Pelle Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 nor does he have the tactical skills required to change a game. Very true. I mean, if we went down 2-0 in the first 20 minutes of a cup semi-final, we could never come back & win the tie by scoring 6 goals under MON, could we? :confused: So one game is enough evidence to suggest that he CAN make changes that have an impact sufficient to win a game? I can think of plenty more where he hasn't. West Ham, Arsenal and Liverpool being three very recent examples. Though you may have a point IMO you've chosen bad examples. Especially if you by turning a game mean come back from being down with a goal or two as we drew 0-0 with wham and were seconds away from the same with Liverpool. Not much time to turn that game around. If on the other hand you mean turning a draw to a win I still think that against Liverpool there wasn't much left to be done. I couldn't see any changes that would've helped. Maybe more changes that could've been done against wham but still we created enough chances to win the game without any changes needed. Against Arsenal is another story. They were the better team on the day, especially since Fabregas entered. Before that we had a chance to win it but then it was all over. Maybe we could've thrown in a player to win the game for us, but I don't think we had that capacity on the bench. Not against Arsenal that day. Just my thoughts on it. I can understand those who feel that he's taken us as far as he can, but I don't agree with it. IMO those who thinks that expects too much too soon. a bit of impatience. Given time I think he can do it. He's not flawless, but I think he has the qulities to dit. Again, just my thoughts on it. Those who live shall see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avfc89 Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 Tactically inept manager who can't attract quality players gets side regularly challenging for 4th and into a cup final. How the hell did that happen then?DundeeVilla I know you're a steadfast MON fan, so I can't change your view and I wouldn't want to anyway. I just don't believe MON can take us any further than 6th, I hope he proves me wrong in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsimonw Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 Yes. He's improved us year on year. Though now is where it gets tough, the higher up the table you get, the more games you're winning every season, it gets very difficult to keep improving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFC-Prideofbrum Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 Should look at 4-5-1 formation more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briny_ear Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 I think this poll needs to start including the option "MON should remain in charge for now" or something to that affect that suggests a happy medium.This would just mean everyone would vote for this as the easy way out (except of course for the indefatigable 13 or so who always vote for MON to go come what may). The best polls don't allow any sitting on the fence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dundeevilla Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 Tactically inept manager who can't attract quality players gets side regularly challenging for 4th and into a cup final. How the hell did that happen then?DundeeVilla I know you're a steadfast MON fan, so I can't change your view and I wouldn't want to anyway. I just don't believe MON can take us any further than 6th, I hope he proves me wrong in the future. I'm honestly not a "steadfast fan" of anyone or anything except Aston Villa. I just think some of the stick O'Neill gets from the armchair managers on here is pretty laughable given where he's taken us from when he took over. For that he deserves our support , to see where he can take us from here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wans13 Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 Please make it stop... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 beat Man Utd after about 100 years (feels like it), a Cup Final after about 50 years (slight exaggeration)... MON is the real deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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