markavfc40 Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 24 minutes ago, av1 said: Funny player, never seems to be average, he's either one of the best players on the pitch, or one of the worst. I am struggling to think of games when he has been one of the best players on this pitch to be honest with you. I find him infuriating to watch as I always feel he wants too much time on the ball and is going to lose it. His passing at times is also atrocious. Physically he looks the part and when he is on his game he does ok but he is way too prone to lapses in concentration and is often the root of us finding ourselves under pressure due to him losing the ball in our own half or playing a poor pass. Frightening thing is that he is never going to be too far away from our first 11 as we don’t really have options. The others centre mids lack a physical presence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guyavfc Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 I was watching the Villa V Newcastle game with some neutrals (Bolton, and Everton fan). As soon as they saw him on the pitch they started laughing at how bad he was and they couldn't understand how he starts for us most games. Terrible player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 He's had some decent games, but I always feel that he's a liability. His passing is poor, and the worst thing is that he often gives the ball away in dangerous positions, setting the opposition on an attack. He also struggles with the pace and seems to lack awareness of those around him, I've seen him being dispossessed far too cheaply too often. I just don't think he's suited to this league. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest av1 Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 2 minutes ago, markavfc40 said: I am struggling to think of games when he has been one of the best players on this pitch to be honest with you. I find him infuriating to watch as I always feel he wants too much time on the ball and is going to lose it. His passing at times is also atrocious. Physically he looks the part and when he is on his game he does ok but he is way too prone to lapses in concentration and is often the root of us finding ourselves under pressure due to him losing the ball in our own half or playing a poor pass. Frightening thing is that he is never going to be too far away from our first 11 as we don’t really have options. The others centre mids lack a physical presence. I'd agree that the bad games far outweigh the good ones. But I do remember the first few games after Garde came in, he was praised for his performances, to the point that some used it as another stick to beat our former Manager, blaming his previous poor performance on the fact he was not playing in his natural DM position. As you say, his inconsistency in infuriating and I'm not his biggest fan. But I maintain the point that he has, albeit sparingly, looked like there is a very good player in there somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 1 hour ago, Dr_Pangloss said: He's had some decent games, but I always feel that he's a liability. His passing is poor, and the worst thing is that he often gives the ball away in dangerous positions, setting the opposition on an attack. He also struggles with the pace and seems to lack awareness of those around him, I've seen him being dispossessed far too cheaply too often. I just don't think he's suited to this league. Have to agree with this my feelings exactly. Might be good as a sub to defend your lead for 30-20 minutes for 90 minutes he is a complete liability. I think Remi has identified this come January Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WooJung Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 He usually isn't THIS bad though, he's currently having an exceptionally poor run of form right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbop Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 Still hasn't adjusted the pace of the Premier League. Wants far too much time on the ball. The amount of times I've turned to my gf, or her dad, or one of my mates and said 'this is the same guy who has shut down Messi and Neymar in the past!' after he's done something stupid is getting out of hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 Has turned to absolute shit of late. I've always liked him despite the odd clanger but Christ, a 79% pass completion from your fecking defensive mid is dreadful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 stream went down for a few minutes. Why did Carlos come off? He was playing OK and made one nice crunching tackle as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 Hamstring I think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villianusa Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 6 minutes ago, Zatman said: stream went down for a few minutes. Why did Carlos come off? He was playing OK and made one nice crunching tackle as well Hamstring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 No loss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 you say that but the goal at least he would have been covering around the box. defence looked hopelessly bare Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 Maybe his critics will realise what he brings to the team now. Big loss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 5 minutes ago, Zatman said: you say that but the goal at least he would have been covering around the box. defence looked hopelessly bare Maybe but then he'd have probably gifted them a goal with a mistake! I'd rather a youth team player in the team ahead of Sanchez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 Useless player no loss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayton8321 Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 17 minutes ago, Xela said: No loss Bwahaha.. Funny how he leaves and West Ham looks like Barcelona on the attack and score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 40 minutes ago, clayton8321 said: Bwahaha.. Funny how he leaves and West Ham looks like Barcelona on the attack and score. Looked better without him IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 Played much better without him. He's absolutely shite and I hope we have a replacement coming in Jan, and we never see him play for us again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poitier Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 He was having a good game, some good tackles and seemed to be getting rid of the ball a lot quicker than normal. Loss. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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