Jas10 Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 2 minutes ago, Tom13 said: He means they played poorly, which they did. They did… probably the worst performance from our midfield 3 so far this season… Bouba was particularly poor and lackadaisical… I miss the proper or best version of Dougie too (the king of VP) but… sometimes individuals need those around them to play well to thrive themselves too… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Wezbid Posted February 7 Popular Post Share Posted February 7 (edited) If only Troy Deeney was in charge to rip the players a new asshole, in public, to appease the fans. Edited February 7 by Wezbid Awful sentence structure 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jas10 Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 3 minutes ago, Tom13 said: What did he say? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jas10 Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 On to Sunday… let’s show some fight and spirit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWARLEY2 Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 He isnt going to call them out in public. But he will in private. Big time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBlack Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 1 minute ago, Jas10 said: Reading between the lines it sounds like he wasn't fussed about changing it to win, just about them learning from playing together. Not sure he will be that generous to the players behind the scenes anyway. They deserve whatever criticism he chooses to give them today, but he's not immune from blame tonight. Time to get a reaction from them on Sunday Unai! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWARLEY2 Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 Slowly only works when you have control. When we lose the midfield battle we lose shape and it feels like wave after wave of attack as the oppo continually drive through us. Everything needs to be done half a second quicker to combat this it feels to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Zatman Posted February 7 Popular Post Share Posted February 7 31 minutes ago, Tom13 said: What did he say? We go again and muttered something about good bunch of lads and moments of magic. He then ended it by saying that Diaby goal will shut a few people up 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 Felt dirty but gave him a poor rating tonight. Spoilt ungrateful fan that I am. Like newcastle thought he could have made some changes at half time. Tonight was disappointing but like the Everton game in the league cup I wonder how fussed he was to go deep. We have 2 massive targets of CL qualification and the Conference League, where is so comfortable in European football. But you can't dress it up it has been 2 poor home performances in a row and I am sure he will be working overtime to change that on Sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 2 hours ago, Jas10 said: The last tweet is responding to VT comments. He must be on here. Love you Unai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozvillafan Posted February 8 VT Supporter Share Posted February 8 For the last 2 home games it feels like all 4 midfielders are trying to play the same role - and all failing. Could use a Ramsay/Bailey/Zaniolo/Rogers/Buendia to mix it up a bit. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshVilla Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 It feels to me like our offside trap doesn't work when teams make direct runs from midfield. Chelsea had so many players making runs into the final third with the ball and it felt like they barely passed it forward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlobalVillan Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 I love Unai, but a cup winning manager? We fold like a cheap suit in every cup we enter and struggled to even beat the likes of Mostar in the ECL. Not even a sniff of a Quarter Final let alone a trophy. Really thought he would bring us some silverwear, and maybe one day he might, but so far it seems even the Don can't get this club close to winning things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callum Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 We started really well last night. Psychology is our biggest issue. A few dodgy passes and Chelsea knocking it around for 5 minutes and we’re defeated. Bring in the shrinks Unai. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QldVilla Posted February 8 VT Supporter Share Posted February 8 I can’t make my mind up whether we were happy to drop the game and focus on the PL or we were just awful and Chelsea were good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romavillan Posted February 8 VT Supporter Share Posted February 8 2 minutes ago, QldVilla said: I can’t make my mind up whether we were happy to drop the game and focus on the PL or we were just awful and Chelsea were good. Don't think it's either/or. First goal, fair enough could probably do better, second goal with anywhere near a full strength back line we do not concede and the third was a fantasy made up foul and then a world class free kick. With the ball, starting from I think not having Konsa, Torres or Mings on the pitch, our usual strength turned into a weakness as we misplaced simple passes and gave the ball away where usually we do not. Unai saying he wanted to give the players minutes together before making changes would seem to be in line with that too. Hopefully it pays off on Sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QldVilla Posted February 8 VT Supporter Share Posted February 8 2 minutes ago, romavillan said: Don't think it's either/or. First goal, fair enough could probably do better, second goal with anywhere near a full strength back line we do not concede and the third was a fantasy made up foul and then a world class free kick. With the ball, starting from I think not having Konsa, Torres or Mings on the pitch, our usual strength turned into a weakness as we misplaced simple passes and gave the ball away where usually we do not. Unai saying he wanted to give the players minutes together before making changes would seem to be in line with that too. Hopefully it pays off on Sunday. You may be right, I’m going to watch the horror show again tonight, maybe I’ll see it differently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozvilla28 Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 The fact is the setup of our side last 2 home games has been all over the shop and we fail to wakeup and change it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinebro Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 All is forgiven if you beat United Unai 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maltesemike Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 As I said in the match thread, I always saw Unai as an adaptable manager. The injuries have ravaged us but somehow we persist in trying to play the same way. He is coming across as stubborn but surely some pragmatism would help “stop the rot”. But perhaps his hands are tied? I am tactically naive though and have no clue what these changes could be. But in Unai we trust, he will get it right. We’ve come such a long way and we need to get behind him and the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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