blandy Posted December 1, 2021 Moderator Share Posted December 1, 2021 30 minutes ago, DaveAV1 said: Ultimately his job is to research in depth and find the questions that aren’t quite so obvious. Yeah, it wouldn't be too difficult to ask what SG thinks of the youth set up, or how his house hunting is going, or a zillion other things. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 (edited) On 01/12/2021 at 00:26, weedman said: I've often thought that the reason managers seem to be good for a few years then drop off is the opposite of that, I think managers develop favourites naturally based on previous performances and general trust in a player and then they are reluctant to replace them precisely because they don't see them as simple commodities. New manager comes in, spends the next few years (hopefully) replacing some of the weaker players with better ones (in our case thinking of the likes of Watkins, McGinn, Mings, probably Buendia moving forward, who Dean would have really struggled to move on from), we improve, but this new manager develops their own favourites in this time meaning they struggle to improve the squad past a certain point, form dips, they get sacked, new manager comes in and does the same thing. That's why IMO Sir Alex was so special. He was never afraid to sell his favourites and bring in new players, he managed to keep that team fresh and motivated for decades. You are right, that's why the players can't be bigger than the manager. SG is so driven for success, he won't let that get in the way. Sure he will have favourites, but my suspicion is, that will be based on what they do for him, like Young, not how they treat him. I think if standards drop, players will be dropped.....SG will not tolerate free loaders. I think we have a different beast now, "Winning Mentality" encompasses many factors around the place, and it is infectious, the culture will change and the " no excuses" is a very apt way of describing it. Edited December 2, 2021 by TRO 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a m ole Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 Much improved second half, really impressed with the change. good signs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 We are in good hands. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferguson1 Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 His character showed on the players in the second half. Early days but the signs are there. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 Definitely feels like he knows what he's doing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MaVilla Posted December 1, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 1, 2021 thankyou for bringing proper football to Villa, its lovely to see us actually trying to play proper football, and regardless of the loss, i think the whole team performed really well tbh. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Silvers Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 Not bad SG, not bad at all, still work in progress but you can see that we are making progress 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 He made changes that made us better. There's a lot of potential for us under this guy. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post villalad21 Posted December 1, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 1, 2021 (edited) Pre Gerrard we would have given up after going down 1-0. The fight for me was the most pleasing thing. That was the right mentality. Edited December 1, 2021 by villalad21 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 8 minutes ago, jim said: We are in good hands. Yep looks like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 Very encouraging three games to start off his career here. Don't think anyone would have dealt well with Man Citeh in the first half, they were simply unreal. Good rally in the second half and I felt we were always a threat. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samjp26 Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 That intensity right till the last minute wouldn’t have happened a month or two ago. Fair play Stevie let’s keep it going. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Zen Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 Yeah, I’m a little bit excited about this little project here. He’s impressed me much so far. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jareth Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 Incredible difference since he came in - if this is work in progress, 3 games in, I am looking forward to where we will be this time next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 Would like to have been a fly on the wall listening to that half time team talk. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVTuco Posted December 1, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted December 1, 2021 Nothing to add really to what's been said already. Very impressed with our second half poise. Very promising. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moustache of Teale Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 Despite the defeat I’ve come away feeling really positive. We look so much better in all departments than we did a few weeks ago - really pleased by what Gerrard and his team have brought to us. Intelligence, effort and intensity. Unfortunately in the first half we caught Man City in one of those spells where they’re on another planet. Mind you, when you look at what their squad cost, they should be. Optimistic for the remainder of the season. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 Another great interview, top man! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YouUnastanFren Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 We won the first two games on the strength of the defensive shape and hard work without really showing too much going forward. Taking in to account the level of the opposition, I thought we looked much more threatening with the ball tonight. Really promising signs of improvement from game to game. I'm optimistic about the direction he's taking us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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