Eastie Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 12 minutes ago, theboyangel said: We were playing 5 at the back, anyone who thinks the 5 were across the middle need to look at where bjarnesson and bree were positioned during the match. Amavi would have taken over lb position, and bjarnesson would be a better option in the centre than any of bacuna, green or adomah who all came on. The only good thing is that Bruce now has decided on a formation and said he will stick with it now he has the personnel - Taylor and bree will be a lot better than Hutton and amavi for us and the only reason bjarnason started on the left was Taylor being ill. As for amavi this is the kick up the arse he deserved . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 2 minutes ago, Eastie said: The only good thing is that Bruce now has decided on a formation and said he will stick with it now he has the personnel - Taylor and bree will be a lot better than Hutton and amavi for us and the only reason bjarnason started on the left was Taylor being ill. As for amavi this is the kick up the arse he deserved . But surely with Taylor missing, down to 10 men and sitting back as we were, amavi was a better option from the bench than adomah, green or bacuna? I'm talking about yesterday, not the overall picture. Their introduction only added to the forest pressure as none of the subs could either win back or retain the ball. Poor choices by Bruce for me. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastie Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 (edited) 3 minutes ago, theboyangel said: But surely with Taylor missing, down to 10 men and sitting back as we were, amavi was a better option from the bench than adomah, green or bacuna? I'm talking about yesterday, not the overall picture. Their introduction only added to the forest pressure as none of the subs could either win back or retain the ball. Poor choices by Bruce for me. For me the question was why take off both kodija and hogan - surely one or the other but not both - I agree the substitutions were baffling and changes should have been made earlier before grealish was sent off . Regarding last nights subs yes I agree with your point . once he'd took both strikers off we had no outlet where hogan has the strength to hold up the ball and looked decent . Edited February 5, 2017 by Eastie 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 Just now, Eastie said: For me the question was why take off both kodija and hogan - surely one or the other but not both - I agree the substitutions were baffling and changes should have been made earlier before grealish was sent off . once he'd took both strikers off we had no outlet where hogan has the strength to hold up the ball and looked decent . I agree with you there. At least keep one attacking outlet on. Bruce was as much to blame as johnstone for losing yesterday. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 We should give him till the end of the season. I've plenty I'm annoyed with (one of those is Jack) another Johnstone, both really also lay a little blame at Bruce's door. But we have to give him the rest of the season to see if he's fit for the job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted February 5, 2017 Author Share Posted February 5, 2017 10 hours ago, Stevo985 said: We didn't play 5-4-0 So how many attacks did we have once the strikers went off? And also how many strikers did he bring on to replace Hogan and kodjia? That was a 5-4-0 pathetic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mykeyb Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 Several things still haven't been improved and highlight to me that Bruce hasn't a clue. How many times on Tuesday and yesterday did the keeper just kick it up the pitch. The opposition played it out from the back. A quick word from the sideline would have stopped that. The whole zero movement at throw ins.......Still nothing done. Bruce isn't a coach, be will only improve the side by buying better players. We will never be greater than the sum of our parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacketspuds Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 Although Bruce messed up once Grealish went off he didn't exactly have luck on his side yesterday. Forest's keeper pulled off some great saves and got lucky whereas ours spilled an easy one. On another day we could have scored 4. He needs to sort the keeper out and get us actually playing football further up the pitch but I'm still keen to give him until the summer to see what he can do with the squad. Plus, if he does get the boot, our choice of potential manager could be better in the summer. He says casting envious glances at Huddersfield. :-) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sexbelowsound Posted February 5, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted February 5, 2017 (edited) I'm in a weird position with Bruce. I'm not happy or impressed with his negative tactics, constant chopping and changing and the turgid displays since he took over. In my gut I don't think he is going to turn it around but at the same time I don't want him gone and want to give him at least until the end of the season to turn this around and prove me wrong. So in short, **** you Bruce, please stay. Edited February 5, 2017 by sexbelowsound 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Vive_La_Villa Posted February 5, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted February 5, 2017 (edited) 4 hours ago, Barney_avfc said: Well after Dr X's tweets this morning I don't expect Bruce to be going anywhere anytime soon. Glad, I didn't want Bruce to begin with but we need to stabilise now and build from where we are. With all due respect to certain fans I'm glad Xia isn't as rash and emotional as them and understands such a massive