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Dean Smith New Interim Manager - Official

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36 minutes ago, nathan. said:

 

 

 

Obviously the club wouldn't put anything out that suggests otherwise but atmosphere seems good in the squad. Lots of happy faces.

 

Interesting to see how much Shakey and Smith used the work frantic. Obviously trying to inject some tempo.

 

Also, Seagrave is bloody beautiful!

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2 minutes ago, Silva Fox said:

Found their niche (or should that be quiche) at last! :P

On a serious note 

hopefully it pushes everyone harder, working off a clean slate.

You can see why there is normally an initial new manager bounce for most clubs, because everyone wants to impress in that initial phase 

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Well we didn't get to see that much behind the scenes with Rodgers, but given how he was on the touchline, in his interviews/press conferences, and how dejected the players always seemed, it's good to see some positivity and smiles back amongst them all. 

 

Absolutely hated the idea of Dean Smith when it was first mentioned, but he and the other two may be exactly what we need. 

 

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This opens a world, where the likes of Bertrand, Soyuncu, Vestergaard and Praet are given a 2nd chance. They’re all capable footballers in the right system. I wonder if we’ll see something radical or just more of the same but with more desire and belief? 

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18 minutes ago, Free Falling Foxes said:

'Keep checking your shoulders.'

'Take one touch.'

Two touches are fine, if you have to.

 

Strewth, we are back to basics, I heard our under 10 coach issuing the same words of wisdom.

 

 

 

If Maddison checks his shoulder Saturday, he sees the pass round the corner to Ricardo and gets us on the attack, instead he passes back and we conceded. He is our best player, an is not doing the basics, they have 4 days, it's what's needed.

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Think Seagrave is too nice. Personally I’d swap with the women’s team and tell the lads we’ll go back to Seagrave when you start performing on the pitch. 
 

Also noticed some of the training early in that video clip, the players looked half-arsed at best. I’d be wanting snap, zip, 100% focus and effort in everything. 
 

Guess the proof of the pudding and all that. Who knows, this might be Dean Smith’s defining moment as a coach. An epiphany for all involved. 
 

Or we’ll just get relegated anyway. 

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1 minute ago, ARM1968 said:

 

Also noticed some of the training early in that video clip, the players looked half-arsed at best. I’d be wanting snap, zip, 100% focus and effort in everything. 

Do you mean the bit where they’re warming up? :dunno:

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15 minutes ago, Beachyboy said:

4 months before Rogers took over at Leicester, Smith took over at Villa when they were 15th in the championship.

This is what hurts. Good luck to Smith. Hope he becomes a legend. There is genuine positivity simply because of his drive to be here. But what Rodgers/Top, his board have allowed to happen (regardless of where we finish) makes them dickheads (sorry, no better word). 

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2 minutes ago, ARM1968 said:

Think Seagrave is too nice. Personally I’d swap with the women’s team and tell the lads we’ll go back to Seagrave when you start performing on the pitch. 
 

Also noticed some of the training early in that video clip, the players looked half-arsed at best. I’d be wanting snap, zip, 100% focus and effort in everything. 
 

Guess the proof of the pudding and all that. Who knows, this might be Dean Smith’s defining moment as a coach. An epiphany for all involved. 
 

Or we’ll just get relegated anyway. 

If you’re talking about the little passing combinations that’ll be just a warm up drill I should imagine, low intensity, get the body warmed up, feet working, touches on the ball p, focus and build into the session.

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1 minute ago, Vlad the Fox said:

If you’re talking about the little passing combinations that’ll be just a warm up drill I should imagine, low intensity, get the body warmed up, feet working, touches on the ball p, focus and build into the session.

Before that. Don’t care. It’s was poor.

I would demand everything is done to the max, but that’s me. I’m a cnut. 

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2 hours ago, EnderbyFox said:

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Some people cannot stand the man, but reading this is spine tingling. One of the Premier Leagues and World's greatest ever captains and defenders in to drive belief, discipline and mental resilience should not be underestimated, especially given our strong propensity to being soft as shit.

 

Go on Big John. BOSH

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1 hour ago, Villa said:

Hi Villa fan here. Just been reading this thread, mainly because I am happy to see Deano back, but also I like my Midlands football. Thought I could add at least something that someone hadn't said before also. That is that I recall that during his reign at Villa, the leicester squads and villa squads were quite tight as friends. There was a lot of socialising. I assume through the grealish maddison connection. Although maybe Albrighton too. Anyway I don't think it too far a stretch that he and some your squad will have some kinda acquantaince a bit beyond matchday. Im sure he werent hitting the town on the grealish train with em, but I am sure that some of your squad would have heard only positive things about him. Grealish used to love him, so i reckon Maddison will only have heard positive thing about him (someone did say that perhaps Maddison had had a word). In short I would be surprised if the players weren't a bit excited about this appointment. 

 

Anyway, other than that, I echo what other people have said. He is a good human and better manager than he gets credit for. He was unlucky to be sacked and whilst it had to happen, no-one wanted it to see happen. He is a builder and maybe not suited to an end of season rescue job, I see that. But when he joined us were in a firefight to get promotion. It was an absolute last chance saloon and we didn't have many games to play with, and he turned things around quickly. And impressively. See below videos.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgLoBHLd8mc

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXx4uvwsFsg

 

There was NOTHING to suggest that was possible before he joined. I hope that he can do that with you. I guess the counterpoint is that it was based around getting the best of Grealish. Not everyone has a Grealish. But Maddison is good in his own way so maybe that could be the thing?

 

The other thing is that as a fan base we were LIVID when JT joined. I wasn't livid cuz i toke, but I was disappointed. However, he was EXACTLY what we needed. And to be honest, these days I look on him fondly. There is a JT that is unlikeable but we never saw that. We just saw a guy come in, be a LEADER, work wonders with Mings, and the entire defence. Add a bit of spine to the club (the whole club), bring so much mentality and passion, and basically was an old version of what chelsea fans love about him. Basically, so long as my girlfriend isn't in the room too, there ain't no-one I'd rather be stuck in an escape room with. Also he ain't no chancer like gerrard or lampard (I do like lampard as a person). He ain't in coaching for himself or his ego. He is in it because - I suspect - he ****ing loves winning football matches. That's why I don't think we will ever see him as a manager.

 

Things aren't always gunna work the same, life don't work like that. But for me thats why I reckon it should be seen as a positive appointment. That it isn't definite I guess is why we all love and hate football. 

 

GOOD LUCK AND HOPE TO SEE YOU AND DEANO AT VILLA PARK NEXT SEASON.

I suppose JT brings leadership to the coaching staff that Chris Davies probably never could. I reckon Brendan surrounded

himself with weak yes men, like Davies. Knudsen wasn’t a Brendan appointment I don’t believe? I somehow get the impression Shakey and JT are not mere yes men to Deano.

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