Personally Dean Smith is really impressing me in the last 5 games. He is getting a tune out of these players, and that deserves credit.
. For me, Luiz and konsa have been quality of late.
Everton we blew it and they were woeful. Palace, great and necessary win, they were woeful. 2 of the 5 we lost. Last night was very good.
Survival will be great, I would LOVE him to get that, as a Villa fan especially, to take us down would be awful. But I hope it is thanks and ta'ra after that. Doubt it will be though, this club specialises in bang average sadly.
He should do if we stay up!Has he got a statue yet?
Bit harsh on Everton, the players blew it. It is true we will see what the owners are made of very soon, especially if we stay up. We will soon find out.
I agree with virtually everything you say J.Wasn't meant to be harsh, just reality, end of the day you can only play what is in front of you and I thought the game was abysmal really, which is standard fodder in the over hyped PL. They looked like they were on the beach and we were hardly spite and venom busting a gut to win a really important game.
I just see things a bit different to you at the moment I think. I am sad to see, for reality to really smack in the face, that we've been bang average for a very long time and getting managers in like Dean Smith, nice guy and Villa fan though he is, just feeds that feeling of being bang average. It was hardly saber rattling 'we are here and we mean business.'
If it was 1st phase and we now stay up and push on, then fine, it will have been a good plan.
I wanted to see improvements this year, once he was appointed (didn't want him before that) I wanted him to succeed and push us on, but same as a few, despite trying, I had my doubts, still do.
If he stays, hope he allays those doubts and we do push on. This season has been too tame for me to apportion any congratulations or to be impressed though.
I'm not the sort to weight more blame on players over the manager but I do agree here, El Ghazi wasn't instructed to miss a sitter it was purely down to the fact that he's a pure puss-boy who didn't want to get hurt, it should have been 2-0 and game over.Bit harsh on Everton, the players blew it. It is true we will see what the owners are made of very soon, especially if we stay up. We will soon find out.
Dont put the mockers on it Idgavfc, we are not safe yet, closer than it was, but this is Aston Villa we are talking about here, and they never fail to dissapoint.Got to say before the restart I was hoping for a miracle but the logical man in me said staying up was very unlikely.
Just like last season when we were sat mid table in the championship and we hired Dean Smith, I was hopeful he would turn things around and we could challenge for promotion the FOLLOWING season, but miracles occured and he got us promoted that very season.
Miracle worker once again, he's coached this group of players over lockdown the ability to keep clean sheets, to look defensively strong, and now we are favourites to avoid the drop.
In a time where Watford have got through four managers, West Ham have sacked a premier league winning coach and replaced him with Moyesy, Bournemouth likely to go down with a 200m squad and one of the highest rated English coaches in the league, it might be time to appreciate the coach we have and give him our entire support next season.
Mr "Bang Average" has led your club to a promotion and now likely a second season in the Premier League. It's time to aim your stones at another scapegoat I think.
Wasn't meant to be harsh, just reality, end of the day you can only play what is in front of you and I thought the game was abysmal really, which is standard fodder in the over hyped PL. They looked like they were on the beach and we were hardly spite and venom busting a gut to win a really important game.
I just see things a bit different to you at the moment I think. I am sad to see, for reality to really smack in the face, that we've been bang average for a very long time and getting managers in like Dean Smith, nice guy and Villa fan though he is, just feeds that feeling of being bang average. It was hardly saber rattling 'we are here and we mean business.'
If it was 1st phase and we now stay up and push on, then fine, it will have been a good plan.
I wanted to see improvements this year, once he was appointed (didn't want him before that) I wanted him to succeed and push us on, but same as a few, despite trying, I had my doubts, still do.
If he stays, hope he allays those doubts and we do push on. This season has been too tame for me to apportion any congratulations or to be impressed though.
Got to say before the restart I was hoping for a miracle but the logical man in me said staying up was very unlikely.
Just like last season when we were sat mid table in the championship and we hired Dean Smith, I was hopeful he would turn things around and we could challenge for promotion the FOLLOWING season, but miracles occured and he got us promoted that very season.
Miracle worker once again, he's coached this group of players over lockdown the ability to keep clean sheets, to look defensively strong, and now we are favourites to avoid the drop.
In a time where Watford have got through four managers, West Ham have sacked a premier league winning coach and replaced him with Moyesy, Bournemouth likely to go down with a 200m squad and one of the highest rated English coaches in the league, it might be time to appreciate the coach we have and give him our entire support next season.
Mr "Bang Average" has led your club to a promotion and now likely a second season in the Premier League. It's time to aim your stones at another scapegoat I think.
Dont put the mockers on it Idgavfc, we are not safe yet, closer than it was, but this is Aston Villa we are talking about here, and they never fail to dissapoint.