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Author Topic: Dean Smith - Confirmed  (Read 1521991 times)

Offline paul_e

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Re: Dean Smith - Confirmed
« Reply #360 on: October 11, 2018, 09:36:56 PM »
I think there's a lot to be said for a different set of KPIs. If you want long-term success, sustained high levels of things like completed forward passes in the final third, crosses that find their man, corners won, shots on target, etc., will be more indicative of what will most likely come to fruition when compared to how often you've jammed your way to four points from two shots in a fortnight.

I'd agree with this, it's all about efficiency, how well can you convert possession into chances, chances into shots and shots into goals.  In defence the reverse is true, you stop goals by limiting shots and you limit shots by not letting teams create chances. There's nothing groundbreaking to this, it's all pretty obvious but over the last 7-8 years we've had managers who've repeatedly ignored parts of this.

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Re: Dean Smith - Confirmed
« Reply #361 on: October 11, 2018, 09:48:04 PM »
https://twitter.com/AVFCOfficial/status/1050419529858371585


"🎥 Dean Smith will meet the media on Monday from 4pm

You’ll be able to watch the broadcast press conference LIVE on our YouTube channel 👉 http://bit.ly/2gCsXCy"


Five days from appointment to presser is quite a while, isn't it?
Not really he's probably a bit busy

It's probably more to allow a period of quiet out of respect for the passing of Doug.

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Re: Dean Smith - Confirmed
« Reply #362 on: October 11, 2018, 09:51:11 PM »
Or because there is a lorry convention type thing going on at Villa Park (twas on Midlands Today).

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Re: Dean Smith - Confirmed
« Reply #363 on: October 11, 2018, 09:55:16 PM »
SKY Sport's and Talksport's Brentford supporting Natalie Sawyer is unhappy with Dean Smith leaving her club. I for one would be prepared to console her in any way she wished.

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Re: Dean Smith - Confirmed
« Reply #364 on: October 11, 2018, 10:03:43 PM »
That would be one long queue Damo.

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Re: Dean Smith - Confirmed
« Reply #365 on: October 11, 2018, 10:04:40 PM »
SKY Sport's and Talksport's Brentford supporting Natalie Sawyer is unhappy with Dean Smith leaving her club. I for one would be prepared to console her in any way she wished.

Must agree I think it would be my duty as a fellow football fan to help her through her frustrations.

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Re: Dean Smith - Confirmed
« Reply #366 on: October 11, 2018, 10:11:13 PM »
I think there's a lot to be said for a different set of KPIs. If you want long-term success, sustained high levels of things like completed forward passes in the final third, crosses that find their man, corners won, shots on target, etc., will be more indicative of what will most likely come to fruition when compared to how often you've jammed your way to four points from two shots in a fortnight.

I reckon we'll even be able to take a throw in and find one of our own players within a few weeks!

I genuinely can't remember the last time I felt we did that well.

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Re: Dean Smith - Confirmed
« Reply #367 on: October 11, 2018, 10:30:15 PM »
Throwins....schmowins!

I want to see a midfielder get further forward than our striker.
When we see a midfielder go beyond the striker will be the day we know we have arrived in nirvana.

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Re: Dean Smith - Confirmed
« Reply #368 on: October 11, 2018, 10:58:04 PM »
You lot want the moon on a stick!  The day I see a decent left back in a Villa shirt is the day I know we've finally turned a corner.

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Re: Dean Smith - Confirmed
« Reply #369 on: October 11, 2018, 10:59:02 PM »
You lot want the moon on a stick!  The day I see a decent left back in a Villa shirt is the day I know we've finally turned a corner.

Ah but you'll have to wait at least 3 months for that.

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Re: Dean Smith - Confirmed
« Reply #370 on: October 11, 2018, 11:07:43 PM »
Leroy Rosenior talking about Dean Smith on sky. Speaks so much sense and says Smith will bring a cohesion to the team. Amazing when he played under Bruce but says Villa didn't have that

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Re: Dean Smith - Confirmed
« Reply #371 on: October 11, 2018, 11:11:58 PM »
SKY Sport's and Talksport's Brentford supporting Natalie Sawyer is unhappy with Dean Smith leaving her club. I for one would be prepared to console her in any way she wished.

Must agree I think it would be my duty as a fellow football fan to help her through her frustrations.
...I would just fuck her fucking fanny off you twats!

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Re: Dean Smith - Confirmed
« Reply #372 on: October 11, 2018, 11:14:37 PM »
SKY Sport's and Talksport's Brentford supporting Natalie Sawyer is unhappy with Dean Smith leaving her club. I for one would be prepared to console her in any way she wished.

Must agree I think it would be my duty as a fellow football fan to help her through her frustrations.
...I would just fuck her fucking fanny off you twats!

Post of the Week.

Offline footyskillz

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Re: Dean Smith - Confirmed
« Reply #373 on: October 11, 2018, 11:29:12 PM »
In other ways of speaking of playing away Dean Smith Brentord hadn't won away from home all season

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Re: Dean Smith - Confirmed
« Reply #374 on: October 11, 2018, 11:31:59 PM »
In other ways of speaking of playing away Dean Smith Brentord hadn't won away from home all season

He had a superb away record at Walsall last couple of seasons he was there, was often better than the home form so pretty MON esque.

 


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