Remi Garde - Departs Aston Villa

[Mister E]

What I cannot fathom is that a team like Leicester can perform they way they do with a squad that no one believed had it in them. Watching highlights of them over the last few weeks, they are getting the best out of the likes of Albrighton, Drinkwater and of course Vardy. It is no great squad, but they are doing the basics so well, and they have belief.
Can Garde get this squad of ours into a mental state that raises the collective game? - we may be in need of 2-3 players (and we certainly need to get Senderos, Okore and Kozak game-fit) but the real challenge is rekindle the fire in their belly.

[dave.woodhall]

What I cannot fathom is that a team like Leicester can perform they way they do with a squad that no one believed had it in them. Watching highlights of them over the last few weeks, they are getting the best out of the likes of Albrighton, Drinkwater and of course Vardy. It is no great squad, but they are doing the basics so well, and they have belief.
Can Garde get this squad of ours into a mental state that raises the collective game? - we may be in need of 2-3 players (and we certainly need to get Senderos, Okore and Kozak game-fit) but the real challenge is rekindle the fire in their belly.

What I can't get over is that they're doing it with a manager everyone thought was a laughing stock. If we'd been in for him when Sherwood was appointed you could have heard the outcry on Mars. 

[Diablo]

What I cannot fathom is that a team like Leicester can perform they way they do with a squad that no one believed had it in them. Watching highlights of them over the last few weeks, they are getting the best out of the likes of Albrighton, Drinkwater and of course Vardy. It is no great squad, but they are doing the basics so well, and they have belief.
Can Garde get this squad of ours into a mental state that raises the collective game? - we may be in need of 2-3 players (and we certainly need to get Senderos, Okore and Kozak game-fit) but the real challenge is rekindle the fire in their belly.

What I can't get over is that they're doing it with a manager everyone thought was a laughing stock. If we'd been in for him when Sherwood was appointed you could have heard the outcry on Mars. 

It must be said a lot of Leicester fans initially weren't happy with the appointment.

[dave.woodhall]

What I cannot fathom is that a team like Leicester can perform they way they do with a squad that no one believed had it in them. Watching highlights of them over the last few weeks, they are getting the best out of the likes of Albrighton, Drinkwater and of course Vardy. It is no great squad, but they are doing the basics so well, and they have belief.
Can Garde get this squad of ours into a mental state that raises the collective game? - we may be in need of 2-3 players (and we certainly need to get Senderos, Okore and Kozak game-fit) but the real challenge is rekindle the fire in their belly.

What I can't get over is that they're doing it with a manager everyone thought was a laughing stock. If we'd been in for him when Sherwood was appointed you could have heard the outcry on Mars. 

It must be said a lot of Leicester fans initially weren't happy with the appointment.

Exactly. Nobody would have wanted him to manage their club yet look what he's doing.

[Chris Smith]

Leicester have had a relatively benign set of fixtures and appear to have carried the confidence from last season into this to take full advantage. I don't think even their most one eyed supporter thinks they can stay where they are but they have shown that clubs are measured by results against their peers.

[mr underhill]

well they've been doing it for eight months or so - what wouldn't I give to see that replicated down B6 way.

[Mister E]

well they've been doing it for eight months or so - what wouldn't I give to see that replicated down B6 way.

Which was the point of my post above: without the rekindling of the fire in the players' belly, no amount of reinforcements will help. Garde's challenge is psychological in nature, as well as working on the team's structure and tactics.

[DB]

Confidence also. Perhaps out team can get some by winning next weekend.

[fredm]

What I cannot fathom is that a team like Leicester can perform they way they do with a squad that no one believed had it in them. Watching highlights of them over the last few weeks, they are getting the best out of the likes of Albrighton, Drinkwater and of course Vardy. It is no great squad, but they are doing the basics so well, and they have belief.
Can Garde get this squad of ours into a mental state that raises the collective game? - we may be in need of 2-3 players (and we certainly need to get Senderos, Okore and Kozak game-fit) but the real challenge is rekindle the fire in their belly.

What I can't get over is that they're doing it with a manager everyone thought was a laughing stock. If we'd been in for him when Sherwood was appointed you could have heard the outcry on Mars. 

It must be said a lot of Leicester fans initially weren't happy with the appointment.

Exactly. Nobody would have wanted him to manage their club yet look what he's doing.

The one reason I would be so happy to see Leicester finish in the top 4. He has always been a dignified manager wherever he has been and has just laughed off the barbs from the press etc and got on with, usually, a decent job.

[Toronto Villa]

This is going to sound crazy but we need a Sherwood style kick start where we just go for broke, and then having got things going we have Garde style management to sustain the progress. Garde just needs one win to give the players belief in themselves again.

[old man villa fan]

In a way, and it may sound crazy, the results and performances against Spurs, Man City and Everton may be better for us in the long run than a 'new manager bounce'.  He has now seen most of the regular first team squad and mostly seen what does not work.  He will have seen combinations of players that do not work and individuals that are tactically poor, make mistakes, throw in the towel too easily and/or lack confidence.

Now comes the difficult part, doing something about it.  He needs to identify the winners in the squad, the ones that do not shrink in the face of adversity.  At this point in time I would rather have a less talented trier than a more skilful player that won't use his talents.

[ChicagoLion]

He needs to pick a team that does not contain
Guzan, Ricardson, Westwood, Gabby either Jack or Gill, Ayew up front and Richards at centre half.

Not easy is it.

[brian green]

From the sound and body language of Remi in his pot match interview he looked shocked and deflated by seeing our surrender monkey mode. I have a strong feeling that we shall not be seeing much flowing, swashbuckling, easy on the eye football from us any time soon. As my son said it looked as though they had been given instructions how to play and been completely unable to do what he wanted.

[old man villa fan]

From the sound and body language of Remi in his pot match interview he looked shocked and deflated by seeing our surrender monkey mode. I have a strong feeling that we shall not be seeing much flowing, swashbuckling, easy on the eye football from us any time soon. As my son said it looked as though they had been given instructions how to play and been completely unable to do what he wanted.

They were set up to play the same as against Man City but the players that came in did not perform at the same level.  Everton identified the weakness with Richardson and exploited it.  The midfield without Sanchez is too lightweight and he needs to play.  Gill and Grealish in the same team away from home gets easily out fought down the wings, especially when the opposition has a good attacking fullback.  Westwood looks neat and tidy with his own game when he has the ball but he takes so much away from the team as a whole in a crucial position on the field.  What we do with the left back position is a worry.  Even with his lack of pace, I might be tempted to play Lescott there for his defensive experience.

[Steve67]

Bring back Aly. If we are able to. Play a proper left back at left back.