I see we are looking for a "loans" manager
Sorry Crimson, I'm not buying that
So where is this improvement needed exactly
What does he need to improve exactly? Going on a ten game winning streak to get us to an unlikely playoff, beating our league rivals over two legs, and then winning the final. Or being tasked with keeping us in the prem, having to rebuild an entire squad in one window, get them playing well enough quickly enough, then realising that he needs to change it in lockdown, and managing to keep us up when EVERYBODY including myself thought we were down.? Or getting us to a cup final? Or winning four games on the trot at the beginning of a season, something that we haven't done in 90 years? So where is this improvement needed exactly?
Mate that was going ok until you mentioned Hourihane coming on against a rampant Leeds and it lost all credibility
If Klopp had been Villa manager half the people on this site would have been calling for his sacking after his first year
But it's not Smith's first year.
He has to stop making the same mistakes time after time. Friday was a shambles both on the pitch and off it. Why is it that virtually everyone on here could see what was wrong, yet the guy who gets paid millions couldn't or decided not to put it right.
What was wrong? My guess is that we don't agree. I think we weren't set up to be tight enough, or if we were the players weren't following the game plan. Not easy to correct in the middle of a match.
It was the sort of match where if Jack had got his penalty we'd probably have won. And people would have said it shows how far we've progressed when we can beat Leeds even when we're not at our best.
He puts a team out to win the game, but when things are not going so well, he struggles to come up with a plan to deal with it.It was obvious that our right side was being targeted by Leeds. Trez was having a shocker and should have been subbed at half time. Both McGinn and Barkley were also having poor games and the midfield was getting over-run. Despite this Smith kept the same team and formation and to have only lost by 3 goals was lucky given they had 27 attempts on goal.
When things are going well it masks the times when things are not going our way and he fails to change tactics or formation.
He puts a team out to win the game, but when things are not going so well, he struggles to come up with a plan to deal with it.
Great start Melon, and he's keeping us up there,so he has my support, just hope he can correct the silly mistakes.Despite the Leeds loss we are still third after the weekend results which just shows that Smith has got us off to an unbelievable start.
Most managers in the Prem and championship, the world, have the same issue regards a plan B. They all go out to win games but things go wrong and all Teams lose. It’s when a manager can’t win games it becomes an issue.He puts a team out to win the game, but when things are not going so well, he struggles to come up with a plan to deal with it.
I thought we were still in it till past 55 odd mins until we missed a great chance and they went up and scored , with another 2 quickly after. Its a league that any team can beat anyone As results have shown, just a bad 20 mins against a better team on the night.It was obvious that our right side was being targeted by Leeds. Trez was having a shocker and should have been subbed at half time. Both McGinn and Barkley were also having poor games and the midfield was getting over-run. Despite this Smith kept the same team and formation and to have only lost by 3 goals was lucky given they had 27 attempts on goal.
When things are going well it masks the times when things are not going our way and he fails to change tactics or formation.
How many teams can actually change formations and tactics during the game and still be as strong not many is the answer.We aren't one of the big boys yet who have top quality players sitting on the bench that can turn games on it's head and even them teams with the massive squads only pull off miraculous turn arounds every hop and a catch.The only option we had the other night was to go more defensive but once they went one up it was pointless.For me it was one of them games the best team won and hopefully we learn from it and become stronger for it. 80/81 Ipswich did the double over us and knocked us out the FA Cup and I must admit that night Ipswich beat us at VP after we had totally smashed them I thought our chance had gone but obviously history tells a different story.Leeds is one game out of 38 that's all.Great start Melon, and he's keeping us up there,so he has my support, just hope he can correct the silly mistakes.
How many teams can actually change formations and tactics during the game and still be as strong not many is the answer.We aren't one of the big boys yet who have top quality players sitting on the bench that can turn games on it's head and even them teams with the massive squads only pull off miraculous turn arounds every hop and a catch.The only option we had the other night was to go more defensive but once they went one up it was pointless.For me it was one of them games the best team won and hopefully we learn from it and become stronger for it. 80/81 Ipswich did the double over us and knocked us out the FA Cup and I must admit that night Ipswich beat us at VP after we had totally smashed them I thought our chance had gone but obviously history tells a different story.Leeds is one game out of 38 that's all.
Great points. Our bench isn't yet strong enough to alter the course of games in my opinion.