Dean Smith - Confirmed

[Toronto Villa]

Sometimes we cannot visualize the destination because we are so obsessed with the details of the journey.

Thank you Mr Lama

Be blessed and be at peace my son.

[not3bad]

I have to admit, it's getting better

[PeterWithesShin]

100 points and 100 goals has to be the minimum requirement now.

[paul_e]

I've said a few times that I firmly believe Smith's plan all along was for us to play the Liverpool do. You could see all the parts were there but it just wasn't quite working. Tonight it all came together and we smashed them playing their game. We pressed high and as soon as there was a heavy touch or a loose pass we swarmed them. If they broke the press we pushed them to playing where we wanted and when we go the ball back we broke quickly into the gaps they left. Everything was positive, looking to put a man into space and Liverpool were too shell-shocked to know how to change things up. I think a lot of teams will look at what we've done tonight and have some nerves about really attacking us because we were utterly ruthless going forward, yes it could've been 3-4 more (which is testament to the quality of chances we were creating) but 7 goals from 18 shots is an incredible strike rate.

We'll still need to work out how to handle teams that park the bus but that's a conversation for another time.

[Steve67]

Go on Dean, bring one more player in, please.

Doing a great job, really growing in to the Premier Division as a Manager. Well done sir.

[SoccerHQ]

What can I say. 11/10 in the league so far.

Tonight is why I wasn't too bothered about going out to Stoke.

We should give the FA cup a proper go though.

[Lastfootstamper]

100 points and 100 goals has to be the minimum requirement now.

It's about time somebody broke the record for the most goals scored in a top flight season.

[LeeB]

100 points and 100 goals has to be the minimum requirement now.

It's about time somebody broke the record for the most goals scored in a top flight season.

Another of our records for him to break.

[Footy-Vill]

Best English coach in the league.
Never stop trusting this guy!
Best man for the job!
Man needs a new contract !
Deano -always super proud!
You're my coaching hero

[Villa Lew]

Full credit to the owners and Purslow for sticking with him, when most other Premier league clubs would've given him the boot.

[West Derby Villan]

I've said a few times that I firmly believe Smith's plan all along was for us to play the Liverpool do. You could see all the parts were there but it just wasn't quite working. Tonight it all came together and we smashed them playing their game. We pressed high and as soon as there was a heavy touch or a loose pass we swarmed them. If they broke the press we pushed them to playing where we wanted and when we go the ball back we broke quickly into the gaps they left. Everything was positive, looking to put a man into space and Liverpool were too shell-shocked to know how to change things up. I think a lot of teams will look at what we've done tonight and have some nerves about really attacking us because we were utterly ruthless going forward, yes it could've been 3-4 more (which is testament to the quality of chances we were creating) but 7 goals from 18 shots is an incredible strike rate.

We'll still need to work out how to handle teams that park the bus but that's a conversation for another time.

Totally agree with this Paul

[Scratchins]

I just wish my brother could have seen this and I bet Dean is thinking the same about his dad.

[exigo]

I won't lie, it annoyed me a bit on Thursday to see a Villa manager smiling as the players came off after a defeat, even 'just' a cup defeat. And fist-bumping them too.
But he's more than earned an even bigger smile at the weekend.

[Risso]

I wanted him gone last season for certain.  I went to the final game away at Leicester before lockdown, and it was as bad as anything I've seen in the dismal last 10 years.  No tactics, no effort from the players and we were murdered in every department.  I think we'd had a bad January transfer window too, especially with the Drinkwater farce, and while we'll never know for sure, I'm certain that had lockdown not happened, we'd have been relegated without a whimper.  But fair play, he used the time off well, and we came back a decent team. 

Credit to the owners for sticking with him, because the transformation since is amazing, and last night was the best performance I've seen in 40 years of supporting Villa.  We've battered teams before, but not the reigning champions in such a complete manner.  They really couldn't have had any complaints if they'd suffered the biggest defeat in top flight history, because we could have had another 5, easily.

If that's TLDR, then, "sorry Dean".

[Sexual Ealing]

I wanted him gone last season for certain.  I went to the final game away at Leicester before lockdown, and it was as bad as anything I've seen in the dismal last 10 years.  No tactics, no effort from the players and we were murdered in every department.  I think we'd had a bad January transfer window too, especially with the Drinkwater farce, and while we'll never know for sure, I'm certain that had lockdown not happened, we'd have been relegated without a whimper.  But fair play, he used the time off well, and we came back a decent team. 

Credit to the owners for sticking with him, because the transformation since is amazing, and last night was the best performance I've seen in 40 years of supporting Villa.  We've battered teams before, but not the reigning champions in such a complete manner.  They really couldn't have had any complaints if they'd suffered the biggest defeat in top flight history, because we could have had another 5, easily.

If that's TLDR, then, "sorry Dean".

*Applause*