HEAD COACH VILLA press conference

[Enfield]

Almost accepting relegation, IMO.

[Statto]

Are you talking about this part? I agree it's a bit downbeat, and I much preferred the "we're not just here to make up the numbers" attitude of 2018, but I can see his angle nonetheless...

"We will lose football matches this year and we can't let them cripple us. We can't let them take us into a negative spiral.

I've been in relegation teams before, the one thing that gets them relegated is that spiral effect which slowly dents the confidence and cohesion. It saps you and buries you. We've got a lot of games to play."

[Denzil Dexter]

Well if you defend like kids in a playground, then you lose. Simple really.

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[rebel]

Do we need to send 'El gerente' one of these? - https://shop.soccertutor.com/pep-guardiola-attacking-combinations-positional/st-b049

[Hatch007]

If Scotty came out and said we're looking to win or take points from every game he'd be laughed at.

I give him credit for being a realist. There's being positive and then there's being an outright fantasist. I much prefer his approach and am comforted by the admission he knows from first hand experience what team traits to look for in a relegation campaign. Hopefully he can ward them off early if they start surfacing at Motspur Park.

I'm not saying his words are the best approach, only time will tell, but I get where he's coming from.

[Tabby]

If Scotty came out and said we're looking to win or take points from every game he'd be laughed at.

Surely the goal has to be to take points from every game at the very least? Otherwise, why bother showing up at all?

I'd laugh at a manager that goes into a game saying that they just want to keep down the numbers.

[Jim©]

If Scotty came out and said we're looking to win or take points from every game he'd be laughed at.

Surely the goal has to be to take points from every game at the very least? Otherwise, why bother showing up at all?

I'd laugh at a manager that goes into a game saying that they just want to keep down the numbers.

Where is he saying we're not trying to take points from every game? He's just saying we need to be positive even when we lose and look to the next game and season as a whole. It's really not that hard to decipher IMO.

[Statto]

If Scotty came out and said we're looking to win or take points from every game he'd be laughed at.

Surely the goal has to be to take points from every game at the very least? Otherwise, why bother showing up at all?

I'd laugh at a manager that goes into a game saying that they just want to keep down the numbers.

Where is he saying we're not trying to take points from every game? He's just saying we need to be positive even when we lose and look to the next game and season as a whole. It's really not that hard to decipher IMO.

I aree with you. That's a first.

[Tabby]

If Scotty came out and said we're looking to win or take points from every game he'd be laughed at.

Surely the goal has to be to take points from every game at the very least? Otherwise, why bother showing up at all?

I'd laugh at a manager that goes into a game saying that they just want to keep down the numbers.

Where is he saying we're not trying to take points from every game? He's just saying we need to be positive even when we lose and look to the next game and season as a whole. It's really not that hard to decipher IMO.

I'm not talking about Parker, I'm referring to the quote saying that he'd be laughed at if he said he was aiming to take points from every game.

[Enfield]

Do we need to send 'El gerente' one of these? - https://shop.soccertutor.com/pep-guardiola-attacking-combinations-positional/st-b049

Ha Ha, yep we can all chip in for that. ( But He's only a Coach not the Manager)

[Radiowhite]

Generally it's better to be realistic

[RaySmith]

If Scotty came out and said we're looking to win or take points from every game he'd be laughed at.

Surely the goal has to be to take points from every game at the very least? Otherwise, why bother showing up at all?

I'd laugh at a manager that goes into a game saying that they just want to keep down the numbers.

Where is he saying we're not trying to take points from every game? He's just saying we need to be positive even when we lose and look to the next game and season as a whole. It's really not that hard to decipher IMO.

I aree with you. That's a first.

:plus one:
I think he is being positive, and honest, rather than giving us a load of obvious BS.
Think he's struck  just the right note here.

[Lighthouse]

There is a difference between being realistic and being defeatist.

Unicorns don't exist and if anybody says any different they should be shot.

Unicorns existing is a tough ask but we will continue to look for them and not be discouraged.

Unicorns exist and anybody who says differently should be shot.

SO I tend to agree with the first statement but am happy for our coach to push the second one. But it isn't close to being the third statement. Glad that is all sorted.

[Caedal]

Personally I think he's being too negative, it can't fill the squad with confidence being told that we're expected to lose every game.

I don't expect him to say that we're going to win the league, but jeeze we should be holding our own. He comes across as defeatist