briny_ear Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 20 minutes ago, sidcow said: Oh come on, Defenders absolutely have to have pace. Where would McGrath have been without his lightning turn of pace? Ho ho. beat me to it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshVilla Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 (edited) Elphick at CB tomorrow Leave Jedinak in midfield and his natural position i like how solid the midfield is when he's in there Elphick is slow but we should see off Wigan by more than 1 goal i would have thought Edited March 18, 2017 by AshVilla 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 2 hours ago, AshVilla said: Elphick at CB tomorrow Leave Jedinak in midfield and his natural position i like how solid the midfield is when he's in there Elphick is slow but we should see off Wigan by more than 1 goal i would have thought Bruce has already said Jedinak will continue there mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveAV1 Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 8 hours ago, Nigel said: Not all great defenders needed pace! Positioning and reading of play are far more desirable attributes, both of which he seems to posess. Only time will tell if he can adapt them to the new position but I think he has it in his locker I agree there is a tendency to over emphasise pace in all positions, particularly at either end of the pitch. But it's a more than handy attribute if you have it. I mean Gabby and Micah Richards both have it and they are.......ok I get your point! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsimonw Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 17 minutes ago, DaveAV1 said: I agree there is a tendency to over emphasise pace in all positions, particularly at either end of the pitch. But it's a more than handy attribute if you have it. I mean Gabby and Micah Richards both have it and they are.......ok I get your point! They are actually good examples. Neither have the footballing ability to really play at the top level, and yet because of the physical aspects of their game they've managed to carve out decent premier league careers. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommo_b Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 Does Gabby have it anymore, I think he lost it when he said many seasons ago that he was bulking up to strengthen his upper body. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stockport_Villain Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 I think Jedanik at the back is a natural progression based on his age and strengths. He will not lose many headers and with his reading of the game should be able to spot the little runs from his time playing in midfield. This move could add 3/4 years onto his career. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 Chester & Jedi should be an OK partnership in this division, they ought to complement each other. No long term solution thou. No idea how the club work behind the scenes on individual players, but I hope much of the Jedi training is focused on agility, fitness and movement so that he can avoid injuries and maintain the moderate movement he still has. And using the force of course... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted March 18, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted March 18, 2017 5 minutes ago, sne said: Chester & Jedi should be an OK partnership in this division, they ought to complement each other. No long term solution thou. Just have to get us out of this division! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 1 minute ago, Nigel said: Just have to get us out of this division! We are Aston Villa and have loads of money. Should be simple enough, Oh wait Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 12 hours ago, sidcow said: Oh come on, Defenders absolutely have to have pace. Where would McGrath have been without his lightning turn of pace? or Bobby Moore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted March 18, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted March 18, 2017 TBH its an area Bruce should know more than most about. I trust his judgement here! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grasshopper Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 58 minutes ago, sne said: Chester & Jedi should be an OK partnership in this division, they ought to complement each other. No long term solution thou. The problems I see here is 1) who plays DM this season? HL & CL dropping deeper is not good 2) Baker, unless we buy, needs to grow in this league if he is to be considered for PL When Bruce gets us promoted to PL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lichfield Dean Posted March 18, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted March 18, 2017 Nice interview with Steve on Footie Focus just. Said all the right things as far as I am concerned. Knows he has to get the club promoted, knows it isn't realistic this season although there is still a chance. He also referred again to the state the club was in and that there are small shoots of recovery and that things are getting better. Was good to see Dion back at Bodymoor Heath too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KHV Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 8 minutes ago, Grasshopper said: The problems I see here is 1) who plays DM this season? HL & CL dropping deeper is not good 2) Baker, unless we buy, needs to grow in this league if he is to be considered for PL When Bruce gets us promoted to PL If he is going to play Jedi at CB then Gardner has to play with Hourihane and Lansbury. If he got 4-4-2 then we are ****, it means Lansbury and Hourihane will be deeper and less effective and it also means that the wide players get dragged narrow as we are a man short in the middle which then exposes the full backs and stops them getting forward. The opposition gets more balls in the box which exposes Johnstone's flaws. Kodjia and/or Hogan will get no service and start coming deeper for the ball eventually. 4-4-2 is a shit system and I wish Bruce would stop going on about it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted March 18, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted March 18, 2017 However it would also help with the Kodjai isolation problem...which would hopefully then help the goalscoring problem. Its something that definately needs to be tried out now we have this extended pre season! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grasshopper Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 (edited) Kodjia Disclaimer - I love him and he's our nr 1 goalscorer so is a stick on. But - he creates a problem. He is very good creating out of nothing especially in this league, but is not an allround "lonestriker" (a la Drogba). Him coming in from the wing would be fantastic if he wasnt so "lazy" and would roam "around" a lone striker. If Hogan is McC mkii then we'll have the same selfish problems and isolation through lack of movement, add the loss of a man in MF then we'll only dominate the weak teams. I think we need a striker/Nr10/AM who can supply Kodjia rather than expect him to tailor his game for a main striker. McC got frustrated with him, I wonder how Hogan will get on with him? More to the point, is Bruce astute/flexible enough to get some thing out of 1) Kodjia as a lone striker or 2) Kodjia & Hogan as a 2 or 3 up front Edited March 18, 2017 by Grasshopper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommo_b Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 1 hour ago, Lichfield Dean said: Nice interview with Steve on Footie Focus just. Said all the right things as far as I am concerned. Knows he has to get the club promoted, knows it isn't realistic this season although there is still a chance. He also referred again to the state the club was in and that there are small shoots of recovery and that things are getting better. Was good to see Dion back at Bodymoor Heath too. Some one must have the means to upload this as I'd quite like to see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lichfield Dean Posted March 18, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted March 18, 2017 (edited) 55 minutes ago, Tommo_b said: Some one must have the means to upload this as I'd quite like to see it. https://twitter.com/BBCMOTD/status/843070100768874496 Little clip on Twitter (again the embedding hasn't worked for some reason I don't understand) Edited March 18, 2017 by Lichfield Dean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 Full backs at left and right midfield , CM at Centre back remind me again how we have the right man for the job ok , the season is dead and we are experimenting but I expect to see Hogan in goal after 45 mins on current form Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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