Dean Smith - Confirmed

[Risso]

I hope the last 15 minutes are a turning point, rather than a mere papering over the cracks.  The first 80 minutes was hugely poor, as bad as anything the previous managers have served up.  I don't know what Jedinak has been doing in training to merit a start, but fuck me it looked a poor decision to start him tonight.

[Ad@m]

Forget Smith, I'm taking full credit for that result for storming out of the ground after 70 minutes!

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Forget Smith, I'm taking full credit for that result for storming out of the ground after 70 minutes!

No way, it was me. I decided I'd do the washing up around 80 minutes rather than watch any more. Unfortunately there wasn't much to do.

[Ian.]

I hope the last 15 minutes are a turning point, rather than a mere papering over the cracks.  The first 80 minutes was hugely poor, as bad as anything the previous managers have served up.  I don't know what Jedinak has been doing in training to merit a start, but fuck me it looked a poor decision to start him tonight.

I can only think we’re so collectively slow in training it’s hard to tell that Miles is as fast as a tortoise.

[ChicagoLion]

As shocking as Jedi was, he could be useful at the end of games, he has been out for a long time and it showed.

[passport1]

Yes mowing the grass

[ez]

If only we had an average defence we'd be top 4 easily. We're scoring enough goals.

[wittonwarrior]

Dean Smith right man for the job - but wrong timing. 

[Toronto Villa]

In league games since Dean Smith arrived had we conceded just one less goal a game in games where we have scored twice or more we’d have 17 more points and we’d be top of the league by 4 points.

[PeterWithesShin]

I think 17 points includes Bruce and it's 13 under Smith.

We've scored at least twice in out last 9 home league games, and only won 3 of them.

[aldridgeboy]

I’m not sure how to feel. At 3-0 I genuinely said “ well I hope it’s 5 now because he then has to make massive changes”

So as thrilled as I was at 3-3 , what’s now, system wise, going to change ??

[Toronto Villa]

Sorry I miscalculated. I took every game had we conceded one less goal to come up with 17 points. I realize it's all hypothetical and there are games like tonight we came back to gain a point too, but it shows with a better defence the goals we are scoring should have got us a much, much better return.

20 Oct 2018   Aston Villa 1-0 Swansea City - 3 points - no change with one less goal conceded   
23 Oct 2018   Norwich City 2-1 Aston Villa - 0 points - +1 score would have been 1-1 (-3 from winning position)
26 Oct 2018   Queens Park Rangers 1-0 Aston Villa 0 points +1 score would have been 0-0
02 Nov 2018   Aston Villa 2-0 Bolton Wanderers   - 3 points no change
10 Nov 2018   Derby County 0-3 Aston Villa - 3 points no change
25 Nov 2018   Aston Villa 4-2 Birmingham City- 3 points no change
28 Nov 2018   Aston Villa 5-5 Nottingham Forest - 1 points +2 score would have been 5-4 (-2 from winning position)
01 Dec 2018   Middlesbrough 0-3 Aston Villa - 3 points no change
07 Dec 2018   West Bromwich Albion 2-2 Aston Villa-  1 points +2 score would have been 2-1 (-2 from winning position)
15 Dec 2018   Aston Villa 2-2 Stoke City - 1 points +2 score would have been 2-1
23 Dec 2018   Aston Villa 2-3 Leeds United - 0 points +1 score would have been 2-2 (-2 from winning position)
26 Dec 2018   Swansea City 0-1 Aston Villa - 3 points no change
29 Dec 2018   Preston North End 1-1 Aston Villa - 1 point + 2 score would have been 1-0
01 Jan 2019   Aston Villa 2-2 Queens Park Rangers- 1 point + 2 score would have been 2-1
12 Jan 2019   Wigan Athletic 0-3 Aston Villa - 0 points no change
19 Jan 2019   Aston Villa 2-2 Hull City- 1 point + 2 score would have been 2-1
26 Jan 2019   Aston Villa 2-1 Ipswich Town - 3 points no change
02 Feb 2019   Reading 0-0 Aston Villa - 1 point no change
08 Feb 2019   Aston Villa 3-3 Sheffield United - 1 point + 2 score would have been 3-2

So an extra 17 points in games where we have dropped points one less goal conceded gives us 61 points. If you look at just from points lost from winning positions we've dropped 9 points puts us 4th.

Any way you carve stats in any number if ways. The fact is we have conceded 29 league goals since Dean Smith arrived in 19 games. Ultimately it's truly abysmal.      

[Malandro]

What’s not surprising at all, Wilder said after the match that they concentrated on attacking our fullbacks.

I’m very disappointed Hutton and Taylor are still in the team.

[sickbeggar]

well i'm not sure Smith's arrival is that important as far as the shit defence and no decent defensive midfielder is concerned. It was shit before we kicked a ball - a lot of us said it. It was shit during Bruce's time and he got the boot because of it. Smith's been unable to get a defensive midfielder and the two new guys have only just come in so its still shite-ish because erm there's still half the defence and a DM who is shit,. Admittedly if its still as shit in a months time i think we are entitled to ask why, but with the best will in the world, barring him finding a replacement for hutton, taylor and jedinak/whelan from the youth, its still gonna be a bit....... well shit.

[West Derby Villan]

Smith needs time, we all need to show patience, he's only been here 5 minutes. This time next year we will have a more objective view of his strategy and managerial aptitude.