mikeyp102 Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 2 hours ago, Dave J said: I genuinely think you are going to be pleasently surprised - he has a real touch of quality about him. I do believe he will be at home in the prem. I haven’t said he hasn’t got quality about him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 1 minute ago, mikeyp102 said: Who is bitching? Who isn’t enjoying it? All I’m saying is that he hasn’t proven anything yet, as the OP has said he had proved blues wrong I didnt mean you specifically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave J Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 7 hours ago, mikeyp102 said: I haven’t said he hasn’t got quality about him Agreed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 On 25/07/2019 at 08:43, AV82 said: I'm stoked by the effect Jota is going to have on Jacks game (and visa versa); they compliment each other so well. Bravo Deano, bravo. It reminded me of the short lived Jack and Gil combination. It was a joy to watch in the brief moments we saw like Leicester away and a couple of reserve/cup matches. Jota seems to be stronger and faster and more suited to English football than Carles was which bodes well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villan-scott Posted July 27, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted July 27, 2019 Very good again today when he came on, you can see the link play with him, Grealish and Guilbert already coming along. Came across this article just now. Lovely little write up for a lovely little player. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciggiesnbeer Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 I really like what we have seen so far in preseason from him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New_Hope Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 He just needed to play with players of his ilk to really show his qualities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pez1974 Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 On 25/07/2019 at 14:09, avfcberry said: I will hold my hands up I never rated him when you played for Blues, but i am so glad he has proven me wrong Could it possibly be that he never had the players around him at the scum in order to play decent football? Hopefully now with a group of quality players him, not only will he look better, but he will also learn a lot from the influences around him This is me. Delighted to be proved wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarryOnVilla Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 I believe Jota is going to be Villa's Signing of the season, possibly one of the Premiership's signings of the seasons. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 Couldn't care less if he played for Birmingham with performances like this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest av1 Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 45 minutes ago, villalad21 said: Couldn't care less if he played for Birmingham with performances like this. I'm happy he played for sha, I'm loving winding up my sha supporting colleague atm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PompeyVillan Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 He's a clever, little player. Technically good and works very hard. I like him alot. He links up really nicely with the central midfielders when he drifts inside. He's something very different to what we've had a VP for a while, I hope the fans take to him. A shoe in at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir_gary_cahill Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 He’s been great for us in pre season, could be a real bargain, such a cultured footballer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaAlex Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 I absolutley loved when he held off three defenders in the corner broke through them and was fouled. Showed such strength and skill! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, villalad21 said: Couldn't care less if he played for Birmingham with performances like this. So if he wasn’t playing well it would bother you that he played for Birmingham? Edited August 3, 2019 by Vive_La_Villa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshVilla Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 Third best beard at the club since Mellberg. What an engine, didn't stop running for the full 90. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brummybloke Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 (edited) Used to be happy he came on against us for the knuckle draggers. Always looked ineffective. What a difference a manager, belief and footballers around him makes. Edited August 4, 2019 by brummybloke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 Looks fantastic. The new and improved Carles Gil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted August 4, 2019 Author Share Posted August 4, 2019 I thought he was a bit crap yesterday, up until that insane bit of skill in the corner to wiggle his way through 4 defenders. Perhaps crap is harsh but I don't think he found his range at all though. Lost a fair chunk of possession and looked super lightweight against top opposition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 (edited) what surprised me with Jota to be honest, when i watched him against Leipzig i was quite surprised at how hard he worked, he was up and down that wing tracking and pressing, was good to watch. I suppose i knew he was a cultured midfielder, but i also wrongly assumed he might be a bit of a luxury player who doesnt always work as hard as he could, i was very wrong. I remember an interview with ROK a couple of weeks ago where he said Jota's cardio and distance covered was one of the highest in the squad, i kinda took that with a pinch of salt tbh, but seems that was factual. been really impressed with both his silky skills, and definitely impressed with his work rate vs Leipzig. I agree with Dont Do it Doug's post above in terms of he struggled a little versus Leipzig in terms of ball retention etc, they pressed him and others hard, but he did work hard. Edited August 4, 2019 by MaVilla Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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