Follyfoot Posted February 25, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted February 25, 2023 4 hours ago, villa89 said: The hair transplants have worked their magic on him. Reverse Samson (not Sanson) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphinho123 Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 Surprise, surprise, he’s playing well when not asked to play central midfield. It’s taken however many months for our managers to realise that maybe; just maybe, he isn’t at his best as a deep lying central midfielder. Same goes for Ramsey. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaglint Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 A huge relief to have him back playing consistently well. The cognitive dissonance I was feeling for this man has been hurting my brain for a long time now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khizzy Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 Loving SJM v2.0! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom13 Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 3 hours ago, Delphinho123 said: It’s taken however many months for our managers to realise that maybe; just maybe, he isn’t at his best as a deep lying central midfielder. Don't you mean to get a manager in that realises? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThunderPower_14 Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 Chuffed for him and for us all that he seems to be back to his best. You've gotta love him. The world feels like a better place when he's in form. Comes across as a thoroughly coachable player, it's not a surprise he's continued to get game despite having a not particularly fluid play style. Does what he's asked and gets in good positions, and he has surprisingly good vision and creativity. Uses his body to make space so well. We're well overdue for one of his 360° spins or a screamer from outside the box as well. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 Before he got injured it already seemed apparent to me that he was going to improve under Emery. Brighton and Spurs wins when he started and Liverpool where we should, could've been 3-4 goals up early on if chances were put away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwi1890 Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 3 hours ago, Kiwivillan said: Before he got injured it already seemed apparent to me that he was going to improve under Emery. Brighton and Spurs wins when he started and Liverpool where we should, could've been 3-4 goals up early on if chances were put away Definitely I mentioned here that he was excellent and had improved dramatically after the Brighton game and in typical villa talk fashion scoffed at, what a difference a few months does . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 9 hours ago, Delphinho123 said: Surprise, surprise, he’s playing well when not asked to play central midfield. It’s taken however many months for our managers to realise that maybe; just maybe, he isn’t at his best as a deep lying central midfielder. Same goes for Ramsey. He dropped in midfield a few times yesterday in deep areas under pressure and to my shock he showed for the ball and passed it first time. Yes he was never a deep player and never will be but under Gerrard he must have been absolutely shot to bits because he was avoiding the ball at all times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHY Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 4 minutes ago, rodders0223 said: He dropped in midfield a few times yesterday in deep areas under pressure and to my shock he showed for the ball and passed it first time. Yes he was never a deep player and never will be but under Gerrard he must have been absolutely shot to bits because he was avoiding the ball at all times. Never underestimate confidence in football. I’ve seen players hide at all levels of football when their confidence is low. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philosopher Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 One good performance in a poor team performance doesn't make him reborn. This was a game that suited his skillset. He played well and was my man of the match. But he needs to do this consistently. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Rolta Posted February 26, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted February 26, 2023 1 hour ago, Philosopher said: One good performance in a poor team performance doesn't make him reborn. This was a game that suited his skillset. He played well and was my man of the match. But he needs to do this consistently. He's been better under Emery. I'd lost faith in him beforehand, but his improvement has been noticable in much more than one game. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 17 hours ago, Keyblade said: I love how he's become a solid dependable player who comes in and does an admirable job when called upon, instead of the undroppable lynchpin of our midfield that he was earlier this season. It suits him to a tee. I am not suggesting he got complacent but I think a kick up the arse was needed and he has responded brilliantly since he got dropped for a game or two. He was dreadful under the idiot and it was so bad that fans were turning on him through no fault of his own as he was ran into the ground Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 Alot better we need to see this more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philosopher Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 2 hours ago, Rolta said: He's been better under Emery. I'd lost faith in him beforehand, but his improvement has been noticable in much more than one game. Just because he has been okay in previous games, doesn't mean they were good performances. Under Gerrard he was total wank! Now he has been decent, with one good performance. That's how I see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herman22 Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 McGinn has been really good since Emery has come in. That position off the right really suits him. We’ve been trying to find a position that gets him further up the pitch and this is working well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphinho123 Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 I sound like a broken record but it’s not at all surprising to see him play much better when not in that central midfield role. Whether it’s further forward or playing wide, he’s much more comfortable. Good to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KentVillan Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 Said it before, McGinn is a flawed player who can still be a very solid PL performer if you play to his strengths - which we are at the moment. What he’s not equipped to do is receive the ball in tight spaces in midfield facing our goal. That’s not his skillset. Give him the ball in a bit of space facing opposition goal, and he is a very useful player. He gets that more in the wider position, playing the third man off Dougie or Kamara. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steero113 Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 As if we needed any more proof that Garth Crooks was a useless prick this was his citation in todays "team of the week" on the BBC website when selecting Emi Buendia (played 29 mins) in his team: Awarding penalties are within the gift of the referee and nobody else - even if we disagree with him it his ultimately his opinion. Anthony Taylor's decision to award Aston Villa a penalty for the tackle by Everton's Idrissa Gueye on Buendia, were he to look at it again, video evidence would show Gueye made contact with the ball first and minimal contact with the player. But the Argentina international made all the difference when he came on the pitch just after the hour mark and took Villa's performance into overdrive. Having won the penalty he sealed the match with a excellent finish. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64777533 It was John McGinn you absolute fruitcake. Can't even get the basic headline facts of a match right. Sack the witless s**thammock. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 14 minutes ago, Steero113 said: As if we needed any more proof that Garth Crooks was a useless prick this was his citation in todays "team of the week" on the BBC website when selecting Emi Buendia (played 29 mins) in his team: Awarding penalties are within the gift of the referee and nobody else - even if we disagree with him it his ultimately his opinion. Anthony Taylor's decision to award Aston Villa a penalty for the tackle by Everton's Idrissa Gueye on Buendia, were he to look at it again, video evidence would show Gueye made contact with the ball first and minimal contact with the player. But the Argentina international made all the difference when he came on the pitch just after the hour mark and took Villa's performance into overdrive. Having won the penalty he sealed the match with a excellent finish. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64777533 It was John McGinn you absolute fruitcake. Can't even get the basic headline facts of a match right. Sack the witless s**thammock. also, there was no contact with the ball for the pen, one of the angles shows that clearly. journo's these days, incompetent. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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