sne Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, Vive_La_Villa said: I’m convinced when he is fully fit he will light up Villa park. So much natural ability. Hopefully it won't take too long. Coming up on 11 months since he returned from injury now. I do somewhat fear we are paying a lot of money (hopefully not his full £70.000/w) for a player who will never come back fully from his knee injury and will be only a highlight player. always a risk when a player who rely that much on pace suffers such a injury. Edited November 7, 2018 by sne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 (edited) I'm not convinced he has much of a football brain. He's always on his heels rather than on his toes, so is never will primed to receive a pass with his back to goal. He also doesn't make particularly great runs, doesn't read the game that well and doesn't occupy the best positions, plus his decision making is a bit off. He's clearly a good athlete with good technical ability, but 'flashiness' shouldn't be necessarily confused with genuine quality. That said, he ought to be a top player in this league based on his skills and athleticism, let's hope he can. Edited November 7, 2018 by Dr_Pangloss 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREAT_BEARD_OF_ZEUS Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 His cameo against Bolton was great to watch. I don't care if he can't play 90mins twice a week just yet, so long as we get that version of him when he comes on. Judging by Smith's comments though he's applying himself in training and should be gaining more pitch time week by week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skruff Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 Looked sharp when he came on. Great assist as well. Deserves a start ahead if kodjia 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 Definitely showed more of a brain today lol, looked great, if he can deliver that week in and week out then we have a player. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumstopdogs Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 (edited) Such a talented player and Smith will encourage him to attack. Exciting times for us when Bolasie is on his game. Edited November 10, 2018 by Brumstopdogs 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penguin Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 He’s always going to be inconsistent. If not he’d be playing for a top team due to his technique and physical ability, he has more than enough to absolutely ruin this league though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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villaglint Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 Starting to look very promising indeed. How do we get him to the point where he can start a game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 1 hour ago, villaglint said: Starting to look very promising indeed. How do we get him to the point where he can start a game? If he doesnt go away on international duty he could be fit for next game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshVilla Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 Should be starting every week from this point on. An extra two weeks to build his fitness during the international break as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alreadyexists Posted November 11, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted November 11, 2018 What a total baller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villabromsgrove Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 At the moment Bolasie is one hell of a weapon as a substitute. Imagine you're an opposition full back and you're really feeling the pace after about 65 minutes of being pressed and harried. Out of the corner of your eye you can see Bolasie warming up. Do you .... A) feign injury to get taken off? B) kick central midfielders in the hope that Villa will have to use another sub? C) sh*t yourself? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest av1 Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 I like wingers that get the ball in early, not enough of that in todays game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 Just now, av1 said: I like wingers that get the ball in early, not enough of that in todays game. Totally agree. Such and underused way of attacking. Difficult to defend against and often creates a second wave opportunity for players coming from midfield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest av1 Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 2 minutes ago, sne said: Totally agree. Such and underused way of attacking. Difficult to defend against and often creates a second wave opportunity for players coming from midfield. Agreed, pissing about gives the opposition time to get back and organise, i can think of at least 2 assists he has provided this season with an early ball into the box. Quite impressive given his relatively sparse game time thus far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted November 11, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted November 11, 2018 If you were allowed to design your own ideal winger Id bet most would come up with similar to him. Rapid...check Skill full...check Built like he could run through a wall....check Goals and assists...check If we can get him up to speed we have a better version of Traore! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 Just now, Nigel said: If you were allowed to design your own ideal winger Id bet most would come up with similar to him. Rapid...check Skill full...check Built like he could run through a wall....check Goals and assists...check If we can get him up to speed we have a better version of Traore! I was banging on for 2 years about us signing Ken Sema who ended up at Watford (where he, to my surprise is yet to make any impact. They are doing great so I can see why he doesn't get much time) They are quite similar in many ways. Sema not as good as Bolasie was but he's almost 5 years younger and was much, much cheaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir_gary_cahill Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 He’s a very good footballer, easily Premier League quality, would be great if we could get him permanently in the Summer. Yes, he’s had a bad injury but he looks to be over that now, hopefully he starts the next game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 5 minutes ago, sir_gary_cahill said: Yes, he’s had a bad injury but he looks to be over that now Until he starts four or five games in a row then it's still an unknown if he's over his injury. Word out of Everton was that he wasn't the same player he used to be so his fitness is still a question mark. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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