Zatman Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 2 minutes ago, Zhan_Zhuang said: Six times in 45 minutes he gives the ball away. Terrible and unforgiveable regardless of his attributes. Yes I know he chases around but for me he looks poor positionally in the midfield, always looks uncomfortable. was probbaly more than that, he gave it away twice in 10 seconds at one stage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 Hes been good and bad in that 45 minutes so overall average. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 His passing can be so bad it's painful. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 Err.. I see my reverse Murray Walker worked.. yes, that's it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swerbs Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 Says a lot when even Barkley has a better game.. not good enough as a first team starter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 Room for improvements after today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 Maybe i was watching a different game but i thought he played well. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poitier Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 I thought he was very good second half. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 Doesn't need to improve. Doesn't need to work on his fitness or his game. He's guaranteed 90 minutes away. Have 15 pints tonight John. It doesn't really matter at this point. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbcuk Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 Another poor performance, sloppy passes, slows down attack as he has to bring the ball onto his left foot, but again never gets dropped or subbed, starting to wear thin watching him play Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M_Afro Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 I thought he was generally poor although not as bad as his other recent displays. I really would have taken him off before Luiz or Ross but we got there in the end I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 Sell him to Bruce for £30m As much as I like Smith his persistence with him really grinds my gears, he's so out of form it's not only scary but I'm no longer sure what in form looks like 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 Some really horrible passing tonight. At least hit a nice floating ball to Targett near the end but he's one of those for me who's played big part in our revival last two years but can't ever see him being a regular in top 6 side in this league, his level is slightly below that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted April 25, 2021 Moderator Share Posted April 25, 2021 Thirty really good minutes out of ninety tonight. He's got it in him, there's no doubt about that - he looks heavy and has done since his ankle injury, which took away some of his energy and bounce, but the player is still there. He looks like he could do with a summer off, and you'd think we be safe for that with him being Scottish, but sadly not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted April 25, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted April 25, 2021 58 minutes ago, PaulC said: Maybe i was watching a different game but i thought he played well. If you think that giving the ball away constantly and shooting really badly is playing well then I agree he had a quite stunning game. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 3 minutes ago, sidcow said: If you think that giving the ball away constantly and shooting really badly is playing well then I agree he had a quite stunning game. focus on the positives Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyM3000 Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 His energy is the best part of his game. Take him out the 11 and bring him on for 20-30 mins when everyone else is tired. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avfc1982am Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 Needs to seriously work on his awareness. Especially trying to play blind passes all the time. It's he biggest problem imo. He sees the pass, before the ball arrives, then plays it not realising the pass isn't there anymore. Other than that he was decent at the start and the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 Frustrating really. A number of bad touches and times he gave away possession, but when he was pinging long balls they were hitting their targets more often than not. Even when he's off it, he shows enough to show why the management keep faith in him, but consistency is key and he's not consistent even within one game. Him and Luiz in a 2 worked earlier in the season, it should work on paper, but it just doesn't seem to click often enough at this point. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 On 23/04/2021 at 08:38, Zhan_Zhuang said: I'm not sure McGinn would be happy as a bench player due o his Scotland aspirations. It's inevitable that he will need to be sold. One of the two major 'Star' signings we need is to replace McGinn; someone who has an eye for goal and importantly one who can retain possession. Villa are so bad at keeping the ball, McGinn chief culprit for sure but he Traore and El Ghazi (when he plays) put us under pressure so often. Stuart Armstrong regularly gets called up by Scotland and he's in and out of the Southampton team. McGinn played a big part over last two years but he's never going to be a Milner type for us imo so I think in time he reverts to being a squad player for us although that will probably happen under a different manager as Dean plays him every single minute of every game if he can walk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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