lexicon Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 8 minutes ago, Sulberto21 said: Started the game well against Manure and improved as the game went on against palace. Good player. Struggled with physicality at the start of the season but started to deal with it before he got injured. Him coming back to his old self could be the boost we need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick76 Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 1 hour ago, lexicon said: Him coming back to his old self could be the boost we need. Hard to see that happening in the next week, it'll take longer than that but look forward to him back next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam2003 Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 1 hour ago, omariqy said: I don't know why the club are telling us now about the 2nd injury, why not at the start of this run of games? He got a lot of stick, including from me, for coming back unfit and overweight but this 2nd injury makes so much sense now and explains why he has been struggling so much. Maybe the masseur who caught covid was meant to call you to tell you but then he got sick. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 I expected him to be sluggish, off the pace, touch not quite right. Is it really any excuse though for the physical condition he has come back in? Look at the state of him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omariqy Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 1 hour ago, Adam2003 said: Maybe the masseur who caught covid was meant to call you to tell you but then he got sick. No excuse. In all seriousness, literally every press conference starts with team news and injuries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolta Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 I thought he looked good against Palace. I think he's been getting more up to speed over the course of this post-lockdown run of games. It's good to have him back in the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CosmicVillan Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 1 hour ago, rodders0223 said: I expected him to be sluggish, off the pace, touch not quite right. Is it really any excuse though for the physical condition he has come back in? Look at the state of him. Missed a six week training block due to a stress fracture that was kept quiet. This explains a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 1 hour ago, CosmicVillan said: Missed a six week training block due to a stress fracture that was kept quiet. This explains a lot. I have had many an injury where I couldn't train. I didnt just balloon and I am not being paid 30k a week to stay trim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 Biggest post lockdown decrease in who scored player rating in the whole league 7.26 down to 6.49 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 Hung out to dry today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 Smiths memory of what he was and what he could do is blinding him as to how poor he is right now, his lack of fitness has been a big **** up post lockdown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaAlex Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 I am sure we will see the best of him next season, game by game there are more glimpses. He's just way off physically I don't know how much you can blame him for that having two injuries and little recovery time. Andre Gomes was way way off it too, although he doesn't seem to like to turn up against us anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AV82 Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 Who would you play instead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 The gratitude of some is ridiculous. He has had a major injury and is clearly struggling to get back to form. He was a key player to get us promoted and probably has been our best value for money transfer in the past 10 years. Give the guy a break. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 3 minutes ago, The Fun Factory said: The gratitude of some is ridiculous. He has had a major injury and is clearly struggling to get back to form. He was a key player to get us promoted and probably has been our best value for money transfer in the past 10 years. Give the guy a break. 100% agree He was a key player He's out of form - due to not being fit So don't play him... Especially not for 90 minutes, not mcginns fault, it's a Smith mistake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's Your Round Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 Should only be playing for 60 mins, he’s knackered after that point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 Still our best option when he's this out of shape. That's how bad the squad is. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 He is a type of player that feeds of the crowd and I reckon that has played a part as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sulberto21 Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 Played really well today. That pass to grealish was sensational. Grealish should have scored there. Very good performance today imo. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 Smiths fault. He is gassing at round the 80th minute and he leaves him on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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