DCJonah Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 We look worse than the year we stayed up on the last day. We don't have a grealish and we have no positivity, togetherness and momentum from a promotion. Even though the squad is miles better. It feels dangerously flat and negative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 Surely we'll sack him if we hit 20th. All it will take is Leicester drawing the next two or winning one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supermon Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 At least Bournemouth had the cahonas to draw with Wolves, I think we are the worst team in the league, Leicester I doubt will be there in a relegation scrap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 1 minute ago, DCJonah said: We look worse than the year we stayed up on the last day. We don't have a grealish and we have no positivity, togetherness and momentum from a promotion. Even though the squad is miles better. It feels dangerously flat and negative. We're playing some of the most uninspiring football in the league currently. Just chipped passes out wide for Watkins to chase and just no decent move constuction bar get to either full back who'll then hit a hopeful cross. Some achievement for Gerrard to get us looking like we're managed again by Lambert, at least he had a pretty mediocre selection of players to draw from. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avfc1982am Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 This thread needs changing from 'Relegation Battle' to 'Relegation Certainties'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 We won’t go down but we’ll be in a battle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
string28 Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 Worrying now things have to change. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mykeyb Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 Gerrard is clueless. Drops Luiz who should have been in midfield with Kamara. Drops Chambers who should have partnered Ming's. Needs to change the formation and make us more solid. Please just sack him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 If we act now we'll be fine, but if we keep hold of Gerrard for another couple of months we'll be in serious trouble. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 The season is almost a write off already and it isn't even September. Well done to all involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bojong Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 It's been bad for sure, but I don't think we look like a relegation candidate. We were the better side against Bournemouth and West Ham. No, we didn't play well but should have won. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaJ100 Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 Haaland is gonna get 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 Legitimately looking like relegation fodder. Unbelievable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbcuk Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 This season will be another wasted season the longer we keep gerrard, sack him tonight and get pochettino in now 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 Can't agree that we don't look like a relegation candidate I'm afraid. We look like the worst team in the league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferguson1 Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 There’s not many that look worse right now. It’s a worry. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 2 minutes ago, bojong said: It's been bad for sure, but I don't think we look like a relegation candidate. We were the better side against Bournemouth and West Ham. No, we didn't play well but should have won. What? That's utter rubbish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 4 minutes ago, Mantis said: If we act now we'll be fine, but if we keep hold of Gerrard for another couple of months we'll be in serious trouble. I think that's the crux. Sack him after Man. City with someone decent lined up and we then have a run of 7-8 games up to World cup break to get back into mid table safety given at this stage of season there isn't huge points gap to 9-10th. Keep Gerrard for even another month and we'll just be stuck in bottom 6 with the odd win here and there but the fundamental problems remaining. Think owners have to step in as Purslow isn't going to be approaching them wanting him sacked anytime soon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 Just now, VillaChris said: I think that's the crux. Sack him after Man. City with someone decent lined up and we then have a run of 7-8 games up to World cup break to get back into mid table safety given at this stage of season there isn't huge points gap to 9-10th. Keep Gerrard for even another month and we'll just be stuck in bottom 6 with the odd win here and there but the fundamental problems remaining. Think owners have to step in as Purslow isn't going to be approaching them wanting him sacked anytime soon. Yes, crucial to sack him after Man City, and I agree that the owners will need to push Purslow to fire him. Sadly I suspect we'll cling on for another 4 or 5 matches 'to see if he can turn it around' or some such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 2 minutes ago, HanoiVillan said: Can't agree that we don't look like a relegation candidate I'm afraid. We look like the worst team in the league. Pound for pound we're the worst team by miles. Bournemouth actually picked up 4 points and kept two clean sheets, they've just been unlucky with fixture list. Everton battling hard for draws and hampered by FFP but are signing some o.k players on paper so attempting to do something about that. West Ham getting a good draw off Spurs so they're slowly rising up the league. Leicester poor but they've finished 5th, 5th, 8th with the squad they have so once window is closed will surely win some games. They'll probably beat us 1-0 in a few weeks. We can't keep clean sheets, our chance creation is terrible given our goal tonight was a bit of a fluke and we don't run with any great speed so it certainly has 15/16 vibes I'd say. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts