LondonLax Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 I love players who can pull out some gif worthy skills. If he chips in with goals all season he will be well worth the price of admission. He’s probably also our best dead ball taker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted January 20, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 20, 2021 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Lord Willard said: Beats his man with a dummy for him to cut straight back on his left to where the defender is still standing. Unfortunately I just can't seem to get onbiard with this signing. He would of been better signed as loan player and saved up for someone we really wanted. But why can't we mention in the same breath how he made a fool of a player with a sublime take town in movement, a guided control on his thigh to turn it into space, then a shimmy to the left to break clear? Or the match winning goals from killer finishes? I genuinely think people will pick what they want to focus on based on if they just don't like the player or not. Seems no coincidence that the people who were against the signing from the beginning almost take pleasure in seeing him f*ck up. It's clear as day that he can bring something to the team. Once he has more time, and our style and work ethic are drilled into him, he has the potential to be brilliant. He also has the potential to be an ace up the sleeve from the bench with unpredictability to win a game. Don't get me wrong, he frustrates me as well, but to have already concluded his worth, or lack there off to this team this early is ridiculous IMO. We could easily say Barkley was shite tonight, but people like him... so. Edited January 20, 2021 by JAMAICAN-VILLAN 12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 Most of the time i think hes just a passenger then he comes up with magical moments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Willard Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 1 minute ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: But why can't we mention in the same breath how he made a fool of a player with a sublime take town in movement, a guided control on his thigh to turn it into space, then a shimmy to the left to break clear? I genuinely think people will pick what they want to focus on based on if they just don't like the player or not. Seems no coincidence that the people who were against the signing from the beginning almost take pleasure in seeing him f*ck up. It's clear as day that he can bring something to the team. Once he has more time, and our style and work ethic are drilled into him, he has the potential to be brilliant. He also has the potential to be an ace up the sleeve from the bench with unpredictability to win a game. Then basically passes it into the keepers arms. Yeah I remember the passage of play you're talking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdman Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 20 minutes ago, Lord Willard said: Beats his man with a dummy for him to cut straight back on his left to where the defender is still standing. Unfortunately I just can't seem to get onbiard with this signing. He would of been better signed as loan player and saved up for someone we really wanted. He got crowded out for that first chance simple as. It wasnt a poor touch or anything just city defending well. Strange how you pick that out as a negative. But then sounds like youve been negative about him from the start. From what I have seen so far I think he's going to be a great asset this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 Very poor defensively and in terms of decision making tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 Observation still stands, 2 minutes of Ronaldinho and 2 minutes of Ronald McDonald Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaglint Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 He seems like that classic winger type who does a few things that are pure silk and a load of things that are pretty erratic/bizarre/poor. He is very poor defensively against the better side defensively at the moment. Hopefully that improves with PL game time as with Luiz etc. If it doesn’t he may end up being a Conor type player. Ie one that plays against the mid table and weaker sides and we use Trez against the better teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keener window-cleaner Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 I don't really understand why El Ghazi didn't play today as he is much better defensively than Traoré. Traoré really needs to work on his defensive duties, now he is tracking back better than before, but he is still taking up wrong positions in defence almost all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozvillafan Posted January 20, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted January 20, 2021 This kind of game demands Trez. Shame he was unfit. They had a field day down our right as Traore wasn't cutting the mustard defensively. It was so bad that at one stage in the first half Grealish swapped with him to help Cash out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 He’s a bit Jekyll and Hyde isn’t he? I think he needs to improve a lot on the defensive side of his game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 19 minutes ago, Keener window-cleaner said: I don't really understand why El Ghazi didn't play today as he is much better defensively than Traoré. Traoré really needs to work on his defensive duties, now he is tracking back better than before, but he is still taking up wrong positions in defence almost all the time. Might have been a fitness thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 He's going to be so good this time next season. He's still not 100% at the races. Happy to rotate that position between himself, Anwar and Trez right now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 32 minutes ago, Keener window-cleaner said: I don't really understand why El Ghazi didn't play today as he is much better defensively than Traoré. Traoré really needs to work on his defensive duties, now he is tracking back better than before, but he is still taking up wrong positions in defence almost all the time. El Ghazi isn't exactly renowned for his defensive work either to be fair. As a matter of fact it's been on of the gripes people have had with him for a while. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 Considering how new he is to the team and country, i think he is doing very well, i cant believe people are writing him off after a handful of games, people need to look back to last season with regard to Konsa, Targett, Luiz etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indigo Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 I think he'll prove to be a cracking player for us over the next couple of seasons. As predictable as some seem to think he is he sure has a habit of being able to tie defenders in knots at times and he'll only improve as he gets more settled. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdman Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 3 minutes ago, Indigo said: I think he'll prove to be a cracking player for us over the next couple of seasons. As predictable as some seem to think he is he sure has a habit of being able to tie defenders in knots at times and he'll only improve as he gets more settled. Definitely and people shouldn't get hung up on his defensive deficiencies. He's never going to be the best at that but we should embrace the talent he has and make the best use of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 Thought he did okay, looks a threat, worked hard though did get caught out a few times, set piece delivery is pretty good overall, for someone new in the team id say he’s doing okay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turvontour Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 He can seriously drift past a player but his decision making and final ball once past them was really poor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KentVillan Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 Not sure why he's taking so much flak. Thought he played okay against probably the best side in the world on current form. He is erratic, yes, but he offers more than El Ghazi defensively and in the air. I'd rather see AEG used as more of a flat track bully against the weaker sides. We'll just have to get used to the fact he's very left footed and doesn't always make great decisions (all our wingers are bad decision makers though). I think the languid demeanour makes him look lazier than he is - he's put in a good shift every time I've seen him play. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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