JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 4 minutes ago, villalad21 said: And of course after i say Green isn't good enough he puts in a wonder cross. That's the problem, he is equally capable of tripe, as he is wonderous things. Comes with the territory, and being a young winger I guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir_gary_cahill Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 Just now, rodigan said: i wonder with kalinic having a pre-season whether he may actually have the chance to be the goalkeeper we thought he was when we bought him... I was going to say the same Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 Green looks much better when on the left hand side cutting onto his right foot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciggiesnbeer Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 Happy with that. Kalinic, and Guilbert look the business. Thor being Thor. Man, I really want Hogan to come good. He just has a knack of always being in the wrong place. Anyway very good all around. Must have been hot and muggy there, both teams were knackered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodigan Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 My starting XI from what we saw tonight: Steer Guibert - Chester - Mings - Targett McGinn - Hourihane - Grealish Jota - Wesley - El Ghazi 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 (edited) Best half i've seen from Kalinic. Hadn't much to do, but he looked much more confident than i've seen him earlier. Edited July 18, 2019 by villalad21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 3 minutes ago, rodigan said: i wonder with kalinic having a pre-season whether he may actually have the chance to be the goalkeeper we thought he was when we bought him... Impossible that he's worse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il_serpente Posted July 18, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted July 18, 2019 So that’s both FB positions strengthened, then. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lerner's Driver Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 First half team more likeable. Horrible second half spectacle, despite the scoreline, but the result irrelevant, of course. Guilbert, pleasingly aggressive. Taylor, depressingly ready salted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VILLAMARV Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 Targett and Guilbert look good buys. Jota the pick of the new boys I thought. Konsa didn't have much to do. Wesley looked ok. None of the youngsters really impressed. We kinda know about the rest. Good to see Chester back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMitch Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 Stand outs for me: Steer/Kalinic - Both were rock solid and covered a few players who were clean through on goal. Guilbert - He plays like McGinn, if he was a Right Back. Have a feeling he's going to be a fans favorite this season. Jota - Was a class above everyone in the first half. Not worried about him at all. Extremely intelligent player with an eye for a pass. Needs Improvement: O'Hare - Outmuscled, off pace, and didn't make any impact on the play or shape, with or without the ball. Needs more time on loan to develop. Bree - Poor with the ball, out of position constantly, and in a game where everyone looked unfit, he looked the worst off Thor - Yes, he scored a Hell of a goal, but he was extremely poor in that defensive midfield role. Let too many attackers get by him, which Mings had to try to pick up the slack with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villarocker Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 1 minute ago, rodigan said: My starting XI from what we saw tonight: Steer Guibert - Chester - Mings - Targett McGinn - Hourihane - Grealish Jota - Wesley - El Ghazi I agree except, I thought Thor was more involved than Hourihane and he played many forward passes. Just a shame that Green and Davis were struggling to control the ball tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodigan Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 Players good enough for squad: Hause Konza Kalinic Thor Players fighting to make the squad: Davies Green Lansbury Taylor O'Hare Players who don't look good enough: Bree Hogan 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumerican Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 It will be nice to go to a game knowing that there is no longer a chance I'll be pulled out of the crowd at half time to play alongside Jedinak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodigan Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 1 minute ago, Villarocker said: I agree except, I thought Thor was more involved than Hourihane and he played many forward passes. Just a shame that Green and Davis were struggling to control the ball tonight. Thor was more involved, but he was spraying the ball all over the place... it says it all when Mings is a better outlet from defence than our DM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 Some people on official FB saying Thor motm. What f***ing game was I watching? Or is it the stupid scores goal ignores all the bad play/options response? