bannedfromHandV Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 (edited) All aspects of his game are improving. He used to be a certainty for being subbed at or before 60 minutes because he’d be blowing out his arse, some games he looked knackered before half time. Fast forward to now and he’s putting in solid shifts into and beyond 75 minutes, shows the adaptation some players have to make in terms of their fitness and stamina levels. He seems well liked in the squad / club, chips in with useful goals and assists, probably isn’t costing a fortune in wages and brings an army of foreign fans with him. I’m struggling to see any major negatives with him right now other than he isn’t a top level player, which a) is why he plays for us and b) why he cost £12M or whatever it was. Edited September 28, 2020 by bannedfromHandV 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshharris12 Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 Worked his socks off! All can ask for Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 Main thing for me he is definitely fitter than last season, he used to blow out of his arse after a few runs last season. Today he was all over the place trying close things down. He is far from an elite winger but he works hard and gets important goals. Thats good enough for me 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 Just watched the game again and second half watched him closely. He was like a man possessed. But it wasn’t just running around for the sake of it, it was with real intensity. He broke up a lot of Fulham attacks on their left hand side. He’s acceleration has improved massively! Also noticed that whilst Traoré looks classy on the ball he let his man run off him a few times during the short time he was on. Not so bad when 3-0 up to be fair. But I think Trez has to start on Sunday. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 1 hour ago, Zatman said: Main thing for me he is definitely fitter than last season, he used to blow out of his arse after a few runs last season. Today he was all over the place trying close things down. He is far from an elite winger but he works hard and gets important goals. Thats good enough for me He posted several clips of him working out on fitness during the breaks. So he has definitely been grinding at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enda Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 A few months ago people here were saying he was dog shit, an embarrassment, not good enough for the Championship, etc. He’s no Ronaldo but Trez will prove a valuable squad member this season. I hope a few posters here will give players, especially foreign players, a bit more of a chance in future. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hornso Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 Works his arse off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wezbid Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 He looks far fitter than the player we had last season, he can close down, counter attack and not look like he needs subbing. His improved fitness is allowing him to demonstrate the apparent pace we thought he may have had from his YouTube vids before joining. The guy is 24/25 and definitely improving multiple parts of his game. Can't believe people were wanting him out this summer. He's always been frustrating but you can see something is there. He has the brain to get into positions to stick his toe in and nick the ball, he has a nack of reading things well in the main. He's going to make Traore earn that right forward spot and if he does lose it, we have an improved and motivated Trez to come off the bench. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zab6359 Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 Absolutely agree his fitness seems to have improved and he really does work hard, but not a great footballer should be availble off the bench not a great starting option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicho Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 4 hours ago, Enda said: A few months ago people here were saying he was dog shit, an embarrassment, not good enough for the Championship, etc. He’s no Ronaldo but Trez will prove a valuable squad member this season. I hope a few posters here will give players, especially foreign players, a bit more of a chance in future. To be fair it’s because he was consistently terrible. Got to applaud his graft, his tracking is incredibly useful. He will still get dropped due to his ability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 3 hours ago, zab6359 said: Absolutely agree his fitness seems to have improved and he really does work hard, but not a great footballer should be availble off the bench not a great starting option. Depends on the match. Sometimes where we are going to see very little of the ball (Liverpool, city etc), his work rate is vital. Whereas against others where we want to dominate you start the more skilful Traore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zab6359 Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 2 hours ago, mikeyp102 said: Depends on the match. Sometimes where we are going to see very little of the ball (Liverpool, city etc), his work rate is vital. Whereas against others where we want to dominate you start the more skilful Traore Completely disagree always start with your best players in your forward line regardless of the opposition. If formations change then yeah maybe think about a change, but you don't play a worse player just because they work hard imo. Besides still to be seen if Traore is the better option Trez might make the position his if Traore is a flop! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 Happy Birthday Trez. Lots of fans give you a hard time but you know what bud, you’re alright. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enda Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 Absolutely gutted for Trez, everyone except for him has scored today. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest av1 Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 Another shift today. Well done lad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 Quality ball for Watkins hitting the bar did pick out something interesting in the 1st half, he miscontrolled a bouncing ball and it went for a throw, someone was shouting let it go, don’t worry about it, go again about 30 seconds after it happened Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enda Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 Just now, villa4europe said: Quality ball for Watkins hitting the bar And to set him up for the one-on-one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwi1890 Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 Came off the pitch absolutely shattered what a character absolute grafter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 His workrate is unbelievable. You have to give full credit for his attitude. Still think he lacks some quality that traore will bring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 His decision making is not great but his work rate is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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