supermon Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 He's getting more of his ass into the game...the deffo back!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sulberto21 Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 Brilliant today. He really hammered home our press. Liverpool were out worked today. Klopp looked concerned even before we scored our first. We could have had 2 before our goal. Mcginn was the reason. This is the standard now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul514 Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 He worked well playing next to Luiz the performance has gone a long way for me to think that is where he will play from now on in this 4-2-3-1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSmirch Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 was absolutely ridiculously good tonight. I criticised him post injury but he's been unbelievable lately Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hornso Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 Silly little stat, but premier league assists last season - 3. Premier league assists this season after just 3 games - 3. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 Gave plenty the arseing of their lives there. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Willard Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 He was sensational last night. The best game I've seen him for us IMO. Hope he gets subbed off occasionally so he doesn't burn out, we need that intensity all season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Silvers Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 There has always been talk of best left foot, right foot, header, we now know who has the best butt. What a player, what a performance and what an ass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pez1974 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 Best game for us since promotion. Maybe ever. Lucky with the goal, but we need people to shoot from those positions. Work rate alongside Luiz was amazing, and quite a lot of quality too - the ball for Grealish's second would've had people drooling if it was De Bruyne. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphinho123 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 He was nothing short of magnificent. The complete midfield performance. The chemistry with Barkley and Grealish is a sight to behold. He did not bomb on recklessely. He held his position in the middle of the park all night and let Barkley get forward, whilst all the time bullying the Liverpool midfield plays off the ball. It's like a new signing. We honestly have the hallmarks of a great side. I absolutely love what Smith and co. are building. And then there is the investment in the youth side of things as well. It's all a bit much for me at the moment. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YouUnastanFren Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 5 hours ago, Tomaszk said: Gave plenty the arseing of their lives there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 The boy is back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osmark86 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 23 minutes ago, Pez1974 said: Best game for us since promotion. Maybe ever. Lucky with the goal, but we need people to shoot from those positions. Work rate alongside Luiz was amazing, and quite a lot of quality too - the ball for Grealish's second would've had people drooling if it was De Bruyne. Not sure it was all that lucky tbh. From the replay angle from his perspective he got one helluva hit on that ball and it looked like it was going to drive straight into the bottom left corner had Virgil not deflected it. Cracking volley from the volley-master himself! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jareth Posted October 5, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted October 5, 2020 So funny hearing the commentators trying to describe what McGinn did in the penalty area with his arse - they reffered to it as his hip, trying to frame him for a foul but then realising how ludicrous it is to foul someone with your hip. Truth is they just witnessed SJM arse magic. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Stoobs Posted October 5, 2020 Visiting Supporter Popular Post Share Posted October 5, 2020 27 minutes ago, Delphinho123 said: He was nothing short of magnificent. The complete midfield performance. The chemistry with Barkley and Grealish is a sight to behold. He did not bomb on recklessely. He held his position in the middle of the park all night and let Barkley get forward, whilst all the time bullying the Liverpool midfield plays off the ball. It's like a new signing. We honestly have the hallmarks of a great side. I absolutely love what Smith and co. are building. And then there is the investment in the youth side of things as well. It's all a bit much for me at the moment. Totally agree. McGinn almost victim of his goalscoring success last season. Scored a few early for Villa, scored a few for Scotland and all of a sudden Smith and Steve Clarke were playing him as a second striker almost and his form dipped. Was playing with his back to goal often and was actually being man marked. I have been following John since his St.Mirren days and where he played last night, that is where he made his name. Picking up opposition clearances, cleaning up the scraps, taking ball from our defence, driving forward and releasing guys like Grealish and Barkley who have the real guile. I was screaming out last season for Smith to play him deeper and facing the game. Obviously the injury didn't help. So excited for Villa this season. If everyone stays fit, why can't the team stay top 6. Birmingham Bayern Munich. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphinho123 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 1 minute ago, Stoobs said: Totally agree. McGinn almost victim of his goalscoring success last season. Scored a few early for Villa, scored a few for Scotland and all of a sudden Smith and Steve Clarke were playing him as a second striker almost and his form dipped. Was playing with his back to goal often and was actually being man marked. I have been following John since his St.Mirren days and where he played last night, that is where he made his name. Picking up opposition clearances, cleaning up the scraps, taking ball from our defence, driving forward and releasing guys like Grealish and Barkley who have the real guile. I was screaming out last season for Smith to play him deeper and facing the game. Obviously the injury didn't help. So excited for Villa this season. If everyone stays fit, why can't the team stay top 6. Birmingham Bayern Munich. Agreed mate. It's clear to me that he needs to sit deeper and just use his energy and influence to drive the team forward from this position. He's good enough at Championship level to play wherever he wants but at this level, his game isn't suited to being a no.10. We don't need goals from McGinn whereas we may have before. If he is disciplined and told not to recklessely bomb forward, there aren't many players in the Premier League I'd rather have in midfield than him. He's a superb player - just needs to be managed correctly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post lapal_fan Posted October 5, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 5, 2020 Played deeper, started attacks and kept momentum forwards by moving after he passed it. John with the pitch in front of him is a brilliant thing, he makes good use of space and he has a good range of passing in order to utilise it. Some of his decision making last night was like Barry in 2008/09, especially his ball wide for Jacks goal. I want to him play like this again and again and again - we played to his strengths and we absolutely saw the benefits. Please, no more back to goal, or second striker stuff, you take away 80% of his game. We'll be much harder to beat, because his energy can protect the back 4 and we'll score more goals because he can shoot from distance and he's good great passing. For Villa, it's win, win, win. An absolutely wonderful performance. 10/10. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rds1983 Posted October 5, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted October 5, 2020 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 That challenge on Salah was never ever ever a penalty. Not sure why it's still being mentioned by some. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 McGinn-Barkley-Grealish is looking very tasty already. Sorry Trez. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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