Remi Garde - Departs Aston Villa

[Somniloquism]

Just watched the news conference on Sky. Halfway through I realised I was grinning like a demented idiot.

Anything that needs to be shared. ( about the conference content, not your personal feelings).

[Steve67]

He has no problem with players being purchased by a consortium but has the final say, as it should be.  Hopefully, they are drawing up a list of players to bring in during January.  He will have a few on the list having had the chance to sit and watch for the last year or so, I would hope. He has a calmness about him. The players need to react now, get them playing for their Premier Division futures. 

[Whiney MacWhineface]

Just watched the news conference on Sky. Halfway through I realised I was grinning like a demented idiot.

Anything that needs to be shared. ( about the conference content, not your personal feelings).

It was the usual stuff mostly (impressed by the fight back Monday, knows we're in trouble though, need to improve at both ends). He was pressed hard on the transfer policy, but said that he was used to the "consortium" approach at Lyon and approved of it but will have the final say on transfers.

But the whole thing for me was his personality - call me shallow, but I loved his way of speaking (calm, assured, confident) and his crinkly eyes - this man is used to smiling.

[john e]

Just watched the news conference on Sky. Halfway through I realised I was grinning like a demented idiot.

My comment after the AVTV interview is that I felt calm afterwards. I probably had a stupid smile on my face also. I'm looking forward to catching the press conference. I assume it was equally as reassuring.

you will be impressed I certainly was

[aj2k77]

This is a man who's played at the highest level, he's also managed in the Champions League, taken teams far in Europe. This is not some bloke dug up from the tractor derbies of east Anglia or plucked from the shithole of the championship. He doesn't have to make the media laugh and he won't be the players chirpy mate. He comes across as a serious professional manager. We won't be hearing bollocks from his mouth.

[JUAN PABLO]

ok Villla Ive had enough

Collecting my son from school yesterday and as soon as he saw me at the gates he cried his eyes out.

'Ive had enough of them all taking the mickey out of me supporting Villa'     

'Am I being too sensitive'

No , youre not son , you care and we will get our pride our back '


So come on Remi Garde and the players.

No more rubbish, no more laughing stock.

We are Aston Villa .   We deserve better . 

Bring us back.

I noticed last season that my son would carry his Villa lunch box to school with the crest facing inwards towards him. I found out from my daughter that some of the kids at school had been laughing at it. Millwall fans, Arsenal fans, Charlton fans.... Anyway, I chucked the lunch box away and got him a Minecraft one, which he carries with pride. That's what you've fucking well done, Villa. 

chico , It was the lunchbox that started it he said - when he got that out , there was a roar of laughter in the canteen. Very stressful for a lad just turned 10

[Drummond]

He has managed at a good level. He runs transfers. He knows we need organising. He's cool calm. And collected. And he isn't Tony Pulis.

I just hope that if we do actually drop, he will stay. We need some continuity.

[PeterWithesShin]

I don't think I can remember in recent times a player who wins the ball from the opposition and intercepts play as many times as Sanchez does in a game

Unfortunately he also gives it away and passes to the opposition more than most as well
Like people have said if he can learn to improve on his distribution side he will be a proper defensive midfielder to be reckoned with

NRC

[OCD]

I was more annoyed with Sky for only showing a couple of minutes worth of the conference. Presumably they couldn't wait to get back to talking about Mourinho. I hate that we've become so irrelevant to the national media, the sooner we get the club going in the right direction the better.

Regarding his calm demeanour, one of the things that I read about him was that he's very calm the week leading up to the game and then on matchday, he can be very different if required - which might be a bit of shock to the players having had their first week of training.

[aj2k77]

I don't think I can remember in recent times a player who wins the ball from the opposition and intercepts play as many times as Sanchez does in a game

Unfortunately he also gives it away and passes to the opposition more than most as well
Like people have said if he can learn to improve on his distribution side he will be a proper defensive midfielder to be reckoned with

From whoscored, passing accuracy of our midfielders

Gil 87.7
Veretout 86.9
Gueye 86.8
Westwood 85.3
Grealish 84.7
Sanchez 79.4
Bacuna 72.8

Others that stand out, Gestede is at 55% which is absolutely appalling. Lescott's 2 games for the Albion he was at 89% which has dropped down to 75% for us. Hutton is at 73% which is crap too. Clark is only on 75%, whereas Richards is at 85%, this is where we need our defenders to get around.

[themossman]

Clark's was in the 30s at one fairly late stage on Monday night. Not sure it was over the whole game.

Edit 47% apparently!

[Toronto Villa]

I don't think I can remember in recent times a player who wins the ball from the opposition and intercepts play as many times as Sanchez does in a game

Unfortunately he also gives it away and passes to the opposition more than most as well
Like people have said if he can learn to improve on his distribution side he will be a proper defensive midfielder to be reckoned with

From whoscored, passing accuracy of our midfielders

Gil 87.7
Veretout 86.9
Gueye 86.8
Westwood 85.3
Grealish 84.7
Sanchez 79.4
Bacuna 72.8

Others that stand out, Gestede is at 55% which is absolutely appalling. Lescott's 2 games for the Albion he was at 89% which has dropped down to 75% for us. Hutton is at 73% which is crap too. Clark is only on 75%, whereas Richards is at 85%, this is where we need our defenders to get around.

What's funny about those stats (or not funny at all actually) is the manager who spoke in the third person complained about our inability in keeping the ball, yet didn't play the top two players who are best at passing to another player of the same coloured shirt.

[Somniloquism]

He has managed at a good level. He runs transfers. He knows we need organising. He's cool calm. And collected. And he isn't Tony Pulis.

I just hope that if we do actually drop, he will stay. We need some continuity.

To me it depends. If he falls into bizarre picks and tactics that make no sense, then go, but if we go down despite the best efforts of Garde, then keep. He already has one arm and leg tied behind his back with the supposed dressing room problems and 4 points from 11 games so it will be a hard job.

[DeeBoy1]

Does anyone have a link to the full press conference?

[Mister E]

What's funny about those stats (or not funny at all actually) is the manager who spoke in the third person complained about our inability in keeping the ball, yet didn't play the top two players who are best at passing to another player of the same coloured shirt.

Absolutely.
It would appear that not only was he tactically inept but that he also perhaps hadn't got his head around the modern concept of stats.
We are so well rid.