gwi1890 Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 I don’t know how to sum him up, he can strike the ball cleaner than anybody at the club only Ings can generate the power be generates, sometimes he has a decent cross on him , in the championship I remember him beating his man often he had a really good game against albion , yet he can’t beat anybody in the premier league despite being a technical players, he can’t play on the right but still he has a good left foot when shooting or crossing. Weird player happy to have him as a squad option all the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 1 hour ago, lapal_fan said: I feel as though I've spent way too much time today defending him today. For what it's worth, he wouldn't be in my first 11 either, if everyone was fit. But I DO think that having a player who can come in to the team and score up to and including 10 goals a season is a wonderful asset to have. My biggest argument is the wordage people use when they're not keen on him - have some respect and class towards someone who came to this club in the second div, scored some VERY important goals and hasn't kicked up a fuss since he's been here - yet he's had to delete his socials because of no-mark pricks on those platforms and people are describing him as "terrible" etc on here - it doesn't sit well and makes you look like a dumbass. Unfortunately this will never change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 1 hour ago, lapal_fan said: I feel as though I've spent way too much time today defending him today. For what it's worth, he wouldn't be in my first 11 either, if everyone was fit. But I DO think that having a player who can come in to the team and score up to and including 10 goals a season is a wonderful asset to have. My biggest argument is the wordage people use when they're not keen on him - have some respect and class towards someone who came to this club in the second div, scored some VERY important goals and hasn't kicked up a fuss since he's been here - yet he's had to delete his socials because of no-mark pricks on those platforms and people are describing him as "terrible" etc on here - it doesn't sit well and makes you look like a dumbass. Yes. Everyone who helped get us out of that division deserves respect. I agree with all you said in that last paragraph but you left out the part where he went against his religious beliefs to stop fasting so he could help us in a crucial playoff game. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Keyblade Posted August 23, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted August 23, 2021 If everyone's fit, he's currently 3rd choice LWF. For what he produces, he's a pretty damn good 3rd choice. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jim Posted August 23, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted August 23, 2021 1 hour ago, blandy said: If that was [insert fancy foreign player name here] we were linked to. The thread would have more posts than the Rashita one. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 (edited) 8 minutes ago, jim said: If that was [insert fancy foreign player name here] we were linked to. The thread would have more posts than the Rashita one. Some big goals too. That Everton one was a beauty. As I said earlier he’s not to bad at all for a 3 choice wide player. Edited August 23, 2021 by Vive_La_Villa 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 1 hour ago, blandy said: I really miss the Anwar that wasn't afraid to take on defenders. He's got pace and good close control. For all the people scoffing at the notion of him being a massive confidence player, just compare him on Saturday to when he was absolutely flying for us. He kept passing it back to Young instead of taking on the full back because he didn't have the confidence. He absolutely has it in his locker. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolta Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 1 hour ago, Keyblade said: I really miss the Anwar that wasn't afraid to take on defenders. He's got pace and good close control. For all the people scoffing at the notion of him being a massive confidence player, just compare him on Saturday to when he was absolutely flying for us. He kept passing it back to Young instead of taking on the full back because he didn't have the confidence. He absolutely has it in his locker. Premier League >>>>>>>>>> Championship Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 3 minutes ago, Rolta said: Premier League >>>>>>>>>> Championship He was doing it when we first got into the PL too, 19/20 season. But less and less with time, probably because the step up in quality frightened him. I have no doubt he can take on the full backs in this league. You don't need to be Ronaldo to beat the likes of Nelson Semedo and TAA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 5 hours ago, lapal_fan said: My biggest argument is the wordage people use when they're not keen on him - have some respect and class towards someone who came to this club in the second div, scored some VERY important goals and hasn't kicked up a fuss since he's been here - yet he's had to delete his socials because of no-mark pricks on those platforms and people are describing him as "terrible" etc on here - it doesn't sit well and makes you look like a dumbass. For the record I would never defend some of the shocking abuse some footballers get on social media platforms, personal slights, death threats thrown about willy-nilly. Any kind of toxic, vapid shit like that has no place. I love and respect El Ghazi for what he has given to the club, I am unsure about his continued involvement because where we wanna be there is more to a game than those individual moments and I think we would be a much better team with a more rounded footballer in his position. However, calling a footballer "terrible" on Villa Talk, or in a more general tweet or whatever is part and parcel of the game. If people want to express that view I am happy to take it on when warranted, I have defended the guy myself enough over the years. Those debates are what make places like this special, even more so than the rudimentary confines of social media. But I think it is an indictment on our society these days that strongly criticising a footballer is dumped in the same pot as the genuine hate alluded to above. Calling somebody a dumbass for thinking El Ghazi is terrible is part and parcel of those debates, in my opinion, but as a general rule thinking a player is terrible doesn't automatically make you a dumbass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotoMkali Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 4 hours ago, Aston_Villan4 said: Man, those stats are terrible. Because they are wrong. The goals outside the box is about right. Although I'm fairly sure he's scored 2. And he scored 6 non penalty goals last season. So his stats are definitely wrong. And he regularly looks to play people in. He definitely got unlucky last season where players let the ball run when they should have shot or cut back in when they should have shot 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taxahunter Posted August 24, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted August 24, 2021 18 hours ago, Xela said: I was 50-50 on including him! You shouldn't even be 1-99 on including him... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrchnry Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 Just saw on twitter that he's being linked to Roma for 17 mil. I like him but I'd take that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 5 hours ago, Taxahunter said: You shouldn't even be 1-99 on including him... Trez? He's not that bad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphinho123 Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 3 hours ago, mrchnry said: Just saw on twitter that he's being linked to Roma for 17 mil. I like him but I'd take that. I’d let him go for 7m tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 6 minutes ago, Delphinho123 said: I’d let him go for 7m tbh. I'm sure Dean is picking him in every game just to wind you up now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphinho123 Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 1 minute ago, Xela said: I'm sure Dean is picking him in every game just to wind you up now! I know!!! That’s what I thought when I saw the team sheet! Hopefully he has a cracker and we can finally get that fabled ‘confidence’ which will result in him setting the PL alight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 Nice assist. It's definitely a part of his game that is lacking, so it's nice to see him working at it and not just shooting every time he gets a sight of goal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 Panenka!!! Ok, he's endearing himself to me a bit tonight. Worked very hard so far too. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killeen30 Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 (edited) Good start from Anwar tonight. You can only play the team on the fixture list. Edited August 24, 2021 by Killeen30 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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