tinker Posted January 10, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted January 10, 2022 Its obvious that the players quality is a letting the managers down, Smith and Gerrard. Who actually picks who we are signing is the real question. Cash, Target and Ming's were all purchased when we lower premier League teams , their not good enough for challenging the top 6 and the midfield is also lacking. We are stuck in mid table and buying our way out of it is a short term solution and is very risky for the whole club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 1 minute ago, picicata said: I have no belief that, as of this moment, Gerrard knows or believes we can get results against the big teams. For all of Smith's problems I always thought there was a chance we could win any game (except against Man City obviously) He needs to find a way to make our play more expansive. Smith miles ahead of Gerrard in the big games. No question about that. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avfc1982am Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 TBH I don't want to moan but I am sick of the Watkins, Ing's persistence. I have for what seems several months now been tired of it. I think Gerrard needs to seriously stop relying on having a better player in a position that doesn't work for him, just to facilitate. Watkins and Ing's have got to be one of the most solo relationship's ever witnessed in a forward line. Neither compliments the other instead at times running the same channels or too far from each other to link up in any effective way. Grumble over. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayls Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Chine said: someone put this is the joke thread please ! Hilarious He has a point. We aren’t safe yet. Can easily get sucked back into the scrap. We shouldn’t be losing to Brentford having dominated the game. Edited January 10, 2022 by Tayls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaJay Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 2 minutes ago, picicata said: I have no belief that, as of this moment, Gerrard knows or believes we can get results against the big teams. For all of Smith's problems I always thought there was a chance we could win any game (except against Man City obviously) He needs to find a way to make our play more expansive. Nonsense, we just battered utd at old Trafford and by way of poor refereeing and luck we didn't get a result we deserved based on our performance. We should have got a result vs man city and have been very competitive in every game so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Pablo_2531 Posted January 10, 2022 Visiting Supporter Popular Post Share Posted January 10, 2022 I would be more worried as a United fan than a villa fan watching that game. Yeh they got through but they are doing **** all this season. anyone with any sense can see gerrard is improving villa. countiho an digne will make a massive difference right across the team. Forwards will get so many more chances 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliffy Biro Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 8 minutes ago, Steero113 said: Can’t agree with this. We’ve been monumentally unlucky tonight and we were by miles and miles the better team against Brentford for 75 mins. on another day we’d be winning the last two games and on a high. results will come, signings for fine tuning will help. Maybe im misremembering the Brentford game then because i thought we we're rubbish in that. I dont think you can consistently not take your chances against teams you are dominating and claim bad luck either. We are in serious need of quality in multiple positions imo and i think the last few weeks have proven that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete101 Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 Would loved him to be a bit more brave , chasing the game sacrifice Ramsey for archer or someone else a bit more attack minded, but his time has been refreshing here so far, so we move on 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmygreaves Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 1 minute ago, picicata said: I have no belief that, as of this moment, Gerrard knows or believes we can get results against the big teams. For all of Smith's problems I always thought there was a chance we could win any game (except against Man City obviously) He needs to find a way to make our play more expansive. Yep, don't think he's got more than one playing style. It seemed to work initially - get narrow, push opposition down the wings, defend the box from shots and crosses. It's not working any more. We starting to look defensively soft again. Players are letting standards slip. The slow manner that throw-ins and free kicks are taken infuriates me, where's the urgency. Gerrard seems fine with it. Really getting worried this will turn out like the failed Lampard managerial experiment. Christ, I hope I'm wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 6 minutes ago, villalad21 said: Smith miles ahead of Gerrard in the big games. No question about that. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 Can’t wait to see what we can do with the likes of coutinho and digne on the ball with the kind of possession and opportunities we had tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 He'll be hurting big time tonight. Expect a response on Saturday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HalfTimePost Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 We played very well today, at least the style was good. Individual errors cost us. I'm worried about his game management though. 2 games running the subs have been poor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmygreaves Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 11 minutes ago, tinker said: Its obvious that the players quality is a letting the managers down, Smith and Gerrard. Who actually picks who we are signing is the real question. Cash, Target and Ming's were all purchased when we lower premier League teams , their not good enough for challenging the top 6 and the midfield is also lacking. Smith beat a better performing utd side with these very same players. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippo Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 1 minute ago, jimmygreaves said: Yep, don't think he's got more than one playing style. It seemed to work initially - get narrow, push opposition down the wings, defend the box from shots and crosses. It's not working any more. We starting to look defensively soft again. Players are letting standards slip. The slow manner that throw-ins and free kicks are taken infuriates me, where's the urgency. Gerrard seems fine with it. Really getting worried this will turn out like the failed Lampard managerial experiment. Christ, I hope I'm wrong. Thing is there was such a hard on for Gerard - the totally ridiculous salary for a guy who only managed in a poor league. Basically it seems NSWE will chuck absolutely everything to ensure Stevie G is a success. If he isn't god knows where that leaves us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippo Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 4 minutes ago, VillaChris said: He'll be hurting big time tonight. Expect a response on Saturday. I was expecting one after Brentford. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 22 minutes ago, DCJonah said: I genuinely don't care that much about this season. Why? We could still be in with an outside chance of top 8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chine Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 6 minutes ago, Tayls said: He has a point. We aren’t safe yet. Can easily get sucked back into the scrap. We shouldn’t be losing to Brentford having dominated the game. Whilst I agree it’s not mathematically certain we stay up ,I just don’t think we will get ‘sucked back into’ any scrap down at the bottom , there are lots of bumps in the road ahead but I believe we are playing much better and more organised under SG , incomings will change things massively, UTV ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Phil Silvers Posted January 10, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 10, 2022 Do me a favour, we were the better team, we got cheated and the managers shit, behave yourselves. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vreitti Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 6 minutes ago, VillaChris said: He'll be hurting big time tonight. Expect a response on Saturday. Feels like we've heard this before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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