gwi1890 Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 Class act Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rightdm00 Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 Great game defensively. Just wish he had some amount of ball progression and/or passing. Just feel we invite a fair amount of pressure when we play him against the better teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 Maybe he should have played more games. Hes been fantastic the last two games 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 4 minutes ago, PaulC said: Maybe he should have played more games. Hes been fantastic the last two games I was just going to ask . . . what's our record when he's started? Feels like we often get good results when he starts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 Love Luiz but Nakamba is 10 times better as a DM You can dress it up all you want but defensive midfield is about winning the ball and protecting the defence. Nakamba does that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinker Posted May 23, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted May 23, 2021 Amazing what a decent defensive midfielder can bring to us . Is Nakamba the long term answer? I'm not to sure but I will say his distribution has improved vastly over the last season so it maybe he can be that player for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 Last 2 games are exactly what he should be used for, he has a role here definitley just need to have the confidence to use him In games where we think we'll have 60% possession fair enough but there's more than a few where we have 40% and that's his game 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 1 minute ago, villalad21 said: Love Luiz but Nakamba is 10 times better as a DM You can dress it up all you want but defensive midfield is about winning the ball and protecting the defence. Nakamba does that. I think there's more to it than that, it's also about being about to receive the ball off the defence and pivot, Nakamba isn't great at it Deano needs to use both of them in different circumstances 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted May 23, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted May 23, 2021 13 minutes ago, HanoiVillan said: I was just going to ask . . . what's our record when he's started? Feels like we often get good results when he starts. You made me curious. I believe these are all his starts this season. Burnley 0-0 90 minutes Newcastle 2-0 90 minutes Arsenal 1-0 90 minutes Leeds 1-0 90 minutes Sheff Utd 0-1 68 minutes Liverpool 1-2 66 minutes Man City 1-2 63 minutes Spurs 2-1 89 minutes Chelsea 2-1 90 minutes 5 wins, 1 draw, 3 defeats. Villa were drawing against Liverpool when he was taken off if that is of any consideration. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphinho123 Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 2 minutes ago, Mark Albrighton said: You made me curious. I believe these are all his starts this season. Burnley 0-0 90 minutes Newcastle 2-0 90 minutes Arsenal 1-0 90 minutes Leeds 1-0 90 minutes Sheff Utd 0-1 68 minutes Liverpool 1-2 66 minutes Man City 1-2 63 minutes Spurs 2-1 89 minutes Chelsea 2-1 90 minutes 5 wins, 1 draw, 3 defeats. Villa were drawing against Liverpool when he was taken off if that is of any consideration. All this shows me is a top class defensive midfielder is an absolute priority in the summer. Basically, a Nakamba type but comfortable with the ball at his feet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 Just now, Delphinho123 said: All this shows me is a top class defensive midfielder is an absolute priority in the summer. Basically, a Nakamba type but comfortable with the ball at his feet. Not too many of those around. Not even the top teams in our leagues have one. Ndidi at Leicester is the only one I can think of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphinho123 Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 4 minutes ago, Keyblade said: Not too many of those around. Not even the top teams in our leagues have one. Ndidi at Leicester is the only one I can think of. Rice, Phillips and Kante aren’t bad.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supermon Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 Wow what a game, been critical of Nakamba this year, but he was bloody everywhere, what a machine. If he could just improve on his passing and maybe have confidence in the ball a little then he'd be the complete package, but if hmnot then he's still does a tremendous job defending for the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Keyblade said: Not too many of those around. Not even the top teams in our leagues have one. Ndidi at Leicester is the only one I can think of. Pretty much ALL the top teams have at least one which can do the role. At minimum have solid CM's who can play that role effectively, so that is a bit of a myth IMO Edited May 23, 2021 by JAMAICAN-VILLAN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sulberto21 Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 His passing has improved his job is get ball give ball to teammate. Done simple. 3rd Best passing accuracy today in our team today behind Konsa and Targett. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 3 minutes ago, Delphinho123 said: Rice, Phillips and Kante aren’t bad.. We'd be paying minimum £50m for them. Dont even want to guess what the former PFA POTY would go for. Also Phillips is more of a Luiz type player. Rice also can't pass for shit. I'd rather stick with Marv than pay whatever outrageous English premium he'd go for (not that he'd come). A DM that is fierce in the tackle and can play the ball well is very rare indeed. Kante and (ironically his replacement) Ndidi are the only ones who can do both to a high standard. It's hard to tell with Phillips because Bielsa ball exposes him too much. Most other teams either have a Marv type player or (increasingly) a Luiz type player. Or if you're like us you have both and I hope one or the other isn't a guaranteed starter like Luiz was this season and we use either one or both depending on our opponents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 Unbelievable today 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villa87 Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 Absolute boss! I’ve always said it, but give him an extended run in the team and I think he could become key for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunderball Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 Last two games very good, every time he’s played this season I thought he’s been solid. He has edged ahead of Luiz on performance, he starts next season for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farlz Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 He was class today. You have to pick the right games for Nakamba to be effective but when you do you really see it. Deserved MOTM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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