Zatman Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 1 minute ago, Delphinho123 said: He’s been tidy enough I suppose. Phillips and Bissouma are both better. Take Son and Kane from that Spurs team and they’re bang average. Laughable. Also take Bentancur, Kulusevski, Lloris and Romero they be average Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ_Villain Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 He and Coutinho are both marvellous players… Their ball control and ability to spot a pass are remarkable… We are incredibly blessed to have them both at our club 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphinho123 Posted May 21, 2022 Author Share Posted May 21, 2022 3 minutes ago, Zatman said: Laughable. Also take Bentancur, Kulusevski, Lloris and Romero they be average Kusulevski is a decent player, nothing special. Agreed about Romero, forgot about him - he’s looked good. Martinez is better than Lloris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 7 minutes ago, DJ_Villain said: He and Coutinho are both marvellous players… Their ball control and ability to spot a pass are remarkable… We are incredibly blessed to have them both at our club If only they combined to be just one player, would be certainly a ballon dor winner Great players can play together and I am sure they can find a way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david-avfc Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 If Gerrard can get Buendia and Coutinho to build up a proper partnership then that has the potential to be a game changer for us. I know there are challenges due to their similarities, but they are both creative players and at this level of the game that is gold dust. Most centre forwards have similar conversion rates, Goals vs xG etc in the long run so the main variable is the quality and quantity of the chances created for them - and that's why these two players have to viewed as the answer. We've given plenty of opportunities for an Ings/Watkins partnership to develop so there should be no excuses why that same luxury cannot be applied to Buendia - the ceiling of a Buendia / Coutinho creative partnership surely has a far higher ceiling if it clicks than an Ings/Watkins strike partnership. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow1988 Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 7 minutes ago, Delphinho123 said: Kusulevski is a decent player, nothing special. Agreed about Romero, forgot about him - he’s looked good. Martinez is better than Lloris. He is 4th in the league for goals + assists per 90. That's more than decent to be fair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mic09 Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 9 minutes ago, Delphinho123 said: Kusulevski is a decent player, nothing special. Agreed about Romero, forgot about him - he’s looked good. Martinez is better than Lloris. What is "special"? Mbappe? Kulasevski is a champions League level player. A top attacker. I'd also argue that Lloris is rock solid, better than Martinez. And that's not a go at Martinez, he is also a top keeper. I think we like to undervalue players who play at top end clubs. They are there for a reason. Catchphrases lik "shit" or "special" really don't tell the whole story and land far from the truth. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ_Villain Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 13 minutes ago, Zatman said: If only they combined to be just one player, would be certainly a ballon dor winner Great players can play together and I am sure they can find a way You’re right. That would be one heck of a player. They have all of the qualities and footballing intelligence between them to end up forging an attacking midfield partnership which could keep defences awake at night wondering how they are meant to deal with them. Wasn’t Coutinho among the nominations for the Ballon Dor a few seasons back? Have we ever had a player for us who has been in the running for that award? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKP90 Posted May 21, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted May 21, 2022 4 minutes ago, Mic09 said: What is "special"? Mbappe? Kulasevski is a champions League level player. A top attacker. I'd also argue that Lloris is rock solid, better than Martinez. And that's not a go at Martinez, he is also a top keeper. I think we like to undervalue players who play at top end clubs. They are there for a reason. Catchphrases lik "shit" or "special" really don't tell the whole story and land far from the truth. I think also that we expect everything that high reputations players do to be world class. That's not really how it works. Even the best players in the world will do 4 or 5 things in a game that no one else can do. Sometimes less, sometimes none. It's the aggregate effect that makes them world class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom13 Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 17 hours ago, Delphinho123 said: Not in a million years. He just is though. His eye for a through ball out of nowhere just makes us so dangerous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow1988 Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 3 minutes ago, DJ_Villain said: You’re right. That would be one heck of a player. They have all of the qualities and footballing intelligence between them to end up forging an attacking midfield partnership which could keep defences awake at night wondering how they are meant to deal with them. Wasn’t Coutinho among the nominations for the Ballon Dor a few seasons back? Have we ever had a player for us who has been in the running for that award? Paul McGrath came 12th, 13th and 26th in the voting in '91, '92' and '93 respectively. He also came 17th in 1987 but was playing for United at the time. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 41 minutes ago, Delphinho123 said: Buendia is a good player. Nothing special in my opinion. There, I said it. Do you think Coutinho is better currently? Really? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphinho123 Posted May 21, 2022 Author Share Posted May 21, 2022 2 minutes ago, Tom13 said: He just is though. His eye for a through ball out of nowhere just makes us so dangerous. I don’t doubt he’s a good player and he definitely should be in our team. I just don’t think he’s as good or as ‘special’ as people make out on here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphinho123 Posted May 21, 2022 Author Share Posted May 21, 2022 Just now, Tomaszk said: Do you think Coutinho is better currently? Really? Absolutely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tomaszk Posted May 21, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 21, 2022 1 minute ago, Delphinho123 said: Absolutely. Weirdo. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphinho123 Posted May 21, 2022 Author Share Posted May 21, 2022 6 minutes ago, Tomaszk said: Weirdo. Haha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom13 Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 7 minutes ago, Delphinho123 said: Absolutely. Why don't you explain what you think makes Coutinho better? From what you've seen of both of them in Villa shirts. Would love to hear it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphinho123 Posted May 21, 2022 Author Share Posted May 21, 2022 3 minutes ago, Tom13 said: Why don't you explain what you think makes Coutinho better? From what you've seen of both of them in Villa shirts. Would love to hear it. Everything. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom13 Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 1 minute ago, Delphinho123 said: Everything. Superb, cheers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntrimBlack Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 On 20/05/2022 at 15:42, bobzy said: 29 years old, at the peak of his career? Errrrrr.... OK He isn't though, is he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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