andym Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 It also shows that a good, well organised manager can take any bunch of players and make them into a team.You can't look at WBA's squad and say it's honestly better than ours.They have better strikers, Rondon, Berahino, Lambert is past it but might chip in with some goals later on in the season.I agree their defensive and midfield options are very average but like his football or not, Pulis is one of the best at organising limited teams at premier league level and I respect him for that.Let's hope Big Sam dosen't do the same at Sunderland.Rondon has had a fair bit of criticism from baggies fans, and hes only scored twice hasnt he?Anyway, West Broms biggest weakness is that they lack pace, which can be a killer in the premier league. However, as you both say Pulis is a smart organiser - he has been pragmatic and sets up his team to minimise the lack of pace by staying tight and compact, and grinding out tight games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 Rondon had a good goalscoring record in Spain, him and Berahino will get 25 between them easily if Saido stays the full season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimzk5 Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 another 1-0 win, that's 4 1-0 wins so far isnt it? With a defence of James Chester and Craig Dawson ffs.and no surprise they're starting to pipe up on social media again about how shit we are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coda Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 Textbook Pulis. It's shit to watch but his system works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 I'd take shit to watch but 8th right now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 Pulisball. One shot on target yet they beat Arsenal 2-1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 They won. That's what matters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arj Guy Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 They have a better squad than us. There I said it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 I don't think they do, they just have players knowing what their job is and making sure they do them, they don't suffer from the lazy bottle job someone else's fault word removed bags that we have Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 Scraped past 9 man Stoke, beat us with a lucky goal, beat Sunderland as Pantmillion dropped the ball onto Berahino's heel and beat Arsenal 2-1 despite one shot on target. I don't think their league position is reflective of their ability, they get lucky breaks and know how to shut up shop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 Better defensive unit than us and better strikers. I wasn't even being critical of Pulis when I posted that above, just find it amusing Pulis does the same thing season in season out and yet gets declared the anti-christ on here by people like Zatman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arj Guy Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 55 minutes ago, Wainy316 said: Scraped past 9 man Stoke, beat us with a lucky goal, beat Sunderland as Pantmillion dropped the ball onto Berahino's heel and beat Arsenal 2-1 despite one shot on target. I don't think their league position is reflective of their ability, they get lucky breaks and know how to shut up shop. West Brom's win against us was fully deserved. Better strikers, better defence and a pretty average midfield just like ours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoelVilla Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 10 hours ago, Arj Guy said: They have a better squad than us. There I said it I agree. Better manager to, there I said it. Would have been good for us with Pulis for 2 - 3 seasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arj Guy Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 11 minutes ago, NoelVilla said: I agree. Better manager to, there I said it. Would have been good for us with Pulis for 2 - 3 seasons. I think even Pulis would struggle to keep our team up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 55 minutes ago, Wainy316 said: Scraped past 9 man Stoke, beat us with a lucky goal, beat Sunderland as Pantmillion dropped the ball onto Berahino's heel and beat Arsenal 2-1 despite one shot on target. I don't think their league position is reflective of their ability, they get lucky breaks and know how to shut up shop. West Brom's win against us was fully deserved. Better strikers, better defence and a pretty average midfield just like ours Oh they did a brilliant job after they scored, it just took a pure fluke for them to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 He wouldn't, he would get us winning 5-6 games at VP over a few months in a season like he has done at Stoke and Palace no problem. Less so at West Brom for some reason where they've struggled at the Hawthorns but beating Arsenal will probably set them off. Yes he dosen't play great football but what good football have we played in the last 5 years bar a couple of months of counter attacking that dosen't hugely rely on possession. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudevillaisnice Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 At Stoke/Palace/West Brom he has had a decent hard working midfield to protect the back line. He would struggle to play his style of football with the players we have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 He would just play Sanchez every game and just tell him not to cross the halfway line. Gana would be his sort of midfielder aswell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 He'd manage fine. It's what he does. He's turned a team playing a reserve goalkeeper, a left-winger at left back and a centre back at right back into one of the meanest defences in the league. He's genuinely excellent at what he does. I understand why posters don't like it, but the reality is statistically he's one of the most successful Premier League managers ever, in terms of points gained/average squad wage. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 James McClean... What a horrible horrible word removed! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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