VillaLion63 Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 Watching on a stream from Man U tv. They commentated on Mings poor defending for second goal. Unwillingness to match Sancho run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillanousOne Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 I hope this is a wake up call to Gerrard that this turgid narrow slow zero possession football STILL doesn't work 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 1 minute ago, Villan_of_oz said: People will argue it's just pre-season, and that any criticism is an overreaction. SG had won me over and I was all in with being optimistic. We look absolute dogs breakfast and it's depressing to watch. I cannot believe there is a switch we can flick in 2 weeks and suddenly everything will be ok... I've always hated the way some just dismiss pre season as its just a chance for players to run around and build fitness. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newry_Villan Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 Really bad overall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolta Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 The weather and pitch is shocking and neither team should be playing in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted July 23, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted July 23, 2022 It's strange cos if you look at the team we've built over the past couple of years, in my mind it's crying out for either 4-2-3-1 or 4-3-3. Really don't understand the persistence with trying what we're trying. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippo Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 Oh right - so the full pre season might not have done the trick Still got 2 weeks to go though. All is not lost. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
est1874 Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 Just now, AV82 said: How can you compare Bruce when he had an entirely different team? You're pitching Smith vs. Gerrard who aren't exactly widely regarded as master tacticians. They're motivators and it's not enough at this level. I'm not comparing. It's an illustration to argue that our midfields are always shit regardless or personnel or who coaches them. Go on though, let's say it's all the manager's fault, who would you put in charge tomorrow that would definitely take the Villa job? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villatillidie95 Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 MUTV commentator saying he's been disappointed with villa, he thought we would be the sternest test of preseason but not looked like that at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Scorpio Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 So yes I know it's a friendly but: Ball retention is no better No movement off the ball The formation is easy to stop. Push out wing backs back, equals no width. Why can't the management see this? Ings and Watkins. Together still not right. Based on all of the above we won't improve on last season. Same mistakes and issues. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMitch Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 I said Gerrard will be out by Christmas last weekend... Might be out by October by this point... Pathetic all around. Not counting all the big money signings, he hasn't improved us a bit from Smith. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshVilla Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 (edited) Top 10 your having a laugh. Season starts in 2 weeks. Gerrard better stop with these tactics otherwise he's gone. Edited July 23, 2022 by AshVilla Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a m ole Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 1 minute ago, VillaLion63 said: Watching on a stream from Man U tv. They commentated on Mings poor defending for second goal. Unwillingness to match Sancho run. Him and Digne. Both left it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 1 minute ago, Icarium said: I know you shouldn't read too much into friendlies, but this is depressingly familiar Yep. Whats suddenly going to click in a few weeks time? This doesn't look like fitness issues. It just seems all the same problems last season displayed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icarium Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 1 minute ago, est1874 said: Imagine if you'd traveled 9,000 miles to watch this shit. Thankfully I only went from Adelaide to Brisbane for the Leeds game 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supermon Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 I said our midfield would get overrun by United. We are miles off from the top 6 sides. My concern is that Gerrard and his backroom staff don't work on intricate passing. If you see some of the Utd and Ten Haag training sessions you can see what he is trying to implement. Slightly worrying and yet not at all surprising. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHY Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 Very poor all over the pitch, United look a lot fitter and shaper than us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyM3000 Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 Just now, OutByEaster? said: Who is missing for you? You can maybe make a case for Buendia or Luiz, but this is pretty close to our best eleven and I think the manager thinks this is our best side right now. I absolutely hate playing Ings and Watkins together, you give up too much out of possession and even when we have the ball we can't play through them because the gaps are so big between the back and front. At least two of Luiz/Buendia/Bailey need to play and go to 1 up front. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillanousOne Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 Just now, Villatillidie95 said: MUTV commentator saying he's been disappointed with villa, he thought we would be the sternest test of preseason but not looked like that at all They would get a sterner test from a few bags of wet cement, mind you the cement would have defended better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted July 23, 2022 Moderator Share Posted July 23, 2022 Wasn't great - the back four and keeper don't look too bad - but there's no protection for them from runners, which is exactly the way United play - Kamara can't track three. Cash I thought was good, Ings did okay, but Coutinho has misfired so far in pre-season and Watkins seems to have lost any confidence in his touch, McGinn is working hard and Ramsey shows occasional flashes, but playing both is messing us up. It's pre-season, it's not a disaster, but I think the manager needs to learn some things from that half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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