Quote from: villa1 on December 30, 2010, 04:33:42 PMThere is quite an obvious change in style of play. We've gone from conceding possession and hitting teams on the break, under MON, to possession football and trying to break teams down under GH. In theory they are professional footballers and should be able to adapt to any style of play required, given time. In reality, it doesn't look that easy for them!So are we keeping the ball more under Houllier ?When we played well against Man U it was as a result of using Albrighton and Downing to great affect on the wings, which are our strengths I would say.
There is quite an obvious change in style of play. We've gone from conceding possession and hitting teams on the break, under MON, to possession football and trying to break teams down under GH. In theory they are professional footballers and should be able to adapt to any style of play required, given time. In reality, it doesn't look that easy for them!
A team mirrors there manager...who would you rather have in the trenches with you?a placid nice g.h.?or a tough old jock in mcleish..with a never give up attitude installed in the current squad.....the thing is with villa if you go a goal behind i cant see you gettin one back......i know MON bought some junk but he had a sprit about him which mirrored your team....
Will we have to also place Gabby in the troublemaking camp now?
Quote from: Villadawg on December 30, 2010, 05:15:37 PMWill we have to also place Gabby in the troublemaking camp now?If Geddy stays Gabby goes I fear.
Quote from: E I Adio on December 30, 2010, 04:38:42 PMQuote from: CorkVilla on December 30, 2010, 04:16:25 PMHoullier was a terrible, terrible appointment. We all knew it, most of the pundits knew, but the board did not. Include me out please.And me please.
Quote from: CorkVilla on December 30, 2010, 04:16:25 PMHoullier was a terrible, terrible appointment. We all knew it, most of the pundits knew, but the board did not. Include me out please.
Houllier was a terrible, terrible appointment. We all knew it, most of the pundits knew, but the board did not.
Quote from: b23 on December 30, 2010, 04:44:43 PMQuote from: E I Adio on December 30, 2010, 04:38:42 PMQuote from: CorkVilla on December 30, 2010, 04:16:25 PMHoullier was a terrible, terrible appointment. We all knew it, most of the pundits knew, but the board did not. Include me out please.And me please.Include me in. The man is an old gallic DOL
Brian Green's excellent post has really given me a lot to think about.
Quote from: Willie Anderson on December 30, 2010, 05:29:03 PMQuote from: Villadawg on December 30, 2010, 05:15:37 PMWill we have to also place Gabby in the troublemaking camp now?If Geddy stays Gabby goes I fear.Is this the Gabby who signed a new contract six weeks ago, and said he wanted to stay at Villa for life?
In my years of following Villa I have seen us relegated many times. Every relegation we suffered had one thing and one thing only in common. The correction of our faults was left too late. The incumbent manager was always given too much time and necessary action was left too late to be effective.Those of you calling people like Glasses and me idiots because we see the writing on the wall blatantly refuse to answer the single simple straightforward question - what single piece of evidence have you seen since Gerard Houllier was appointed our manager which shows him capable of having a better second half of the season than the first? Has he showed one spark of effectiveness in team motivation? fitness? mental attitude? building team spirit? asserting psychological domination of our opponents? getting the crowd behind the team? team discipline? team tactics? match tactics? team selection? tapping up targeted players like we have to endure from others? instilling self belief into players? instilling a spirit of fighting for every ball right to the final whistle? making match turning substitutions? There is no evidence of any kind whatsoever that Gerard Houllier, even if he is given the money, can buy his way out of the pit he has dug for himself.When you can produce some evidence that Houllier has the ability NOW not at Liverpool or in France when he was in his prime - NOW, to fight off relegation then you can call those of us who do not share your optimism idiots and compare us to Liverpool fans.