Keyblade Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 42 minutes ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: When I see it in that perspective, makes Levy look a bloody genius ! The Investors must love him. It was all Poch. Levy got lucky as evidenced by how he's ****'ing up now without him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBlack Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 On 03/10/2021 at 19:03, The Fun Factory said: Once we get Buendia and Bailey fully fit and integrated into the matchday squad, we will be different gravy. Agreed. Can't wait to see it happen. I have been amazed how well we've done without them both. I expect us to be better when they're both up to full match fitness and both play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBlack Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 On 04/10/2021 at 14:42, Vive_La_Villa said: I was hoping he’d hit the ground running and be a key player from the off but it looks like it will take longer. He’s obviously a very talented player but it’s quite a step up for him based on the quality he is used to playing against. This argument makes no sense. He has played a full season in the premier league, and his creativity stats were as good as anyone else's in the league. I put it down more to him not being fully fit post a mystery injury that Villa refused to tell anyone about. We've got history for it, and I expect he'll be fine when he's match fit. The fact he wasted 3 weeks flying to Argentina and back to do nothing also hasn't helped him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 21 minutes ago, MrBlack said: This argument makes no sense. He has played a full season in the premier league, and his creativity stats were as good as anyone else's in the league. I put it down more to him not being fully fit post a mystery injury that Villa refused to tell anyone about. We've got history for it, and I expect he'll be fine when he's match fit. The fact he wasted 3 weeks flying to Argentina and back to do nothing also hasn't helped him. I considered his season in the top flight but I thought maybe it was a case of him being the main man in the team and everything went through him. Plus taking all set pieces too. Similar to how Jack was for us. Different pressure and different role now. You’re most likely right though. It’s probably fitness thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 22 hours ago, Keyblade said: Finishing 7th-10th is not standing still. This is the PL, not the Championship. Breaking into that top 6 is incredibly difficult. To finish in the European places we have to finish above all of the following teams: Spurs (186) Arsenal (310m) Everton (450m) West Ham (217m) Leicester (261m) For perspective, I put the amount these teams have spent on their squads while we were starting Birkir Bjarnason and Albert Adomah in the Championship. We're playing catch-up. Even at their poorest (Spurs, Arsenal), it will still take some doing to finish above them. Looking at that, do you think it's realistic to expect us to finish above all of these clubs? Some of our fans seem to forget this when having a dig at Smith for not achieving more following the amount we have spent. As if those 5 clubs just sat there without spending a penny whilst waiting for us to catch up. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted October 5, 2021 Moderator Share Posted October 5, 2021 Back onto Buendia please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntrimBlack Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 He has had a slow start, but the talent is there. We will just have to give him time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alreadyexists Posted October 6, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted October 6, 2021 13 hours ago, AntrimBlack said: He has had a slow start, but the talent is there. We will just have to give him time. Yeah, definitely, he just needs time and games to bed in. The talent, ability and drive is all there it seems, The Norwich fans did say that he’s better out wide didn’t they? Or was it that he’s not good out wide and has to be central? I forget now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's Your Round Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 9 minutes ago, alreadyexists said: Yeah, definitely, he just needs time and games to bed in. The talent, ability and drive is all there it seems, The Norwich fans did say that he’s better out wide didn’t they? Or was it that he’s not good out wide and has to be central? I forget now. He’s best out on the right, but if you watch his time at Norwich he does drift around a lot. But definitely more effective at RW. We haven’t seen the best of him yet but we know he’s a class player, he’ll show it soon enough I’m sure. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAZZAM Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 Needs to be starting now. Enough with the slow intro we must change the formation to accommodate him. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMitch Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 On 06/10/2021 at 02:07, It's Your Round said: He’s best out on the right, but if you watch his time at Norwich he does drift around a lot. But definitely more effective at RW. We haven’t seen the best of him yet but we know he’s a class player, he’ll show it soon enough I’m sure. He's at his best on the right in a 433. Presses well in defense, but he shines the most on the counterattack when he can ping throughballs into space for the other forwards to run into, or when he gets space to shoot from range. Problem is that half his appearances are central and he's playing with his back to goal most of the time, where he gets muscled off the ball as soon as he receives it. Grealish knew how to draw the foul when defenders did that, but it's not something Buendia is good at. I don't think Smith's plan was to play 532 every game this season, but it's been effective in some games, especially when he's missing 2-3 of his wide forwards at any given point. Buendia just doesn't fit into that formation at all. He'll come good when we play him in the right spot consistently. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVTuco Posted October 15, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted October 15, 2021 On 05/10/2021 at 19:16, AntrimBlack said: He has had a slow start, but the talent is there. We will just have to give him time. I agree. Hopefully his speed improves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 1 hour ago, KAZZAM said: Needs to be starting now. Enough with the slow intro we must change the formation to accommodate him. Yep. If he's fit to play, he needs to start logging minutes to gain sharpness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lichfield Dean Posted October 16, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted October 16, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 27 minutes ago, Lichfield Dean said: Does this mean he is starting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steero113 Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 16 minutes ago, villalad21 said: Does this mean he is starting? Hope so! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 Don't see why he wouldn't. Ramsey wasn't great v Spurs at all so probably right time for young player like him to rest up for a bit so Buendia is obvious replacement there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzy Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 Good first half from him - looks a real threat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wezbid Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 Not sure why we took him off. He was doing fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 He goes off and we completely fall apart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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