Laughable Chimp Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 (edited) 8 hours ago, jackbauer24 said: Buendia joined in the summer and has 2 goals and 3 assists in 23 games (22 league) Grealish left in the summer and has 2 goals and three assists in 24 games (17 league) Now he was never supposed to be a direct replacement, but comparing the two at the moment... One plays for a top of the table, brushing everyone aside, multiple chances and high possession team. The other plays for a struggling, sacked their manager side that is rarely controlling games. I think he's doing ok... Buendia is not the problem at all. Grealish is flopping hard for Man City right now. Buendia having the same output as him isn't supposed to be any kind of credit to him. Neither player's output have been justified by their price tag so far. To put it into perspective, his current Goals+assists rate is lower for us than El Ghazi's was for us in our first season back in the prem. There's no sugarcoating it, his final output has been poor for a 40m pound player. Edited February 24, 2022 by Laughable Chimp 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 5 hours ago, spiezels said: Do you go to games? Genuine question Yes, I’m a season ticket holder. How’s it relevant ? I’ll rephrase my comment though. He is a very good player, I just don’t think he’s as good as we all think he is. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedClaretAndBlue Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 He’s played very well in the month before the break. Dipped again since we came back. Loses the ball a lot but also tries to do the right things. He’s a risk/reward type player that will always come in for criticism when we arent getting results. I still think we overpaid, but I hope he has another purple patch in him before the season ends- we’ll certainly need it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 (edited) Buendia has really improved in last couple of months. He is creating a lot of chances for the team. The problem right now is his teammates aren't finishing off these chances. His goal creating actions are at 0.5 per 90 which is high. This covers his whole season so far with Villa which has been slow to begin with. Edited February 24, 2022 by CVByrne 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom13 Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 On 22/02/2022 at 21:57, hippo said: Not good enough for Stevie G .....if you believe what you read. What? He's singled him out for praise and started him almost every game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 I think he's had some great games but I can't think of many easy chances our forwards have missed that he's created. He's not an issue though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picicata Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 I think now is precisely the wrong time to be judging our players abilities. In our current form we could drag any player in the world down to our level. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A'Villan Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 On 23/02/2022 at 09:45, Vive_La_Villa said: I’ll be honest, I don’t think he’s good enough. What makes you say that? You've piqued my intrigue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 7 minutes ago, A'Villan said: What makes you say that? You've piqued my intrigue. It was a daft comment that I take back. What I actually meant was I don’t think he’s quite the quality player we all think he is or can be. He’s decent and a valuable squad member. Just can’t see him being this Argentina regular that we all got excited about him being after a few good games. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post A'Villan Posted February 24, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 24, 2022 Masterful at unlocking defensive lines with well timed and weighted passes. He gets about trying to disrupt opponent build up before it gets going. Reads the game well in possession. High IQ footballer. I don't want to compare him to players that are doing better than him at the risk of my post being disregarded as a result, but I'm open to the possibility we got the best player out of Buendia, Bowen and Benrahma. I know that's probably not wise to suggest when the Hammers are pushing CL and Bowen is on fire. However it is a team game, and I feel Buendia becomes pivotal in any side that can use his creative abilities to unlock play and find an opening for us to score. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiezels Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 (edited) 14 hours ago, Vive_La_Villa said: Yes, I’m a season ticket holder. How’s it relevant ? I’ll rephrase my comment though. He is a very good player, I just don’t think he’s as good as we all think he is. Not as in, “you can’t have the opinion if you don’t” I just meant, if you go games and have a good view of the whole pitch and game, I just don’t see how you can say he isn’t good enough. The guys is a class footballer. Edited February 24, 2022 by spiezels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 (edited) 51 minutes ago, spiezels said: Not as in, “you can’t have the opinion if you don’t” I just meant, if you go games and have a good view of the whole pitch and game, I just don’t see how you can say he isn’t good enough. The guys is a class footballer. Read my posts since mate. A few posts back from this one. Edited February 24, 2022 by Vive_La_Villa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digavilla Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 With the possession style Gerrard is trying to play , it will take a while for Bhundia to come good , which I am sure he will. He needs time to understand how his new teammates move , angle of his passes to teammates , who moving where etc . All these takes time . He’s different from traditional box to box type eg Yahya Toure/ Ian Taylor type that doesn’t need bedding in. But I feel Bhundia once settled in , will be very useful and can create & have more assist than traditional midfielders. i remembered Bernardo Silva was really bad in his first season, very weak , push of the ball and no assist etc, but were flying on the second season once bedded in with teammates and how they play . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steero113 Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 48 minutes ago, Digavilla said: With the possession style Gerrard is trying to play , it will take a while for Bhundia to come good , which I am sure he will. He needs time to understand how his new teammates move , angle of his passes to teammates , who moving where etc . All these takes time . He’s different from traditional box to box type eg Yahya Toure/ Ian Taylor type that doesn’t need bedding in. But I feel Bhundia once settled in , will be very useful and can create & have more assist than traditional midfielders. i remembered Bernardo Silva was really bad in his first season, very weak , push of the ball and no assist etc, but were flying on the second season once bedded in with teammates and how they play . Emi Buendia: Emi Bhundia: 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digavilla Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 3 minutes ago, Steero113 said: Emi Buendia: Emi Bhundia: we bought the wrong guy than! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 On 24/02/2022 at 21:22, spiezels said: The guys is a class footballer. So good he's been dropped today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiezels Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 56 minutes ago, villa89 said: So good he's been dropped today. Cool bro 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villa87 Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 6 hours ago, villa89 said: So good he's been dropped today. Come on!! Buendia has been quality the last couple of months - one of the only bright sparks. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aston_Villan4 Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 (edited) 9 hours ago, villa89 said: So good he's been dropped today. He probably gave him some rest considering he runs himself ragged every game. Edited February 27, 2022 by Aston_Villan4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepyvillian Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 2 hours ago, Villa87 said: Come on!! Buendia has been quality the last couple of months - one of the only bright sparks. No disputing that. Even Gerrard was effusive about his work rate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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