JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 3 hours ago, Zatman said: Yep you can be a brilliant trainer under no pressure but if you can't do it on match day then whats the point I have a suspicion that McGinn is an elite level trainer. lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andym Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 Since we beat Man Utd in the League Cup final in 1994 we've played them 60 times in all competitions. We've won just 6, drawn only 12 and lost 42 times. Obviously we beat them on Sunday (which was one of those 6 wins), but did people think that meant it was going to be easy to do the same last night? I thought it was an even game for 75 minutes and we more than held our own; it wasn't exactly exciting football, but we looked organised off the ball; compare that to what we have seen recently with the settled 'first' XI starting. Put Emi in goal and we are at least drawing in the 90 mins and going to pens; the 3rd and 4th goals were down to Olsen, and his inability to provide any semblance of calmness or commanding presence caused issues throughout the whole 90 mins. I thought the managers summary of the game was pretty spot on - both positives and negatives mentioned (but without throwing the players under the bus), but what he mentioned most often was the players needing to deliver their best consistently. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one_ian_taylor Posted November 11, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted November 11, 2022 13 minutes ago, Villaphan04 said: wonder if Unai had any influence on this Nah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick76 Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 30 minutes ago, Villaphan04 said: £15 a ticket for season ticket holders on a Thursday night just before Xmas for essentially a preseason game. For a game that is likely to change players loads and disrupted because it is a preseason type game it seems a bit more than I’d expect. Maybe I’m just being a Scrooge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted November 11, 2022 Moderator Share Posted November 11, 2022 Can we keep Unai in here and the friendly in it's own thread please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sulberto21 Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 4 hours ago, TheStagMan said: A daft question I think from me - Why do they need to go on a training camp in Dubai? Are we not supposed to have world-class facilities at Bodymoor Heath? How does training in the heat of the middle east get the players ready for playing in the depths of winter in the UK? is it just to avoid the rain? All about the Gram. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aston_Villan4 Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 1 hour ago, OutByEaster? said: Can we keep Unai in here and the friendly in it's own thread please. I’m going to start calling him: 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thug Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 I honestly believe if we put our strongest team out we beat them. I get the whole need to assess the squad, but the confidence we would have gained from beating Man Utd twice in a week would have been invaluable. But for the worst keeper in the world, we had them beat even with several changes. I wish he’d really gone for the jugular. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMitch Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 4 hours ago, PieFacE said: Scouting session for Lange and co Nah, it's a recruiting trip for the Villarreal squad! Emery and the boys are going to take them out on the town and show them how wonderful Birmingham is in the middle of December... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 imagine if we didnt have the Emery master class versus Manure in the league, we would be properly in the relegation zone right now.... (we would be 18th, 2 points from safety.....yikes). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
messi11 Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 i'm looking forward to seeing De Zerbi vs Emery Ball tomorrow. Should be a good battle of two good managers 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
messi11 Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 Honeymoon period once again is over. He needs to take the blame for the goalkeepers passing out from the back 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyjsg Posted November 13, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted November 13, 2022 48 minutes ago, messi11 said: Honeymoon period once again is over. He needs to take the blame for the goalkeepers passing out from the back Or we are patient and consider it as work in progress 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleksnes Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 55 minutes ago, messi11 said: Honeymoon period once again is over. He needs to take the blame for the goalkeepers passing out from the back I think Luiz have to be much more active there. MacAllister reads the situation a lot quicker,and steal the ball. It doesnt happen if Luiz is more turned on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
messi11 Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 9 minutes ago, andyjsg said: Or we are patient and consider it as work in progress True. It will take time! It's the right way to play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
messi11 Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 3 minutes ago, fleksnes said: I think Luiz have to be much more active there. MacAllister reads the situation a lot quicker,and steal the ball. It doesnt happen if Luiz is more turned on Agreed. Both players to blame for that goal 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KentVillan Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 1 hour ago, messi11 said: Honeymoon period once again is over. He needs to take the blame for the goalkeepers passing out from the back Game is 90 mins! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoelVilla Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 Never mind the cups. Top 6 here we come! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post pete101 Posted November 13, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 13, 2022 That football for last 20mins was so ugly it was beautiful 23 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 Don **** Emery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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