The manager tries something different and it didn't work. If he'd played a more attacking side and we'd lost the same people would be having a go for that. It's just the way things work.
Quote from: pauliewalnuts on November 23, 2011, 08:00:10 PMQuote from: Chris Smith on November 23, 2011, 06:50:05 PMOpen question to Batucada; do you seriously think we're currently in a position to go to Spurs and dominate possession, whoever the manager?Yes, that's what people have been doing - screaming blue murder about our failure to dominate possession.Honest, Chris, I am a great admirer of your work, but you're having an absolute nightmare on this one.Read the opening post again, that's exactly what he's saying.
Quote from: Chris Smith on November 23, 2011, 06:50:05 PMOpen question to Batucada; do you seriously think we're currently in a position to go to Spurs and dominate possession, whoever the manager?Yes, that's what people have been doing - screaming blue murder about our failure to dominate possession.Honest, Chris, I am a great admirer of your work, but you're having an absolute nightmare on this one.
Open question to Batucada; do you seriously think we're currently in a position to go to Spurs and dominate possession, whoever the manager?
Greg, if you found an ice cube in your Sunny Delight you'd call it an ice berg. Doom and gloom is your default setting.
I doubt if there was this much whining after when Chelsea put 7 past us. Come to think of it, I was probably the most controversial. I said 'sack O'Neill' and got slaughtered for it.
Quote from: dave clark five on November 23, 2011, 11:06:34 PMI doubt if there was this much whining after when Chelsea put 7 past us. Come to think of it, I was probably the most controversial. I said 'sack O'Neill' and got slaughtered for it.Well, he's gone. Pleased?
Quote from: VillainousVillan on November 24, 2011, 01:07:04 AMQuote from: dave clark five on November 23, 2011, 11:06:34 PMI doubt if there was this much whining after when Chelsea put 7 past us. Come to think of it, I was probably the most controversial. I said 'sack O'Neill' and got slaughtered for it.Well, he's gone. Pleased?Of his own accord, let it go, you'll feel better for it.
Quote from: dave clark five on November 23, 2011, 11:06:34 PMI doubt if there was this much whining after when Chelsea put 7 past us. Come to think of it, I was probably the most controversial. I said 'sack O'Neill' and got slaughtered for it.By the way, one bright suggestion on the Villa Facebook site this morning asked why we don't have Kevin MacDonald on the bench.Getting beat is part of life. I have to say that when Man City swatted us aside, I barely raised an eyebrow. We gave it a go, they were better than us, shit happens. To listen to Chris though, there were only two possible outcomes at Spurs. Go there and attempt to play football and get thrashed, or play Hutton in midfield and lose less badly. Apparently going there and playing well and winning is completely beyond the realms of possibility under this team and manager. Looks like Chris has got the perfect manager, no wonder he's so happy.
I doubt if there was this much whining after when Chelsea put 7 past us. Come to think of it, I was probably the most controversial. I said 'sack O'Neill' and got slaughtered for it.By the way, one bright suggestion on the Villa Facebook site this morning asked why we don't have Kevin MacDonald on the bench.
Quote from: Chris Smith on November 23, 2011, 10:57:04 PMThe manager tries something different and it didn't work. If he'd played a more attacking side and we'd lost the same people would be having a go for that. It's just the way things work.He hasn't tried something different, he has gone further back into his normal style of managing in England. We haven't exactly been setting the Prem alight with attacking performances all year, and if you had read the Post match thread, you would have seen stats showing second worse completed passes and second worst shots on target all season. Don't forget this is a start to the season in which we have only played one of the "big" teams for those stats.But the main thing was there was no fight or bottle from the team, but why should they when instead of the manager geeing up the team for a fight, he shows he doesn't believe in them by the team selection.
I think things could be worse than we thought. When the smythster is in full-on save manager mode things are usually pretty bleak. Gone by January.
Just out of interest, and apologies if this has been asked elsewhere, but what would people's opinions have been had we played the same side, but got a 0-0 draw?