dubliner Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 Really starting to see his worth now. Absolute workhorse. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roonst83 Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 Our whole performance, style of play and approach was far better tonight than Sunday and it's no coincidence that Whelan was miles better tonight. He kept things ticking over and kept everything simple. He was great tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 (edited) He did a job tonight, which is hard to get players to do......He is certainly not eye candy, but he disrupts the opposition and unsettles them. not given enough credit really. Edited November 1, 2017 by TRO 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 Like I said previously 1 million for a proven premier league and international player is one of the bargains of the summer. That the equivalent for 12 ross mccormacks or 5 Aaron's Tishbola's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilko154 Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 Superb tonight, he's very much the dirty footballer that goes largely unnoticed in games. Gets around the pitch and restricts the opposition from moving the ball between midfielders and the forwarders. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danishlad Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 Quality today. Where does the old man get the energy from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meregreen Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 I thought he was anonymous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrytini Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 Top performance. Des Bremner-esque. Won so many challenges, up and down the pitch, good distribution. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
decamoto Posted November 2, 2017 Share Posted November 2, 2017 8 hours ago, meregreen said: I thought he was anonymous. And that is what a defensive mid should be to the average football fan. It generally means he's doing his job right and allowing the rest of the team to do theirs. Usually when they're not it means they've made a mistake 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexbelowsound Posted November 2, 2017 Share Posted November 2, 2017 8 hours ago, meregreen said: I thought he was anonymous. Did you watch the game with your eyes closed? At the very least the man was wearing bright orange boots. Hardly anonymous. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omariqy Posted November 2, 2017 Share Posted November 2, 2017 Best performance in a Villa shirt for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stockport_Villain Posted November 2, 2017 Share Posted November 2, 2017 Really good shift tonight, so much better than Jedinak with his passing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briny_ear Posted November 2, 2017 Share Posted November 2, 2017 9 hours ago, meregreen said: I thought he was anonymous. How did you know whose thread to post this in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted November 2, 2017 Share Posted November 2, 2017 1 hour ago, briny_ear said: How did you know whose thread to post this in? It was the only one with a 'player' tag and a name he didn't recognise. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphinho123 Posted November 2, 2017 Share Posted November 2, 2017 I'm guessing he's another one of those players who's great because he goes 'unnoticed'. Don't rate him, would prefer to have Onomah's energy deeper. Whelan looks slow to me and always looks to pass backwards at the first opportunity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted November 2, 2017 Share Posted November 2, 2017 Has played years in the top flight doing the same job as he's doing now. That doesn't happen for no reason. Top performance. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted November 2, 2017 Share Posted November 2, 2017 On 10/30/2017 at 20:32, alreadyexists said: Doesn't sound like we actually do play that many long balls, at least comparatively speaking with the rest of the league, at least much below the average. I think people just filling the match thread with the word ‘hoof’ perhaps makes people think we play more than we do... maybe, I’m no statistician. Might be better if they actually went to watch the matches. Glenn Whelan has turned it around for sure. I'm not remotely surprised. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntrimBlack Posted November 2, 2017 Share Posted November 2, 2017 I was not convinced at first, but last few games he has been very good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted November 2, 2017 Share Posted November 2, 2017 7 hours ago, Delphinho123 said: I'm guessing he's another one of those players who's great because he goes 'unnoticed'. Don't rate him, would prefer to have Onomah's energy deeper. Whelan looks slow to me and always looks to pass backwards at the first opportunity. He might get unnoticed by casual fans or people who don't understand what a CDM should do.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted November 2, 2017 Share Posted November 2, 2017 (edited) You have to watch the game very carefully to appreciate him. does the ugly stuff, that some fans think, doesn't have to be done....sorry. not a technician.....more a demolition expert. Edited November 2, 2017 by TRO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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