Unai Emery

[Risso]

Not seeing Unai as likely, I would have been happy with Potter coming to Villa, he only went to Chelsea 6 weeks before we twisted.

Somehow it adds to the satisfaction that we recruited Unai, skillful enough in his remarkable rehabilitation/resurrection (continuing the Egg/Easter theme) of some players that it's not a slow build youth only jam tomorrow approach, enough clear progress evidence to potentially convince a new signing of where we are going, AND enough of a big name/presence/track record to show when we get closer to/there, he's a man to achieve what we all want.

Echoing the unfamiliarity of the optimism, all of a sudden the keeping the ST with a wrigglebottom little one in tow starting to look a better and better decision.

I'd have liked Potter when Smith was sacked, but with the benefit of hindsight I think we dodged a bullet there. I know I keep going on about it, but he's such a streaky manager. He basically got the Chelsea job on the back of a few good games at the rear end of last year, and a good start to this season. For the middle two thirds of the season last year they were dire, and took something like 21 points from 25 games. At one point they went 6 gmes without scoring, including a 3-0 home defeat by Burnley.

[AV82EC]

Not seeing Unai as likely, I would have been happy with Potter coming to Villa, he only went to Chelsea 6 weeks before we twisted.

Somehow it adds to the satisfaction that we recruited Unai, skillful enough in his remarkable rehabilitation/resurrection (continuing the Egg/Easter theme) of some players that it's not a slow build youth only jam tomorrow approach, enough clear progress evidence to potentially convince a new signing of where we are going, AND enough of a big name/presence/track record to show when we get closer to/there, he's a man to achieve what we all want.

Echoing the unfamiliarity of the optimism, all of a sudden the keeping the ST with a wrigglebottom little one in tow starting to look a better and better decision.

I'd have liked Potter when Smith was sacked, but with the benefit of hindsight I think we dodged a bullet there. I know I keep going on about it, but he's such a streaky manager. He basically got the Chelsea job on the back of a few good games at the rear end of last year, and a good start to this season. For the middle two thirds of the season last year they were dire, and took something like 21 points from 25 games. At one point they went 6 gmes without scoring, including a 3-0 home defeat by Burnley.

You do keep going on about it Risso but you’re spot on. Potter would be a very good assistant head coach imv, technically very good but I just don’t think he’s got that Leadership thing at the highest level.

[OCD]

I wouldn't want any manager that sets out with a back 3 which becomes a back 5.

[Lastfootstamper]

There's a rather lengthy in-depth interview with him on the Sky Sports website in which they delve into why he's the man(ager) he is. It seems to have been posted on Saturday, and I don't recall seeing it linked, but apologies if I'm only discovering it now.

Like I say, it's lengthy so I won't post the whole thing, but here's the link

[Drummond]

I wouldn't want any manager that sets out with a back 3 which becomes a back 5.

Nope, I much prefer a back 4 that becomes a 6 too.

[Risso]

The passing out from the back still needs a ton of work. It's all very well saying that a kick out from the goalie gives you a 50/50 chance of losing the ball, but the first 6 times we tried the short ball out to a defender, we lost it every single time, and I stopped counting after that.

[Lastfootstamper]

I wouldn't want any manager that sets out with a back 3 which becomes a back 5.

Nope, I much prefer a back 4 that becomes a 6 too.

I love this. Makes me feel weirdly proud.

[BC Villain]

Not seeing Unai as likely, I would have been happy with Potter coming to Villa, he only went to Chelsea 6 weeks before we twisted.

Somehow it adds to the satisfaction that we recruited Unai, skillful enough in his remarkable rehabilitation/resurrection (continuing the Egg/Easter theme) of some players that it's not a slow build youth only jam tomorrow approach, enough clear progress evidence to potentially convince a new signing of where we are going, AND enough of a big name/presence/track record to show when we get closer to/there, he's a man to achieve what we all want.

Echoing the unfamiliarity of the optimism, all of a sudden the keeping the ST with a wrigglebottom little one in tow starting to look a better and better decision.

I'd have liked Potter when Smith was sacked, but with the benefit of hindsight I think we dodged a bullet there. I know I keep going on about it, but he's such a streaky manager. He basically got the Chelsea job on the back of a few good games at the rear end of last year, and a good start to this season. For the middle two thirds of the season last year they were dire, and took something like 21 points from 25 games. At one point they went 6 gmes without scoring, including a 3-0 home defeat by Burnley.

Potter has done well as a manager, but I think he lacks the nastiness to succeed at a top club.

[eamonn]

And his teams don't score enough goals. All that fine approach play with no end-product would make me tear my hair out.

[olaftab]

Our manager is now the 12 th longest serving manager currently  in the Premier League !

Too late mate. I trumped you before you posted yesterday. I think 9th and now waiting for you to prove me wrong?

[Somniloquism]

And his teams don't score enough goals. All that fine approach play with no end-product would make me tear my hair out.

You can argue Brighton still plays his way.

The weekend stats just gone.

Brighton        Brentford
33 Shots         7 Shots
15 on Target    5 On Target
3 Goals            3 Goals

[Lastfootstamper]

Chelsea had an expected goals of, what, a little over 2, was it? An accumulated total from, and as ever I stand to be corrected, something like seven hundred shots. And most of that xg would've come from the Mudryk effort. His sides create shooting opportunities, not chances.

[LeeB]

Chelsea had an expected goals of, what, a little over 2, was it? An accumulated total from, and as ever I stand to be corrected, something like seven hundred shots. And most of that xg would've come from the Mudryk effort. His sides create shooting opportunities, not chances.

By my reckoning along with the two actual, you know, goals we scored, the closest other chance was McGinn's shot that hit the bar with the keeper well beaten and we should have had a clear penalty for Koulibaly fouling Ramsey when clean through.

So their xg can get right fucked.

[Monty]

xG is useful enough over a period of games - it doesn't really tell you about any single game.

[LeeB]

xG is useful enough over a period of games - it doesn't really tell you about any single game.

Correct. It also has some potential for answering a question like:

"Have I fucked myself royally in buying every attacking midfielder in some kind of form and forgetting to buy someone capable of finishing the chances the might create"