sidcow Posted November 14, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted November 14, 2022 1 hour ago, Mantis said: He's all in. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerCollins29 Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 I still can't believe he's ours. Unbelievable coup! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sulberto21 Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 If he carries on with his current league win percentage we’ll have the league sewn up by April. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhan_Zhuang Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 To think where we might be in the league if Emery arrived a little earlier. Top eight, top six? I'd really hope Emery makes Villa a tough opponent on a consistent basis, winning at home, beating teams we should be beating such as Bournemouth, Forest etc. And taking points away from home. There seems to be a top seven forming in the PL yet one of them or maybe two can be caught. Chelsea seem hit and miss, Brighton will likely drop out, the race for top eight is surely on. UTV 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom13 Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 12 hours ago, Mantis said: I love how dedicated he is to the job. He's proper all into it. Natural grafter! Consumed by it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanBalaban Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 I've only just clocked that 50% of our points this season have come from the last 4 games. Mental. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PerryBarrPet Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 13 hours ago, Kiwivillan said: *Unaity Unaity Villa - it might catch on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 I think the fact he is happy changing the team for specific games and game plans. That he uses all 5 subs too means he will utilise a squad very well. McGinn captain when he starts and Martinez when he doesn't. Sticking with that for the season seems fine to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke313 Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 1 minute ago, CVByrne said: I think the fact he is happy changing the team for specific games and game plans. That he uses all 5 subs too means he will utilise a squad very well. McGinn captain when he starts and Martinez when he doesn't. Sticking with that for the season seems fine to me. Would like to see Emi made captain for next season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 Players deserve credit too for quickly buying into his ideas compared to the Garde reign(can't believe was actually comparisons on here ). Some especially in the media tried to spin we had some bad eggs but in reality they just wanted to work with a natural winner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 Im absolutely delighted with his start but I do think we are getting a little ahead of ourselves. Don’t forget Gerrard had us winning 4 of his first 6 games. We cant deny the new manager bounce is a thing. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 14 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said: Im absolutely delighted with his start but I do think we are getting a little ahead of ourselves. Don’t forget Gerrard had us winning 4 of his first 6 games. We cant deny the new manager bounce is a thing. That's the spirit 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 Just now, Kiwivillan said: That's the spirit Ha I know but it also means I won’t cry and act like the world is over when we lose a game. Extremes and all that. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 5 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said: Ha I know but it also means I won’t cry and act like the world is over when we lose a game. Extremes and all that. =4th in table games since Gerrard left and Gerrard start irrelevant without Beale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 10 minutes ago, Kiwivillan said: =4th in table games since Gerrard left and Gerrard start irrelevant without Beale. Im happy mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 52 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said: Ha I know but it also means I won’t cry and act like the world is over when we lose a game. Extremes and all that. Clearly there was sound thinking behind complaints about Stevie. The evidence was there for all to see. I doubt we'll see such garbage from Unai. I can't get over the clear change of style so quickly. Winning at Brighton with that XI is out of this world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harkanon Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 1 hour ago, Vive_La_Villa said: Im absolutely delighted with his start but I do think we are getting a little ahead of ourselves. Don’t forget Gerrard had us winning 4 of his first 6 games. We cant deny the new manager bounce is a thing. It's more than just a bounce. Tactically it is night and day. In game management is night and day 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 20 minutes ago, Tomaszk said: Clearly there was sound thinking behind complaints about Stevie. The evidence was there for all to see. I doubt we'll see such garbage from Unai. I can't get over the clear change of style so quickly. Winning at Brighton with that XI is out of this world. I actually thought we looked really good in Gerrards first 2 games and the tactics/tweaks made worked well. But yes I get the two managers are worlds apart. I just hope the fans stay grounded if we go on little bit of bad form and remember Unai is the real deal and here for the long term. I’m sure the majority will. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chindie Posted November 15, 2022 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted November 15, 2022 If it is just a new manager bounce (and I don't think it is, he's actually changed the nature of the side pretty much instantly with simple ideas done well), it would be contrary to his record as a manager if we fell off a cliff. I suspect he's the real deal. A good manager. That rarest of things at Villa Park. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post CVByrne Posted November 15, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 15, 2022 I think it's fair to say new manager bounce is a thing. There are two big differences with Gerrard though. I'm sure the players are as dedicated to the managers ideas under Emery as they were with Gerrard and Beale in their first 6 months at Villa. There are two big differences for me. Firstly is Emery focuses on setting up the team in a way that best suits the players we have. Gerrard wanted to implement his system and buy players to fit it. This is exactly what Klopp and Arteta have done so it's not a stick to beat Gerrard with. The issues with what Gerrard wanted to do were the system he wanted to play was flawed and was too similar to how Liverpool play. It was compromising players too much. A system that relies on Cash getting forward in attack while Ramsey defends the full back position is clearly not getting the best out of either player. Emery is adaptable. His 4 4 2 / 4 2 2 2 is very similar to a 4 2 3 1 depending on the players used. So it's easy for the double pivot and back 4 to be comfortable and defensively solid. So the base setup is stable. The attacking play involves 4 players and a full back joining in. Same as a 4 2 3 1. Emery also has the experience to rely upon and an adaptable nature means he will keep changing and it means we hopefully are harder to predict 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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