minutes ago, Zatman said: Pretty sure a potentially shit manager is not a scapegoat He is before a ball has been kicked. You do know Dean Smith has gone? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 2 minutes ago, DaveAV1 said: He is before a ball has been kicked. You do know Dean Smith has gone? And the point is? It was probably right time for him to go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveAV1 Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 2 minutes ago, Zatman said: And the point is? It was probably right time for him to go The point is you have to let it go and get behind the new manager and not take such a totally negative view. Usually a new manager is met with a wave of optimism regardless of who he is. Even Reme Garde and Alex McLeish we’re afforded more slack than you’re giving SG. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 I have no idea what this guy does or contributes but after a good start our set pieces haven’t been the best for a while. I can’t see him being around too much longer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sidcow Posted November 14, 2021 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted November 14, 2021 7 hours ago, thunderball said: How can anyone here have such a strong negative view of him all of a sudden? Glad we have a broad coaching set up, hopefully Gerrard can use his skill set to strengthen the squad. We used to be terrible at set pieces so surely it’s a good thing we have a specific appointment to address that weakness, or would you rather we still moaned about us ignoring the requirement? We still are. That's kind of the crux of it. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briny_ear Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 (edited) 11 hours ago, sidcow said: We still are. That's kind of the crux of it. I fancy we may even be a bit worse now. Edited November 15, 2021 by briny_ear 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 8 hours ago, briny_ear said: I fancy we may even be as bit worse now. The stats certainly support that, we're scoring fewer and conceeding more from set peices than we have in the previous two seasons. The conceding point, as a team, is pretty indefensible, but the scoring stats do have a Jack Grealish shaped question mark alongside them, because while we're definitely scoring fewer, we're almost certainly not winning as many free kicks 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wezbid Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 He may actually be good at what he does but so far it hasn't really translated onto the pitch. Perhaps it just takes time but where is the logic in our smaller players marking some of the opposition's biggest players when defending a set-piece? If it's so our bigger players can dominate their smaller players then that's asking for trouble. It looks like local youth football with players all over the place. I'm not against the idea of a set-piece coach at all but it seems like it's been thrust upon us and taken over things in a non-productive way. Well worked attacking free kicks are great for carving out chances but we've lost the basics of defending simple crosses into the box. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laughable Chimp Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 6 minutes ago, Davkaus said: The stats certainly support that, we're scoring fewer and conceeding more from set peices than we have in the previous two seasons. The conceding point, as a team, is pretty indefensible, but the scoring stats do have a Jack Grealish shaped question mark alongside them, because while we're definitely scoring fewer, we're almost certainly not winning as many free kicks Did anyone post stats somewhere that I missed? I would certainly be surprised if we're scoring fewer from set pieces than we have in the previous two seasons. We've had 2 goals from set pieces in 11 games. 3 if you count the own goal from Bailey's corner. And 4 if you count the fact that Bailey's goal in the Everton match actually started from a Cash throw in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picicata Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 (edited) What ever happens I hope one of the first things that is dropped under our new regime is the dreaded long throw. It's frankly embarrassing that a PL team deploys such a crap tactic. And if MacPhee is responsible for it I want him tarred and feathered, before being rough-housed out the door. Edited November 15, 2021 by picicata 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunderball Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 I heard on a podcast that Mings refuses to head the ball in training which goes a long way to to understand why his offensive heading is absolutely terrible. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keener window-cleaner Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 I couldn't spot neither him or Danks in the training video, were they not there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWARLEY2 Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 24 minutes ago, Keener window-cleaner said: I couldn't spot neither him or Danks in the training video, were they not there? Saw Danks but not Austin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunderball Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 1 hour ago, thunderball said: I heard on a podcast that Mings refuses to head the ball in training which goes a long way to to understand why his offensive heading is absolutely terrible. Oops. [GOAL FLASH; Mings at 68minutes] 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich192 Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 2 hours ago, Keener window-cleaner said: I couldn't spot neither him or Danks in the training video, were they not there? MacPhee works for Scotland in the international break. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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