Indigo Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 Even if you can't explain why there's just certain players you naturally gravitate towards and Wesley is one of those for me. Beyond just being a Villa fan I found myself willing him to be a success. Can't argue that he largely underwhelmed across his brief time last season, but the main thing for me was that he showed in the aforementioned appearances that the ability is there, it's just up to him to get there on a more consistent basis. The injury was so unfortunate because it put a massive stumbling block in his way to getting there, but I'll reserve judgement and hope that the team around him being better plus Watkins relieving the pressure he had on him last season to be the sole focal point will give him an easier time of finding his feet. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sulberto21 Posted December 30, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 30, 2020 9 hours ago, zab6359 said: Just because someone was the best player on the pitch (in your opinion) doesn't make them unplayable! Watkins scored a hat trick against the league champions but was far from unplayable. He actually was. Should have had 6 that day. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest av1 Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 19 minutes ago, Sulberto21 said: He actually was. Should have had 6 that day. And after the game Klopp described him as... Unplayable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zab6359 Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 36 minutes ago, Sulberto21 said: He actually was. Should have had 6 that day. Only on VT! Love it when a good game becomes unplayable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam2003 Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 2 minutes ago, zab6359 said: Only on VT! Love it when a good game becomes unplayable I have no dog in this fight, but if a hattrick against the champions isn’t your definition of unplayable, what is? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sulberto21 Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 1 hour ago, zab6359 said: Only on VT! Love it when a good game becomes unplayable And from the mouth of Klopp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's Your Round Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 Watkins was unplayable against Liverpool, he ran them ragged. Wesley can be unplayable on his day too, we didn’t see it too often but it’s in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omariqy Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 No one in the history of football has been unplayable. Its just a term used. Let's not get too literal about football. A game riddled with hyperbolic musings. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozvillafan Posted December 31, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted December 31, 2020 13 minutes ago, omariqy said: No one in the history of football has been unplayable. Its just a term used. Let's not get too literal about football. A game riddled with hyperbolic musings. Aye. My favourite cliche is "dominating". I hear it mentioned all the time by pundits describing one side against another in a game that ends up a 0-0 draw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasoncb Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 34 minutes ago, ozvillafan said: Aye. My favourite cliche is "dominating". I hear it mentioned all the time by pundits describing one side against another in a game that ends up a 0-0 draw. Also if you "let" a team have the ball does that define them as dominating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 8 hours ago, jasoncb said: Also if you "let" a team have the ball does that define them as dominating. Arteta seems to think so. He's dominated many a game at 2-0 down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jareth Posted December 31, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted December 31, 2020 This looks promising 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steero113 Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 Just now, Jareth said: This looks promising I thought that, is that him in training with the 1st team or just one on one still? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jareth Posted December 31, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted December 31, 2020 Just now, Steero113 said: I thought that, is that him in training with the 1st team or just one on one still? No idea - but fresh hair do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 15 minutes ago, Jareth said: No idea - but fresh hair do! I want him to go full Abel Xavier. Douglas Luiz almost did it at Girona so why not Wesley. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bose Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 He's still young, the guy has just turned 24, played half a season in a new country and like has been said a thousand times was just starting to hit form. Can't wait to see him in the squad again. Hopefully he'll play some part this season, gives us a very different option to Watkins as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M_Afro Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 Cannot wait for him to come back. Having him as a bench option massively increases our potency when we are chasing games. Him down the middle with Ollie, Jack and Bert in behind will really cause tired defences lots of problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Other Mat Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 (edited) 36 minutes ago, Jareth said: This looks promising Back with a smooth Sisqo cut too. Edited December 31, 2020 by The Other Mat 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 Glad he's back. But if Watkins is so key to the way we play, how does Wesley impact on that? I'd much prefer him on the bench than not, he will improve the squad but I'm not yet convinced he will be a big player for us. But he has a clean slate and I'm genuinely hoping it works out for him. Actually looking forward to seeing him out there again, which is very different to how I felt about him last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted December 31, 2020 Moderator Share Posted December 31, 2020 59 minutes ago, Steero113 said: I thought that, is that him in training with the 1st team or just one on one still? No, he is still a fair way away from that. He is still doing one on one rehab work, still some way to go before full training. I don’t think he will be available until for quite some time yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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