Popular Post S-Platt Posted May 11, 2022 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted May 11, 2022 Playing possibly the best team in Europe who press relentlessly and not having played for months I thought he was amazing to be fair. Yeah one misplaced pass aside but if he performs like that against lesser teams he will be a real asset. If we find a similar player that can spray passes left and right we will be challenging for Europe. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdman Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 2 hours ago, S-Platt said: Playing possibly the best team in Europe who press relentlessly and not having played for months I thought he was amazing to be fair. Yeah one misplaced pass aside but if he performs like that against lesser teams he will be a real asset. If we find a similar player that can spray passes left and right we will be challenging for Europe. Yep he was great considering. A couple of the passes would have been OK but they lacked pace. Needs to put his foot through the ball more rather than under hitting it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVTuco Posted May 11, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted May 11, 2022 He can be an ok second choice CDM next season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craigy1874 Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 I like Marv, but his second touch is a tackle far, far too often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilbertoAVFC Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 (edited) Obviously he will be better than that after coming back in for the first time in months, but people on Twitter seemed to forget he's been doing it for 2.5 years in these last few months. Never in a million years good enough to be first-choice. Edited May 11, 2022 by gilbertoAVFC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKP90 Posted May 11, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted May 11, 2022 I think I'll give him a break atm. He's been out for a while. Bound to lack sharpness. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 He won't be playing much next season and we'll be a better team for it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 We look a better team with him in it, but he absolutely can and should be upgraded in the summer. I'm really excited about who we can get. He'd be a great backup though. Also frees up Luiz to be a #8 (if he stays). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke313 Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 14 minutes ago, Keyblade said: We look a better team with him in it, but he absolutely can and should be upgraded in the summer. I'm really excited about who we can get. He'd be a great backup though. Also frees up Luiz to be a #8 (if he stays). That's probably the only way Luiz signs a new deal, with a promise he'll play as an #8 as we are signing a new #6 with Nakamba as back up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbcuk Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 Thought soon as he went off the game changed, as we pushed Luiz back where he was playing good as the number 8, still think we need better at a number 6 than nakamba as his passing is awful 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osmark86 Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 2 hours ago, gilbertoAVFC said: Obviously he will be better than that after coming back in for the first time in months, but people on Twitter seemed to forget he's been doing it for 2.5 years in these last few months. Never in a million years good enough to be first-choice. No he should be backup at best going forward. That being said I thought he did alright yday and it gave us solidity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 20 hours ago, Laughable Chimp said: Honestly, not very good. He'd pull off interceptions out of no where, carry the ball up the field for a promising counter attack and then pass it straight to a Liverpool player multiple times. Bit harsh. That was his first start in five months and not like he's come off the bench regularly since his return. Surprised he started but he did o.k. Assume we'll keep him as back up to new DM next season and send Tim out on loan as Gerrard throwing him straight back in from the start v Liverpool shows he's still rated post injury. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 Oh Nakamba why can't I find a Spoiler Boyfriend midfielder like you? I'd be so happy to find someone as kind as mobile as defensively minded and as neat and tidy as you. Well....what about me? Ha ha. No. No. Not you. Someone like you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HalfTimePost Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 Considering the opposition and how long he'd been out he did really well. Yeah his ball retention was poor and it always has been but thought it was really promising for his first game back - he had been much better during Gerrards first games and hopefully he gets back to that as he really had been a revelation. A new DM with Nakamba as back up (who, like Hause, will be more than fine with that role) and Iroegbunam could be a solid foundation to allow Luiz to become an 8. We are going to have to sell someone though. Sanson I suppose. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 Better today so far - looks less rusty and panicked than he did against Liverpool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero7 Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 Thought he was terrible yesterday the game and Palace players just ran past him.. He's got no pace and is not really that strong so would be 3rd choice DM for me, need much much better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avfc1982am Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 Just not good enough. In possession or out of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphinho123 Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 Like McGinn and Luiz, he'll be for sale should the right offer come in, in the Summer. An incredibly average, if not likeable, player. Luiz, Nakamba and McGinn should not be starting for us next season. If they are, we've failed again in the market to address the biggest issue with our squad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steero113 Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 4 minutes ago, Delphinho123 said: Like McGinn and Luiz, he'll be for sale should the right offer come in, in the Summer. An incredibly average, if not likeable, player. Luiz, Nakamba and McGinn should not be starting for us next season. If they are, we've failed again in the market to address the biggest issue with our squad. I think Marvelous will be surplus if we get a new DM in. I would like to see Tim given the chances as backup next year, I think he's shown enough to warrant a chance at that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilbertoAVFC Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 On 16/05/2022 at 15:21, Delphinho123 said: Like McGinn and Luiz, he'll be for sale should the right offer come in, in the Summer. An incredibly average, if not likeable, player. Luiz, Nakamba and McGinn should not be starting for us next season. If they are, we've failed again in the market to address the biggest issue with our squad. Disagree on Luiz and McGinn plays every minute so clearly Gerrard likes him. Nakamba can obviously go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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