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Emery is good in Europe but average at best domestically. I doubt he will get Villa in Europe.
Cool_Blue
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Oh I’m not crying my eyes out or wetting the bed, I’m just numb watching us these days, we’re just making up the PL numbers, so many teams have overtaken us. The heady days of finishing 7th or 8th seem a distant memory.
kenada_blue
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It is because we've been here before. What's Emery going to do that doesn't involve heavy investment to play the way he wants just after torpeding a rebuild that's 4months and 14 games old?
This is not bashing the managers, it's about perspective which why the Emery shouts are ridiculous.
Emery is a post Martinez. We've had Silva, Koeman, Ancellotti, Benitez... Champions League winners managing some of the biggest teams and best players in the world...spent £500million and you know what happened? Almost relegated. Common thread? Lasting less that 18 months on average.
Ive always liked Emery. But that ship as sailed.
Go see Villa have a final window ls spending heavy and if they're not top 6 in 12 months...he's gone.
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Theyre not at our level. 2 stable mid to top club's in La Liga. Not a basket case club that almost got relegated
I do hope he learned from yesterday that we are not a slow build up type of team. We dont have the players for that sort of style and its easy to play against. It also makes the side lethargic and slow to be ball.
We need to see far more intent in our play and we need to match the opposition for energy.
We need to see far more intent in our play and we need to match the opposition for energy.
Gwladysstreetlad
Player Valuation: £50m
I've been numb to watching us for years at this point. Lets be honest though, we've just being making up PL numbers since its inception! With maybe two or three exceptions we've done absolutely nothing of note during the entire Premier League era and have at best been mediocre. Its a harsh reality to wake up to but until we as a club start seeing things as they are rather then how we wished they where we can never even begin to rebuild.
ForeverBlue92
Player Valuation: £80m
Not this season I agree (unless we continue to fall down the table).
But the writing is on the wall for him next season imo if he doesn't massivrly improve. You could hear groans at Goodison for the first time under Frankels management yesterday - the honeymoon period of "he's one of us" is starting to come to an end and he'll need to start earning the goodwill which wont be done with winning 1 every 6 or so games.
catcherintherye
Player Valuation: £80m
That's a fair point, and I was going to mention that. However you referenced the EL final at Arsenal which is different.
We do get back to the point of teams in Spain v teams outside of Spain though. Hes not a great English speaker. That's where the risk comes from with Emery, and why there is a risk.
It's also true to say, in the situation we are in, or Villa are in, that that is a worse situation in the league compared to Sevilla or Villareal. So again, some risk there.
He may do very well, and has lots of upside, but there is some risk too.
Bluedyhell
Player Valuation: £750k
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For starters he can never be one 'of us' because he is an unapologetic tory cumt. He will be gone in 12 months. Fist clenches when we win the odd game do not fool me.
davek
Player Valuation: £150m
Just stumbling into this season with Calvert-Lewin was an atrocious plan.
I like Lampard wand ant him to succeed, but that decision he either made or went along with has knackered us this season.
That has to be rectified with a couple of attacking signings in January or he's taking us through the trap door.
I like Lampard wand ant him to succeed, but that decision he either made or went along with has knackered us this season.
That has to be rectified with a couple of attacking signings in January or he's taking us through the trap door.
Honestly, I don't get the position where politics has something to do with him managing Everton Football Club.
Unless he's a racist, fascist or extremist (of either side), I care what he does in his managerial role, and I'll judge him on that.
I like Lampard and I wish he succeeds, but this job will be a steep learning curve: he's done well at some aspects; he needs to improve at others.
Yesterday, I think he has to shoulder some responsibility for the performance and result, but also the players didn't perform last night too.
What’s this word mate?
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While Leicester deserved to win yesterday, if Wobes puts his chance away you're then playing against a team who has lost 5 out of 6 away games who are playing against a team who are hard to score against.
If it wasn't for the Tilemans worldie...it's 0.0 at half time. Dom scores his 1 on 1 etc...
We had IMO the biggest chances. Didn't take them (like Wolves did the other week which also needed a Tilemans worldie to kick them off).
Huge part of the puzzle that needs fixing and we have the opportunity to in January.
This is very similar to my perspective on it. While there was a lot wrong yesterday, people can't ignore that we had some good chances to turn it around.
Yes, so did Leicester, but it's not like we were out of it: what if Iwobi scores, Dom finishes that effort (criminal he didn't) or Tarkowski heads it clearly?
I actually think if we'd scored we would have won yesterday because Leicester were, at times, as open and vulnerable as us. They weren't clinical, either.
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