overhaul could always take time. As I mentioned before from now until the end of the season is all about stability now with an expectancy of automatic promotion next season. I think in the long run it is a lot safer to get promoted as a team playing well together no matter what the level rather a team of individuals scraping through the playoffs. Edited February 5, 2017 by Vive_La_Villa 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 3 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said: With all due respect to certain fans I'm glad Xia isn't as rash and emotional as them and understands such a massive overhaul could always take time. As I mentioned before from now until the end of the season is all about stability now with an expectancy of automatic promotion next season. I think in the long run it is a lot safer to get promoted as a team playing well together no matter what the level rather a team of individuals scraping through for the playoffs. He sacked his first ever manager after 10 games 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gatecrasha Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 4 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said: With all due respect to certain fans I'm glad Xia isn't as rash and emotional as them and understands such a massive overhaul could always take time. As I mentioned before from now until the end of the season is all about stability now with an expectancy of automatic promotion next season. I think in the long run it is a lot safer to get promoted as a team playing well together no matter what the level rather a team of individuals scraping through for the playoffs. Well said, now is a time to pull togeather and support. Another manager change results in numerous personnel changes and we are back to square one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 2 minutes ago, DCJonah said: He sacked his first ever manager after 10 games He did but I would argue the situation was worse. Although I'm sure many will disagree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DCJonah Posted February 5, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted February 5, 2017 If he's the man to lead us up next year, then I guess we now have 18 pre season games to get things clicking and get things right. Forget finishing above the scum or anyone else, as long as there's three below us. It's all about preparing for next year 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastie Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 (edited) 8 minutes ago, DCJonah said: If he's the man to lead us up next year, then I guess we now have 18 pre season games to get things clicking and get things right. Forget finishing above the scum or anyone else, as long as there's three below us. It's all about preparing for next year Yes any slim hope has now gone so let's plan for next season - finally he's decided he will stick with this formation so let's get the team settled and ready to hit the ground running next season - downside is we cannot sort the keeper until the summer but most of the other positions we have the players in place to build towards a promotion shot next year. Edited February 5, 2017 by Eastie 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave J Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 50 minutes ago, DK82 said: We should give him till the end of the season. I've plenty I'm annoyed with (one of those is Jack) another Johnstone, both really also lay a little blame at Bruce's door. But we have to give him the rest of the season to see if he's fit for the job. I think you are right when you say that he should be given until the end of the season to see if he has the wherewithal to build a promotion winning team ( his track record clearly evidences this) my fears are what comes next- can he take the club forward following promotion - let's not kid ourselves this is Aston villa - a club I have followed for over 40 years and I know fine well that as fans we expect a lot- just scrimping by in the bottom half of the prem is not acceptable for more than one season and this in my view is where Bruce gets found out and is the reason why I was underwhelmed by his appointment in the first place. on the other hand I can see why some fans might advocate for change in order to give a new manager time to put their own mark on the team in readiness for a promotion assault next year- it's not difficult to share this view either - although getting rid of another manager so soon - would this make the job a poison chalice ? I don't know. As I said in a previous post Dr Tony has some serious thinking to do in my view - although from tweets on here- it seems as though he is committed to SB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingram85 Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 While I agree 100% with what Dr X is saying in those tweets, I don't believe for a second that that is what he has been thinking for a while. It really comes across as a reaction to what he is seeing following the last month more than anything and is trying to temper our and his own expectations somewhat. But I do still agree with him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 (edited) How much has the Dr spent now? Edited February 5, 2017 by Kingman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsimonw Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 12 minutes ago, Dave J said: I think you are right when you say that he should be given until the end of the season to see if he has the wherewithal to build a promotion winning team ( his track record clearly evidences this) my fears are what comes next- can he take the club forward following promotion We cross that road when we get to it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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