Bunnski Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 He looked nervous and was trying too hard, plenty of times he should of just played the easy ball but instead he kept over doing it. He is gonna take some time to get upto the levels required and the only positive to come from that game was that he hopefully will learn from his first full start and also the manager and coaches can assess his performance and help him out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 TBH I'm not too concerned about his ability on the ball. From everything I've read thats never been his strength. What I am slightly concerned about is the lack of protection he offers. In most appearances he seems to charge at players who then simply pass it round him and then we have a large gap in dangerous areas. Hopefully he begins to settle down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 This guy had a good world cup, there's no doubt that he has quality. Give him some time to adjust to the tempo in the Bpl and he will be great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SikhInTrinity Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 I think he's struggling to adapt to the pace of the game at the moment, in Spain you get the time on the ball, not much pressing but here it is non-stop. He won't have to face a harder team than Arsenal, who have the best movement of all the sides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AValon Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Thrown in at the death, with a remit you probably need a interpreter to comprehend and against Arsenal......Sanchez out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSV Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Didn't bacuna have a shocker debut as well? Give him time. I think it took him by suprise how quick it was. Still learning to communicate as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DelboyVilla Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 This guy had a good world cup, there's no doubt that he has quality. Give him some time to adjust to the tempo in the Bpl and he will be great! Not judging Sanchez yet but Bryan Ruiz had a good world cup too? These types of player usually take time to adjust to team mates and league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Way off the pace. Unfortunate that we were forced to start him today. Can't see the argument for Cole, NZog or Bacuna to have started ahead of him mind. All 3 play different positions I don't think anyone is suggesting playing any of them in a DM role - but shuffling the formation a little You can't shuffle an hour before kick off, you have to make do with what you have. Manager has said he's doing well in training so he gave him a spot. It was the best he could do under the circumstances, rather than having to redefine the roles of four players he made one swap. Didn't work. Shit happens. Literally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Didn't bacuna have a shocker debut as well? Give him time. I think it took him by suprise how quick it was. Still learning to communicate as well That's a good point actually, Bacuna looked awful v Liverpool yet somehow got MOTM from the sponsors! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Dont think people remember Westwood debut vs Southampton. wasnt much better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El-Reacho Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Dont think people remember Westwood debut vs Southampton. wasnt much better Remember the Sunderland game where he played a blinder - thought that was his debut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 no was a 2nd half sub vs SOuthampton and we lost 4-1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SikhInTrinity Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Westwood came on against Swansea, his first touch was dreadful, then he went flying in with a rash challenge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyM3000 Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Way off the pace. Unfortunate that we were forced to start him today. Can't see the argument for Cole, NZog or Bacuna to have started ahead of him mind. All 3 play different positions I don't think anyone is suggesting playing any of them in a DM role - but shuffling the formation a little You can't shuffle an hour before kick off, you have to make do with what you have. Manager has said he's doing well in training so he gave him a spot. It was the best he could do under the circumstances, rather than having to redefine the roles of four players he made one swap. Didn't work. Shit happens. Literally. Why can't you? This is what a top manager should be doing, you always have different game plans. You should be reacting to how well you are playing/what the other team are doing. I don't like the 4 central mids playing together I think its a terrible system but Sanchez coming in for Westwood I have no problem with. If Sanchez was injured though he would have to have changed system, thankfully this time it was just a straight swap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villan_007 Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Way off the pace. Unfortunate that we were forced to start him today. Can't see the argument for Cole, NZog or Bacuna to have started ahead of him mind. All 3 play different positions I don't think anyone is suggesting playing any of them in a DM role - but shuffling the formation a little You can't shuffle an hour before kick off, you have to make do with what you have. Manager has said he's doing well in training so he gave him a spot. It was the best he could do under the circumstances, rather than having to redefine the roles of four players he made one swap. Didn't work. Shit happens. Literally. Why can't you? This is what a top manager should be doing, you always have different game plans. You should be reacting to how well you are playing/what the other team are doing. I don't like the 4 central mids playing together I think its a terrible system but Sanchez coming in for Westwood I have no problem with. If Sanchez was injured though he would have to have changed system, thankfully this time it was just a straight swap. This isn't FM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Way off the pace. Unfortunate that we were forced to start him today. Can't see the argument for Cole, NZog or Bacuna to have started ahead of him mind. All 3 play different positions I don't think anyone is suggesting playing any of them in a DM role - but shuffling the formation a little You can't shuffle an hour before kick off, you have to make do with what you have. Manager has said he's doing well in training so he gave him a spot. It was the best he could do under the circumstances, rather than having to redefine the roles of four players he made one swap. Didn't work. Shit happens. Literally. Why can't you? This is what a top manager should be doing, you always have different game plans. You should be reacting to how well you are playing/what the other team are doing. I don't like the 4 central mids playing together I think its a terrible system but Sanchez coming in for Westwood I have no problem with. If Sanchez was injured though he would have to have changed system, thankfully this time it was just a straight swap. Because you spend the entire week working on a particular plan for a particular game. It's not about the manager, it's about the players and what they are prepared for. The safest, and correct option IMO, was to attempt a like for like swap and maintain the system you'd worked on. You want to at least start with your plan A, especially when you're against a side who are man for man much better than you. Sanchez didn't play particularly well. He didn't hold up his end of the bargain. It was an odd game regardless, fraught with difficulty. Not one to really judge anyone on IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El-Reacho Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Way off the pace. Unfortunate that we were forced to start him today. Can't see the argument for Cole, NZog or Bacuna to have started ahead of him mind. All 3 play different positions I don't think anyone is suggesting playing any of them in a DM role - but shuffling the formation a little You can't shuffle an hour before kick off, you have to make do with what you have. Manager has said he's doing well in training so he gave him a spot. It was the best he could do under the circumstances, rather than having to redefine the roles of four players he made one swap. Didn't work. Shit happens. Literally. Why can't you? This is what a top manager should be doing, you always have different game plans. You should be reacting to how well you are playing/what the other team are doing. I don't like the 4 central mids playing together I think its a terrible system but Sanchez coming in for Westwood I have no problem with. If Sanchez was injured though he would have to have changed system, thankfully this time it was just a straight swap. This isn't FM Capello had plenty of success doing this. The only ones who couldn't handle it were England. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Capello had plenty of success doing it... Last decade. I'm a fan of the diamond, but I don't think that's a great defence of it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Take him out for a while and get Keano working on him in training to pass the ball a bit quicker. We will need him for the Man. United game in a few months with Cleverley ineligible so that should be a target to get him up to speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIVillan Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Took Petrov a year and half to settle and he was only coming in from Scotland and knew the manager well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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