a m ole Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 If you’re a player in that side being told you don’t run enough or aren’t battling enough for 50/50s, what’s going through your mind? If you’re on the bench or in the stands and you hear that, but see the same names on the teamsheet, what goes through your mind? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 We're in that annoying place where it feels like the manager is going to get the sack soon as things just aren't working out, but you also know it's not going to be just yet, he will get at least another three or four games, and could get the odd win amongst those to buy himself more time, so we're kind of stuck in this strange place at the moment, I don't know if 'dead man walking' is the right phrase, but feels similar to that, we've been there with previous managers. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a m ole Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 1 minute ago, useless said: We're in that annoying place where it feels like the manager is going to get the sack soon as things just aren't working out, but you also know it's not going to be just yet, he will get at least another three or four games, and could get the odd win amongst those to buy himself more time, so we're kind of stuck in this strange place at the moment, I don't know if 'dead man walking' is the right phrase, but feels similar to that, we've been there with previous managers. Still think he could finish 15th and win a cup? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoelVilla Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 15 minutes ago, a m ole said: If you’re a player in that side being told you don’t run enough or aren’t battling enough for 50/50s, what’s going through your mind? If you’re on the bench or in the stands and you hear that, but see the same names on the teamsheet, what goes through your mind? When you put it like that I suspect some of them don't believe in him and it shows. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROTTERDAM1982 Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 Tbh a mole i think SG has tried to change it. He has tried all the midfielders, apart from Sansom, and none of them consistently impress. The only one who does is his signing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jas10 Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 Just F off: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jas10 Posted August 20, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted August 20, 2022 An absolute disaster giving McGinn the captain’s armband. A disastrous appointment. Sick of so many piss poor performances, we are regressing badly. It’s very worrying. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villan501 Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 Goodluck to all you guys and girls who support the villa, I am not backing Gerrard anymore period, I'll start again when the idiotic scouser has gone. He's absolutely clueless and getting worse by the work. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinebro Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 6 minutes ago, Jas10 said: An absolute disaster giving McGinn the captain’s armband. A disastrous appointment. Sick of so many piss poor performances, we are regressing badly. It’s very worrying. Key decision he got horribly wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewiek2 Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 5 minutes ago, Pinebro said: Key decision he got horribly wrong. An obvious decision as well. Such a badly organised club on so many playing staff levels. It's like they are all winging it.from manger down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 All that talk of needing a pre season and how well it went. To still have the same issues as when he arrived is really unforgiveable by this point. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom13 Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 Just get him gone! I'm sick of it. Repeating the same thing over and over and expecting different results is insanity. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhan_Zhuang Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 It all seems rather inevitable now, Villa seem to be in a desperate place. I wonder if NSWE will wait five games until we are bottom of the league to pull the trigger? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinker Posted August 20, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted August 20, 2022 1 hour ago, Mantis said: I'm not disputing that Purslow wanted Gerrard, just that him wanting Gerrard played a part in the decision to sack Smith. It implies that if Purslow had no connection to Gerrard we would've stuck with Smith longer and I don't buy that at all. And again I'm not defending Gerrard? He's woeful. It's Purslow's job to have a new manager lined up before he sacks the existing one and that manager was Gerrard. If he didn't have , what he thought was a better option, lined up before we sacked Smith then he's neglected his job. I'm sure this isn't lost on our owners, they don't want to fail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jas10 Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 28 minutes ago, Pinebro said: Key decision he got horribly wrong. 21 minutes ago, stewiek2 said: An obvious decision as well. Such a badly organised club on so many playing staff levels. It's like they are all winging it.from manger down. It’s times like these where you need a genuine leader, someone to unite, inspire and lead his fellow players. Someone who can help organise the team and get them to at least show some fight and spirit. McGinn is simply not cut out for that role. If you can’t even produce a positive individual performance, how the hell are you going to inspire your teammates to? You have to set an example. FFS. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyM3000 Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 It does seem inevitable, results can lie to you but performances don't. WIn, lose or draw I can't remember many good team performances under Gerrard at all. Every week I have to ask what formation and style is he trying to build, I still haven't a clue. 9 months and barely out of pre-season I wish I could give him the benefit of the doubt but he's not showing any signs that he knows what he's doing. Can't get Buendia and Coutinho in the same team, can't decide on which striker to play and when it doesn't work we just mash them both together, full backs chucking crosses into the box from deep, our actual midfield 8s that can keep the ball aren't anywhere near the pitch. It's an absolute mess, whatever this is has failed. Get Poch or Potter in asap, for all the money we spend on these players I'd rather spend the 30m on a manager and get someone in who has proven themselves on the training pitch at developing a style. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 The last back to back good performances were Leeds and Southampton, I think, it feels a very long time ago now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jas10 Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 They should both shoot SG… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villan501 Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 Gerrard is actually worse than Bruce. This club is in free fall at huge rate of knots, I don't care what people say this situation is not changing under Gerrard his record pathetic and decision making just as bad, mcginn is a joke footballer zero capacity as skipper but well.played Steve you absolute tool he's your skipper not mine. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wurzel Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 I'm convinced he will be gone by the World Cup. To take this squad of players and have them performing so badly is some achievement. My worry now is he will sell the family silver to try and fund a reshaping of the squad and we will lose some real talent. Is it true we are in for another winger when he doesn't play with wingers? Just ludicrous if it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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