Delphinho123 Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 Loveably average. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevonIsAPlaceOnEarth Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 Funny how people see the same game. I thought he was one of the better players on the pitch for us today. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vreitti Posted November 21, 2021 Share Posted November 21, 2021 2 hours ago, Kiwivillan said: Couldn't help thinking during the match if we had proper DM like Bissouma the result would've been different. Fwiw most fans actually want to see us win! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted November 21, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted November 21, 2021 He puts so much effort in but he's so average. Admirable and likeable but one of the first areas we need to upgrade 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted November 21, 2021 Share Posted November 21, 2021 He’s defensive qualities are great but it’s just not enough if you want to push on this league. He will be replaced but he’s doing a decent job as cover. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samjp26 Posted November 21, 2021 Share Posted November 21, 2021 14 hours ago, Zatman said: Played well but in typical Marv style he somehow got hilself booked with his touch after a great interception To be fair it was a harsh booking, he got the ball but seemingly got booked for looking aggressive. Those bits of breaking up play helped us a lot and that was clearly his job - break up play. Bissouma broke up play well but didn’t do anything progressive with the ball so I’d say they both had similar performances. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sulberto21 Posted November 21, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 21, 2021 Claud Makalele was hailed as world class because he used to win the ball and pass it in any direction 5 yards and have around 95% accuracy. Yesterday we scored because Marvellous intercepted the ball and then passed it 5 yards forwards to Young who then opened the game up and created the chance for Ollie. Top performance from Marvellous. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted November 21, 2021 Share Posted November 21, 2021 16 minutes ago, Sulberto21 said: Claud Makalele was hailed as world class because he used to win the ball and pass it in any direction 5 yards and have around 95% accuracy. Yesterday we scored because Marvellous intercepted the ball and then passed it 5 yards forwards to Young who then opened the game up and created the chance for Ollie. Top performance from Marvellous. Makelele was world class , so good he had a position named after him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHY Posted November 21, 2021 Share Posted November 21, 2021 I like Marv, yes he’s limited and isn’t good enough for where we want to be but he gives his all in every game he plays. Fans are quick to jump on him when he gives a pass away. What some fans don’t understand is that he probably receives and passes more balls than the rest of the midfield combined, of course he is going to give the ball away every now and then. His pass accuracy is actually very good. He goes about his business and never hides, always shows even when he’s not having a good game. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted November 21, 2021 Share Posted November 21, 2021 Sells himself too easily and not strong enough in the tackle to be a truly effective DCM, also lacks composure on the ball to be an effective CM. Not seeing too much improvement in him since his debut sadly, one to move on and replace in the summer for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted November 21, 2021 Moderator Share Posted November 21, 2021 Even when he has a good game he just isn't good enough, we need better. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laughable Chimp Posted November 21, 2021 Share Posted November 21, 2021 (edited) 38 minutes ago, WHY said: I like Marv, yes he’s limited and isn’t good enough for where we want to be but he gives his all in every game he plays. Fans are quick to jump on him when he gives a pass away. What some fans don’t understand is that he probably receives and passes more balls than the rest of the midfield combined, of course he is going to give the ball away every now and then. His pass accuracy is actually very good. He goes about his business and never hides, always shows even when he’s not having a good game. Nakamba this season has been targeted by less passes per 90 than any other player in our squad bar the damn goalkeepers. Ramsey is the only one of CMs who've attempted less passes per 90 this season than Nakamba and that's somewhat excused by the fact that he operates higher up the pitch than Nakamba. Luiz is our most passing oriented CM. His passing gets too much flack imo but he absolutely isn't the guy in midfield distributing passes around. Our team tries to avoid passing the ball to him whenever they can probably because they know it's a weakness of his. Edited November 21, 2021 by Laughable Chimp 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted November 21, 2021 Share Posted November 21, 2021 We don't just need better, we have better. Marv isn't playing if Luiz is fit. How many teams around midtable have considerably better backups? I wouldn't be aggrieved if we replaced him, but I don't see us signing a considerably better player to warm the bench 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted November 21, 2021 Share Posted November 21, 2021 Game of two halves, I felt. Poor first and better second. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom_avfc Posted November 21, 2021 Share Posted November 21, 2021 1 hour ago, Davkaus said: We don't just need better, we have better. Marv isn't playing if Luiz is fit. How many teams around midtable have considerably better backups? I wouldn't be aggrieved if we replaced him, but I don't see us signing a considerably better player to warm the bench I think there’s games where we would be more suited to having a defensive midfielder like Nakamba (obviously a better one) rather than Douglas Luiz. The first signing I’d be making would be a better ball winning defensive midfielder to give us this option. Even if that means playing this new defensive midfielder alongside Luiz it just gives us so much more flexibility with what we do in midfield. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted November 21, 2021 Share Posted November 21, 2021 13 hours ago, DevonIsAPlaceOnEarth said: Funny how people see the same game. I thought he was one of the better players on the pitch for us today. Second half he was better, first he struggled a bit - a few times he went in for challenges but they just didn't stick as he's not got enough weight/strength/aggression. The plus there is that he's reading the game well and putting the work in to make those challenges, just needs to continue putting in the work to develop his game further. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villarule123 Posted November 21, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted November 21, 2021 I'd wack our entire January budget on Bissouma alone. The reason Brighton kept/won back the ball so much yesterday was because of him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post penguin Posted November 21, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 21, 2021 1 hour ago, villarule123 said: I'd wack our entire January budget on Bissouma alone. The reason Brighton kept/won back the ball so much yesterday was because of him. We’ll be facing strong competition with Prison FC after him also 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted November 21, 2021 Share Posted November 21, 2021 3 hours ago, villarule123 said: I'd wack our entire January budget on Bissouma alone. The reason Brighton kept/won back the ball so much yesterday was because of him. Nobody is buying that guy at the moment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted November 21, 2021 Share Posted November 21, 2021 6 hours ago, Sulberto21 said: Claud Makalele was hailed as world class because he used to win the ball and pass it in any direction 5 yards and have around 95% accuracy. Yesterday we scored because Marvellous intercepted the ball and then passed it 5 yards forwards to Young who then opened the game up and created the chance for Ollie. Top performance from Marvellous. some won't see that as the instigation of the goal scoring move,or worthy of note...... equally some will of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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