Dean Smith - Confirmed

[Drummond]

We're just so staggeringly disorganised. There's no desire to alter it either and it's actually getting more chaotic.

There's only Mings on the pitch who seems capable of trying to organise. I did have Reina down for doing it too, but he's a hot-head too.

[mr underhill]

That's the Mings who is the beating heart of the worst defence in the PL? He's looked fucking awful for a while - and I'm a fan of his.

[Deano's Mullet]

I think Mings has looked poor since Christmas/injury but  don't think our zonal marking has helped.

[tomd2103]

Thanks always interesting to hear about Smith views on how he saw the match.

I would add if Hourihane or Samatta connected with their efforts would have been a goal ahead inside 10 minutes or so.

Samatta's was a tough chance, if you can even call it a chance, as he was at full stretch.  Hourihane should have done a lot better, as to be fair he is normally good in those kind of positions. 

[Luke8]

Thanks always interesting to hear about Smith views on how he saw the match.

I would add if Hourihane or Samatta connected with their efforts would have been a goal ahead inside 10 minutes or so.

Samatta's was a tough chance, if you can even call it a chance, as he was at full stretch.  Hourihane should have done a lot better, as to be fair he is normally good in those kind of positions. 

The first ten minutes were good. It was very much the eighty that followed that was the problem.

[Drummond]

That's the Mings who is the beating heart of the worst defence in the PL? He's looked fucking awful for a while - and I'm a fan of his.

I don't think it's the defence's fault per se, our midfield gets overrun all the time and the defence are left to pick up the pieces.

[KRS]

Just watched his post match comments from last night. He’s officially lost the plot...completely deluded.

[sirlordbaltimore]

We're at the fucking crossroads again.

If Dean and his staff don't go we're 100% going down IMHO. Nothing is going right, and the players aren't responding to whatever they're being asked to do.

If we do replace them now, we may still go down, but we may also rally enough to stay up. Time to stick or gamble.

I know which i favour after last nights latest atrocity.

[Luke8]

That's the Mings who is the beating heart of the worst defence in the PL? He's looked fucking awful for a while - and I'm a fan of his.

I don't think it's the defence's fault per se, our midfield gets overrun all the time and the defence are left to pick up the pieces.

Agree, I don’t think you can pin in on a individual or even one area of the team. It’s stating the obviously, but we have issue across the whole team defensively - we don’t press well, players are too wide and therefore to far apart and don’t/can’t offer enough support, we have too many that are a bit too slow and we lack nous and physicality.

I do like Smith but he really needs to be doing more to address these problems and hide the deficiencies that the players have.

[hilts_coolerking]

Our midfield is so weak but even so our defence doesn't look organised at all.  For instance, it's not the midfield's fault that we're hopeless on corners. 

[Footy-Vill]

Thanks always interesting to hear about Smith views on how he saw the match.

I would add if Hourihane or Samatta connected with their efforts would have been a goal ahead inside 10 minutes or so.

Samatta's was a tough chance, if you can even call it a chance, as he was at full stretch.  Hourihane should have done a lot better, as to be fair he is normally good in those kind of positions.

Match sharpness . Lack of . For me. Totally missed it with foot and hit this buttocks on the slide from what I could see

And I always think a chance like that has to be contextual on difficulties. He's a premier league striker so for me should be doing better and actually quite a decent chance.
For the every day lower non league or certainly observer who has far lesser ability it would be hard.

Same with El Ghazi header in cup final .
For me he needs to head that down and get that on target.
Lesser non professional would just be happy to make contact and get anywhere near the goal
These players are professional and need to improve techniques and temperance in
taking the chances .
8/10 times those 2 examples of chances would see Samatta or El Ghazi  at least make better connection , on target or maybe goals.

Too many 2/10 efforts going on.
Then we gift away goals at the other end.

Dean really has been unlucky

[BoVillan esq]

Thought I would log back on today to get the news that Smith had been relieved of his duties to the club and I would imagine it would be a  hell of a relief, staggered that he's still in charge and his backroom staff, no way can we go into the weekends game v Chelsea in this manner, we will get slaughtered, Smith is a Villa fan and for that he merits some Kudos but for goodness sake the board have to do something.

[Footy-Vill]

Thought I would log back on today to get the news that Smith had been relieved of his duties to the club and I would imagine it would be a  hell of a relief, staggered that he's still in charge and his backroom staff, no way can we go into the weekends game v Chelsea in this manner, we will get slaughtered, Smith is a Villa fan and for that he merits some Kudos but for goodness sake the board have to do something.

Hear your frustrations and you're certainly not alone though I don't personally agree.
However would you have JT in charge for remaining or some complete new manager ?
I think it would be even more of a task having any new coach/manager and that's another reason why stick with Smith.

[BoVillan esq]

Thought I would log back on today to get the news that Smith had been relieved of his duties to the club and I would imagine it would be a  hell of a relief, staggered that he's still in charge and his backroom staff, no way can we go into the weekends game v Chelsea in this manner, we will get slaughtered, Smith is a Villa fan and for that he merits some Kudos but for goodness sake the board have to do something.

Hear your frustrations and you're certainly not alone though I don't personally agree.
However would you have JT in charge for remaining or some complete new manager ?
I think it would be even more of a task having any new coach/manager and that's another reason why stick with Smith.

Speaking to a friend earlier today, went to the game last night, said he had never seen a Villa team lacking in energy. passion, skill, even in the worst days when we last got relegated, last night was awful, the players couldn't give a flying ****, so, in short, we simply can't go on like that, at this point a new manager isn't ideal, but we have reached the stage where we have to do something, anything else is just gross negligence of a Premier League Club, Villa as it stand is going down, that's not being negative or doom laden, its stating the obvious, short of the league season being cancelled there is nothing going to stop that, so to answer your question, yes in my opinion, roll the dice, we may just get a manager that sparks a response from the team gets us a few wins, ignites some passion, might just do enough to help us survive, if not then we go down anyway, but we may at least give it our best shot.

Otherwise in a few days time, we'll all be on here again saying the same old stuff after the Chelsea game, hopeless.

[Footy-Vill]

Villa Dean Smith and JT being discussed now on Talksport first subject on drive with Gough and Danny Kelly.
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