TRO Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 (edited) 4 hours ago, NIVillan said: DES BREMNER!!! Yes, and what a bloody idiot, I made of myself appraising him in my youth. I told him to his face recently (in the corporate) and he just laughed.....Yeah, I learn't my lesson about midfielders. Brilliant player in his role. Edited August 7, 2018 by TRO 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LakotaDakota Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 Played well for the most part, got caught out of position a couple of times and made a couple of huge lunges to try and recover (was lucky not to get a yellow and give away a dangerous free-kick on one of them) There was one point in the game that made me smile when he somehow ended up right on the edge of the Hull box and the camera just seemed to focus on him as his eyes lit up thinking "i'm in here give me the ball" before instantly thinking better of it, letting out a bit of a sigh and turning round to trot back to his own half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 His job is clear.... we need to be sure we understand what it is his role really is....and what expectation to apply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VILLAMARV Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 So that's where @Con went. Doing the villa twitter feed thingamy it seems Anyway keep it up Whelan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 1 hour ago, VILLAMARV said: So that's where @Con went. Doing the villa twitter feed thingamy it seems Anyway keep it up Whelan Not that it really matters but how are you meant to know which half is the defensive and offensive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted August 8, 2018 Moderator Share Posted August 8, 2018 33 minutes ago, bannedfromHandV said: Not that it really matters but how are you meant to know which half is the defensive and offensive? By looking at the two penalty areas - the one he didn't touch it in will be the attacking one It's nice to see our opinion of what sort of game he had shown in those stat thingummies they have these days. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 (edited) 43 minutes ago, bannedfromHandV said: Not that it really matters but how are you meant to know which half is the defensive and offensive? I would say by deduction, most of us would get it right. Although, it could be first half, second half. Edited August 8, 2018 by TRO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 2 hours ago, VILLAMARV said: So that's where @Con went. Doing the villa twitter feed thingamy it seems Anyway keep it up Whelan Does that mean he gave the ball away 7 times? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post VILLAMARV Posted August 8, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted August 8, 2018 4 hours ago, Vive_La_Villa said: Does that mean he gave the ball away 7 times? It's hard to tell. Does this mean you can't subtract 52 from 60? 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 1 minute ago, VILLAMARV said: It's hard to tell. Does this mean you can't subtract 52 from 60? Of course it doesn’t. Whelan had the last touch of the game! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junxs Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 I think the modern day DM needs to do more than just block and tackle though You see modern DMs at other clubs with pace whilst they are comfortable to carry it onto the opposition half and release the wingers, or even just turn into a bit of space. This is where Whelan is limited. Against teams like Hull I guess its not needed, but Whelan is very limited DM Whats annoys me about Whelan is when he heads the ball, he never tries to cushion it to a team mate, I noticed it last season - Jed always picks out a man near by or chest controls it but Whelan just heads it as far as he can when under no pressure whatsoever Fair play to him though, he had a decent game the other night 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danishlad Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 I thought Whelan was fantastic against Hull. Closing down spaces when defending and keeping the ball in possession. He had high energy levels. If he keep this up he will be great. He might need resting though now and again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow1988 Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 On 08/08/2018 at 17:50, bannedfromHandV said: Not that it really matters but how are you meant to know which half is the defensive and offensive? Doesn't really matter. Only seen a touch map like this when it's Kante's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arkasaurus Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 On 08/08/2018 at 23:28, Junxs said: I think the modern day DM needs to do more than just block and tackle though You see modern DMs at other clubs with pace whilst they are comfortable to carry it onto the opposition half and release the wingers, or even just turn into a bit of space. This is where Whelan is limited. Against teams like Hull I guess its not needed, but Whelan is very limited DM Whats annoys me about Whelan is when he heads the ball, he never tries to cushion it to a team mate, I noticed it last season - Jed always picks out a man near by or chest controls it but Whelan just heads it as far as he can when under no pressure whatsoever Fair play to him though, he had a decent game the other night Completely agree with this, although the system doesn't always help. I'm sure with a more dynamic midfield ahead of him he's capable. We would do well with more support around the first ball at the moment. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carewjust4u Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 Last night Glenn seemed intent on kicking every ball into the air last night, was really frustrating to watch as he can pick a pass on the deck. Would like to see him phased out for McGinn or BB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazmonkey Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 On 08/08/2018 at 23:28, Junxs said: I think the modern day DM needs to do more than just block and tackle though You see modern DMs at other clubs with pace whilst they are comfortable to carry it onto the opposition half and release the wingers, or even just turn into a bit of space. This is where Whelan is limited. Against teams like Hull I guess its not needed, but Whelan is very limited DM Killing our midfield...slows everything down...beaten for pace all the time...offers nothing going forward. Last night he just watched his pass never followed it and spent it pointing and players to get across because he can't. In the first half he did a pass to Tuanzebe and just stood there...tuanzebe gave it back taking out the attacker and Whelan looked surprised...in the end he ran on to it and we were away... Whelan should be brought on late on when we are protecting a lead and under pressure. Grealish came on...though I know he's not grealish but when he made a pass he followed it or looked for a return..our play for better in the second half...why....movement. There's plenty of DM out there who younger fitter and offer more than a block tackle now and then 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jimbob80 Posted August 22, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted August 22, 2018 What a great game he had today ! Gleniesta 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 Tired towards the end, but like the hull game he played well. Like last season will have a big hand in helping us climb the league Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 Again he did a good job for us tonight and he offers more in that position than Bjanarson imo. I think he is still a decent squad player and a good person to have around the squad, and I don't get the glenn haters mysefl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 Didnt notice him all game. Thats a compliment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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