Kiwivillan Posted 10 hours ago Share Posted 10 hours ago 9 hours ago, Mantis said: I'm pretty sure the title was tongue in cheek. The title is still within our reach 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThunderPower_14 Posted 9 hours ago Share Posted 9 hours ago Annoying lost points, would have been outright 2nd with a win, only behind 1st on goal difference. I know we were a long way from our best against Ipswich but we just need to get back on the horse and spank Man U. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leeroy Posted 9 hours ago Share Posted 9 hours ago We have no problem scoring but defence continues to be an issue. 9 goals conceded in 6 games, mostly against bottom half teams, and no clean sheet since April. When he was at Arsenal and Villarreal I thought Unai was quite pragmatic and he usually had a good defence, so I’m a bit surprised why we’re so easy to score against. Can we keep a long awaited clean sheet against Man Yoo? Doubtful. Spurs seem to have improved defensively, only conceded 5 and had harder games than us so far. Same defence as last season too and with a dodgy keeper in Vicario. i certainly think Martinez doesn’t look as sharp as previous seasons (at least 3 goals we’ve conceded you could put on him) and we are still playing Diego Carlos despite his deficiencies. Konsa and Pau are delightful footballers but struggle in duels and against physical strikers. It’s the main reason we won’t be title contenders. You don’t win league titles conceding 60+ goals. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozvilla28 Posted 5 hours ago Share Posted 5 hours ago Either tighten up the defence or we're in trouble. We're dreaming if we think we can keep coming back and score more then we concede and win games everyweek. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jareth Posted 3 hours ago Share Posted 3 hours ago Mings and kamara are back very soon, this will be pivotal for us I think. Tighten up just a little bit and we are looking very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichW Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago 1 hour ago, Jareth said: Mings and kamara are back very soon, this will be pivotal for us I think. Tighten up just a little bit and we are looking very good. They are back soon, but how long is it going to take for them to get up to standard? Them coming back isn't going to be a magic wand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jareth Posted 1 hour ago Share Posted 1 hour ago 12 minutes ago, RichW said: They are back soon, but how long is it going to take for them to get up to standard? Them coming back isn't going to be a magic wand. I don't agree (but each to their own) these are two of our most important players returning. Granted it'll take a few games to get up to speed, but realistically we've got them back for the majority of this season bar any further injuries. Will make a big difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted 1 hour ago VT Supporter Share Posted 1 hour ago 15 hours ago, Rightdm00 said: We are 2 points off of first. How are we not in it. Because we're only 6 games in. We were level with 1st after one game. Everyone is "in the race" by this logic at the start of the season 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted 1 hour ago Share Posted 1 hour ago 1 hour ago, Jareth said: Mings and kamara are back very soon, this will be pivotal for us I think. Tighten up just a little bit and we are looking very good. It's a big ask to just throw Mings in after his lay off. I think he'll adopt the Lenglet role more, come on for last 5-10 minutes just to build his fitness and maybe see him start games in league cup if we progress. Kamara will be straight back in after a sub cameo or too, he's that integral and we will start keeping some clean sheets again at least when he does return. This time last year we had four CBs available and now we're just down to three and Carlos is in terrible form but he has to play every time we move Konsa to RB so straight away we're weaker in that position than 12 months ago and it cost us two points yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted 1 hour ago VT Supporter Share Posted 1 hour ago 16 minutes ago, RichW said: They are back soon, but how long is it going to take for them to get up to standard? Them coming back isn't going to be a magic wand. Im' also very very cautious with my expectations around Mings. A 31 year old coming back from a second catastrophic knee injury. I truly truly hope he's the Mings we know and love when he returns. but I wouldn't be surprised if he's lost a yard of pace and a lot of confidence 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rightdm00 Posted 24 minutes ago Share Posted 24 minutes ago 1 hour ago, Stevo985 said: Because we're only 6 games in. We were level with 1st after one game. Everyone is "in the race" by this logic at the start of the season Unai uses that same logic. You enter a competition to win it. He has been quoted saying that countless times. So by that standard a club managed by Unai Emrey off first by 2 points is definitely still in the race. Are we going to win it, who knows? Crazier things have happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke313 Posted 14 minutes ago Share Posted 14 minutes ago 8 minutes ago, Rightdm00 said: Unai uses that same logic. You enter a competition to win it. He has been quoted saying that countless times. So by that standard a club managed by Unai Emrey off first by 2 points is definitely still in the race. Are we going to win it, who knows? Crazier things have happened. We have more points at this stage than Leicester did in 2015. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Made In Aston Posted 13 minutes ago Share Posted 13 minutes ago BBC reporting that man united will stick with ETH for the next two matches...music to my ears! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted 10 minutes ago Share Posted 10 minutes ago 2 minutes ago, duke313 said: We have more points at this stage than Leicester did in 2015. Same last season. We finished 25 points off 1st in the end. That is the reality and that was after an amazing first half of the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichW Posted 7 minutes ago Share Posted 7 minutes ago 1 hour ago, Jareth said: I don't agree (but each to their own) these are two of our most important players returning. Granted it'll take a few games to get up to speed, but realistically we've got them back for the majority of this season bar any further injuries. Will make a big difference. Hope I'm wrong but it's going to take more than a few games for them to get up to speed, especially Mings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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