With all the stick that Houllier has had recently, I will be even more delighted if he finds great success at Villa. I have never previously witnessed such a vicious turn against a manager and have found the whole thing distinctly unpleasant. I am not against those with valid opinions but a lot of the vitriol that has been said and published (the Villa Facebook page is a particular example) has been by moronic individuals that simply follow like sheep. The same people are always to be found singing the praises of any potential player whose name appears in the press without ever having heard of the player before. As I said, there are plenty with valid reasons, which I respect, but there are also many jumping on this bandwagon who have no brain at all.
The same people are always to be found singing the praises of any potential player whose name appears in the press without ever having heard of the player before.
think there are three groups really. those that want to give him a try, those who are not happy with him because of results and who have a valid point, and those that want him out because he's not MON with most of the vitriol from the latter
Quote from: john e on January 19, 2011, 08:53:23 AMQuote from: Fergal on January 19, 2011, 07:56:35 AMQuote from: Shrek on January 19, 2011, 07:27:08 AMI'm really excited, Bent is nailed on to start banging them in for Villa!Kiss of death.....ha ha, anyone remember David Geddis ?So you're comparing Geddis' 44 league appearances and 5 goals prior to joing us with Bent's better than 2 in 1 goal ratio over a five year period? Why not compare Bent with John Woodward while you're at it :-)
Quote from: Fergal on January 19, 2011, 07:56:35 AMQuote from: Shrek on January 19, 2011, 07:27:08 AMI'm really excited, Bent is nailed on to start banging them in for Villa!Kiss of death.....ha ha, anyone remember David Geddis ?
Quote from: Shrek on January 19, 2011, 07:27:08 AMI'm really excited, Bent is nailed on to start banging them in for Villa!Kiss of death.....
I'm really excited, Bent is nailed on to start banging them in for Villa!
I dont think it is as much a revolutionas you are making out. He has been here since September (?) and the performance against the Blues was mixed (I think would be the universal opinion?).The positives of the performance were that we were solid defensively, however, we didnt offer much creativity. Very similar to last season, no?Now granted, GH has had to work with the squad that he has been left with, but I think the signings he has made are ones that we all wanted to supplement MON's squad (quality striker, genuine box to box midfielder to replace Milner, attacking full back).What I mean is, and I hope is, that GH is recognising the strengths of the squad and instead of dismantling it completely he is improving (massively) on the areas we are lacking. I think the fact he has gone back to Dunne and Collins at CB shows this. MON's squad last year was far from pefect but it did get us might close to CL football and a 2 trophies and I think GH is starting to recognise that there is no point completely starting from scratch.
The positives of the performance were that we were solid defensively, however, we didnt offer much creativity. Very similar to last season, no?
Now granted, GH has had to work with the squad that he has been left with, but I think the signings he has made are ones that we all wanted to supplement MON's squad (quality striker, genuine box to box midfielder to replace Milner, attacking full back).