Farlz Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 Howe cooked him today. No need to try and make excuses, it was a shocker from minute 1 to the end. Big week ahead, he has to try and fix a Villa defence without Mings because if he can't then we have a real problem. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 3 minutes ago, skarroki said: Looked like he was ready to tear bricks out the wall once we conceded our 4th. Wouldn't want to be in that dressing room with him now. ye, i thought at one point he looked like a member of the undead, specifically a stalking vampire. he is gonna be mad...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSvillain Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 6 minutes ago, AshVilla said: I think it's time for another survey. That'll teach us for getting our hopes up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeyAnty Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 Way off the pace. He and his coaches have to take responsibility for that 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustibrooks Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 (edited) Has to take some responsibility for today as much as I love him. We’ll bounce back though he is human after all Also I’d rather we look this bad on match day 1 instead of match day 20 Edited August 12, 2023 by Rustibrooks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 If he can overcome these setbacks he's a genius. We lose two key players and by far our most important defender for the entire season to serious knee injuries. We then have a catastrophic collapse in our opening game. Clearly seeing a team in shell shock of the loss of Buendia and then critically Mings. I think this is beyond him to salvage anytime soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshVilla Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 (edited) I'm gutted for Unai. Our offside trap looked so effective last season with Mings/Konsa they had a real chemistry and we won quite a few games by keeping it tight at the back and only winning by a single goal margin. I just can't see that continuing with the other defenders we currently have coming in to replace him. Pau and Carlos have less than a handful of PL games experience between them. Edited August 12, 2023 by AshVilla 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WallisFrizz Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 1 minute ago, AshVilla said: I'm gutted for Unai. Our offside trap looked so effective last season with Mings/Konsa they had a real chemistry and we won quite a few games by keeping it tight at the back and only winning by a single goal margin. I just can't see that continuing with the other defenders we currently have coming in to replace him. That’s the problem isn’t it. It’s like we almost have to go back to basics. Mings is absolutely essential to how we’ve been playing and he’s out just like that. I don’t think I’m being reactionary but the last few days have been an absolute disaster. I doubt even Emery has experienced anything like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphinho123 Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 Let’s just calm down for a minute. It’s a terrible result against a marginally better side. But if you’re Unai, what do you do? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Follyfoot Posted August 12, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted August 12, 2023 Just now, Delphinho123 said: Let’s just calm down for a minute. It’s a terrible result against a marginally better side. But if you’re Unai, what do you do? Resign 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villan-scott Posted August 12, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted August 12, 2023 Just now, Delphinho123 said: Let’s just calm down for a minute. It’s a terrible result against a marginally better side. But if you’re Unai, what do you do? Spend the next 3 days locked in my office meticulously analysing the game - swearing to myself in Spanish. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talldarkandransome Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 He'll sort it, i have faith 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayls Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 1 minute ago, Follyfoot said: Resign Man you beat me to it. Resign and go to Saudi Arabia was where I was going with it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSvillain Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 2 minutes ago, Delphinho123 said: Let’s just calm down for a minute. It’s a terrible result against a marginally better side. But if you’re Unai, what do you do? He won't sleep tonight, 12 hours straight of replays i imagine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbcuk Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 (edited) Just heard his post match interview, the injury to Mings doesn’t look good from what unai said Edited August 12, 2023 by rbcuk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 Sack the manager, sack the board, sign 11 new players etc etc. At least until next Saturday anyway… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhan_Zhuang Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 The performance was today was way below standard... Villa fans have the right to question that, it is simple. Are we supposed to be happy with that performance? Villa were unprepared, soft, naïve, second best.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshVilla Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 (edited) It's pretty clear the injury to Mings changed the game. You can't blame Unai for losing 2 key players in the space of 72 hours. Edited August 12, 2023 by AshVilla 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPJCB Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 4 minutes ago, Mark Albrighton said: These matches and results happen. Liverpool lose 7-2, Man Utd lose 7-0, Chelsea lose 6-0. It’s football. It’s infuriating, feel pissed off, suck it up and move on. If you’re gonna be reasonable how do you expect me to argue with you? 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avfc1982am Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 9 minutes ago, Villarocker said: I'm fully grown and fully grounded. Unai Emery is THE best manager we've had in decades and questioning his decisions is absolute madness. I've seen really bad managers here - he's the complete opposite. One result doesn't make him questionable so to do so makes you an idiot - in my honest opinion. Unfortunately it does. Regardless of how good a manager he is, which he is btw. He's still responsible for one of the most atrocious performances I can remember today. He sets the team up, chose the tactics etc. He takes the plaudits when we do well and should take the criticism when we are poor. Today was a bad day for Unai and the way he set the team up to defend. It doesn't make people idiots for questioning him. Nobody is turning on him. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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