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted July 18, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted July 18, 2019 Second half reiterating we need a lot of work still. Too much of that side isn't good enough play regular Prem football. Guilbert definitely a stand out. Looks like he's got exactly what you want in a fullback. Kalinic didn't have much to do bit did it well enough. I think he's a decent keeper but there's something not quite right there, you can see it in him - he doesn't look comfortable here. Good to see Chester (who should have scored) but we all know he's not going to be handling a full season anymore. Mings looked a little off the pace, a little lazy at times. Neil Taylor Neil Taylored. Lansbury got fouled, scored, and for the rest of the match may as well have been in the pub. McGinn hustled as we expect. Thor looked good, one of the better on the pitch and deserved the goal. It's a shame he doesn't quite have the quality because he's a likable presence and works hard. But he's not good enough. Green looked dangerous but then also put in one of the most embarrassing shots you'll ever see. Redeemed with a cracking cross for Thor, but he's not good enough for the Prem. Davis started brightly in a bizarre left wing berth, but no end product. Maybe a 4th choice striker, maybe, you'd give him a shot. You could see him knocking a few goals in, but equally you could see him doing a Moore brother impression. And Hogan. A mazy jinking run that ended when his feet outran his head. A couple of touches. His Villa career is over, it's just a matter of when he goes. Typically you'd bet it's a loan to the end of contract situation with him. All in all a successful friendly but blimey is work still needed. We've got no depth outside of centre half. The quality drops off a cliff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumerican Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 3 minutes ago, Chindie said: Second half reiterating we need a lot of work still. Too much of that side isn't good enough play regular Prem football. Guilbert definitely a stand out. Looks like he's got exactly what you want in a fullback. Kalinic didn't have much to do bit did it well enough. I think he's a decent keeper but there's something not quite right there, you can see it in him - he doesn't look comfortable here. Good to see Chester (who should have scored) but we all know he's not going to be handling a full season anymore. Mings looked a little off the pace, a little lazy at times. Neil Taylor Neil Taylored. Lansbury got fouled, scored, and for the rest of the match may as well have been in the pub. McGinn hustled as we expect. Thor looked good, one of the better on the pitch and deserved the goal. It's a shame he doesn't quite have the quality because he's a likable presence and works hard. But he's not good enough. Green looked dangerous but then also put in one of the most embarrassing shots you'll ever see. Redeemed with a cracking cross for Thor, but he's not good enough for the Prem. Davis started brightly in a bizarre left wing berth, but no end product. Maybe a 4th choice striker, maybe, you'd give him a shot. You could see him knocking a few goals in, but equally you could see him doing a Moore brother impression. And Hogan. A mazy jinking run that ended when his feet outran his head. A couple of touches. His Villa career is over, it's just a matter of when he goes. Typically you'd bet it's a loan to the end of contract situation with him. All in all a successful friendly but blimey is work still needed. We've got no depth outside of centre half. The quality drops off a cliff. Pretty much word for word this but adding Grealish Grealished. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodigan Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 2 minutes ago, Chindie said: All in all a successful friendly but blimey is work still needed. We've got no depth outside of centre half. The quality drops off a cliff. Lots to do, but its certainly getting there: GK: Steer Kalinic Nyland RB: Guibert Elmo CB: Mings Chester Hause Konza Engels LB: Targett Taylor DM: Hourihane Bjarnasson [LUIZ or PHILLIPS] AM: McGinn Jack LW / RW: El Ghazi Jota Green [TREZEGUET] CF: Wesley Kodjia Davies [MAUPAY or AUSTIN] If you add in us getting most of LUIZ, TREZEGUET, PHILLIPS, MAUPAY, AUSTIN - we're getting pretty close... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaluke Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 2 minutes ago, rodigan said: Lots to do, but its certainly getting there: GK: Steer Kalinic Nyland RB: Guibert Elmo CB: Mings Chester Hause Konza Engels LB: Targett Taylor DM: Hourihane Bjarnasson [LUIZ or PHILLIPS] AM: McGinn Jack LW / RW: El Ghazi Jota Green [TREZEGUET] CF: Wesley Kodjia Davies [MAUPAY or AUSTIN] If you add in us getting most of LUIZ, TREZEGUET, PHILLIPS, MAUPAY, AUSTIN - we're getting pretty close... Austin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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