dont_do_it_doug. Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 1 minute ago, Butterfingers said: His 2 goals on Saturday were not typical Rudy goals. The more I watch the first one, the harder it looks to not only get across the defender but also to get such a powerful, accurate header in. The second one was opportunist thanks to a wonderful pass from McCormack. It was the other aspects of his game that impressed me but lets face facts, Rotherham were a very poor side. All of our players looked good on Saturday. There are more teams like Rotherham in this league than there are teams like Wednesday and let's face facts, we should have gotten something from that one. Oh and we were humiliated by Luton a few days previous. I often wonder if there are Man United fans who say the same every week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 6 minutes ago, TrentVilla said: As I've said previously, he will out score Gayle this year for League goals and one of our main rivals paid £10m for him. If we get a new forward in he won't be starting much though surely? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phumfeinz Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 2 minutes ago, VillaChris said: If we get a new forward in he won't be starting much though surely? If he continues to perform like he did against Rotherham then he'll continue starting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyvilla Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 Its no coincidence that Mccormack's movement off the ball gave Rudy far more time and space, i would suggest last seasons poor showing was more symptomatic of Aston Villa than Rudy. I believe he will score 15+ this season 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butterfingers Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 20 minutes ago, dont_do_it_doug. said: There are more teams like Rotherham in this league than there are teams like Wednesday and let's face facts, we should have gotten something from that one. Oh and we were humiliated by Luton a few days previous. I often wonder if there are Man United fans who say the same every week. I would disagree there. There are not going to be many sides as poor as Rotherham. There will be a lot of difficult games for us and many sides will view playing us and the likes of Newcastle as similar to cup ties. I expect us to have a very good squad by September 1st and have a settled side moving forward. I'm loving the new found team spirit but I don't expect many games to be as easy as Saturdays was. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flynnchin84 Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 1 minute ago, Butterfingers said: I would disagree there. There are not going to be many sides as poor as Rotherham. There will be a lot of difficult games for us and many sides will view playing us and the likes of Newcastle as similar to cup ties. I expect us to have a very good squad by September 1st and have a settled side moving forward. I'm loving the new found team spirit but I don't expect many games to be as easy as Saturdays was. Huddersfield will be interesting. They were pretty average last season but had a good start. Will be a good idea of where we stand at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butterfingers Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 1 minute ago, Flynnchin84 said: Huddersfield will be interesting. They were pretty average last season but had a good start. Will be a good idea of where we stand at the moment. Agree. lets hope that they peaked on Saturday. I'm looking forward to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikantcpell Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 Rudy Gestede is made for playing in the championship. He will be a monster for us this season, and i can see him winning the golden boot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 I'm confused as to why suddenly his flicks started going to Villa shirts and he was able to win headers and basically be remotely useful but long may it continue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Czechlad Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 7 minutes ago, Ikantcpell said: Rudy Gestede is made for playing in the championship. He will be a monster for us this season, and i can see him winning the golden boot. Calm down it was one match. Gestede had a few really good matches last season in the premier league, but then managed to go invisible for the next 10 after that. Gestede has to prove himself a lot more before I consider him to be decent even in this league. We shouldn't forget how terrible he looked against Sheffield and Luton. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daweii Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 16 minutes ago, Czechlad said: Calm down it was one match. Gestede had a few really good matches last season in the premier league, but then managed to go invisible for the next 10 after that. Gestede has to prove himself a lot more before I consider him to be decent even in this league. We shouldn't forget how terrible he looked against Sheffield and Luton. I think the difference is there is prior form backing up why he's suddenly playing well. This league is his level and he showed that.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Czechlad Posted August 15, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted August 15, 2016 (edited) 22 minutes ago, Daweii said: I think the difference is there is prior form backing up why he's suddenly playing well. This league is his level and he showed that.. He didn't show it against Sheffield though. I am just saying let's not immediately jump aboard the Gestede train. Last season he scored in his first match and we all thought he'd do great too. It was just one match. Gestede has had far more poor matches than he has had good ones. Edited August 15, 2016 by Czechlad 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jareth Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 6 hours ago, mattyvilla said: Its no coincidence that Mccormack's movement off the ball gave Rudy far more time and space, i would suggest last seasons poor showing was more symptomatic of Aston Villa than Rudy. I believe he will score 15+ this season My favourite moment of the game was Mcormack's through ball to Rudy, simple, accurate, effective - he will be great for Rudy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted August 15, 2016 Moderator Share Posted August 15, 2016 4 minutes ago, Czechlad said: He didn't show it against Sheffield though. I am just saying let's not immediately jump aboard the Gestede train. Last season he scored in his first match and we all thought he'd do great too. It was just one match. Gestede has had far more poor matches than he has had good ones. There's far more reason to jump on the Gestede bandwagon than to not jump on it. He is now off the mark in game 2 with a brace in a division where he has previously scored 40 goals in 62 starts. We know for a fact that he scores by the truckload in this division. I've no problem with someone being positive about it all. He doesn't have to show it every game in order to get a golden boot or 'be a monster', and that's ignoring the fact the opening game is a one-off for a variety of reasons anyway. But that's just me. I never can understand the desire to quell people's positivity. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 (edited) 12 hours ago, TrentVilla said: Nobody should be surprised at his two goals on Saturday, he is a very capable goal scorer at this level. That is why I couldn't understand people clambering for Dwight Gayle who hasn't been a proven scorer at any professional level. Rudy could be a very important player this season. Based on that performance, Trent.....but we haven't been getting that. Hence the clamour for another striker. Its up to him, but yes he certainly could be our solution.....I like the big/ little man, because i think McCormack can cause problems for the opposition too. Edited August 15, 2016 by TRO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted August 15, 2016 Moderator Share Posted August 15, 2016 1 hour ago, TRO said: Based on that performance, Trent.....but we haven't been getting that. Hence the clamour for another striker. No based on his goal scoring record in this division when with Blackburn. And no we haven't but we weren't in this division. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 (edited) 21 minutes ago, TrentVilla said: No based on his goal scoring record in this division when with Blackburn. And no we haven't but we weren't in this division. Well lets see if it was all about the level of football and not playing for Blackburn that has made the difference.....because he is playing for us now. I guess on a similar parallel what Benteke did for us hasn't helped Liverpool much.....albeit Gestede stepped up a division with us. I will watch with interest, but was mightily encouraged with what I seen last Sat. Edited August 15, 2016 by TRO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow1988 Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 17 hours ago, Wainy316 said: I'm confused as to why suddenly his flicks started going to Villa shirts and he was able to win headers and basically be remotely useful but long may it continue. Probably because there were actually players around him as opposed to being scared shitless of getting forward.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 Last season has gone, he has proven he can score at this level and I think he'll end up with 20 plus goals for us this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billson Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 Thought he played well again yesterday, was winning everything in the air first half. Looked knackered after 60 minutes though, but then again so did the whole team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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