Quote from: dave.woodhall on May 26, 2021, 12:24:23 PMI can well imagine that in a few years time, when Deano gets bored with winning everything, Mark Delaney will become manager. John Terry may be ahead of him in the queue.
I can well imagine that in a few years time, when Deano gets bored with winning everything, Mark Delaney will become manager.
I don't know how much it's due to the influence of Dean Smith alone, but he and the team around him seem to have the knack of improving players who are either already at the club or have been brought in with a very underwhelming response from the fans. Which of the following have not improved their performances? I would include virtually the whole of the defence in simply getting better as the season wore on, starting with Matt Targett who received a very muted welcome when he came and even a shrug of the shoulders from Southampton fans I know who were not particularly bothered he was going. What a season he has had! Konsa has steadily improved to the extent that even the BBC sports pages were somewhat disappointed he didn't make the provisional international squad. Hause, after a terrible first couple of games as a rejected Wolves player, has become a reliable option to come in (Magnificent against Chelsea). Mings - well we all know about Tyrone; brilliant season. Compare this with his status at Bournemouth. Cash also steadily improving apart from the occasional rashness. Midfield, Nakamba has just been getting better and better and could turn into our own Kante. McGinn has been nurtured through his bad injury and is now back to his best, while El Ghazi and Trez have also chipped in and made the transformation from Championship to Premier. My view is that, with the clearly improved coaching they are getting through O'Kelly, Shakespeare, Terry with Smith at the helm, they could be being coached by the dream team; and with the youth team doing so well under Verity and Bramley and others connected to them, we'll have some good ones coming through, some of whom have already made it. The youth team looked so well-coached the other night I could hardly believe they are 17 years old. Exciting times for Villa with room for a few new faces but a lot of talent already within the club ready for further development.
Quote from: OCD on May 26, 2021, 11:27:37 AMA really top quality protector in front of the defence with Nakamba as back-up would be a massive piece of the jigsaw and probably the last piece defensively. Offensively, we need a 10 and a top quality right sided midfielder. I’ve asked on here before but who is currently considered the world’s best midfield enforcer?
A really top quality protector in front of the defence with Nakamba as back-up would be a massive piece of the jigsaw and probably the last piece defensively. Offensively, we need a 10 and a top quality right sided midfielder.
Quote from: TonyD on May 26, 2021, 12:48:18 PMQuote from: OCD on May 26, 2021, 11:27:37 AMA really top quality protector in front of the defence with Nakamba as back-up would be a massive piece of the jigsaw and probably the last piece defensively. Offensively, we need a 10 and a top quality right sided midfielder. I’ve asked on here before but who is currently considered the world’s best midfield enforcer? As per Google search today for current best DM:8 – Wilfried Ndidi. ...7 – Saúl Ñíguez. ...6 – Frenkie de Jong. ...5 – Fabinho. ...4 – Casemiro. ...3 – Leon Goretzka. ...2 – N'Golo Kanté ...1 – Joshua Kimmich.
I don't know how much it's due to the influence of Dean Smith alone, but he and the team around him seem to have the knack of improving players who are either already at the club or have been brought in with a very underwhelming response from the fans.[snip]My view is that, with the clearly improved coaching they are getting through O'Kelly, Shakespeare, Terry with Smith at the helm, they could be being coached by the dream team; and with the youth team doing so well under Verity and Bramley and others connected to them, we'll have some good ones coming through, some of whom have already made it. The youth team looked so well-coached the other night I could hardly believe they are 17 years old. Exciting times for Villa with room for a few new faces but a lot of talent already within the club ready for further development.
Quote from: West Derby Villan on May 26, 2021, 12:58:10 PMI don't know how much it's due to the influence of Dean Smith alone, but he and the team around him seem to have the knack of improving players who are either already at the club or have been brought in with a very underwhelming response from the fans.[snip]My view is that, with the clearly improved coaching they are getting through O'Kelly, Shakespeare, Terry with Smith at the helm, they could be being coached by the dream team; and with the youth team doing so well under Verity and Bramley and others connected to them, we'll have some good ones coming through, some of whom have already made it. The youth team looked so well-coached the other night I could hardly believe they are 17 years old. Exciting times for Villa with room for a few new faces but a lot of talent already within the club ready for further development.I agree too. It's good to see this sort of understanding on this site rather than the screech of titty-babbies whenever a result goes against us or a performance is less than perfect. It's a complex process coaching and managing a PL team, not always a regular, smooth upward progression.
If your upset by the tiity-babbies comment you're probably proving the point.
“Titty babbies”? Good grief. He deserved the criticism he got while Jack was out as we fell completely off the cliff. Having spent a lot of money the drop off should not have been as steep as it was. That our results markedly improved once Jack played a full game wasn’t a shock, but there was a prolonged stretch where we were really poor. Just look at the 2021 stats heading into the last week. Nobody who criticized him wanted him to fail or get sacked. But I can only speak for myself here that also wasn’t tied to Dean Smith emotionally as no one man is bigger than the club. We’ve had great managers and players across our history. And will again. All I give a shit about is the club, and I hope we continue to build and grow. If that’s with the current manager, then even better.
Quote from: LeeB on May 26, 2021, 02:31:52 PMIf your upset by the tiity-babbies comment you're probably proving the point.sorry that's utter nonsense. So we should go around calling people names when views differ from yours or others? It's no different to the happy clappers bollocks. Is Allan a Happy Clapper for saying everything was rosy as we posted relegation form for 4 months? No, he saw things more optimistically which is fine. It doesn't make the contrary observation wrong.
Quote from: LeeB on May 26, 2021, 02:31:52 PMIf your upset by the tiity-babbies comment you're probably proving the point.It hardly helps the quality of debate. He complains about standard of posting then calls every one that disagrees with him screeching Titty Babies.I am going to throw my rattle out of the pram so there.
Quote from: LeeB on May 26, 2021, 02:31:52 PMIf your upset by the tiity-babbies comment you're probably proving the point.What point is that Lee? That anybody who is crital of the team is a screeching titty-baby and everybody who isn't has a deep understanding of complex process of coaching and managing a PL team?
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