samjp26 Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 I understand why he tried to play some of the passes he did, and I also understand why he didn't give up at any stage even though nothing was working out for him. A bad game but as stated above, the players around him need to help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozvillafan Posted February 2, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted February 2, 2015 He's one player in our midfield.... ... surrounded by an entire Arsenal midfield that can do what he does. No wonder he struggled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Stinker today. Aside from Gil, no movement off the ball for him to pass to, ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 He had a bad game but I hope people don't overreact. A couple of people on the previous page have decided that it's evidence that he can't pass now - despite having close to and above 90% passing accuracy in a lot of the games he's played for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NurembergVillan Posted February 2, 2015 Moderator Share Posted February 2, 2015 Saw someone on Facebook say he was the worst player ever to wear a Villa shirt. Crikey... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danishlad Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Terrible game, bad passing and no protection to the back four. He seems to play better with Westwood next to him. Westwood always wanting the ball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
granto Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Agree that although he had a shocker, at no point did he stop looking to get involved. I'd rather this than him be anonymous like the rest of the midfield was for most of the game. Hopefully he has a better game next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villarocker Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Agree with the last few comments. Yeah he had a bad game but, he never stopped wanting the ball and was simply trying to do something different as those around him weren't getting anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted February 2, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted February 2, 2015 Saw someone on Facebook say he was the worst player ever to wear a Villa shirt. Crikey... Knee jerk stuff. I'm used to it to be honest. I'm as critical as anyone of his performance yesterday, but he clearly IS a good player. It was just a bad day at the office for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepyvillian Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Saw someone on Facebook say he was the worst player ever to wear a Villa shirt. Crikey... Wait till Carles has a stinker , no one really minds criticism in itself , but dear me , when some of thses " fickle " cretins get going , well it beggars belief . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Risso Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 He had a bad game, but he kept trying and didn't hide. Playing next to the dismal Cleverley can't help much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Saw someone on Facebook say he was the worst player ever to wear a Villa shirt. Crikey... Wait till Carles has a stinker , no one really minds criticism in itself , but dear me , when some of thses " fickle " cretins get going , well it beggars belief . a guy in the Irish Villa page few weeks back said Sanchez and Cissokho were dreadful signings and then said Gil would be the next Luna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juteface Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Should get him to post something along the lines of Benteke being a one season wonder. If Benteke pulls his thumb out of his arse then we know your man has something going on. Sanchez had a bad day at work. We all do. I'm glad he kept trying anyway, just kept going. That's the right mentality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omariqy Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Bad day but he has been our best player last few games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted February 2, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted February 2, 2015 He had a bad game, but he kept trying and didn't hide. Playing next to the dismal Cleverley can't help much. I actually think the trying made it worse in a weird way. I'm not saying people should stop trying, obviously. But what I mean is Carlos seemed to be trying too hard. He seemed to be trying more and more raking passes and they never worked. Shame. He's a very good player. just one of those days for him. Hope he doesn't dwell on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Saw someone on Facebook say he was the worst player ever to wear a Villa shirt. Crikey... Make no mistake, it was worse than any Pub player performance, and the sad thing is it is not the first time I have seen him give the ball away often like this. I can't remember which game it was but he gave it away so many times in succession it eventually led to a goal or goals. Nowhere good enough at this level. Having an off day is one thing, but turning into a confused amateur footballer with no direction or being able to pass to another teammate is another. I would drop him just on the basis of that last performance to be honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Saw someone on Facebook say he was the worst player ever to wear a Villa shirt. Crikey... Make no mistake, it was worse than any Pub player performance, and the sad thing is it is not the first time I have seen him give the ball away often like this. I can't remember which game it was but he gave it away so many times in succession it eventually led to a goal or goals. Nowhere good enough at this level. Having an off day is one thing, but turning into a confused amateur footballer with no direction or being able to pass to another teammate is another. I would drop him just on the basis of that last performance to be honest. yet he was a standout player in the World Cup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 (edited) Saw someone on Facebook say he was the worst player ever to wear a Villa shirt. Crikey... Make no mistake, it was worse than any Pub player performance, and the sad thing is it is not the first time I have seen him give the ball away often like this. I can't remember which game it was but he gave it away so many times in succession it eventually led to a goal or goals. Nowhere good enough at this level. Having an off day is one thing, but turning into a confused amateur footballer with no direction or being able to pass to another teammate is another. I would drop him just on the basis of that last performance to be honest. yet he was a standout player in the World Cup The only problem with your retort is that I was referring particularly to THAT performance, as well as the other performance I tried to highlight. NOT the player in general. . You simply cannot afford those performances at this level, and especially not in our current plight! Edited February 2, 2015 by JAMAICAN-VILLAN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntrimBlack Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 He had a bad day, it happens, but he is a good player, and is very important for us. His first few games he was terrible, but has since been consistently good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 It might be best to leave him out against Chelsea though. Yes he's been very good but even against Liverpool he gave the ball away a couple of times and it nearly cost us. Against Chelsea any mistakes will cost us. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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