I think a big chunk of the problem is our insistence on hiring British managers and coaches, and usually mediocre or inexperienced ones at that. They are, almost without exception, tactically lacking compared to foreign counterparts. Our most successful recent manager, O'Neill was much lauded by sections of the UK media, yet was a dinosaur in terms of tactics and playing style. Houllier showed promise and I felt it was a shame he couldn't continue. Sherwood is so bad he is even being out thought by the likes of Pardew. Lambert was so bad that a corner was as good as a goal for the opposition, and he put 6 up front against Bradford. McLeish with Hutton and Heskey as wingers away at Spurs says it all. I mean these guys are paid millions to come up with this garbage. And yet they all seem to be as thick as two short planks. But we continue to throw money at them.
Quote from: ktvillan on September 14, 2015, 09:47:31 AMI think a big chunk of the problem is our insistence on hiring British managers and coaches, and usually mediocre or inexperienced ones at that. They are, almost without exception, tactically lacking compared to foreign counterparts. Our most successful recent manager, O'Neill was much lauded by sections of the UK media, yet was a dinosaur in terms of tactics and playing style. Houllier showed promise and I felt it was a shame he couldn't continue. Sherwood is so bad he is even being out thought by the likes of Pardew. Lambert was so bad that a corner was as good as a goal for the opposition, and he put 6 up front against Bradford. McLeish with Hutton and Heskey as wingers away at Spurs says it all. I mean these guys are paid millions to come up with this garbage. And yet they all seem to be as thick as two short planks. But we continue to throw money at them.Well I don't really agree with you on MON and certainly not on Houllier but the point I would make is that its easy to be smart after the event. When we appointed Lambert none of us had any idea that his reign was going to be such a nightmare, and the majority of Villa supporters at the time felt like we had the ideal manager giving the budget he would have to work with, and that the club needed a fresh young manager to rebuild the team. It just turns out than Lambert isn't that fresh young manager. Its maybe the reverse now where we actually need a more experience manager like say an Allardynce to steady the ship and get us competing again.But we've gone with Sherwood now, he has spent the money so we have to back him until the end of the season, and if things are no better then make a change. And on a side note I've always rated Padrew as a manager and he is now showing Newcastle fans what they are missing...
Quote from: PeterWithe on September 13, 2015, 07:27:39 PMWe have a new back four, new manager, new fucking everything but I just knew we were going to throw that two goal lead away. *shrugs*this.
We have a new back four, new manager, new fucking everything but I just knew we were going to throw that two goal lead away. *shrugs*
People bang on about the ownership. This has nothing to do with the ownership. It has to do with the Sherwood, the coaches and the team they have assembled for £50m plus. Randy didn't lose us the game form a 2-0 winning position yesterday, the c***s on the field and in the dug out did that.Fair play to Leicester and their fans though, you hardly ever see that sort of atmosphere at VP, other than major Derby days. Their fans played a major part in the result which is something at home we very rarely do. We just take the piss out of those that try to and laugh when they get kicked out.
I completely agree aj2k77...we weren't singing "is this a library?" for no reason.