Quote from: timeoutbigbar on September 18, 2011, 04:03:19 PMI fear Mcleish will point to being unbeaten while we are as a reason that his tactics are working.Sadly I think you have that exactly right. Mark Lawrenson pointed out on MOTD that Villa, like Newcastle are a team that has sold high end players, and got in low end replacements, and perhaps that is the way forward for teams like Villa and Newcastle etc.
I fear Mcleish will point to being unbeaten while we are as a reason that his tactics are working.
The beginning of the end, he'll be gone in January.
Agree, Monty but for a 4-2-3-1 to work the first thing we have to do is get Petrov to play as a defensive midfielder and guide Delph along. Problem is, he now thinks he's bloody Frank Lampard.
Quote from: The Sound of Villadelphia on September 18, 2011, 04:17:44 PMAgree, Monty but for a 4-2-3-1 to work the first thing we have to do is get Petrov to play as a defensive midfielder and guide Delph along. Problem is, he now thinks he's bloody Frank Lampard. I'm sorry but yesterday Petrov was one of the best players in a Villa shirt - he was getting tackles in all over the park which he had to do given Delph was watching the game go by.442 just didn't seem to work for us yesterday, which is a shame because I prefer it as a formation. Bent just wasn't at the races (for whatever reason) and because Delph was struggling we were overran in midfield. Going with a 451 would've given us the extra man in midfield to stop them dominating the game.
Quote from: Vanilla on September 18, 2011, 03:41:41 PMA cry for help; a dig at the manager; just stating what the problems are at Villa at the moment or a striker making his excuses?He's been asked a question. It's something the club knows all too well and they are working on the right system to get him the ball as much as possible. A cry for help is very dramatic. It's a man doing his job and likeall of us he is a little frustrated right now. I don't think it's a dig at the manager at all and I certainly don't think he'll be sold.
A cry for help; a dig at the manager; just stating what the problems are at Villa at the moment or a striker making his excuses?
Which team is going to spend the £20m+ it would take to buy Bent? None of the big clubs would want him anyway since he does bugger all when he's not scoring.
Quote from: The Sound of Villadelphia on September 18, 2011, 04:17:44 PMAgree, Monty but for a 4-2-3-1 to work the first thing we have to do is get Petrov to play as a defensive midfielder and guide Delph along. Problem is, he now thinks he's bloody Frank Lampard. I'm sorry but yesterday Petrov was one of the best players in a Villa shirt - he was getting tackles in all over the park which he had to do given Delph was watching the game go by.442 just didn't seem to work for us yesterday, which is a shame because I prefer it as a formation. Bent just wasn't at the races (for whatever reason) and because Delph was struggling we were overran in midfield. Going with a 451 would've given us the extra man in midfield to stop them dominating the game.As for Bent, I worry that it's him letting the rest of the world that he's looking for a move now his England colleagues have jumped ship. Let's face it, he's hardly got a reputation for loyalty.