lexicon Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 It wasn't universal derision by any stretch - it seemed to be by the same people; the ones who don't understand what CMs do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 It wasn't universal derision by any stretch - it seemed to be by the same people; the ones who don't understand what CMs do. What a pathetic comment. People are allowed an opinion you know, it doesn't mean that they don't know what a cm does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 It wasn't universal derision by any stretch - it seemed to be by the same people; the ones who don't understand what CMs do. What a pathetic comment. People are allowed an opinion you know, it doesn't mean that they don't know what a cm does. 'People are allowed an opinion' is possibly the most redundant thing you could possibly say and a tiresome cliche to boot. I didn't say that they aren't allowed their opinion - I basically said that their opinions were wrong. That's my opinion, which surely I'm allowed to have, right? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 This lad has got Holte End Hero written all over him, we do love a good cm at Villa Park. Do we? I seem to remember Barry and Petrov getting a lot of stick for passing 'soidewayyyys'. lol... Petrov was slated by a lot of fans by being a "crab" with no stamina or pace before the discovery of his leukemia. I don't remember Barry getting a lot of stick at CM, but he certainly got a quite a bit on the left and in defense. Petrov critism always erked me, he was always doing the shit jobs that needed doing and was absolutely instrumental to the team performance. Never quite getting the recognition deserved, until he was absent from the team and his lack of presence could be felt. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzy Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 This lad has got Holte End Hero written all over him, we do love a good cm at Villa Park. Do we? I seem to remember Barry and Petrov getting a lot of stick for passing 'soidewayyyys'. lol... Petrov was slated by a lot of fans by being a "crab" with no stamina or pace before the discovery of his leukemia. I don't remember Barry getting a lot of stick at CM, but he certainly got a quite a bit on the left and in defense. Petrov critism always erked me, he was always doing the shit jobs that needed doing and was absolutely instrumental to the team performance. Never quite getting the recognition deserved, until he was absent from the team and his lack of presence could be felt. Agreed to an extent, but I've never seen a midfielder need to take more touches before losing the ball in a holding role. His leadership and positioning was superb, without question, but he got boosted up to a level of "fantastic" following his diagnosis, which was just wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted August 6, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted August 6, 2015 This lad has got Holte End Hero written all over him, we do love a good cm at Villa Park. Do we? I seem to remember Barry and Petrov getting a lot of stick for passing 'soidewayyyys'. lol... Petrov was slated by a lot of fans by being a "crab" with no stamina or pace before the discovery of his leukemia. I don't remember Barry getting a lot of stick at CM, but he certainly got a quite a bit on the left and in defense. Petrov critism always erked me, he was always doing the shit jobs that needed doing and was absolutely instrumental to the team performance. Never quite getting the recognition deserved, until he was absent from the team and his lack of presence could be felt. It's an unrewarding position in terms of fan feedback. I think we still see that now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 This lad has got Holte End Hero written all over him, we do love a good cm at Villa Park. Do we? I seem to remember Barry and Petrov getting a lot of stick for passing 'soidewayyyys'. lol... Petrov was slated by a lot of fans by being a "crab" with no stamina or pace before the discovery of his leukemia. I don't remember Barry getting a lot of stick at CM, but he certainly got a quite a bit on the left and in defense. Petrov critism always erked me, he was always doing the shit jobs that needed doing and was absolutely instrumental to the team performance. Never quite getting the recognition deserved, until he was absent from the team and his lack of presence could be felt. Agreed to an extent, but I've never seen a midfielder need to take more touches before losing the ball in a holding role. His leadership and positioning was superb, without question, but he got boosted up to a level of "fantastic" following his diagnosis, which was just wrong. Maybe not 'fantastic', but definitely 'very important'. We wouldn't have been anywhere near as dire as we were if he hadn't fallen ill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 my man of the match today, he is just so comfortable on the ball its odd to see it from a Villa midfielder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 Very early days but he looks a better player to me than Delph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Condimentalist Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 Like it a lot. He was everywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andym Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 he was very good, making challenges, taking on players and very tidy on the ball Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khizzy Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 Good debut and doesn't want to be referred to as Gueye... and who can blame him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shomin Geki Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 Was everywhere today, doing most things, and doing them very well. A calm and purposeful presence. He already has my confidence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daggy_333 Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 Looks a natural fit for the Premier League. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intercourse_The_Penguin Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 Feeling confident that in a month or two we'll be seeing Gana as a comfortable improvement on D****. Like the way he plays the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROTTERDAM1982 Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 Very impressive.Good on the ball, very aggressive, and very strong. Looks a bargain tbh, as does Avami. Richards MOM imo, but only just ahead of those 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 Think this guy will become my favourite player, what a warrior in the second half! Love his tracking back and tackles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NurembergVillan Posted August 8, 2015 Moderator Share Posted August 8, 2015 Looked great. Gana be a good player for us. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avfc1982am Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 Superb energy and guile in the middle for us today. Looked strong when most others were tiring and always wanted the ball, excellent debut imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poitier Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 Midfield powerhouse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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