Popular Post daft Posted October 27, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted October 27, 2022 I am still chuffed to **** bits that Unai Emery is our new manager. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post nick76 Posted October 27, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted October 27, 2022 (edited) 23 minutes ago, daft said: I am still chuffed to **** bits that Unai Emery is our new manager. Me too. A week ago today, I was worried about the upcoming Fulham game that night, felt disconnected from the club, didn’t look forward to going to games, felt Gerrard should be relieved of his duties and just generally peeved off with the Villa despite all the good stuff off the field. Amazing how different I feel a week later…optimism, excitement and genuine hope. Edited October 27, 2022 by nick76 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Talldarkandransome Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 3 hours ago, maqroll said: It seems like they'd opened talks with Emery well before the Fulham game...which makes the timing of the Gerrard sacking right after his post match presser look almost spiteful. I wonder if Gerrard was ultimately widely disliked throughout the club, all the way to the top (minus Purslow). ... I wasnt too bothered how they did it. He's a millionaire who is now even richer than he was last Thursday. Think he'll cope. At least they didn't do it via email or WhatsApp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomsky_11 Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 What are people's expectations for Emery this season? What do we think is a realistic finish this season now? Best case where can we climb to? And what would be an acceptable worst case? Is there a situation that doesn't result in relegation where you'd be questioning him getting a second season? Or does he get a pass however we stay up? For me, a 48-52 point finish this season is probably realistic, with aim to be at the higher end of that. His average ppg in his first 25 La Liga games with Almeria, Valencia, Sevilla and Villareal was 1.45ppg seems a reasonable benchmark from previous jobs and would land us in that 48-52 range by the end of this season. Not sure how I feel about the worst case at the moment as it doesn't feel particularly likely we'll finish below 40 points. It would literally take the worst 25 game run of his entire management career to do this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeadlyDirk Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 2 minutes ago, tomsky_11 said: What are people's expectations for Emery this season? What do we think is a realistic finish this season now? Best case where can we climb to? And what would be an acceptable worst case? Is there a situation that doesn't result in relegation where you'd be questioning him getting a second season? Or does he get a pass however we stay up? For me, a 48-52 point finish this season is probably realistic, with aim to be at the higher end of that. His average ppg in his first 25 La Liga games with Almeria, Valencia, Sevilla and Villareal was 1.45ppg seems a reasonable benchmark from previous jobs and would land us in that 48-52 range by the end of this season. Not sure how I feel about the worst case at the moment as it doesn't feel particularly likely we'll finish below 40 points. It would literally take the worst 25 game run of his entire management career to do this. Good question. Given the awful start to the season I would see 45 points + as good and achievable. I think because of how we've been and the effects of that on the squad I'd say this season a respectable points haul and finish is the lower benchmark for me. My expectations for this season are low due to the clown who was previously in charge. Next season they'll be higher though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 26 minutes ago, DeadlyDirk said: Good question. Given the awful start to the season I would see 45 points + as good and achievable. I think because of how we've been and the effects of that on the squad I'd say this season a respectable points haul and finish is the lower benchmark for me. My expectations for this season are low due to the clown who was previously in charge. Next season they'll be higher though! 50 points would be a good season, its difficult but doable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 31 minutes ago, tomsky_11 said: What are people's expectations for Emery this season? What do we think is a realistic finish this season now? Best case where can we climb to? And what would be an acceptable worst case? Is there a situation that doesn't result in relegation where you'd be questioning him getting a second season? Or does he get a pass however we stay up? For me, a 48-52 point finish this season is probably realistic, with aim to be at the higher end of that. His average ppg in his first 25 La Liga games with Almeria, Valencia, Sevilla and Villareal was 1.45ppg seems a reasonable benchmark from previous jobs and would land us in that 48-52 range by the end of this season. Not sure how I feel about the worst case at the moment as it doesn't feel particularly likely we'll finish below 40 points. It would literally take the worst 25 game run of his entire management career to do this. I think its abit yoo early to say but ill br happy if he betters gerrards lame finish last year. I think as i said in a post fe wages ago we all need to be patient and give him time. He is a proven winner and we all need to get behind him and the lads. He is a winner but at same time we have to be realistic with our expectations as its going to take abut of time. Im confident we wont gi down but i want to see us put in more of a fight against the better sides not show pathetic performances like the 4-0 battering against spurs at VP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom13 Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 4 hours ago, maqroll said: It seems like they'd opened talks with Emery well before the Fulham game...which makes the timing of the Gerrard sacking right after his post match presser look almost spiteful. I wonder if Gerrard was ultimately widely disliked throughout the club, all the way to the top (minus Purslow). ... A thought I've had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tomsky_11 Posted October 27, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted October 27, 2022 1 minute ago, Demitri_C said: I think its abit yoo early to say but ill br happy if he betters gerrards lame finish last year. Same ppg for Emery as Gerrard last season would seee us finishing on 44-47 points, depending on Newcastle result. Thoughts if we are below this come the end of the season? 