DCJonah Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 He pressed defenders well and had a few nice touches. His 2 misses were really abysmal efforts but that only becomes a worry if it happens on a regular basis. A promising debut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chappy Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Good debut for me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 (edited) 28 minutes ago, DCJonah said: He pressed defenders well and had a few nice touches. His 2 misses were really abysmal efforts but that only becomes a worry if it happens on a regular basis. A promising debut. 2 misses? you including the mis kick in there too? that's not a bad miss, hard chance, he needed to make his mind up and pick a foot (stab with the outside of his right for me) but the likelihood of him scoring from there was slim to say the least so im not too worried about that one - anyone saying it was a sitter needs to give their head a wobble if you look at the movement for the 2 chances and the disallowed goal it was very good Edited January 29, 2020 by villa4europe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhan_Zhuang Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 3 hours ago, Hornso said: I think it was Danny Webber who was doing special comments on the feed I was watching. I believe his final verdict on Samatta was 'Doesn't look Premier League standard to me I'm afraid'. Thanks Danny. Who the *#*! is Danny Webber? Samatta looked lively considering he's not played since Boxing day, shame about the miss but we won so no big deal. Seemed to be the victim of a few heavy challenges too, thought the referee and assistants were shocking last night! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 (edited) 47 minutes ago, DCJonah said: He pressed defenders well and had a few nice touches. His 2 misses were really abysmal efforts but that only becomes a worry if it happens on a regular basis. A promising debut. He actually looked quite nervous as well, which is understandable. A whole country watching him and the weight, expectation and atmosphere of a full VP! Only been here what, a week? Also, when rewatching the highlights from the other angles, that pass was so ridiculous they probably didn't even expect it to come through! Hence late/slow anticipation. Edited January 29, 2020 by JAMAICAN-VILLAN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Whether right or not we are going to compare him to others that have played up front this season. He looked off the pace and you can tell it will take a while for him to settle in this league. However you could also see he is a proper striker. His movement and his link up play at times was very good. He was always in the box moving for a pass. Its basics for a striker but we just haven’t seen it enough this season so it’s encouraging after so long we saw it in 2 players in one game. If we can secure one more decent striker we’ll be ok for the rest of the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ_Villain Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 23 minutes ago, Zhan_Zhuang said: Who the *#*! is Danny Webber? Samatta looked lively considering he's not played since Boxing day, shame about the miss but we won so no big deal. Seemed to be the victim of a few heavy challenges too, thought the referee and assistants were shocking last night! Was speaking to my brother after the game... He was spot on when he said “Mike Dean always seems to pick a side to get all the decisions and the rub of the green... It might not be deliberate, but he always does it” Last night, Leicester kicked us all over the place... That Turkish defender of theirs who clattered Jack twice should have been sent off... but we won... and Elmos cross was magnificent! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 37 minutes ago, villa4europe said: 2 misses? you including the mis kick in there too? that's not a bad miss, hard chance, he needed to make his mind up and pick a foot (stab with the outside of his right for me) but the likelihood of him scoring from there was slim to say the least so im not too worried about that one - anyone saying it was a sitter needs to give their head a wobble if you look at the movement for the 2 chances and the disallowed goal it was very good It wasn't a sitter, I think the fact he completely whiffed on the shot was really poor. Movement was good, like I said it was promising and I'll be surprised if he keeps doing what he did last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolta Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 3 hours ago, TheAuthority said: I also saw him hold the ball up well when it was played into his feet and he was able to retain possession and lay it off. That alone is an upgrade on when El Ghazi has played there. I keep seeing this but El Ghazi did that plenty of times against Watford. Let's be honest, beyond the positivity of the result, it wasn't a memorable debut. But that's to be expected... what a game to play his first game, against a very good team in a semi final. All games are pressure games for us though. Davis made a big difference for us and I think it would be right to start him next time around. There's obviously a lot more to come from Samatta but he might need some time. And we'll have to find ways to give him some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 (edited) To me he looks like someone that needs to play in a front 2 rather than a lone striker but then again outside of football manager I've never coached a team in the top flight Few times one of our players had the ball and Samatta made a run and the midfielder didn't play him in , almost certainly a case of them needing to get used to each other .. It wasn't a Wow debut , but equally it wasn't a terrible debut either ... a goal will help him settle in , lets hope it comes on Sat Edited January 29, 2020 by tonyh29 corrected to "lone " (thanks Stefan) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonVillian Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 20 minutes ago, Rolta said: I keep seeing this but El Ghazi did that plenty of times against Watford. Let's be honest, beyond the positivity of the result, it wasn't a memorable debut. But that's to be expected... what a game to play his first game, against a very good team in a semi final. All games are pressure games for us though. Davis made a big difference for us and I think it would be right to start him next time around. There's obviously a lot more to come from Samatta but he might need some time. And we'll have to find ways to give him some. El ghazi offers nothing up front or out wide 1 out of 10 games performance player. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 4 hours ago, Hornso said: I think it was Danny Webber who was doing special comments on the feed I was watching. I believe his final verdict on Samatta was 'Doesn't look Premier League standard to me I'm afraid'. Thanks Danny. Danny Webber 4 career top flight goals. I trust his goalscoring expertise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 41 minutes ago, tonyh29 said: To me he looks like someone that needs to play in a front 2 rather than a loan striker But we bought him 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 That Grealish pass looks like a goal gone begging but they can be deceptively hard to connect. He makes the run and slight mistime and the ball is gone. I'd rather player was in right position and miss than not be in position at all 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post lapal_fan Posted January 29, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 29, 2020 Promising. He should have got something on that through ball and whilst it was a bit in the air, as a pro, you've got to get some connection. BUT, watch his movement before Jack sends that ball in - he's pointing to the space, ready to go before their defender knows what's happening - that's really good, proactive play. There was one moment where Jack was in front of Samatta pressing, the ball went by Jack and they started to break in midfield - this mother-**** bust an absolute gut to get back and help out, he won a tackle (which I thought was a foul, but Mike Dean (who I thought had a good game) let it go) and we built another attack. This was his first game, in a huge semi-final for a cup, full house and a boisterous crowd about 10 days after arriving in the country, playing up front on his own. I think he did just great - It's just a shame he couldn't have connected with that ball. We've seen worse in the Prem this year and I'm sure he'll build on it. But what a debut! Getting to Wembley on your first start with a pitch invasion at the end I hope he doesn't think it's this good all the time! 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 5 minutes ago, StefanAVFC said: But we bought him swear i typed in lone 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 3 minutes ago, lapal_fan said: Getting to Wembley on your first start with a pitch invasion at the end when i got home i re-watched the goal / full time celebrations on sky , he celebrated on the bench like he's been a Villa fan all his life 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 58 minutes ago, tonyh29 said: To me he looks like someone that needs to play in a front 2 rather than a lone striker but then again outside of football manager I've never coached a team in the top flight Few times one of our players had the ball and Samatta made a run and the midfielder didn't play him in , almost certainly a case of them needing to get used to each other .. It wasn't a Wow debut , but equally it wasn't a terrible debut either ... a goal will help him settle in , lets hope it comes on Sat Yeah doesn't look a loan striker at all, obviously has a great leap, but he is actually quite small! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzy Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Worth noting the role he played in our first goal too, by the way. Won his battle very well and started the whole move off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danishlad Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Let’s be honest , he had a poor game! nice movement though. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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