brummybloke Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 (edited) Only player who actually wanted it more than the other team, 1st game in god knows how many, best player on the pitch and taken off, while leaving Bailey on. Doh Edited January 9, 2023 by brummybloke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WooJung Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 (edited) While he may be no world beater, based on what I've seen he's definitely good enough to be involved a lot more than he has been, especially considering the utter tripe our midfield has been delivering until not so long ago. I genuinely believe that in several games we would've been much better off bringing him on rather than pretending he doesn't exist. Edited January 9, 2023 by WooJung 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJBOB Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 Had some good touches but every time I've seen him he just doesn't seem strong or fast enough. Technical player but unless he got displace Luiz or Kamara - he'd only be on for rotation. Which isn't a bad thing to have considering our injuries! But I struggle to see him in the wide mid position in the prem but maybe Morgan and Unai will surprise me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brummybloke Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 (edited) 30 minutes ago, DJBOB said: Had some good touches but every time I've seen him he just doesn't seem strong or fast enough. Technical player but unless he got displace Luiz or Kamara - he'd only be on for rotation. Which isn't a bad thing to have considering our injuries! But I struggle to see him in the wide mid position in the prem but maybe Morgan and Unai will surprise me. On form I would have him in above bailey, emi b and big phil possibly mcginn aswell Edited January 9, 2023 by brummybloke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 Make him captain, the handsome devil. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blasterpocket68 Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 Watched his movement off the ball last night it wasn’t particularly good . Passing wasn’t brilliant . Showed some good touches and scored a good goal but it was against Stevenage. im struggling to see a place for him . 3 managers can’t be wrong , and the agents are not banging the door down for his signature . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StewieGriffin Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 47 minutes ago, Blasterpocket68 said: Watched his movement off the ball last night it wasn’t particularly good . Passing wasn’t brilliant . Showed some good touches and scored a good goal but it was against Stevenage. im struggling to see a place for him . 3 managers can’t be wrong , and the agents are not banging the door down for his signature . He stood out for me yesterday in that he spent about 5 seconds at one point fairly early on with his hands spread out wanting the ball - didn't call for it, didn't move and looked frustrated he didn't receive it. There were 2 Stevenage players between Luiz and Bednarek (who were passing the ball between them) and Sanson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Scorpio Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 1 hour ago, Xela said: Make him captain, the handsome devil. He is rather handsome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Made In Aston Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 2 hours ago, brummybloke said: Only player who actually wanted it more than the other team, 1st game in god knows how many, best player on the pitch and taken off, while leaving Bailey on. Doh If I hadn't had sex for 2 years of be going at it like a train as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brummybloke Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 15 minutes ago, Made In Aston said: If I hadn't had sex for 2 years of be going at it like a train as well. I'm sure you wouldn't be putting in a 65 minute effort if you hadn't had any in 2 years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blasterpocket68 Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 I’m just not seeing Samson playing like some midfield general last night . He did ok scored an ok goal against Stevenage. His movement wasn’t brilliant he got frustrated . He was tidy with the ball but nothing special off the ball his movement was poor. I may have nodded off with the boredom or the electric atmosphere. His just average …… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayls Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 1 minute ago, Blasterpocket68 said: I’m just not seeing Samson playing like some midfield general last night . He did ok scored an ok goal against Stevenage. His movement wasn’t brilliant he got frustrated . He was tidy with the ball but nothing special off the ball his movement was poor. I may have nodded off with the boredom or the electric atmosphere. His just average …… Yea but what about Sanson? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaHatesMe Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 The guy can't get into a PL match under three different managers but plays well against a League Two side. He must be great! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 1 hour ago, VillaHatesMe said: The guy can't get into a PL match under three different managers but plays well against a League Two side. He must be great! Shame the others couldn't manage it against a league 2 side aye? New signing right here! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom13 Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 Sanson didn't bag 4 goals and 5 assists against Stevenage - therefore he's average. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightoffyour Posted January 10, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted January 10, 2023 McGinn out for the month, this is Sanson's big chance. Do us proud, beautiful. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post VillanousOne Posted January 10, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted January 10, 2023 Apart from one shite back pass has Sanson ever really played badly for us? I mean maybe not MOM performances but compared to most of our midfield when called upon he has looked fine, yet never given a run in the team (especially when players like McGinn and even at times Luiz and Nakamba were playing desperately poorly - as a combination). If he did get a run in the team he may well turn out to be bang average or even crap, or the Bailey/Buendia effect as it's known. the issue is Sanson is sort of like Villa's equivalent of Schrodinger's cat. We don't see the reasons why he doesn't get picked, so therefore he is neither rubbish or good, but both at the same time. Dean and Steve have said he trains well, so what is the unknown factor that keeps him out of the team? I'm bored of speculating. The endless manager man love for McGinn is just as baffling. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJBOB Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 2 hours ago, VillanousOne said: Apart from one shite back pass has Sanson ever really played badly for us? I mean maybe not MOM performances but compared to most of our midfield when called upon he has looked fine, yet never given a run in the team (especially when players like McGinn and even at times Luiz and Nakamba were playing desperately poorly - as a combination). If he did get a run in the team he may well turn out to be bang average or even crap, or the Bailey/Buendia effect as it's known. the issue is Sanson is sort of like Villa's equivalent of Schrodinger's cat. We don't see the reasons why he doesn't get picked, so therefore he is neither rubbish or good, but both at the same time. Dean and Steve have said he trains well, so what is the unknown factor that keeps him out of the team? I'm bored of speculating. The endless manager man love for McGinn is just as baffling. I think the issue is that managers - fairly or unfairly - probably don't rate his pace and strength for the prem and so he's in constant competition for Luiz - who is a mainstay. I hope he gets a chance under Emery as I think he has looked lightweight but we could certainly use his technicality in some games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomC Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 Whether you rate him or not, midfield is looking very crowded. We're playing mostly 4-4-2 variants right now, so that's one more MF than we used under SG's 4-3-3. Furthermore, MF is always one of the most likely positions for both a tactical sub or a fresh-legs sub, so with the 5-sub rule, I can see using 6 MFs in any given match. That means that probably 8 will be in the picture regularly given injuries, different skill sets, etc. But we're already there. Kamara, Dougie, JJ, McGinn, Buendia (that's how Unai has been using him), Coutinho (ditto), Donck, Sanson, Naka, Sanson. That's 9. Unai will probably add at least one of his own, so call it 10. And when Tim comes back, make it 11. Unai has made clear that he likes the Kamara-Dougie pairing (and so do most of us). At the other extreme, Naka is almost certainly out of the picture. So that leaves 7 players fighting for 2 starting spots and 2 likely subs in any given match. I just don't see Sanson becoming more than a fringe player, especially given that Unai's own transfers will have an advantage because they're his players. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MWARLEY2 Posted January 10, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted January 10, 2023 2 hours ago, VillanousOne said: Apart from one shite back pass has Sanson ever really played badly for us? I mean maybe not MOM performances but compared to most of our midfield when called upon he has looked fine, yet never given a run in the team (especially when players like McGinn and even at times Luiz and Nakamba were playing desperately poorly - as a combination). That back pass wasnt even going to be shite. But the Manure player got right behind him so as he lifted his leg back it hit the opponent before his full backlift and then there was simply no power in it. Fluke that wouldnt happen too often. Then he got frustrated kicked the water or threw it and from then on Gerrard kept him out of the team. Horrible thing to happen to him. He isnt the answer to a problem but he has been so unlucky here. A decent footballer that everything fell wrong for. And now 24 months with little football he is going to take time to find his rhythm again. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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