Phil Silvers Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 I'd give Tim a go. We are going to finish mid table most likey anyway so why not gamble. He has more potential than Marv, it all comes down to handling the pressure. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted February 18, 2022 Moderator Share Posted February 18, 2022 The number six in our system is primarily a passing position. They also need to be able to defend the space, but the number one role is to take the ball off the back four and get it up the field into the feet of Coutinho and Buendia or at least retain it, I think Nakamba is a terrible choice for that. He's good at the secondary requirement which is defensive, but for me the passing is the more important part - if the person we put in there isn't good at looking after the ball and moving it on, we're down to relying on Mings knocking long balls into the corners for the fullbacks to chase. The best we have in the squad for it is Luiz. Iroegbanum would be interesting, McGinn I'd be unsure of, Sanson might be worth a try, but for me Nakamba is a last resort. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippo Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 7 hours ago, TRO said: So the coach is to blame for the players losing the ball at an alarming rate against the mighty Newcastle? Is it the coaches fault for us being bullied and out run against a Leeds team 3-1 down?..who just raid our box and score agricultural goals. I don't think so. That doesn't mean everything is rosey in the coaches garden.....but you only have watch the game to know the players are at fault. 2 managers, with 2 different coaching methods are having the same problems......" We are too easy to play against".....and all the formations, both have chosen, have not fixed the problem with any consistency. It is the players.....whether that means they are not putting it in or we have too few defenders in the team...is up for debate.....but for me, its the blend of players, is not right. Whether that has affected their game, its anyones guess....but its down to them. We keep signing players, who have little effect on the aforementioned tag. But it can't be all of the players. And last week Digne, Countinho, Chambers (Gerrard's boys) weren't any better than the other 8. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishVilla10 Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 2 hours ago, OutByEaster? said: The number six in our system is primarily a passing position. They also need to be able to defend the space, but the number one role is to take the ball off the back four and get it up the field into the feet of Coutinho and Buendia or at least retain it, I think Nakamba is a terrible choice for that. He's good at the secondary requirement which is defensive, but for me the passing is the more important part - if the person we put in there isn't good at looking after the ball and moving it on, we're down to relying on Mings knocking long balls into the corners for the fullbacks to chase. The best we have in the squad for it is Luiz. Iroegbanum would be interesting, McGinn I'd be unsure of, Sanson might be worth a try, but for me Nakamba is a last resort. I think when he’s back from injury and fit Marv walks straight back into the 6. We looked a lot better before his injury imo and he was very important for us. Douglas isn’t playing 15-20 yard passes constantly for us or anything, I think Marv showed he’s capable of winning the ball and passing it out wide or through the middle more than capably when Gerrard came in. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villaphan04 Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 4 hours ago, Condimentalist said: Konsa should come straight back in surely Still suspended iirc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 Young at RB feels a bizarre pick unless Cash is injured. Been frustrating last few weeks how much of the ball he's wasted in final third but he's actually been decent defensively lately, Saint Maximn barely did anything last week bar a shot in second half. Anyone know if Kesler can be recalled or is that fixed until end of season as rather he got some starts if Cash is going to be out for a few weeks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomav84 Posted February 18, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted February 18, 2022 absolutely no excuses for not winning this one. it's about time we put in a real performance 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, VillaChris said: Young at RB feels a bizarre pick unless Cash is injured. Been frustrating last few weeks how much of the ball he's wasted in final third but he's actually been decent defensively lately, Saint Maximn barely did anything last week bar a shot in second half. Anyone know if Kesler can be recalled or is that fixed until end of season as rather he got some starts if Cash is going to be out for a few weeks. And that was with the referee basically forbidding any of our players from tackling him as well. Edited February 19, 2022 by Mantis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 (edited) 9 hours ago, VillaChris said: Young at RB feels a bizarre pick unless Cash is injured. Been frustrating last few weeks how much of the ball he's wasted in final third but he's actually been decent defensively lately, Saint Maximn barely did anything last week bar a shot in second half. Anyone know if Kesler can be recalled or is that fixed until end of season as rather he got some starts if Cash is going to be out for a few weeks. I thought Saint-maximin terrorised us and was one of the reasons we were ending up all over the place. No need to drop Cash though. Saint-Maximin terrorises everyone., he’s class. Edited February 19, 2022 by Vive_La_Villa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted February 19, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted February 19, 2022 11 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said: I thought Saint-maximin terrorised us and was one of the reasons we were ending up all over the place. No need to drop Cash though. Saint-Maximin terrorises everyone., he’s class. I thought we dealt with st maximin quite well, probably the only thing we did well mind you. That game was lost in the midfield for me. Be odd if cash was dropped for that performance alone. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BleedClaretAndBlue Posted February 19, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 19, 2022 Growing up early nineties, and others of similar age will agree, gives you the best impression of what standard you hold, and always will hold this club to. The fact we hold all these awful head to head PL records against frankly, below average PL sides (Newcastle, Soton, etc, etc.) you can see why outsider millenials look at our fanbase as if we demand too much. But as a kid of, some of those 80s sides too you’d watch on an old vhs, the ones at the start and end of that decade- you just in fall in love with this club. Even todays opponents, its w4 d1 l4, with us conceding 3 in four of our last 5 meetings, its just not been good enough against the likes of a Watford. now we’re in a place where we’ve invested heavily in some top talent. Other than Martinez, we sold our only real world class player and have a new one in place in shorter time than any of us would have envisaged. These owners have always given us nice things, and I really hope Gerrard turns out to be another. Time to not choke today, put in that performance over 90 that you’re capable of UTV 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Brumstopdogs Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 Hoping our set pieces are better today. In the last game they really let us down and we wasted quite a few opportunites to get crosses in or even threaten the goal. Fingers crossed today we see a reaction from the players because it really is needed. UTV! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M_Afro Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 I think we’ll win today. We are due some luck and a decent performance. Watford are low on form and confidence. 2-0 Villa. COYVB. UTV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVTuco Posted February 19, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted February 19, 2022 Yes, we should be winning this. I'm not sure we need big changes from Newcastle, just a better game from everyone. Ings and Watkins both up top? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villa87 Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 1 hour ago, Vive_La_Villa said: I thought Saint-maximin terrorised us and was one of the reasons we were ending up all over the place. No need to drop Cash though. Saint-Maximin terrorises everyone., he’s class. I think he is massively overrated. Incredibly selfish. Yes, flashes of brilliance, but overrated. Optimism I have previously had for watching ‘the new Villa’ has reverted to type now we have the ‘same old Villa’. Anything less than a win would be unacceptable today. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M_Afro Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 5 minutes ago, AVTuco said: Yes, we should be winning this. I'm not sure we need big changes from Newcastle, just a better game from everyone. Ings and Watkins both up top? I think Ollie needs to come out of the team for a bit. I would keep our normal formation but with Ings in for Ollie. Maybe freshen up the midfield too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jareth Posted February 19, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted February 19, 2022 Forgotten man Bailey to come in today and stonk it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 I want to see changes. I want to see a response. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerCollins29 Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 1 hour ago, Brumstopdogs said: Hoping our set pieces are better today. In the last game they really let us down and we wasted quite a few opportunites to get crosses in or even threaten the goal. Fingers crossed today we see a reaction from the players because it really is needed. UTV! Who takes them if doug doesnt play. Got to be phil or Digne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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