Xela Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 7 hours ago, mikeyp102 said: Adriano was up there just shy of Ronaldo (Brazilian). Unfortunately after his dad passed away he lost interest in the game. He was very good but you right, not in Ronaldo's class. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 When Defore was at Spurs I would've loved us to sign him. However I always thought he was a bit one dimensional, needed to play with a strike partner and could never really hold the ball up on his own. He's totally reinvented himself at Sunderland so fair play to him, back in the England team and scoring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 Steven Davis. Mr Consistency and rarely puts in a bad performance when you watch him play. Arguably in top 10-15 midfielders in Premier League at moment 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Zen Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 He's certainly been excellent tonight. Made our midfielders look rubbish (which to be fair, in Nordtveit's case, might not be saying a whole lot). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 2 hours ago, Zatman said: Steven Davis. Mr Consistency and rarely puts in a bad performance when you watch him play. Arguably in top 10-15 midfielders in Premier League at moment He was excellent for us in DOL's awful final season here, a revelation in central midfield, giving us lots of energy, good passing and some goals (scored 7 or 8 that season). MON comes in and he goes to shit, often electing to play him on the right. Great to see him have such a good career since, very good player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 On 3/21/2017 at 11:25, mikeyp102 said: Adriano was up there just shy of Ronaldo (Brazilian). Unfortunately after his dad passed away he lost interest in the game. Wouldn't say just shy, prime for prime Ronaldo was light years ahead of him. That said Adriano was a top quality player, had pace power and an absolute **** jackhammer for a left foot, one of the most powerful shooters I've seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 Jermaine Defoe is a great example of how long you can go if you look after yourself. Listening to him speak he always seemed a truly dedicated pro, who lived for scoring goals, and that is still in him. Still lean as anything, still got a touch of pace, clearly hasn't indulged in alcohol or smoking at any point as shown by his athletic capabilities still being evident. Still wants to score goals, still wants to punish defenders, still lives his whole life geared towards being in prime condition when that ball is played in front of him on a Saturday afternoon. Then we have Gabby, you only have to look at his gait to see he has ruined himself. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 Defoe is a natural goal scorer, he can still be scoring goals in the premier league at 37/38 imo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzy Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 12 hours ago, Dr_Pangloss said: Wouldn't say just shy, prime for prime Ronaldo was light years ahead of him. That said Adriano was a top quality player, had pace power and an absolute **** jackhammer for a left foot, one of the most powerful shooters I've seen. Pro Evo hero. There are certain things people refer to in life and you're able to visualise exactly what they mean. "scoring a Beckham", "scoring a Yeboah", "Adriano on a red arrow". Beast. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 32 minutes ago, rodders0223 said: Jermaine Defoe is a great example of how long you can go if you look after yourself. Listening to him speak he always seemed a truly dedicated pro, who lived for scoring goals, and that is still in him. Still lean as anything, still got a touch of pace, clearly hasn't indulged in alcohol or smoking at any point as shown by his athletic capabilities still being evident. Still wants to score goals, still wants to punish defenders, still lives his whole life geared towards being in prime condition when that ball is played in front of him on a Saturday afternoon. Then we have Gabby, you only have to look at his gait to see he has ruined himself. Defoe is actually a very religious person, this has probably been to his benefit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat Kendrick's Dentist Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 57 minutes ago, rodders0223 said: Jermaine Defoe is a great example of how long you can go if you look after yourself. Listening to him speak he always seemed a truly dedicated pro, who lived for scoring goals, and that is still in him. Still lean as anything, still got a touch of pace, clearly hasn't indulged in alcohol or smoking at any point as shown by his athletic capabilities still being evident. Still wants to score goals, still wants to punish defenders, still lives his whole life geared towards being in prime condition when that ball is played in front of him on a Saturday afternoon. Then we have Gabby, you only have to look at his gait to see he has ruined himself. We must be the only club in the world with 2 strikers held back by their gait......... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapal_fan Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 While Defoe is still looking the part, let's not forget that he's been a grade-A tool in his time too. He's certainly grown up a lot in the last couple of years. I honestly think a year in the MLS has bought him down to earth and made him likeable. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisvilla4 Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 interesting that Defoe played and scored. I saw him playing in the Socceraid charity match last year and thought that must be it for him. Credit to him. Took his chance with both hands. Fair play to Southgate for picking him on current form too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 21 hours ago, Dr_Pangloss said: He was excellent for us in DOL's awful final season here, a revelation in central midfield, giving us lots of energy, good passing and some goals (scored 7 or 8 that season). MON comes in and he goes to shit, often electing to play him on the right. Great to see him have such a good career since, very good player. sure MON elected to sign Reo-Coker instead. another cracking Villa piece of business Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 Forsberg. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzy Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 That Coutinho kid can play a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted April 2, 2017 Share Posted April 2, 2017 Sorry but Defoe is a slightly better version of Darren Bent, he'll score goals all day long* but he's a man who will touch a ball 10 times a game, he does very little in terms of hold up play and influencing the game in general, that's why he was at Toronto and now at Sunderland, he'll score goals but do **** all else * Defoe imho has always been a strange goal scorer at times he has a decent finish, at times he has good movement, however probably more often than not he looks like he just happens to hit the ball really **** hard and it's going in,p in the grand scheme of things whatever he ends up with in terms of goals he won't be top level for me, kind of like Robbie Keane, lots of goals but not top draw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted April 2, 2017 Share Posted April 2, 2017 51 minutes ago, bobzy said: That Coutinho kid can play a bit. I know a lot of Liverpool fans who are pissed at his performances in the last 3 months or so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StewieGriffin Posted April 2, 2017 Share Posted April 2, 2017 Obviously not a top level PL player, but Lasse Vibe at Brentford seems a very good player. Their fans seemed less concerned about losing Hogan because they still had Vibe 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted April 2, 2017 Share Posted April 2, 2017 35 minutes ago, StewieGriffin said: Obviously not a top level PL player, but Lasse Vibe at Brentford seems a very good player. Their fans seemed less concerned about losing Hogan because they still had Vibe Woods at Brentford seems to get rave reviews as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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