Dean Smith - Confirmed

[PeterWithe]

Also, when we play a midfield of Whelan and Houlihane, they just don’t have the legs to offer protection if we lose the ball with the full backs committed forward.

[KRS]

We all know where the problem lies but inheriting the poorest keeper I have ever seen in a villa shirt along with Hutton, whelan and Elhamdy is not Dean smiths fault.

When you consider the amount of money spent since we got relegated, it really is shocking when you see that written down in black and white...even more painful when you think about the list of other wasters stealing a living as “footballers” at the club.

[PeterWithesShin]

Post-match interview https://twitter.com/AVFCOfficial/status/1077981902311698432

[PaulWinch again]

I acknowledge Jack’s injury is a big blow, but the last three games we’ve been pretty average. Dean needs to think about threshening things up. Also Whelan consistenly slows our game down, it’s counter intuitive to the style Dean likes to play, so I find it baffling he’s started so many games recently.

[Ads]

He's got selection wrong on 4 occasions; the last 4 games.

[PeterWithesShin]

Looking at our bench the last few games we don't have that many options to freshen it up. Kod and Albert are probably the only 2 that are fully match fit.

[Ads]

I'm not sure if Thor has been fit enough to start, but him, Kodjia, Albert and Elphick would all be coming in for me against QPR.

[KRS]

Post-match interview https://twitter.com/AVFCOfficial/status/1077981902311698432

That’s for the Swansea game.

[four fornicholl]

Post-match interview https://twitter.com/AVFCOfficial/status/1077981902311698432

That’s for the Swansea game.

I made that mistake too, check the date.

[PeterWithesShin]

This is the Preston game, the other one was posted on the 26th.

https://twitter.com/AVFCOfficial/status/1079072569846886400

[robleflaneur]

He's got selection wrong on 4 occasions; the last 4 games.

Bit harsh as he's been hamstrung by injuries.Not much option but to play the 3 right backs in defence and Whelan in midfield.And can't count Swansea as a wrong team selection,we won which is the only thing that matters.
I think we'll catch Narrwich ,their slide is starting,leaked 7 goals in the last 2 home games.The Baggies are my main concern.

[PaulWinch again]

I don’t know, the Kodjia one is really bizarre. Excellent against Leeds, subbed we get noticeably worse and lose and then he hasn’t started since.

[Steve67]

I don’t know, the Kodjia one is really bizarre. Excellent against Leeds, subbed we get noticeably worse and lose and then he hasn’t started since.

Perhaps Smith is fed up of telling him to select the right option instead of being a greedy twat.  Not a team player.  That said, we have far too many players who are inconsistent and need to play as a team rather than for themselves.

In fact, I'm fairly sure that Smith sees a few of them as not being good enough to push the club further up the table, including BB, Hourihane and others.  He will want to bring in players who he's able to work with, who will be more consistent, more energetic and reliable. 

[ChicagoLion]

I think Kodija has pissed off Smith and he gave him a chance to get back in the team and he cost the first goal against Leeds by not tracking back.
This probably means he will be let go in January.

[OCD]

I've seen Smith say that he wants to have 2 players competing for each position. The fact that he keeps playing the same side, or near enough, says a lot about what he thinks of the squad given the comment. I think he needs at least a couple of transfer windows to get something near what he wants. If we go on a run that gets us into the playoffs, great but I think next season is when we should be looking to make a real title push.