Vive_La_Villa Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 dont care about back 4. can he get us scoring goals Very true Zatman, that is the big question.... I reckon we'll find out very quickly whether it was actually Lamberts tactics/motivational ability or the players at fault Hope the guys given a chance though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electronicmaji Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 Think we are going down! Crazy appointment of someone who thinks he's a legend in his own lunchtime. Reckon we will beat Stoke, flatter to deceive for a couple of games and then fall out of the league. I would like to hear who you would have appointed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 Former Tottenham skipper Tim Sherwood has joined the criticism of Glenn Hoddle, reportedly saying the Spurs boss should be sacked if the north London club wants success. Hoddle came under fire this week over Spurs' decision to release Teddy Sheringham at the end of the season. And Sherwood, who had four years at White Hart Lane before joining Division One title-winners Portsmouth in January says Hoddle's approach has alienated Spurs players. "No one at Tottenham would shed a single tear if Glenn Hoddle was sacked tomorrow," Sherwood told The Sun. "The only way they will bring success back to Tottenham is through a change of manager. "The dressing room is not together and there is no team spirit. Nobody is busting a gut for the manager. "The kids have far more respect for guys like Teddy Sheringham, Gus Poyet and Steffen Freund than they do for Hoddle. "They all turn to the experienced pros for encouragement and advice because the manager won't accept anyone else's point of view and just leaves them all confused. "The way Hoddle has treated a senior player like Freund is an absolute disgrace. And the decision to release Teddy is entirely down to him. "When Hoddle was appointed two years ago, there were people at the club who saw him as the God of White Hart Lane. But it certainly hasn't worked out that way. "You don't need to be a rocket scientist to realise that there is a major problem at the club. And you don't have to be a genius to work out what that problem is." Hoddle dismissed Sherwood's verbal assault, saying: "I haven't got much to say. "All I will say on that very, very quickly would be that it's strange that nine months ago he was desperate to stay at this club. "I was honest enough to let him know that we wouldn't extend his contract. "As soon as that happened his tune soon changed and has had an axe to grind since then. "What he probably will not want to let you know is that he was out seven months with a knee injury. He was out from pre-season right through to Christmas. Hoddle added: "There are a lot of things I could say but as a manager, I won't lower myself to that level." Spurs were humiliated at Anfield last weekend as the Barclays Premier League title challengers ran out comprehensive 4-0 victors. The Reds were ahead inside two minutes due to a Younès Kaboul own goal, and Luis Suárez put them further ahead before half-time, when Hoddle claimed his former side looked beaten before they took to the field. Chelsea’s Diego Costa: ‘Football is my life. I’ve been through a lot to get here’ Read more The former Spurs boss, speaking during Sky Sports' live coverage, said the players "were too relaxed, too flimsy" and headed to the north-west "with no steel" – comments that clearly got under the skin of Sherwood. "I don't know what he said – Glenn's got a lot of opinion and he's also got a lot of opinion about Tottenham, and he's entitled to that," the Spurs head coach said of the man he played under between 2001 and 2003. "It's been a long time since Glenn Hoddle's managed a football team, and the game has moved on quite significantly. "I'm not saying that it's anything to do with whether the body language is correct or not, but that wouldn't have been brought up if we had gone out and won the game. "I think you can look at history at some teams who played very well from the outset, probably won the game very easily, and some of them might have been leaning on the walls and doing that, but it never would have been brought up. "I've been a pundit myself. It's easy to look for something when you've got nothing else to talk about, other than to be critical of your ex-side." The pair's relationship has been strained since Sherwood's playing days, when Hoddle moved on the former Spurs captain to Portsmouth in January 2003. Advertisement That summer, with the pressure mounting on the former England boss, Sherwood said that no one would "shed a single tear" if he was sacked and that getting rid of him was "the only way they will bring success back". Tottenham eventually parted company with Hoddle in September 2003 and, despite only having an ill-fated spell at Wolves since then, he has been keen for a return to management. Hoddle last month claimed he came close to returning as manager following André Villas-Boas' sacking, only for Sherwood to be handed the gig on an 18-month deal. However, speculation is mounting that Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy could soon be replacing the former midfielder, with Louis van Gaal, Mauricio Pochettino and Frank de Boer all linked with the job. "I know the media have got a job to do and the speculation is not going to end when you have other managers and national managers touting for your job," Sherwood said. "They are the ones who are fuelling it. "It is par for the course when you are managing a big club like Tottenham. I have got big enough shoulders – what I am supposed to do?" Rather than fretting about the future, Sherwood's only concern is getting positive results between now and the end of the season. Embattled Sunderland arrive at White Hart Lane on Monday, when Emmanuel Adebayor is in line for a return from three weeks out with a hamstring problem and gash on his heel. "There's a chance he could start," Sherwood said. "He's done a week's training so he's got enough time under his belt. "He won't be 100 per cent but he's quite good at 70 per cent. "You're obviously going to miss a player of his quality but he's looked good. We're happy with what he's produced this week." Fellow striker Roberto Soldado will miss the clash with Sunderland after being carried off at Anfield. Jan Vertonghen is also absent after sustaining an injury at Liverpool, although Vlad Chiriches and Paulinho are back in contention. Who gives a sh*t..hes our manager now onwards and upwards that was to end any speculation Hoddle is coming as assistant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 If he stops playing Sissokho and Hutton as creative full backs/wingers. we will already be half way there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 I know this is going to sound quite negative but for some reason I've gotten a feeling he won't be here very long, even if he does well (which I think he will do). You still wanted Lambert here.............................it shows. Lambert's ghost now, nothing I can do about it sadly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaForever1970 Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 Whats the worse that can happen? Relegation. Which is inevitable.Its really not, we’re not Leicester they are inevitable we’re in the bottom 3 on goal difference, not cut adrift. