Quote from: Drummond on September 17, 2019, 10:59:14 AMQuote from: chrisw1 on September 17, 2019, 09:03:31 AM- I'm not sure there are three worse teams than us. We're 4th bottom, so yes, there are.What a daft comment. Just because there's 3 teams with fewer points after 5 games doesn't mean there are 3 worse teams. Do you truly think we're a better team than Wolves with our current squads?
Quote from: chrisw1 on September 17, 2019, 09:03:31 AM- I'm not sure there are three worse teams than us. We're 4th bottom, so yes, there are.
- I'm not sure there are three worse teams than us.
Quote from: Drummond on September 17, 2019, 10:59:14 AMQuote from: chrisw1 on September 17, 2019, 09:03:31 AM- I'm not sure there are three worse teams than us. We're 4th bottom, so yes, there are.By that logic if we lose to Arsenal and find ourselves in the bottom 3 you'll be saying we'll be relegated as we'll be one of the worst 3 teams?
Quote from: JUAN PABLO on September 17, 2019, 09:39:31 AMWe need to get Conor in there somewhere for his delivery , set pieces and goals . especially If we can play Marvelous and Luis together with Jack and Conor further up. Jota and EGZ are very poor at the moment , easily pushed off the ball . Id leave Trez on the bench for now too.Agree. Marvellous and Luiw together would allow jack and john mc ginn to play higher and not tire too soon in the game. JMG disappeared 2nd half.
We need to get Conor in there somewhere for his delivery , set pieces and goals . especially If we can play Marvelous and Luis together with Jack and Conor further up. Jota and EGZ are very poor at the moment , easily pushed off the ball . Id leave Trez on the bench for now too.
Quote from: chrisw1 on September 17, 2019, 11:32:06 AMQuote from: Drummond on September 17, 2019, 10:59:14 AMQuote from: chrisw1 on September 17, 2019, 09:03:31 AM- I'm not sure there are three worse teams than us. We're 4th bottom, so yes, there are.What a daft comment. Just because there's 3 teams with fewer points after 5 games doesn't mean there are 3 worse teams. Do you truly think we're a better team than Wolves with our current squads?So how do you measure that teams are better or worse. So far three other teams have done worse than we have and you could well argue that we'd be higher in the table given our performances against Palace, Bournemouth and to a lesser extent Spurs. The league is measured on points and where you finish.
Quote from: Pat Mustard on September 16, 2019, 03:49:05 PMWorried? I can't bloody wait for every game! We've got a manager and a team looking as committed as any side we've had in 20 years, Villa Park is absolutely rocking, and even if the worst does happen I've lost the fear of relegation as the Championship was great fun for the last 2 years.I say we go out every week without fear, players and supporters. We've got so much going for us right now that we have to keep it going even if results go against us - stick to what we are doing and we will be more than alright. The absolute worst thing we could do is start to get worried and retreat into our shells. If results go against us then just get louder, play more aggressively and make others worry about us. What was it Dean said last season about not just winning this game, but putting fear into your next opponents? That's what I want to hear from everyone.I'll leave you with this - imagine being a West Ham fan leaving Villa Park tonight having tasted the atmosphere we will generate. Then imagine having to go back and play in that soulless dome at the weekend. I know whose shoes I'd rather be in.Worried? Not a chance.Great fun in the championship? Revisionism comes to mind...The club was weeks away from bankruptcy at one point during all the fun
Worried? I can't bloody wait for every game! We've got a manager and a team looking as committed as any side we've had in 20 years, Villa Park is absolutely rocking, and even if the worst does happen I've lost the fear of relegation as the Championship was great fun for the last 2 years.I say we go out every week without fear, players and supporters. We've got so much going for us right now that we have to keep it going even if results go against us - stick to what we are doing and we will be more than alright. The absolute worst thing we could do is start to get worried and retreat into our shells. If results go against us then just get louder, play more aggressively and make others worry about us. What was it Dean said last season about not just winning this game, but putting fear into your next opponents? That's what I want to hear from everyone.I'll leave you with this - imagine being a West Ham fan leaving Villa Park tonight having tasted the atmosphere we will generate. Then imagine having to go back and play in that soulless dome at the weekend. I know whose shoes I'd rather be in.Worried? Not a chance.
I also think that we'll stay up, but I don't think you can base anything on a league table after 5 games,
We are going to regret not buying another strikerTo currently have the options of Wesley and Davis is nowhere near enough.Our build up play is also so slow and predictable.
Quote from: Scovilla on September 17, 2019, 10:02:00 AMQuote from: JUAN PABLO on September 17, 2019, 09:39:31 AMWe need to get Conor in there somewhere for his delivery , set pieces and goals . especially If we can play Marvelous and Luis together with Jack and Conor further up. Jota and EGZ are very poor at the moment , easily pushed off the ball . Id leave Trez on the bench for now too.Agree. Marvellous and Luiw together would allow jack and john mc ginn to play higher and not tire too soon in the game. JMG disappeared 2nd half.The trouble is, the only way you get Nakamba, Luis, Grealish and McGinn in the same side is if you do away with wingers and rely on the full backs to provide the width. Guilbert can probably do that, but I don't think Taylor's got it in him. It will also put our centre backs under more pressure.
Quote from: JUAN PABLO on September 17, 2019, 09:39:31 AMWe need to get Conor in there somewhere for his delivery , set pieces and goals . especially If we can play Marvelous and Luis together with Jack and Conor further up. Jota and EGZ are very poor at the moment , easily pushed off the ball . Id leave Trez on the bench for now too.I thought the end of the game yesterday was crying out for Hourihane.
Quote from: Dogtanian on September 17, 2019, 01:07:58 PMQuote from: JUAN PABLO on September 17, 2019, 09:39:31 AMWe need to get Conor in there somewhere for his delivery , set pieces and goals . especially If we can play Marvelous and Luis together with Jack and Conor further up. Jota and EGZ are very poor at the moment , easily pushed off the ball . Id leave Trez on the bench for now too.I thought the end of the game yesterday was crying out for Hourihane.Either him or Lansbury would have been a good idea. We had a man advantage, but completely failed to make that count and just swapped one ineffective winger for another. We should have been looking to swamp the midfield, but persisted with the same tactics that weren't working. At times towards the end of the second half we had four or five players in our own half doing nothing. Grealish was clearly frustrated, and when he gets frustrated he starts to try too hard, and his game goes to pot.