Popular Post MaVilla Posted November 20, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 20, 2021 30 minutes ago, Sulberto21 said: I’ll reiterate we only conceded 6 shots. Usually we’re in double figures and against a team like Brighton it’d be like 15/16 shots. In the same games we also were conceding situations and positions where a better final ball from the opposition and they’d be in and we got away with it. I said initially we’ll change mindset and we definitely did and you could see it in a few players. Lampety was not as effective as he has been all season. Even AEG looked purposeful with his movement and his running opened the game for Watkins and Bailey a couple of times. Solid functional start. Probably the way he would have liked. the shots conceded thing is actually super super huge imo, conceding 6 shots versus a very good Brighton side is a real positive, consider the following PL games and shots conceded: versus W.Ham - 21, Arsenal - 22, Wolves - 14, Spurs - 17, Manure - 28, Everton - 11, Chelsea - 12, Brentford - 9, Newcastle - 9, Watford - 13. We conceded 6 shots today versus Brighton, the least we have conceded in any PL game this season by a fair margin, tbh, i think thats huge. Whether thats down to the coaches, the players, or both, regardless, its a really impressive stat for our first game under Gerrard. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted November 20, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted November 20, 2021 You have to say fair play. The subs completely changed the game. Well done Stevie Geee 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted November 20, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 20, 2021 28 minutes ago, Tom13 said: He even said, how long that takes, time will tell. Bollox, the fact that we weren't playing precise Tiki Taka today shows that he's nothing but a charlatan who spouts shite. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 2 minutes ago, MaVilla said: the shots conceded thing is actually super super huge imo, conceding 6 shots versus a very good Brighton side is a real positive, consider the following PL games and shots conceded: versus W.Ham - 21, Arsenal - 22, Wolves - 14, Spurs - 17, Manure - 28, Everton - 11, Chelsea - 12, Brentford - 9, Newcastle - 9, Watford - 13. We conceded 6 shots today versus Brighton, the least we have conceded in any PL game this season by a fair margin, tbh, i think thats huge. Whether thats down to the coaches, the players, or both, regardless, its a really impressive stat for our first game under Gerrard. Been banging on the shot against stat for a long time but people have not been wanting to hear it. Good first signs seeing it improving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 Great stuff. Hard work. Team up for it. Surprising subs I thought, but they all worked well. Loads to improve on, looking forward to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M_Afro Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 They had a 0.3 expected goals. That the lowest we have conceded all season I think. Quite a turn around in such a short space of time. Until we can sort out the midfield it’s always going to be better to keep it tight and try to nick wins. Great start. Well done Stevie G. Impact! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post villalad21 Posted November 20, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 20, 2021 Another good interview 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MaVilla Posted November 20, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 20, 2021 (edited) says it all tbh. "the standards have gone up". (note: does anyone have a vid of this interview??) Edited November 20, 2021 by MaVilla 3 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 Just now, MaVilla said: says it all tbh. "the standards have gone up". Wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 Just now, MaVilla said: says it all tbh. "the standards have gone up". Just about to post that. Interesting… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveAV1 Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 15 minutes ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: He's stopped saying " Yeah Course " because of all you bastards taking the piss hasn't he? lol Yeah course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 10 minutes ago, KMitch said: I'm happy we won, but let's be honest... There isn't much you can do as a coach in 6 days other than give them a boost to morale. Calling Gerrard a genius or making his tactics/substitutions out to be masterstrokes is a bit farfetched. We looked like a team playing under a new manager today and it will take Gerrard several months to put his stamp on the squad. It's going to be interesting to see he changes the system around over the rest of the season. We started strong in the first 15 mins, but then looked a lot like we've played lately, deflated and low on confidence. Fair play to Gerrard for making the right subs in the 2nd half and the players looked like the weight of the world was lifted off of them after our first goal. Played some of the best footy of the year after that. I'm happy we won and I hope we continue to bring that confidence into the Palace match next weekend. I don't think anybody is seriously calling him a genius based on one win. But he clearly is a breath of fresh air and his tactics today were spot on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 5 minutes ago, villalad21 said: Another good interview Yep, great honest interview. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post LondonLax Posted November 20, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 20, 2021 Keeps his job for another week. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tomaszk Posted November 20, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 20, 2021 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 We looked a lot better in defence. We had good shape and structure. Made substitutions that had a positive affect on the result. Was it perfect, no, but it was an improvement from where we have been. Gerrard deserves praise for that and can’t wait to see how much more he can get from the team in the future. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DaveAV1 Posted November 20, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 20, 2021 I’ve heard that the board became a little concerned when we were only able to beat Man Utd 1-0. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted November 20, 2021 Moderator Share Posted November 20, 2021 This is the Gerrard thread, not Dean Smith, nor the post match reaction thread. Please stay on topic (happy) Villans. Ta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greyvillan Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 Love to know what the new rules are that Ollie Watkins has mentioned? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-R Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 53 minutes ago, jim said: Yep, great honest interview. Thoroughly enjoyed that interview I did thanks for posting it. Gerrard a very nice bloke to listen to but what I do like how he praises the players. He just seems to tell it cool. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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