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marka Ragnos Posted February 14, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted February 14, 2015 Fair enough. Will support him 100% now. I am going to support him 78.0820%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lp_villa830 Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 Former Tottenham skipper Tim Sherwood has joined the criticism of Glenn Hoddle, reportedly saying the Spurs boss should be sacked if the north London club wants success. Hoddle came under fire this week over Spurs' decision to release Teddy Sheringham at the end of the season. And Sherwood, who had four years at White Hart Lane before joining Division One title-winners Portsmouth in January says Hoddle's approach has alienated Spurs players. "No one at Tottenham would shed a single tear if Glenn Hoddle was sacked tomorrow," Sherwood told The Sun. "The only way they will bring success back to Tottenham is through a change of manager. "The dressing room is not together and there is no team spirit. Nobody is busting a gut for the manager. "The kids have far more respect for guys like Teddy Sheringham, Gus Poyet and Steffen Freund than they do for Hoddle. "They all turn to the experienced pros for encouragement and advice because the manager won't accept anyone else's point of view and just leaves them all confused. "The way Hoddle has treated a senior player like Freund is an absolute disgrace. And the decision to release Teddy is entirely down to him. "When Hoddle was appointed two years ago, there were people at the club who saw him as the God of White Hart Lane. But it certainly hasn't worked out that way. "You don't need to be a rocket scientist to realise that there is a major problem at the club. And you don't have to be a genius to work out what that problem is." Hoddle dismissed Sherwood's verbal assault, saying: "I haven't got much to say. "All I will say on that very, very quickly would be that it's strange that nine months ago he was desperate to stay at this club. "I was honest enough to let him know that we wouldn't extend his contract. "As soon as that happened his tune soon changed and has had an axe to grind since then. "What he probably will not want to let you know is that he was out seven months with a knee injury. He was out from pre-season right through to Christmas. Hoddle added: "There are a lot of things I could say but as a manager, I won't lower myself to that level." Spurs were humiliated at Anfield last weekend as the Barclays Premier League title challengers ran out comprehensive 4-0 victors. The Reds were ahead inside two minutes due to a Younès Kaboul own goal, and Luis Suárez put them further ahead before half-time, when Hoddle claimed his former side looked beaten before they took to the field. Chelsea’s Diego Costa: ‘Football is my life. I’ve been through a lot to get here’ Read more The former Spurs boss, speaking during Sky Sports' live coverage, said the players "were too relaxed, too flimsy" and headed to the north-west "with no steel" – comments that clearly got under the skin of Sherwood. "I don't know what he said – Glenn's got a lot of opinion and he's also got a lot of opinion about Tottenham, and he's entitled to that," the Spurs head coach said of the man he played under between 2001 and 2003. "It's been a long time since Glenn Hoddle's managed a football team, and the game has moved on quite significantly. "I'm not saying that it's anything to do with whether the body language is correct or not, but that wouldn't have been brought up if we had gone out and won the game. "I think you can look at history at some teams who played very well from the outset, probably won the game very easily, and some of them might have been leaning on the walls and doing that, but it never would have been brought up. "I've been a pundit myself. It's easy to look for something when you've got nothing else to talk about, other than to be critical of your ex-side." The pair's relationship has been strained since Sherwood's playing days, when Hoddle moved on the former Spurs captain to Portsmouth in January 2003. Advertisement That summer, with the pressure mounting on the former England boss, Sherwood said that no one would "shed a single tear" if he was sacked and that getting rid of him was "the only way they will bring success back". Tottenham eventually parted company with Hoddle in September 2003 and, despite only having an ill-fated spell at Wolves since then, he has been keen for a return to management. Hoddle last month claimed he came close to returning as manager following André Villas-Boas' sacking, only for Sherwood to be handed the gig on an 18-month deal. However, speculation is mounting that Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy could soon be replacing the former midfielder, with Louis van Gaal, Mauricio Pochettino and Frank de Boer all linked with the job. "I know the media have got a job to do and the speculation is not going to end when you have other managers and national managers touting for your job," Sherwood said. "They are the ones who are fuelling it. "It is par for the course when you are managing a big club like Tottenham. I have got big enough shoulders – what I am supposed to do?" Rather than fretting about the future, Sherwood's only concern is getting positive results between now and the end of the season. Embattled Sunderland arrive at White Hart Lane on Monday, when Emmanuel Adebayor is in line for a return from three weeks out with a hamstring problem and gash on his heel. "There's a chance he could start," Sherwood said. "He's done a week's training so he's got enough time under his belt. "He won't be 100 per cent but he's quite good at 70 per cent. "You're obviously going to miss a player of his quality but he's looked good. We're happy with what he's produced this week." Fellow striker Roberto Soldado will miss the clash with Sunderland after being carried off at Anfield. Jan Vertonghen is also absent after sustaining an injury at Liverpool, although Vlad Chiriches and Paulinho are back in contention. Who gives a sh*t..hes our manager now onwards and upwards that was to end any speculation Hoddle is coming as assistant They may have kissed and made up in the last decade... