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Author Topic: Dean Smith - Confirmed  (Read 1811838 times)

Offline Ads

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Re: Dean Smith - Confirmed
« Reply #2025 on: January 05, 2019, 05:18:34 PM »
His selections the past 5 games leave a lot to be desired.

Whelan? What the actual fuck.
Hutton at centre half. Fuck me.


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Re: Dean Smith - Confirmed
« Reply #2026 on: January 05, 2019, 05:21:02 PM »
I'm sure he's as frustrated as any Villa fan. Only difference is that he can literally do something to change it.

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Re: Dean Smith - Confirmed
« Reply #2027 on: January 05, 2019, 05:22:33 PM »
I can see why he's been picking whelan given the lack of alternatives. Fans were screaming for ohare but he's not ready

Now lansbury is back, plus BB, am hoping we don't see whelan start for a long time

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Re: Dean Smith - Confirmed
« Reply #2028 on: January 05, 2019, 05:24:41 PM »
I can see why he's been picking whelan given the lack of alternatives. Fans were screaming for ohare but he's not ready

Now lansbury is back, plus BB, am hoping we don't see whelan start for a long time

Next time McGinn is booked he's out for two matches so can see Whelan starting more games until we signed another DM this window.

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Re: Dean Smith - Confirmed
« Reply #2029 on: January 05, 2019, 05:31:39 PM »
You can see why he's picking Whelan?!!!

Are you on fucking crack?!

That ****** is atrocious. He should never wear the shirt again.

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Re: Dean Smith - Confirmed
« Reply #2030 on: January 05, 2019, 05:33:36 PM »
I can see why he's been picking whelan given the lack of alternatives. Fans were screaming for ohare but he's not ready

Now lansbury is back, plus BB, am hoping we don't see whelan start for a long time

I thought O'Hare played well for his first game in absolutely ages and was definitely better than El-Ghazi for starters!

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Re: Dean Smith - Confirmed
« Reply #2031 on: January 05, 2019, 05:33:39 PM »
You can see why he's picking Whelan?!!!

Are you on fucking crack?!

That c*** is atrocious. He should never wear the shirt again.

Agreed.  Whelan makes the team worse so there is absolutely no excuse to pick him.

Offline LukeJames

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Re: Dean Smith - Confirmed
« Reply #2032 on: January 05, 2019, 05:39:25 PM »
The problem with Whelan is he slows our play down at an alarming rate and were 10-15 yards deeper because of him, we then revert to type and start hoofing the fucking ball.

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Re: Dean Smith - Confirmed
« Reply #2033 on: January 05, 2019, 05:41:46 PM »
Having to bed in a new centre half, centre midfielder and striker will do for our promotion ambitions now.

We need to get back to an identifiable style of play and reboot the progress we saw prior to December.

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Re: Dean Smith - Confirmed
« Reply #2034 on: January 05, 2019, 05:43:53 PM »
Dean's honeymoon period officially ended for me today. Hutton at centre back? Even Bruce would have winced at that one.

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Re: Dean Smith - Confirmed
« Reply #2035 on: January 05, 2019, 05:47:48 PM »
Honeymoon period ended as soon as Kemar Roofe took all three points. A manager outthought and seeing a split second decision going against him. I still rate Smith but the Albion game killed us and the Leeds game, which could have shook it off, was the day the season pretty much finished.

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Re: Dean Smith - Confirmed
« Reply #2036 on: January 05, 2019, 05:50:08 PM »
Just said he played McGinn because he was on 9 yellows so will get his rest when he sits out for two matches.

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Re: Dean Smith - Confirmed
« Reply #2037 on: January 05, 2019, 05:51:59 PM »
He likes having someone at the base of the midfield who can read the game and move the ball quickly, we have no one in the squad who can do this, we got away with it due to Jack, but now he's stuck with some very average players, I guess we have to hang in there and try and scrap the play offs, just like Fulham did.

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Re: Dean Smith - Confirmed
« Reply #2038 on: January 05, 2019, 05:53:03 PM »
Just said he played McGinn because he was on 9 yellows so will get his rest when he sits out for two matches.

As much as you'd like to not hear that, it's highly unlikely to not happen before the end of the month.

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Re: Dean Smith - Confirmed
« Reply #2039 on: January 05, 2019, 05:53:19 PM »
Just said he played McGinn because he was on 9 yellows so will get his rest when he sits out for two matches.

*does ironic air-punch*

 


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