VillaFaninLondon Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 He's frustrating but a great squad player who has plenty of goals in him. Also brilliant from the spot. Would pick Bailey, Buendia, Traore, Ollie ahead of him but he'll get plenty of minutes this season and play his part. He won't be going anywhere. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 1 hour ago, ferguson1 said: I do think we undervalue Anwar as a decent squad member. His output is good and to replace that on the current market would probably cost us double. He will always divide opinion. And the rest. How much would a 26 year old with as good a goal to games ratio? 11 in 31 last season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Salad Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 (edited) At times Anwar looks absolutely brilliant. At other times, he looks like he's never kicked a ball in his life. Overall though is a good PK taker though, and a decent squad guy to have around. Will be interesting to see if Smith and company feel the same the last few days of this window. Edited August 25, 2021 by Big Salad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom13 Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 15 hours ago, Villan_of_oz said: One extreme to the other, I feel sorry for someone who can't give credit to a player that plays for their club. People call it as they see it. He gets credit for scoring goals and some of the other bits he does, but there are a hell of a lot of drawbacks in his game. How people can't see this is beyond me. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bobzy Posted August 25, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted August 25, 2021 I just wish people respected our players as a whole. There's almost a clamour to call some players "shit". It doesn't matter if you don't particularly rate a player, just get behind them. You can tell at the ground that certain players will get the whole mass-sigh/abuse stuff for, say, misplacing a pass or whatever, compared to others who are more highly rated. El Ghazi is absolutely in that former category and seems to have the kind of personality where this will impact his game negatively. It's OK to have some players better than others. Just get behind them all. 18 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotoMkali Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 4 hours ago, lapal_fan said: Played well last night, he even miscontrolled it twice as well Apart from his two really good assists, my fave bit was his Cruyff-style pass before his weak, left footed shot - had that gone in.. sheesh. What technique. His feet were definitely softer than they are when playing a VP. I'd have given him MOTM, but my heart ruled that a debut hat-trick from a local lad probably deserved it more, even if it wouldn't have happened had Anwar not done his thing Tbf the shot was weak because he was stretching for it and there were no other options on as archer had already checked his run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotoMkali Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 2 hours ago, jim said: And the rest. How much would a 26 year old with as good a goal to games ratio? 11 in 31 last season. 18 games worth of minutes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 15 minutes ago, MotoMkali said: 18 games worth of minutes. And some on here would happily sell him for £8-10m 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom13 Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 9 minutes ago, jim said: And some on here would happily sell him for £8-10m What's the confused reaction for mate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Scorpio Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 What's the point of selling him for £17m. What could we get for that amount nowadays? **** all basically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sulberto21 Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 5 minutes ago, Pissflaps said: What's the point of selling him for £17m. What could we get for that amount nowadays? **** all basically. The entire West Brom academy 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow1988 Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 26 minutes ago, Sulberto21 said: The entire West Brom academy The West Brom academy looks like a scene from 28 days later after Villa over the last couple of years. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sulberto21 Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 9 minutes ago, sparrow1988 said: The West Brom academy looks like a scene from 28 days later after Villa over the last couple of years. I don't live too far from it literally a 5 minute walk. I might send my CV across. - I've perfected the old 'bungling into the boot technique.' 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThunderPower_14 Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 I'll be a bit gutted if we sell him for 17mil. Surely he's worth keeping if that's all we're getting for him. I know there's no room for sentiment in professional football, but he's started both games for us in the PL this season. We need the experienced backup who knows where the goals are. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KentVillan Posted August 25, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted August 25, 2021 People saying he's a "good" penalty taker... he's an absolutely brilliant penalty taker. He takes all kinds of penalties, low, high, left, right, panenka and always seems to bury it with keeper not standing a chance. Surely one of the best penalty takers in the league. He does have some obvious weaknesses in open play, though. I think at this level he struggles to consistently beat his man down the outside, and when he comes inside he almost always attempts the shot, even when it isn't on. He has got better defensively, but it's still a relative weakness. He lacks that bit of aggression in the press, which isn't the end of the world for a winger, but not ideal against better sides. Overall, a good servant to the club, excellent squad option, and has earned his starts. 13 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_eristic Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 2 hours ago, KentVillan said: He takes all kinds of penalties, low, high, left, right, panenka and always seems to bury it with keeper not standing a chance. Surely one of the best penalty takers in the league. Was about to say this. I think he's changed it up every single time he's taken one, which is really impressive. Definitely was not expecting the one yesterday, though! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 Pushing Jedinak for best penalty taker we've had at the club. Score another 5 or so without missing and he'll overtake him I think. Think Jedi only missed 1 out of 15 in his career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWARLEY2 Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 If i slag him i also have to praise him when he delivers like that . He was brilliant last night. Didnt switch off or throw a strop at playing for the second string. Well done Anwar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommo_b Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 I don’t particularly want him in the first 11… but I can’t help but feel we should change the thread name to Anwar El Goalzi. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philosopher Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 I'd take anything over 10m for him. Take his penalty and tap in away and he was poor yesterday. Bidace and Carney were far superior yesterday. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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