Sam3773 Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 Put him back in at RB FFS with Okore and Lescott/Clark in the centre. I remember the Okore Clark partnership being quite good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 23 minutes ago, AndyBM said: this must be one of the most tiring topics ever relating to villa in a long time. i would like to say though that i do agree with most of you richards has said on record that he wants to play centre back because he feels he cant manage at right back anymore, this i kind of respect him for, hes not as young and energetic as he was, despite the fact that he is still only in his mid 20s, clearly his fitness level has took a knock with his season loan in italy. so in short, he cant play right back anymore and is useless at centre back, so erm, why did we sign him? We should play him at right back regardless, he doesn't call the shots, the manager does, then it remains to be seen how he performs, but I can tell you now, he'll do better there than at centre half. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onmeedson Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 Richards has become the new vlarr, problem is the whole defence is useless they are all like for like that get sucked into chasing the ball and not defending the space. We are seeing this game after game okore against wham, Richards today same mistakes by all of the so called defenders but still fans call for one or the other. Garde got it so wrong today but the outcome would have been the same over the season, you cannot play as individuals and get away with it for to long, Norwich were dire but they were at least organised dire. Sorenson was the last defender we had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Czechlad Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 I think Richards is a pretty big part of our defensive problems and not just his centerback partner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVTuco Posted December 28, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted December 28, 2015 Going backwards, and dragging the whole team with him. Bench for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 Can only think Richards has a clause in his deal saying he plays at CB when fit. He is a much better RB than Hutton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyBM Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 wasnt that the proviso when he came here that he would be playing centre back and not right back was the only reason why he would come here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliffy Biro Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 Probably a good reason why we were the oly one offering him a CB position too, as we've since found out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nnock1984 Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 Not a CB, needs to pay Rb. Bring in a new CB to partner Okore if possible, if not persist with Lescott. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arj Guy Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 Cissokho Lescott Okore Micah This for the rest of the season please 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest av1 Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 As brain dead as Clark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butterfingers Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 I've been supportive all season-There is however no defending that today. The one chink of shining light in the past few games has been Lescott and Okore. This partnership can't be broken and must be allowed to develop. For me, I'd try Richards in Sanchez's role-He will be far better at getting back and helping out defensively than Sanchez is and will be at least as good breaking up the play in front of the defence. I'd then probably shoot Hutton and either play Bacuna there or bring somebody in, in January. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 Probably wishing he took Citeh up on that contract offer like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taktical Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 Really poor defending for their first goal. If you watch a replay you can see that the glances to the right before the cross comes in. So either he knew Howson was there but decided to move towards the ball or he looked over but didn't see Howson. Either way not good enough for this level. If Lescott and Okore are working well together as a unit they need to be back for the next game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 3 hours ago, VillaChris said: Can only think Richards has a clause in his deal saying he plays at CB when fit. He is a much better RB than Hutton. F*ck any clause he might have. If he is the best RB we have at the club thats where he should be playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoony Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 Has completely failed to lead the team during this spell. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaw_nuff Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 The guy was only ever an athlete even in his pomp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nabby Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 His best moment was when he stormed down the right in the RB role ..which is why she should play there He simply doesn't not possess the footballing brain to play CB he just runs around all blood and guts which today leads him to be woefully out of position. As said above he looked a coup at the time but reality is no decent club was going to take him on at CB no one except us and Tatics Tim. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 He is only in his late 20's so really he could be a RB for 3-4 years at least. He is not a centre back. We know it, everyone knows it, accept Villa's coaching staff for some reason. He is not terrible but getting worse in a bad team. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farlz Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 It is very concerning that he's guaranteed a CB spot. I've stuck up for him in the past but it's becoming very clear now that he always seems to cost us goals. Makes it even more frustrating that he isn't played RB because going forward he's genuinely quite good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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