Popular Post MWARLEY2 Posted July 29, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted July 29, 2022 Gerrard will either take us to the next level or take us to a level where we can attract an elite manager.i hope its the first but if it isnt we will be in safe hands anyway. He is raising the profile of the club and we are now being seen as incredibly ambitious but also credible..Brilliant infrastructure, great academy and plans well underway for a north stand upgrade. 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippo Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 1 hour ago, TRO said: was he? oh it really is about opinions.....I saw a shrinking violet, bless him. Do everyone said. What was the quote... "Right man wrong time" .....wot a load of cobblers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dounavilla Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 3 hours ago, TRO said: To be honest Bri.....its one of the things I like most about, his his persona, his measuerd thinking and his ability to control the conversation, is appealing. It is what happens on the park that counts......but if he came out as a giggling, joker, allowing presenters to make fun of him, with ill prepared script.....we would have something else to say....The guys is never moved or affected by any sort of questioning, always in control...even when the media are scratting for a headline. To me, SG comes across as an Elite manager, even if he isn't one yet.......just getting his ducks in a row, ready, I suspect. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippo Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 2 hours ago, nick76 said: You mention in one of the comments above that SG comes across as an elite manager, I just don’t see that. I see a man that has had media training all through his playing career because he was one of the best ever in the PL so was always in the spotlight so his media presence I’d expect to be there. I’ll give him big ups on the recruitment, along with Lange, Purslow and whoever else but for the elite manager, the main part is the football and I don’t see anything to suggest eliteness at all, his decisions have mostly poor and the impact following the initial period of his tenure has been poor. He makes odd decisions a lot, I just, s far, don’t see anything that I think he could be an elite manager. I just hope the new season he shows us he has that skill. As for learning, you know my view on that, I don’t think he was ready for the Villa job and nothing on the pitch to date has changed my mind. Thankfully if it does go wrong this season, his name, has got us some quality players in the door so the next manager has a good squad. It’s all irrelevant now as he’s our manager and I will support him a 100% at the ground but he’s got a lot to do to prove he’s worthy of the job in my eyes and even a lot more to say he could be an elite manager one day. But he's a born winner who has a presence when he walks into a room. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 44 minutes ago, hippo said: But he's a born winner who has a presence when he walks into a room. But he’s clueless in coaching and management ! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jas10 Posted July 30, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted July 30, 2022 5 hours ago, jim said: He barely speaks to the players. Someone on Villa Talk said so. Na. He communicates really well. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 15 hours ago, Tayls said: I wonder if Gerrard will have us playing as well as Kompany has got Burnley playing at these early stages. He still made respective references to the Burnley way, in his after match interview, so he hasn't abandoned that yet.....Huddersfield was pants with a new managers and iffy preparation....is hardly the sort of comparison, I would make, but hey ho. I would be amazed if SG has looked at that game with starry eyes and thought he missed a trick. Lets see how we start and then make meaningful comments. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post nepal_villan Posted July 30, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted July 30, 2022 Off the pitch he is brilliant. Has not shown me anything on matchdays. Same issues linger. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post AndyM3000 Posted July 30, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted July 30, 2022 (edited) I just don't know what the game plan is, what the preferred formation is, how the team is suppose to create chances. I've got no clue and I'm not sure Gerrard has. What I do know is Buendia needs to be on that pitch at every chance possible. Edited July 30, 2022 by AndyM3000 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayls Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 - Bomb squads - weird change in captaincy a week before kick off - playing players who aren’t playing well - not playing Buendia who is probably our best player - Media wise things appear fine. I just do not get the impression that the players will fight for each other. That team against Rennes is probably what we are going to be starting with against Bournemouth, you’d imagine. We can rule top 10 out if that is the case. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshVilla Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 Gone by Xmas imo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farlz Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 Well he's had his full pre season and I still haven't the slightest on what his ideas are meant to be. Just get top 10, anything else is a bonus. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mykeyb Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 Talks the talk but so far is not walking the walk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jacketspuds Posted July 30, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted July 30, 2022 1 minute ago, mykeyb said: Talks the talk but so far is not walking the walk Didn’t we win away against Rennes? What would walking the walk look like? 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippo Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 6 minutes ago, Farlz said: Well he's had his full pre season and I still haven't the slightest on what his ideas are meant to be. Just get top 10, anything else is a bonus. Sorry but his idea is starring you in the face . Buy enough decent and costly players - and a couple of em will have enough decent moments in a match to eek 3pts against lesser equipped sides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DCJonah Posted July 30, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted July 30, 2022 I really don't know how this season is going to go. The squad has improved and we should be better than last year but I'm not convinced we can be a top half team yet. I don't think the manager knows his best team and I don't think we've got a consistent way of playing. He has my full backing but in concerned. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Zhan_Zhuang Posted July 30, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted July 30, 2022 I don't know where all this is coming from.... Villa are unbeaten in pre-season, some tough games. Rennes are a decent side in a very competitive league. We are creating a winning formula and it's still early days, you lot are talking as though we should be winning trophies. We are still miles off and it will take some time, be patient. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 1 minute ago, Zhan_Zhuang said: I don't know where all this is coming from.... Villa are unbeaten in pre-season, some tough games. Rennes are a decent side in a very competitive league. We are creating a winning formula and it's still early days, you lot are talking as though we should be winning trophies. We are still miles off and it will take some time, be patient. But then when people show worry or concern they're told pre season doesn't matter. I see a lot of issues that were concerns last year that are still there. The club are sending messages that top 7/8 is the aim. Fans are going to go along with that. For me it's not doom and gloom, I'm excited to see what we can do. I'm just waiting to be convinced we can be a top half team. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mykeyb Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 He has made changes in every preseason game which has made us better but the players who have improved us still aren't starting the games. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villan501 Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 (edited) Anyone else alarmed how recent week has gone, traore told train with u23's, and the captain debacle. I really think the obsession with Gerrard style and his insistence on playing it will hamper us. Possesion football is out the window for this season, wrong personel in the system evident today. Edited July 30, 2022 by villan501 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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