Lord Willard Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 Looked better when switched to the left side and was linking up with Grealish and green 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsimonw Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 I would say at least he can't get worse. But Villa are great at doing that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nabby Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 Looked off pace and like he had never played in this league ,was all over the place .His corners were not up to much either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightoffyour Posted February 1, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted February 1, 2017 Looking forward to his debut on Saturday 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViewFromT2 Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 2 hours ago, Nabby said: Looked off pace and like he had never played in this league ,was all over the place .His corners were not up to much either Never seen enough of him at Barnsley...but what system did he play in? was it a midfield 2 or 3? Will take him time to settle in to the side, but we have to play players in their best positions. Bjarnason is another...he's a wide player...we played him centrally. It's no wonder he looked lost! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 Didn't play well last night but he's as good as midfield player as there is in the championship so I hope he improves a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted February 1, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted February 1, 2017 I thought he was about as anonymous as it's possible to be. He did improve when Lansbury went off, but until then he did next to nothing. He's clearly a good player based on his previous performances in this league. But he's going to take some time to settle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daweii Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 Just now, Stevo985 said: I thought he was about as anonymous as it's possible to be. He did improve when Lansbury went off, but until then he did next to nothing. He's clearly a good player based on his previous performances in this league. But he's going to take some time to settle. Tactics screwed us. The plan was for everything to go through Lansbury and it was working, until he was marked out of the game. This left Hourihane and Bjarnson doing literally nothing as the service wasn't there. The link between defence and the more attacking midfielders had been taken out. I can't judge either player based on last night, the tactics just weren't right in the slightest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted February 1, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted February 1, 2017 4 hours ago, Nabby said: Looked off pace and like he had never played in this league ,was all over the place .His corners were not up to much either You mean all the ones that landed straight on Bakers head? It was a quiet debut thats for sure but you can never really read into them much. Really interested to see how this works out with Lansbury. Cant be easy to come into a completly new midfield, especially when the team are not playing that well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsimonw Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 Yeah I thought his corners were really good. Seemed to put them exactly where he wanted them and their keeper didn't like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 1 hour ago, Stevo985 said: I thought he was about as anonymous as it's possible to be. He did improve when Lansbury went off, but until then he did next to nothing. He's clearly a good player based on his previous performances in this league. But he's going to take some time to settle. It will help if Bruce's plays him in the role he played at Barnsley. There's every chance that this player will be flop down to Bruce's tactics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCDAN Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 (edited) 4 hours ago, kurtsimonw said: I would say at least he can't get worse. But Villa are great at doing that. If the players performances get any worse we'll be going down, just let that sink in. Edited February 1, 2017 by AVFCDAN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubliner Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 He was a victim of the system we used last night rather than being particularly bad at any aspect of his game. Three new midfielders thrown in together in a "formation" that was non-existent. I'm 100% confident he's going to be a good player for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzy Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 1 hour ago, Dr_Pangloss said: It will help if Bruce's plays him in the role he played at Barnsley. There's every chance that this player will be flop down to Bruce's tactics. What role did he play at Barnsley? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post momo Posted February 1, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted February 1, 2017 1 minute ago, bobzy said: What role did he play at Barnsley? Midfielder 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted February 1, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted February 1, 2017 7 minutes ago, dubliner said: He was a victim of the system we used last night rather than being particularly bad at any aspect of his game. Three new midfielders thrown in together in a "formation" that was non-existent. I'm 100% confident he's going to be a good player for us. Yep. We need a holder. I know some people aren't convinced by Jedinak, but I really think we need him there with the remit of winning the ball, and letting the other two do the passing/creating. I haven't seen much of Hourihane but I imagine with Jedi doing that, it would allow the other two to get their foot on the ball a bit more and make things happen 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craigy1874 Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 It all sounds so simple - but we are villa, we can't even do the simple things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapal_fan Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 1 minute ago, Stevo985 said: Yep. We need a holder. I know some people aren't convinced by Jedinak, but I really think we need him there with the remit of winning the ball, and letting the other two do the passing/creating. I haven't seen much of Hourihane but I imagine with Jedi doing that, it would allow the other two to get their foot on the ball a bit more and make things happen Spot on. I want to see that lovely double triangle on Sat, with Jedi in front of Baker and Chester, and Jedi behind Houri and Henri. Width supplied by 1 of the wing backs (not Hutton LOL) and the 2 wingers, with one cutting inside when the ball is on the opposite flank. Balls in the box should be attacked by 1 striker, 1 midfielder (Houri or Henri) and 1 of the two wingers. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don_Simon Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 5 minutes ago, lapal_fan said: Spot on. I want to see that lovely double triangle on Sat, with Jedi in front of Baker and Chester, and Jedi behind Houri and Henri. Width supplied by 1 of the wing backs (not Hutton LOL) and the 2 wingers, with one cutting inside when the ball is on the opposite flank. Balls in the box should be attacked by 1 striker, 1 midfielder (Houri or Henri) and 1 of the two wingers. You should watch my FM2015 team. Its that exact formation and a joy to behold. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzy Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 6 minutes ago, lapal_fan said: Spot on. I want to see that lovely double triangle on Sat, with Jedi in front of Baker and Chester, and Jedi behind Houri and Henri. Width supplied by 1 of the wing backs (not Hutton LOL) and the 2 wingers, with one cutting inside when the ball is on the opposite flank. Balls in the box should be attacked by 1 striker, 1 midfielder (Houri or Henri) and 1 of the two wingers. Dat aerial presence of Adomah, Hourihane and Kodjia. We should sack off width. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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