VT Supporter Stevo985 39,913 Posted December 29, 2018 VT Supporter Report Share Posted December 29, 2018 Could understand the decision to let him go IF we had cover at CB. Under the circumstances it was crazy. Good to have him back. Still hoping we sign a CB in the window though. Good to have Elphick as cover but I wouldn’t be comfortable with him being a regular starter. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
VillaAlex 903 Posted December 29, 2018 Report Share Posted December 29, 2018 Shame he misses the Leeds game today because of it. Hope he comes back and does well, he obviously is a good player in this league, we just haven't seen much of it in a Villa shirt. I do worry about him passing out from the back though in a Smith system, hopefully Smith can improve that aspect of his game though. Link to post Share on other sites
mikeyp102 4,743 Posted December 29, 2018 Report Share Posted December 29, 2018 Playing him next to Chester and within a week we’ll have people saying he should’ve stayed out on loan. But instead of Chester he will do well for us. Still think all 3 of our cbs (Chester, Elphick and Axel) all need a dominating partner to come in. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Johnnyp 2,413 Posted December 29, 2018 Report Share Posted December 29, 2018 12 minutes ago, VillaAlex said: Shame he misses the Leeds game today because of it. Hope he comes back and does well, he obviously is a good player in this league, we just haven't seen much of it in a Villa shirt. I do worry about him passing out from the back though in a Smith system, hopefully Smith can improve that aspect of his game though. Did it comfortably at Bournemouth but looked a bag of nerves in a villa shirt. Link to post Share on other sites
VT Supporter DaveAV1 6,754 Posted December 29, 2018 VT Supporter Report Share Posted December 29, 2018 11 minutes ago, Johnnyp said: Did it comfortably at Bournemouth but looked a bag of nerves in a villa shirt. I wasn’t overly keen during his time here, but who knows what sort of coaching he received under RDM and SB. Under Eddie Howe he was captain and lead Bournemouth to promotion, so hopefully Dean Smith and the coaches can get a tune out of him. Link to post Share on other sites
sidcow 14,505 Posted December 29, 2018 Report Share Posted December 29, 2018 (edited) A quick flick through a Hull forum, they seem to be gutted he's leaving including comments about him sorting out their defence and showing the others how it's done. Sounds like he's been playing well there then. Hopefully Smith can get him back to his Bournemouth best. Anyone still feeling Bruce did an OK job the following post from the fan of another club is certainly pretty damning: "If Brucie wasn't such a ****ing idiot we wouldn't have had him in the first place" Edited December 29, 2018 by sidcow Link to post Share on other sites
Demitri_C 12,569 Posted December 29, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2018 Elphick scored against hull funny enough for us. I truly believe his form suffered because of bruce. Bruce treated elphick like dirt and I bet he is thrilled bruce has left. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
VT Supporter AJ 2,615 Posted December 29, 2018 VT Supporter Report Share Posted December 29, 2018 I am glad he is back. Its better for Villa, and better for Tommy too. Link to post Share on other sites
KMitch 1,483 Posted December 29, 2018 Report Share Posted December 29, 2018 Bomb Squad Redemption: Episode 2 Guest Starring - Alan Hutton 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites
M_Afro 1,556 Posted December 29, 2018 Report Share Posted December 29, 2018 Let’s give this guy a chance. He has proved at Hull that he can do a great job. He needs our support and then, who knows, he could save us a small fortune! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
WakefieldVillan 803 Posted December 29, 2018 Report Share Posted December 29, 2018 From what I have seen and heard he's been playing pretty well at Hull and though his time at Villa he has been poor, hopefully he will be coming back to us more positively and can push on and cut out the mistakes. I would definitely start him next game (that he's available) and line up; Bree Elphick Chester Hutton/Taylor However typing our defence out makes me wince 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Junxs 2,849 Posted December 30, 2018 Report Share Posted December 30, 2018 9 hours ago, VillaAlex said: Shame he misses the Leeds game today because of it. I find this very bizarre. Either he cant be recalled until January, in which case Hull should have been allowed to play him today as its still December.. or he could have been recalled at anytime hence why he didnt play for Hull today - in which case what on earth were we waiting for?? Link to post Share on other sites
Farlz 5,238 Posted December 30, 2018 Report Share Posted December 30, 2018 Every club he's at the fans seem to love him. Hopefully this fresh start we'll see the best of Elphick. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Junxs 2,849 Posted December 30, 2018 Report Share Posted December 30, 2018 1 hour ago, WakefieldVillan said: From what I have seen and heard he's been playing pretty well at Hull and though his time at Villa he has been poor, hopefully he will be coming back to us more positively and can push on and cut out the mistakes. I would definitely start him next game (that he's available) and line up; Bree Elphick Chester Hutton/Taylor However typing our defence out makes me wince At least it gets Elmo out of the firing line who has been utterly abysmal these last 5 games or so. Personally I feel there will be another centre back coming in as well, DS mentioned Chester has been playing with an injury but had no choice to keep playing him. There should be 4 senior centre backs at any club 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Tony 171 Posted December 30, 2018 Report Share Posted December 30, 2018 3 hours ago, WakefieldVillan said: From what I have seen and heard he's been playing pretty well at Hull and though his time at Villa he has been poor, hopefully he will be coming back to us more positively and can push on and cut out the mistakes. I would definitely start him next game (that he's available) and line up; Bree Elphick Chester Hutton/Taylor However typing our defence out makes me wince The lack of pace in that centre half pairing scares me with the high press we usually play. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Enda 1,944 Posted December 30, 2018 Report Share Posted December 30, 2018 We all remember the howlers, but he's also played some good football for us. Good to have him back. Link to post Share on other sites
VT Supporter AvfcRigo82 6,427 Posted December 30, 2018 VT Supporter Report Share Posted December 30, 2018 17 hours ago, Stevo985 said: Could understand the decision to let him go IF we had cover at CB. Under the circumstances it was crazy. Good to have him back. Still hoping we sign a CB in the window though. Good to have Elphick as cover but I wouldn’t be comfortable with him being a regular starter. Bang on. Based on what we have witnessed under the last two manager's I cannot argue with the second part either. However, I have a genuine feeling it's now going to be third time lucky for him. His performances for Hull have been very good and he has been leading their backline very well. If he can sustain this under Smith then he can be as effective as any defender in this league. He just needs that chance imo. It was rotten luck how he got dropped the minute Terry returned from injury. I just don't think the last manager rated him. Also signing another decent CB in the window and we should have 4 decent CB's all competing for places. Link to post Share on other sites
VT Supporter AvfcRigo82 6,427 Posted December 30, 2018 VT Supporter Report Share Posted December 30, 2018 (edited) 17 hours ago, Johnnyp said: Did it comfortably at Bournemouth but looked a bag of nerves in a villa shirt. That's not suprising. ..then goes to Hull and order is restored. He won't be so nervy upon this return. Edited December 30, 2018 by AvfcRigo82 Link to post Share on other sites
WakefieldVillan 803 Posted December 30, 2018 Report Share Posted December 30, 2018 7 hours ago, Tony said: The lack of pace in that centre half pairing scares me with the high press we usually play. I agree mate, though I don't think Bree is much quicker either, the loss of Tuanzebe has really hurt us. Hopefully any new (defensive) signings can add an injection of pace (& power) to our team. Link to post Share on other sites
New_Hope 868 Posted December 30, 2018 Report Share Posted December 30, 2018 Or we just need an energetic specialized holding midfielder to sit in front of them which is why I think the Doukoure link has legs. Link to post Share on other sites
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