IrishVilla10 Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Zatman said: Xavi is a proven winner and speaks very similar to the media. He has made an average enough start at Barcelona It helps Gerrard that we played 2 average teams overhyped by Villa fans early on in his reign and won. Leicester we should be beating as they have made a poor start but this will be a lot tougher Such a poor take, not even worth explaining for the 100th time. Just to add, I wonder if we beat Leicester if you’ll continue with this narrative. “Yes we beat Leicester but we must remember they had a poor start” Edited December 5, 2021 by IrishVilla10 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWARLEY2 Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 Lets look at this the other way. After this 4th game under Gerrard the average league position of the teams we will have faced when playing them will be 6th . If we can get a result today i would say that we are doing pretty well and that the manager would deserve praise. All teams go in and out of form throughout a season and you can only beat whats in front of you. The variables of form just needs to be totally ignored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panto_Villan Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 Everyone sits up and pays attention when a new boss walks in, at least for a bit. Gerrard has made a very promising start but let’s not proclaim him the messiah quite yet - let’s see if we can maintain these standards once the honeymoon phase wears off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 3 hours ago, KentVillan said: When I said “fully onboard” with Gerrard I meant I could see what he was trying to do after 3 games. It wasn’t a **** 3 year prediction that this man will win us the Premier League, or an agreement with the Smith sacking or whatever. I agree with the point you’re making, that this forum has become a place where people make wild statements in a quest to be the first to be right (months before any sensible person can decide). But it was based on a **** nonsense post calling people out for being positive about the work the new manager is doing. A load of shite. My post wasn't aimed at you Kent, sorry - was just going off on one about society these days, like the bitter old man I'm due to become and shouldn't be at my age. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 Seems to get a much bigger response from the players to his halftime team talks than deano did. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 What a manager! 3 wins from 4 and into the top 10. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holteend1982 Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 I am in love. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 This was a great test against a strong side and we came through with a deserved win. Excellent start to his career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KentVillan Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 It’s funny how we’ve gone from starting games well and then fading, to starting games poorly and then *dominating* the second half. What Gerrard is doing really well is using all the midfield talent. Resting Ramsey midweek was good rotation. Sanson and Chukwuemeka are being used well. We’re ending games with fresh legs doing their job, while Nakamba gives us the solid base. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom13 Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 Players love him. The team energy is superb. The tactics so far have been superb. Couldn't be happier at the mo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugeley Villa Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 Something about Gerrard that just seems proper . We’ve done well to move away from the nicely nice kind of managers . 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 Would love to know what he said at half time, second half was a fantastic performance in all respects. Liking his subs atm. Dean as we all know was very like for like in changes he made, Gerrard certainly isn't. We were dropping too deep with twenty minutes left so putting Carney and Sanson on to give more energy was very clever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 2 games in a row where they had no answer for us 2nd half Could have scored 4 or 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshVilla Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 Fair play i was one of Stevie G's detractors when he was first appointed but he's done he business so far. I hope its not new manager bounce and we really have turned the corner. The best thing he can do in my eyes is just ignore the whole Anfield situation entirely next fixture as difficult as it may be. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 (edited) Into the top half, well well, what time does the Gerrard train leave the station? I'll pack a bag. Very tough game next up, but 3 from 5 will be a great return from what he walked into, anything from next week is a massive bonus. Edited December 5, 2021 by Davkaus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 3 minutes ago, AshVilla said: The best thing he can do in my eyes is just ignore the whole Anfield situation entirely next fixture as difficult as it may be. If he touches that **** sign, he's dead to me 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshVilla Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 3 minutes ago, Davkaus said: If he touches that **** sign, he's dead to me Or claps the kop end but completely ignores the travelling villa support. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferguson1 Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 You’ve made the season more than interesting again. Thank you. Just love the fight, passion and confidence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post a m ole Posted December 5, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 5, 2021 7 minutes ago, Davkaus said: If he touches that **** sign, he's dead to me I’ve seen enough to be pretty sure he won’t 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick76 Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 (edited) I promised myself not to get excited or pessimistic until we’d played at least a dozen games. Whether we lost loads of games or won a lot I wanted to wait because of reservations of him and also the new manager bounce and maybe I’m just very high on flu drugs but it’s hard not to get carried away with this, it’s a fantastic start. Please don’t come back to bite me. Edited December 5, 2021 by nick76 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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