Guest av1 Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 He has had a strange Villa career, first we were all delighted that we had a LB that could defend after Luna, then we realised that whilst he was a good defender he was rubbish going forward so needed to be replaced. Then we got stuck with Richardson and realised that a defender that primarily defends isn't a bad idea after all. I wasn't to upset to see him leave, but now i'm delighted he is back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dounavilla Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 ^this all day long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alreadyexists Posted January 12, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted January 12, 2016 Well played Aly, keep it up son! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Welcome back, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farlz Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Going forward I actually thought he was good tonight as well, great performance from him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbop Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Despite hardly playing at Porto, I can imagine in training there he probably had a bit more practice putting crosses in and generally going forward, seeing as they're in a 3 horse race in Portugal. We might see the benefit of that as he didn't do too badly in the attacking half tonight, and obviously he can defend, which our other options can't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Very solid tonight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avfc1982am Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Top marks to him and Leo for negating Palace down the flanks. Both were excellent. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nabby Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Put in some decent balls and even got a shot on goal. Generally keeps it simple and has strength unlike Richardson who gets brushed aside far too easily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abdulaziz1 Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Solid, and surprisingly good going forward. Good job Aly ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Just solid. I'm never worried when the ball goes down the left side anymore cuz I know Aly's got it covered. He also isn't abysmal going forward anymore which is a huge plus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSV Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Hes got good pace and great strength. Its great seeing wingers try to beat him. Very solid. I dont care about his attack at this stage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Compared to Richardson, he's Roberto Carlos. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 One of the best moves gardes done bringing him back. We'll done aly!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMelvillan Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 great defensively, so solid and wont be bullied. Going forward he's never going to beat his man on the outside using skill and trickery BUT he protects the ball well till he gets support in that position and largely uses the ball well. Big fan of his, keep it up Aly 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanBalaban Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Done really well to keep his match fitness up whilst not playing. Thought his energy was fantastic last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphinho123 Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Well, what a f****** surprise. He never did badly when he was here and loaning him out is a glowing indictment of how poorly this club is being run. He's an athletic, strong, middle of the road defender. Something we're crying out for. He may not be the best going forward but Kieran Richardson isn't the best at anything. Welcome back, Aly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 On 13 January 2016 at 10:21, Delphinho123 said: Well, what a f****** surprise. He never did badly when he was here and loaning him out is a glowing indictment of how poorly this club is being run. He's an athletic, strong, middle of the road defender. Something we're crying out for. He may not be the best going forward but Kieran Richardson isn't the best at anything. Welcome back, Aly. Did he actually play a single match under Sherwood? I can't remember but he did seem to vanish. I wonder whether Amavi may switch to the right as he does for France Under 21s or perhaps will end up further forward. Good to have Aly back anyway, I hope he continues to play well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
praisedmambo Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 He was awful by the end of Lambert's time at Villa—probably my least favourite player. Regardless of my thoughts back then, I was impressed with Aly on Tuesday; hopefully, he can continue helping fix some of these awful problems we've developed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dale Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Like a new signing. A good one. Wish he'd been around this season when Amavi was settling and injured. An excellent backup and not a half bad starter. Great attitude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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