The Much Awaited Return of Promotion Maths

[ciggiesnbeer]

Can anyone still foresee 10 away wins, after the last 10 days?

Sure. A decent manager and I can see it very easily.

[PeterWithesShin]

I'm struggling to see 10 wins anywhere with Bruce in charge.

[Hillbilly]

We are not getting out of this division alive.

[cdbearsfan]

Can anyone still foresee 10 away wins, after the last 10 days?

Most definitely. All at Villa Park.

[oldhill_avfc]

Can anyone still foresee 10 away wins, after the last 10 days?

Sure. A decent manager and I can see it very easily.

Genuine question - how could we use our existing squad more effectively to (a) score more in general and (b) win away from home?

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As that squad to press and play 15 yards higher up the pitch and closer together in possession would be my immediate suggestions.

There's a fuck tonne of tinkering that can be done.

[oldhill_avfc]

who'd play and how many per season would they score?

[Ads]

I'm not willing to entertain an argument that isn't one of the best squad's in the league.

[cdbearsfan]

Only "one of" the best, Ads? You're slipping.

[oldtimernow]

 :-[Should we get ready to change the name of this thread to Relegation Maths?

[oldhill_avfc]

I'm not willing to entertain an argument that isn't one of the best squad's in the league.

I was asking a honest question on how the squad could be used to turn out a team capable of winning away and perhaps more convincingly at home.

From my point I view I think there are massive doubts in the squad, namely:
(1) lack of pace
(2) lack of creative supply to forwards
(3) inability for our best forward to form partnerships with the rest of the team
(4) lack of quality in wide midfield areas
(5) lack of quality in defensive midfield/reliance on jedinak
(6) lack of goals from so called creative/attacking midfielders
(7) debatable quality of full backs
( the need to play deep to accommodate the lack of pace from our marquee signing over the summer
(9) mental fragility when going behind
(10) lack of fitness to pressurise the opposition

ok some of the points can be addressed but that still leaves massive concerns.

[Ad@m]

I'm not willing to entertain an argument that isn't one of the best squad's in the league.

I was asking a honest question on how the squad could be used to turn out a team capable of winning away and perhaps more convincingly at home.

From my point I view I think there are massive doubts in the squad, namely:
(1) lack of pace
(2) lack of creative supply to forwards
(3) inability for our best forward to form partnerships with the rest of the team
(4) lack of quality in wide midfield areas
(5) lack of quality in defensive midfield/reliance on jedinak
(6) lack of goals from so called creative/attacking midfielders
(7) debatable quality of full backs
( the need to play deep to accommodate the lack of pace from our marquee signing over the summer
(9) mental fragility when going behind
(10) lack of fitness to pressurise the opposition

ok some of the points can be addressed but that still leaves massive concerns.

(1) most of our goals last year seemed to be from counter attacks
(2) in Lansbury, Hourihane, Adomah, Grealish, Elmohamady, Onomah, etc we've got plenty of creativity
(3) well play to their strengths and they might (ie don't lump it up to a short, lone striker)
(4) see above re Adomah, Grealish and Elmohamady
(5) Whelan's just dropped out of a mid-table Prem team where he was a regular
(6) see (2) above - give them a role where they're allowed to get out of our half and they'll score plenty
(7) De Laet has a Premier League winners medal and Taylor got to the latter stages of the Euros
(8 ) We had the 4th best defence in the league last year - that's not our problem
(9) we've got a team of ex-captains - not an issue
(10) is it fitness or the result of a manager who's only tactic is to score a goal then try to defend it?

There's absolutely nothing wrong with this squad the right manager couldn't fix.

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The Adam's have it. The pressure is on Bruce massively because of the squad.

[PeterWithesShin]

I'd agree with most of that Adam apart from RDL having a league winner's medal automatically makes him decent. He started 6 or 7 games, was subbed in most and sent on loan in the New Year.

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To Boro and got promoted to be fair. After scoring against us and starting our collapse towards relegation.