3 minutes ago, Demitri_C said: I think as i said in a post fe wages ago we all need to be patient and give him time. He is a proven winner and we all need to get behind him and the lads. Absolutely someone I think we need to give time. Here's his ppg for his first 25 games, then his next 38, in La Liga: First 25 games ppg Valencia - 1.56 Sevilla - 1.32 Villarreal - 1.48 Next 38 games ppg Valencia - 1.84 Sevilla - 1.87 Villarreal - 1.58 3 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom13 Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 1 hour ago, RicRic said: This is how i would like us to look under Unai Emery after the January window We can attract these level of players due to having the pull of Unai too. Buendia and Pino further forward of course but that would be an excellent line up to charge up with moving into the second stage of the season Lost me with Mings as right sided CB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 5 minutes ago, tomsky_11 said: Same ppg for Emery as Gerrard last season would seee us finishing on 44-47 points, depending on Newcastle result. Thoughts if we are below this come the end of the season? Absolutely someone I think we need to give time. Here's his ppg for his first 25 games, then his next 38, in La Liga: First 25 games ppg Valencia - 1.56 Sevilla - 1.32 Villarreal - 1.48 Next 38 games ppg Valencia - 1.84 Sevilla - 1.87 Villarreal - 1.58 Continuous Improvement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotoMkali Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 7 hours ago, HKP90 said: My take on the accent thing is that he's working in probably his third language, and will know, obviously, that it's not his best, yet he chooses to address the media in their own language, rather than have an interpreter which he could very easily arrange for. Not only does that show bravery and confidence, but it also shows respect for the country he is working in. Fair play to the man. If he gets a few words wrong, I really don't care, it's the effort made to try that is worth everything. Contrast with Bielsa who does not appear to have made the slightest concession or attempt to learning English. If I went to work in France or Spain, I'd learn French or Spanish. No question. You have to respect the culture you live in. Honestly it's probably his 4th language. Basque, Spanish, French he certainly learned growing up. The place he was born is right on the border of France and Spain. If the border wasn't there it would likely be considered as part of the French town across the border as the only thing separating them really so the harbour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 3 minutes ago, MotoMkali said: Honestly it's probably his 4th language. Basque, Spanish, French he certainly learned growing up. The place he was born is right on the border of France and Spain. If the border wasn't there it would likely be considered as part of the French town across the border as the only thing separating them really so the harbour. Digne, Sanson, Guilbert, Emis, Coutinho, Luiz, Carlos, Augustinsson, Kamara, Dendoncker and Nakamba have all played in these leagues or speak the language so communication will be fine Its not Gabby and Richards laughing because the new teammates are French 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKP90 Posted October 27, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted October 27, 2022 10 minutes ago, MotoMkali said: Honestly it's probably his 4th language. Basque, Spanish, French he certainly learned growing up. The place he was born is right on the border of France and Spain. If the border wasn't there it would likely be considered as part of the French town across the border as the only thing separating them really so the harbour. I was thinking Basque and Spanish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomsky_11 Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 15 minutes ago, tomsky_11 said: Same ppg for Emery as Gerrard last season would seee us finishing on 44-47 points, depending on Newcastle result. Thoughts if we are below this come the end of the season? Absolutely someone I think we need to give time. Here's his ppg for his first 25 games, then his next 38, in La Liga: First 25 games ppg Valencia - 1.56 Sevilla - 1.32 Villarreal - 1.48 Next 38 games ppg Valencia - 1.84 Sevilla - 1.87 Villarreal - 1.58 More stats. For us to finish on 60 points this season, we'd need to pick up another 48 points. Say we lose Saturday and Emery has 25 games left that would be 1.92ppg. He's acheived this in a 25 league game run at least once at every club he has managed (apart from Spartak where he only managed 17 games at 1.71ppg) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TheMelvillan Posted October 27, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted October 27, 2022 18 minutes ago, Zatman said: Continuous Improvement Id be happy with Coutinho's Improvement 4 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post MrBlack Posted October 27, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted October 27, 2022 Any comparison with Newcaslte last season needs to take into account who we've played so far. We've played far more dross than Newcastle had at the same point. And I don't think we'll be spending as much as Newcastle did in January (I suspect we'd go big in the summer instead). If we get over 50 points he's done something truly amazing. 45 is the target I'd guess, any higher a bonus. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adman Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 16 minutes ago, IrishVilla10 said: Yes, hopefully it's the first and only time he's seen us 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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