Quote from: Villadawg on December 03, 2010, 10:44:17 AMQuote from: John M on December 03, 2010, 09:38:13 AMQuote from: pedro25 on December 03, 2010, 09:33:31 AMIf this is how he wants to play I can see him looking at replacing the whole back 4 with new players in the next 2 windows.I think we'd be OK passing wise with a central partnership of Collins and Clark, which could be his longterm thinking, but I am increasingly expecting to see two new fullbacks brought in. Cueller, Collins, Dunne and L Young was the tightest defence in the league last season when they played together. Blimey?! I spent ages last season arguing with you on various threads that our defence record was much better when Luke was in our back 4 and now you've used that quote!Tsk.
Quote from: John M on December 03, 2010, 09:38:13 AMQuote from: pedro25 on December 03, 2010, 09:33:31 AMIf this is how he wants to play I can see him looking at replacing the whole back 4 with new players in the next 2 windows.I think we'd be OK passing wise with a central partnership of Collins and Clark, which could be his longterm thinking, but I am increasingly expecting to see two new fullbacks brought in. Cueller, Collins, Dunne and L Young was the tightest defence in the league last season when they played together.
Quote from: pedro25 on December 03, 2010, 09:33:31 AMIf this is how he wants to play I can see him looking at replacing the whole back 4 with new players in the next 2 windows.I think we'd be OK passing wise with a central partnership of Collins and Clark, which could be his longterm thinking, but I am increasingly expecting to see two new fullbacks brought in.
If this is how he wants to play I can see him looking at replacing the whole back 4 with new players in the next 2 windows.
I am deeply depressed at the piece in yesterday's NoTW that we are hoping to get Miete on loan from the Albion in January. Is that what Aston Villa Football Club has come to? Borrowing the Albion's cast offs? If that is the measure of our ambitions relegation beckons.
Quote from: brian green on December 06, 2010, 07:45:19 AMI am deeply depressed at the piece in yesterday's NoTW that we are hoping to get Miete on loan from the Albion in January. Is that what Aston Villa Football Club has come to? Borrowing the Albion's cast offs? If that is the measure of our ambitions relegation beckons.I don't get over excited by links with Benzema and I don't get overly worked up bu ones like this either. Know why? Because they're both made up crap.
There are mitigating circumstances, injuries etc but no job is easy at this level. The players in many cases are on the wane but this is a squad of pretty solid players with some exciting young players coming through. It is not ideal but even with all those mitigating circumstances we should be doing better. This is the worst EPL season in terms of quality in recent seasons. Even with injuries I still think we have had a better group of individuals on the pitch than Fulham, Blackburn, Sunderland etc. I get the feeling that Houllier isn't overly enamoured with the players he has and with the likes of Young stalling on a contract I reckon some of the players aren't fully gone on him either. But it is up to the manager to get the most out of the players at his disposal and to be frank that is not happening at the moment. To be fair I thought Houllier improved the defence from the shambles of Kevin Macs reign but since Reo Coker's injury we have reverted to that shambles again with all players struggling individually and collectively. The team quite honestly look a soft touch at the moment, easy on the eye but capitulate under pressure.
Quote from: John M on December 03, 2010, 09:30:41 AMLike I said, anyone who wants him out is a borderline mentalisthttp://astonvilla-views.com/2010/12/01/late-goals-and-rubbish-defending-cost-us-and-houllier-does-nothing-avfc/#more-7434The prosecution rests, m'lud.
Like I said, anyone who wants him out is a borderline mentalist
Quote from: dave.woodhall on December 03, 2010, 11:43:55 AMQuote from: John M on December 03, 2010, 09:30:41 AMLike I said, anyone who wants him out is a borderline mentalisthttp://astonvilla-views.com/2010/12/01/late-goals-and-rubbish-defending-cost-us-and-houllier-does-nothing-avfc/#more-7434The prosecution rests, m'lud. I've just spit tea all over my screen.
Quote from: SoccerHQ on December 05, 2010, 08:04:37 PMQuote from: Villadawg on December 03, 2010, 10:44:17 AMQuote from: John M on December 03, 2010, 09:38:13 AMQuote from: pedro25 on December 03, 2010, 09:33:31 AMIf this is how he wants to play I can see him looking at replacing the whole back 4 with new players in the next 2 windows.I think we'd be OK passing wise with a central partnership of Collins and Clark, which could be his longterm thinking, but I am increasingly expecting to see two new fullbacks brought in. Cueller, Collins, Dunne and L Young was the tightest defence in the league last season when they played together. Blimey?! I spent ages last season arguing with you on various threads that our defence record was much better when Luke was in our back 4 and now you've used that quote!Tsk.If you did argue with me it would most probably have been because you were advocating replacing Cuellar with Young. I consistently argued that Carlos at RB was the right choice due to the cover he provided for Dunne/Collins and at set-pieces.