messi11 Posted November 2, 2022 Share Posted November 2, 2022 A great training session today! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen_Evans Posted November 2, 2022 Share Posted November 2, 2022 1 hour ago, tomav84 said: sounds about right. ollie looks very confused. Ollie is confused because he didn't realise you are allowed to lift your head at the point of shooting for goal. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyp Posted November 2, 2022 Share Posted November 2, 2022 Guess you can read a lot into these videos but was very clear the bit where he stopped play to tell Ramsey “ there you press “ He’s very hands on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen_Evans Posted November 2, 2022 Share Posted November 2, 2022 39 minutes ago, Mic09 said: If Gandalf managed Villa, Sauron would win. But what about bringing back Alan Wright? Pop a wig on him and he could be the hero hobbit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post TheMightyVillans Posted November 3, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 3, 2022 9 minutes ago, Jas10 said: True. I watched the 15sec video of emery coming out and saying good morning like 10 times. That's how desperate I am. 4 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jas10 Posted November 3, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 3, 2022 9 minutes ago, TheMightyVillans said: True. I watched the 15sec video of emery coming out and saying good morning like 10 times. That's how desperate I am. Well… as a Villa fan, if you can’t be excited right now then what’s the point? May as well not bother following the club… We’ve gone from a complete rookie/amateur/novice and playing so poorly (no style, no identity, so many losses and poor performances, no unity or spirit, no cohesion and on and on) to one of the most highly rated, experienced, decorated, intelligent managers and coaches out there. Make no bones about it, it’s a shock appointment for us and a major coup. What more could we have done? How much higher could we have aimed? It’s something that should be applauded and praised rather than met with scepticism and cynicism… For me, I’m so glad the apathy and almost disinterest has dissipated and I’m really looking forward to the future - there are valid reasons to… more than just idle hope… The club (NSWE) has finally made a move worthy of its so called “ambitions” and we’ve put ourselves in a way, way stronger position. This is the time for belief… when else? It’s time for hope and positivity - that doesn’t equal major demands and a lack of patience. We have actual tangible reasons to believe that we will get better now… that there will actually be some real “continuous improvement”… I’m sure most of haven’t got huge expectation, at least not immediately or in the short term, but we do just want to see an initial improvement and enjoy watching our team play well and get results… to see some “light” and “forward progression”… Let’s just be happy and enjoy the moment, it’s so nice to have something to look forward to… To me, it’s seems ridiculous to be overly negative, pessimistic or miserable right now… that’s in the past. Let’s look forwards. UTV 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jas10 Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 Just pondering… I wonder if JJ will be utilised on the wing now… whether that’s at LM or LW… might become his primary position… From what I can gather, Unai prioritises control and ball retention (thank God!) in midfield… even playing with two 6’s or more defensively minded players in the centre… So… players that like to drive forward and attack are more likely to be placed out wide or, if Unai goes for a 4-2-3-1 for example, there is a no. 10 spot available - that would have to go to Buendia for me (his creativity and passing ability has not been displayed at its full potential/ability while he’s been with us, we really haven’t got a chance to see the best of him, he can be our creative fulcrum and force… amazing through ball ability and weight of pass) but he may also get to play on the right as he did for Norwich… I just can’t see McGinn starting in CM… and I’m sure most of us don’t want that… not right now anyway. But maybe the manager can work with him and improve him (as I expect him to do for the majority of our players)… but I still don’t see him playing there… he’s more likely to be used in an attacking position… I also wonder… if Coutinho can impress in training… that he may be best suited to playing off the CF… helping us become more of a goalscoring threat… Bailey seems almost guaranteed to start out wide for us… but it’s hard to call at this moment… Regardless… it’s a clean slate for all these players and they really have to step up. They’re in a fortunate position, getting to prove their worth to a top class manager… should be going all out to show what they can do… those that fail, won’t be here for much longer… and we’ll bring in better… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Scorpio Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 I wonder what it's like being the manager of the team in Spain that Emery owns. No pressure at all 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozvillafan Posted November 3, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted November 3, 2022 3 hours ago, Jas10 said: Now I'm concerned. Emery has put himself as striker in a 6-5-3-4-1 formation that sees Watkins, Coutinho and Beundia in our backline, Mings with the forwards and Dibu in our midfield. That's never going to work. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccfcman Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 (edited) 4 hours ago, WallisFrizz said: I know we’ve been a bit starved of content but this thread is mental. Dean Smith was definitely a proper coach and even if Gerrard was hands off, he had enough staff taking training for him. They’ve not just been running laps for the last year. Just think we might be in danger of getting a little overexcited… Correct me if I'm wrong but Unai Emery is unbeaten as Aston Villa manager. Not a lot of first team coaches out there can say that right now! Edited November 3, 2022 by ccfcman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post YLN Posted November 3, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 3, 2022 6 hours ago, Kuwabatake Sanjuro said: I meant to post this RG was watching them like he had never seen a football passed before. Poor Remi Unai in his first training session was like, hey guys let's all go over there, yeah everyone, over there come on. And then they went a and picked blueberries in the woods behind BMH. Of course there weren't any blueberries, because blueberries don't grow wild in England, but Ollie Watkins didn't know that, and wanted to impress his new manager. Apparently he's still out there. Commitment. Leadership. Unai. 1 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinebro Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 9 hours ago, Kuwabatake Sanjuro said: I meant to post this I get ptsd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 5 hours ago, Jas10 said: Just pondering… I wonder if JJ will be utilised on the wing now… whether that’s at LM or LW… might become his primary position… From what I can gather, Unai prioritises control and ball retention (thank God!) in midfield… even playing with two 6’s or more defensively minded players in the centre… So… players that like to drive forward and attack are more likely to be placed out wide or, if Unai goes for a 4-2-3-1 for example, there is a no. 10 spot available - that would have to go to Buendia for me (his creativity and passing ability has not been displayed at its full potential/ability while he’s been with us, we really haven’t got a chance to see the best of him, he can be our creative fulcrum and force… amazing through ball ability and weight of pass) but he may also get to play on the right as he did for Norwich… I just can’t see McGinn starting in CM… and I’m sure most of us don’t want that… not right now anyway. But maybe the manager can work with him and improve him (as I expect him to do for the majority of our players)… but I still don’t see him playing there… he’s more likely to be used in an attacking position… I also wonder… if Coutinho can impress in training… that he may be best suited to playing off the CF… helping us become more of a goalscoring threat… Bailey seems almost guaranteed to start out wide for us… but it’s hard to call at this moment… Regardless… it’s a clean slate for all these players and they really have to step up. They’re in a fortunate position, getting to prove their worth to a top class manager… should be going all out to show what they can do… those that fail, won’t be here for much longer… and we’ll bring in better… i wondered about Ramsey on the right also, he has played there a couple of times and for me looked decent, he is fairly fast, direct, can carry the ball and for me he has better control etc than Watkins who has played on the right recently. Personally, for the AM 3, if we play 4231, with the players we have i would like to see Bailey (L), Buendia (10), then maybe Ramsey or Archer on the right. I know Archer also isnt a right winger, but we dont have any rapid right wingers right now, and tbh i thought Archers ball control was better than Watkins when he came on as a sub, he's also no slouch. Will be interesting to see what Emery does, i really hope he doesnt fall in to the trap of trying to wedge McGinn and Watkins in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 Ollie looks lost at one point in the video Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post mjmooney Posted November 3, 2022 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted November 3, 2022 10 hours ago, stewiek2 said: Pablo Villanueva was involved by the look of it Villanueva. New Villa. Never was a name more appropriate. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeadlyDirk Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 Contrast and compare... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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