cheltenham_villa Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 52 minutes ago, VillaAlex said: I think he's really missed Cash. i think the same, they were developing a great relationship and knowing Cash is always overlapping allows him to cut onto his right foot or go down the line. Elmo isnt Cash and unfortunately were not at a stage yet where we can afford a squad that gives us that level of cover. I do wonder though if we have any options in the under 23's that would give us more energy from right back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 The excellent Villa Podcast summed him up well. You know he's probably bad for you, but he's absolutely delicious. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedClaretAndBlue Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 Mesmerising skills. So annoying he didnt finish off that chance first half. How he got in that position was Messi levels of dribbling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdman Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 (edited) 11 hours ago, BleedClaretAndBlue said: Mesmerising skills. So annoying he didnt finish off that chance first half. How he got in that position was Messi levels of dribbling. Yes but when has Jack ever finished off a mazy dribble with a goal? Frustratingly as a team we struggle to score any of the damn things! Edited March 5, 2021 by birdman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zab6359 Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 Fed up with people saying he's a luxury player, great buy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdman Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 14 minutes ago, zab6359 said: Fed up with people saying he's a luxury player, great buy! He is a great buy and a starter every game for me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom13 Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 Take some responsibility out there and try and get into the game ffs! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 He started well (as they all did), but boy did he fade. I think he needs to get closer to Watkins. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M_Afro Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 Starting to think that, for now, we should only use him as an impact sub or against teams where we are gonna have 60% plus possession. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyM3000 Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 Full backs need to get forward and help him more so he has more room against defenders. Not playing well, but not ideal conditions with an overall under performance of the team. I'd take him out for a bit if we had a reasonable option to replace him with but we don't. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphinho123 Posted March 6, 2021 Author Share Posted March 6, 2021 I liked him at the start, thought he had something different but I think he’s been poor the last few matches. I’ll get pelters on here, I’m sure, because people seem to think he’s generally very good so perhaps I’m missing something but I’d say it’s STILL an area we can improve on again in the summer. You only have to look at Neto to see what a proper wide player looks like. Traore just looks slow and too predictable. Like I say, I’m probably in the minority, but he’s not the player I thought he’d be and I find him VERY frustrating. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 Its not enough for me to just produce fleeting moments of brilliance. He needs to get involved in the game more and tonight he was just a passenger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 Grealish making everyone around him look good. When he is out it exposes the rest of the attack. Was exactly the same in the Championship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farlz Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 Been off it now for the past couple games, right at the moment we've needed him to step up with no Grealish which is disappointing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferguson1 Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 I actually think he performs better with Cash. Cash bombing forward distracts the opposition, making space for Bert to perform. He’s been a good signing but has been frustrating lately, especially tonight. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turvontour Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 1 hour ago, AndyM3000 said: Full backs need to get forward and help him more so he has more room against defenders. Not playing well, but not ideal conditions with an overall under performance of the team. I'd take him out for a bit if we had a reasonable option to replace him with but we don't. He needs one of or both of Cash and Grealish playing. His game has dipped massively without their influence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhan_Zhuang Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 Traore was poor tonight but no doubt he's a better player when Cash is supporting him. It's a pity he didn't score against Sheff Utd as that was likely goal of the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 2 minutes ago, turvontour said: He needs one of or both of Cash and Grealish playing. His game has dipped massively without their influence. He needs to be babysitted to perform? Can't hold his own? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow1988 Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 15 hours ago, HanoiVillan said: He started well (as they all did), but boy did he fade. I think he needs to get closer to Watkins. Everyone needs to get closer to Watkins. Our lines are too far away from each other IMO. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted March 7, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted March 7, 2021 4 minutes ago, sparrow1988 said: Everyone needs to get closer to Watkins. Our lines are too far away from each other IMO. I think that's largely down to how we play. We're pretty bad with the ball going back to front. Teams attack us which results in our wingers correctly tracking back to help out defensively, then we seem to try and catch teams on the break by lumping it forward and then winning second balls. It's hard work for the team to constantly get up and down the pitch. We need to be better at transitioning the ball from back to front. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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