Are you worried?

[Deano's Mullet]

Every team has bad spells. Emery has had very few bad spells abd we tend to get out of them very quickly. Would you really want anyone else in charge?

[Demitri_C]

If you're talking about Diaby, he wasn't even in our top 6 best players. He was completely ineffective for a massive chunk of the season.

Yeah but i think most of the team was.  Think fatigue and poor form from the side effected him.

 He is was the player that sped up our attacking play. I dont believe its no coincidence since he went this has led to us playing a slower brand of football.

I think we are missing him. We need another player like him. Dont think Philogene is that player right nkw

[eamonn]

He offered a different option and was involved in 19 goals (scored or assisted). Regardless of whether he didn’t hit the heights we wanted that gave us some output. Philogene might not be a direct replacement, but has proximate to it and he’s giving us nothing. I don’t particularly blame him, he’s a kid who’s had a good season in the Championship it’s quite the gamble.

I think the arguments for/against Diaby always come down to his decent assists and goals return against those who saw how ineffective he was when not doing that. Physically dominated and like lots of wingers, not much use off the ball.

No proper club came in for him during the summer and he's taking it easy in Saudi now. Like Luiz he wanted off when a nice offer came, I'm not going to dwell too much on their absences.

[SaddVillan]

Every team has bad spells. Emery has had very few bad spells abd we tend to get out of them very quickly. Would you really want anyone else in charge?

If we'd have been beaten by Bayern and won at Bruges, would we see this level of negativity?

Same number of points.

[VillaTim]

Every team has bad spells. Emery has had very few bad spells abd we tend to get out of them very quickly. Would you really want anyone else in charge?

If we'd have been beaten by Bayern and won at Bruges, would we see this level of negativity?

Same number of points.

nah, its the trend of dire performances now and a system that looks obsolete

[Demitri_C]

He offered a different option and was involved in 19 goals (scored or assisted). Regardless of whether he didn’t hit the heights we wanted that gave us some output. Philogene might not be a direct replacement, but has proximate to it and he’s giving us nothing. I don’t particularly blame him, he’s a kid who’s had a good season in the Championship it’s quite the gamble.

I think the arguments for/against Diaby always come down to his decent assists and goals return against those who saw how ineffective he was when not doing that. Physically dominated and like lots of wingers, not much use off the ball.

No proper club came in for him during the summer and he's taking it easy in Saudi now. Like Luiz he wanted off when a nice offer came, I'm not going to dwell too much on their absences.

It really does frustrate me that young players like diaby who are so much better thah the saudi league but just gone for money and not challenge himself.

He gave up CL football for league one football in theory.

[PaulWinch again]

It’s not dwelling on their departures as much as saying they gave us options and their output hasn’t been replaced.

[PaulWinch again]

Every team has bad spells. Emery has had very few bad spells abd we tend to get out of them very quickly. Would you really want anyone else in charge?

If anyone is saying they want someone else they’re mad. Unai does need to get it working though, I’m not convinced he’s sure on his best team at the moment or the right structure to get us clicking again.

[Demitri_C]

It’s not dwelling on their departures as much as saying they gave us options and their output hasn’t been replaced.

Yeah i agree
 Not point teying to resign him based on how he wants the easy life. But its quite clear we need a similar player to him.

Id love madueke from chelsea. But i thjnk they wouldnt sell. Break the bank and get mbeulo in my opinion.  He isn't sayin no to CL football

[Beard82]

It’s not dwelling on their departures as much as saying they gave us options and their output hasn’t been replaced.

For me I think its a form thing.  For 6 months last year Luiz, and then Bailey were world class.  Theres a good chance neither will consitently hit those levels.  This helped elevate the team.  A little like Duran had / is on.  All 3 have been written off at points.

No one is in that zone - and maybe some like Diaby could have as he obviously had the quality.  His stats, considering those limitations show that.  The problem is - what option do we have now if Youri, or Bailey isnt quite ticking.

[Legion]

We'll be fine.

I hope.

[brontebilly]

It’s not dwelling on their departures as much as saying they gave us options and their output hasn’t been replaced.

For me I think its a form thing.  For 6 months last year Luiz, and then Bailey were world class.  Theres a good chance neither will consitently hit those levels.  This helped elevate the team.  A little like Duran had / is on.  All 3 have been written off at points.

No one is in that zone - and maybe some like Diaby could have as he obviously had the quality.  His stats, considering those limitations show that.  The problem is - what option do we have now if Youri, or Bailey isnt quite ticking.

Luiz was outstanding under Emery for a lot longer than 6 months. His partnership with Kamara wasn't far off the best in the division. The replacements havent done badly at all but that was an elite pair.

Diaby's pace helped us stretch teams but a player going to Saudi at the peak of his career is not one we should be worrying about.

We are in a sticky spot for sure. Maybe Liverpool away coming at the right time after a really poor week. We have lacked balance in the team all season that results were glossing over. Emery needs to correct that.

[eamonn]

We'll be fine.

I hope.

But you always predict 0-2

[BC Villain]

Every team has bad spells. Emery has had very few bad spells abd we tend to get out of them very quickly. Would you really want anyone else in charge?

If anyone is saying they want someone else they’re mad. Unai does need to get it working though, I’m not convinced he’s sure on his best team at the moment or the right structure to get us clicking again.

Agreed,  but it does feel a little as if we've been sussed out by other teams.

Bruce and Smith were hammered for lacking a plan B (never saw evidence of Gerrard having a plan A, let alone plan B), but Emery doesn’t seem to have one at the moment.  He's getting away with at the moment because of the last 18 months, but he needs to be asked some questions here.  The last few performances have steadily got worse.

[Legion]

We'll be fine.

I hope.

But you always predict 0-2

Sometimes I go for 2-0.