On May 31st we're all in deep mourning.
Only when Gabby came on did a sense of urgency seem to get sparked, but he didn't find enough help and it was then too late. The third and fourth goals were given away, but Arsenal deserved their win.
It was all very sad. But ... it just shows how TS managed to raise expectations since February. If we were to think back to those days, we were very angry about what was taking place then under Lambert, but suddenly a new broom came in and ... raised hopes.
But, of course, TS had to use the same squad of players that Lambert left behind him. Amidst the continual array of injuries that hit the squad - particularly in defence - all TS could do was to motivate them out of their slumbers to do better ... and he achieved that sufficiently long enough for them to get big ideas and then be blown off course by the Saints. I think that helped to remind the players that as a team they were not as good as they were beginning to think they could be and since then they've not shown much: the match at St. Mary's was going to take a lot to recover from, and in the Cup Final they looked hesitant to try anything brave.
Well, TS has the summer to start building his own team. We can expect better days, I'm sure. Lambert has gone, we did survive the relegation threat, and (unexpectedly) we beat Liverpool to get to a Cup Final. There has been something to cheer about these last few months, and more will come.
Thank you for reading my blog. I'll be back before August to comment on what has been happening during the summer at Villa Park.
UTV
Only when Gabby came on did a sense of urgency seem to get sparked, but he didn't find enough help and it was then too late. The third and fourth goals were given away, but Arsenal deserved their win.
It was all very sad. But ... it just shows how TS managed to raise expectations since February. If we were to think back to those days, we were very angry about what was taking place then under Lambert, but suddenly a new broom came in and ... raised hopes.
But, of course, TS had to use the same squad of players that Lambert left behind him. Amidst the continual array of injuries that hit the squad - particularly in defence - all TS could do was to motivate them out of their slumbers to do better ... and he achieved that sufficiently long enough for them to get big ideas and then be blown off course by the Saints. I think that helped to remind the players that as a team they were not as good as they were beginning to think they could be and since then they've not shown much: the match at St. Mary's was going to take a lot to recover from, and in the Cup Final they looked hesitant to try anything brave.
Well, TS has the summer to start building his own team. We can expect better days, I'm sure. Lambert has gone, we did survive the relegation threat, and (unexpectedly) we beat Liverpool to get to a Cup Final. There has been something to cheer about these last few months, and more will come.
Thank you for reading my blog. I'll be back before August to comment on what has been happening during the summer at Villa Park.
UTV
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