Popular Post TomC Posted February 13, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted February 13, 2023 22 hours ago, VillaChris said: I thought he had one of his best games for the club last weekend so harsh to drop him on account of being mauled by Man. City. Agreed. Man City's press through about 55' was about as ferocious as I've seen it. As soon as anyone got the ball for Villa, he was surrounded. Anyone old enough to remember the video game Robotron? That's what it looked like. Without being able to fire a gun at the opponent. For all their skill on the ball, people forget how well Man City (and Liverpool) press when they're at their best. I don't think many teams in the world could have played out of that yesterday. I would not judge Buendia harshly on that. Buendia clearly has a ceiling, and while he's not quite there yet, he can end up about where I've always thought of Mings: a step short of world class, but still a very good player. He's never going to be De Bruyne, but he's not garbage. Sometimes people around here forget that there are quite a few levels in between world class and garbage. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post AV82 Posted February 18, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted February 18, 2023 That dummy today is a great example of why stats don't tell the whole story. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJBOB Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 Played really well in the second striker position and thought we lost a lot of our build up when he went off. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 Just now, DJBOB said: Played really well in the second striker position and thought we lost a lot of our build up when he went off. Yes I didnt like the substitution but guess the pace of Bailey gave us something else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROTTERDAM1982 Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 Bailey gave more attacking threat than Emi today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyp Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 Would he be in the team if it wasn’t for his price tag ? I just don’t see top class off of him. Over/underhits basic passes. He’s physically lacking ( many have said the same ) Does far too much mouthing too for a lad who makes a fair share of mistakes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom13 Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 Just now, Johnnyp said: Would he be in the team if it wasn’t for his price tag ? I just don’t see top class off of him. Over/underhits basic passes. He’s physically lacking ( many have said the same ) Does far too much mouthing too for a lad who makes a fair share of mistakes. So you're suggesting Unai is only picking him because of his price tag? Madness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyp Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 Just now, Tom13 said: So you're suggesting Unai is only picking him because of his price tag? Madness. He’s picking him because there’s nothing on that bench. I believe if Emery had a better option, he’d be playing. I believe fans are afraid to go in hard on Buendia because of the price tag. They believe he’ll come good. I don’t rate the guy. I’m not afraid to say it. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 I think he's in it for his tenacity, pressing and work rate personally Unfortunately he's doing better off the ball than he is on it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 Man's the only guy in football history to consistently think a ball person is on his team. Man's got that 10 yard no pressure pass into 12 year old Archie on lock. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post leemond2008 Posted February 18, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted February 18, 2023 5 minutes ago, Johnnyp said: He’s picking him because there’s nothing on that bench. I believe if Emery had a better option, he’d be playing. I believe fans are afraid to go in hard on Buendia because of the price tag. They believe he’ll come good. I don’t rate the guy. I’m not afraid to say it. 100% this...bit like if Pep had a better option than Haaland he'd be playing as well 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazmonkey Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 32 minutes ago, Tom13 said: So you're suggesting Unai is only picking him because of his price tag? Madness. We have no one else is probably the issue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVTuco Posted February 18, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted February 18, 2023 Stop waiving your hands like a petulant child. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allani Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 1 hour ago, DJBOB said: Played really well in the second striker position and thought we lost a lot of our build up when he went off. I'm personally looking forward to Duran and Ollie paying a full match together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom13 Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 (edited) 18 minutes ago, Bazmonkey said: We have no one else is probably the issue No one better you mean? As in Emery's formation - Coutinho, Ramsey and McGinn could all play over him. Yet of the four of them - Buendia gets the most starts and minutes. Edited February 18, 2023 by Tom13 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHY Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 He needs to do far more on the ball imo. I like his tenacity and effort but some of his passing is criminal at this level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom13 Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 He overhit a couple of through balls today which was disappointing to see. Could have been a couple of dangerous situations for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphinho123 Posted February 19, 2023 Author Share Posted February 19, 2023 Nothing player really. One of the areas we need to improve on in the Summer. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeepDish Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 Another great impact from Buendia. Love this player. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UpTheVilla26 Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 @Delphinho123 He's ruined your evening 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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