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 the last link was from April Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudevillaisnice Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 Home 9W - 1D - 4L Away 5W - 3D - 5L I think i missed a loss somewhere. Hmm interesting. Home form will be vital with the fixtures coming up so it might just work if the pattern continues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marka Ragnos Posted February 14, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted February 14, 2015 Think this guy will surprise the doubters. Seems exactly the type of manager we need in terms of motivation for the lazy bastards out there. How many people were calling for Cleverley to be dropped after each pathetic performance? Pretty sure Sherwood will have the cajones to actually do it. If mere cojones were enough, we could have appointed Mr. T. A blunderbuss who roars in ready to "sort these blokes" isn't going to work. Villa needs someone who can effectively cultivate a team-wide sense of motivation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 Fair enough. Will support him 100% now. I am going to support him 78.0820%. Im going to support him 83.1128% but that could easily drop to 27.8751% after 5.75 games. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyM3000 Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 I think the defence will remain the same, we don't have many options we have no decent full backs. It's attacking that we will see changes. I expect him to try supply Benteke better with some proper midfielders around him who might create. Delph - Sanchez/Westwood Sinclair - Gil - Grealish/Bacuna/Cole/Zog?? Benteke A front 3 behind Benteke, the job is to cross the ball to him or get it to him. Simples, feed Benteke and play off him. Id be very surprised to see Weimann or Gabby play much in games that we are trying to win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 (edited) To be fair I think he's more than someone to shout at the players and tell them a few home truths. From what I can make out from interviews and articles he's written he's seem like quite and intelligent guy and a deep thinker. Edited February 14, 2015 by useless 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post nazvfc Posted February 14, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted February 14, 2015 I was not in any of the two camps anti or pro lambert I'm in the Aston villa camp. I supported villa when the previous chairman dismantled our cup winning squad got us relegated. Hired a manger from Shrewsbury town. You know what ? Still gave 100%support to the team and manager. Just something about Tim really does remind me of Gregory. Gregory was a Spurs fan when younger but became villa through and through. I don't care if he pisses off the prima donnas like gabby or anyone else that thinks they don't need to put a shift in. Tell the players they were shit if deserved. If the poor diddums don't like it tough titty. You do your best for our club or on yer bike (or in your Lamborghini). Each one has to impress the new gaffer and not be pampered. Something tells me we will see a performance tomorrow. They are in danger of losing thier place so up your game put in a shift and show you're worthy of wearing the shirt. I'll give Tim 100% backing as I do each manager. We put our faith in you - repay us by getting us up the table and let's start next season and show the PL we are no longer a laughing stock. There had my day!!! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 Think we are going down! Crazy appointment of someone who thinks he's a legend in his own lunchtime. Reckon we will beat Stoke, flatter to deceive for a couple of games and then fall out of the league. Sometimes I just despair. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squirdle Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 Think we are going down! Crazy appointment of someone who thinks he's a legend in his own lunchtime. Reckon we will beat Stoke, flatter to deceive for a couple of games and then fall out of the league. Bloody hell! Things must be miserable in Gloucester. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KitKat Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 If he stops playing Sissokho and Hutton as creative full backs/wingers. we will already be half way there. Why? Teams need their full backs to get involved in the attacking phases more and more now. I assume you mean that they shouldn't be our only creative outlet? I think Sherwood will appreciate a worker like Hutton - I assume their paths crossed when Hutton was at Spurts? Incidentally, does anyone think we'll benefit massively from potentially going for 2 up front? Both Andi and Gabby work so much better either centrally or working a channel, Benteke should be able to either stay further forward or drop deeper to receive the ball without us having 0 presense in the opposition box now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 U21s have a game Monday night, wonder if he'll be there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qwpzxjor1 Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 He was pretty heavily 4-4-2 with Spurs, granted that may have been governed by personell at his disposal and may change with us, but I'd assume a pretty high chance of playing 4-4-2, maybe with Gil playing off Benteke with Sinclair and Grealish/Cole on the wings. Leaves quite a few midfielders to battle it out actualky.. Delph, Bacuna, Westwood, Sanchez, Cleverley, Cole,.. Then Weimann and Gabby.. He's got decent options if he can find his balance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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