ozvillafan Posted January 8 VT Supporter Share Posted January 8 Love him. Would have made a huge difference if he was in the squad this season.... .... and, imo, he still will towards the end of the campaign 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 Probably wouid hsve started a number of games this season but for the injury. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oishiiniku_uk Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 So much talent but also very frustrating to watch. He loses the ball a lot and not just because he's trying to be progressive. Also his tendency to throw his hands up in the air when something goes wrong is quite annoying. I'd still like to see if Emery can raise his levels like he has for every other player in the squad though. A consistent Buendia in this Villa team would get 15-20 goal involvements per season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted January 8 VT Supporter Share Posted January 8 If you add up his minutes on the pitch it’s more like 48 premier league games. So it’s around a goal/assist every 3 games. It’s not terrible. I don’t know this for a fact, but I wouldn’t be surprised if he had more near assists than anyone else (he assists, his team mate misses the chance). I feel like I’ve read on a number of occasions words to the effect of “he should have had an assist today…” relating to Buendia. Plus, as noted, Gerrard has been his manager for more of his playing career here than anyone else. Big ol’ asterisk there for any player. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 17 minutes ago, Mark Albrighton said: I don’t know this for a fact, but I wouldn’t be surprised if he had more near assists than anyone else (he assists, his team mate misses the chance). He was 2nd per 90 for key passes behind KDB when Norwich were in PL. Grealish was 3rd 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sulberto21 Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 The facet of his game that I think we’ve missed most is his pressing and tactical awareness. Liverpool beat because TAA kept dropping deep and pinging balls past our midfield. Buendia would have been alert to this and got on TAA but done it in a way without upsetting our defensive balance and shape. 5/6 points more with him in the side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphinho123 Posted January 8 Author Share Posted January 8 (edited) 4 hours ago, thabucks said: Would he ? Based on a few pre season games when Philogene-Bidace looked like prime Overmars means f-all … He’s tenacious and runs around but I question his quality for a team with our ambitions. Hope I’m wrong but cannot see him miraculously getting any better for us This. Unfortunately, we’re seeing revisionism whilst he’s injured. Gerrard and Emery have both preferred Bailey when fit and Bailey was dreadful for the most part in the last couple of years. With Diaby/Tielemans here, he isn’t going to get much of a look in, in that no. 10 role and he isn’t physical or quick enough to play as a wide midfielder. Ramsey, McGinn and even Bailey will play that role. Given the clamour to sign Zaniolo (who is just as average as Buendia), I’m not sure where people think both will play. I get it’s a squad game but I fully expect another couple of attacking additions before next season starts and I just don’t see Zaniolo or Buendia featuring much. Our core midfielders/attack will consist of: Watkins Diaby Tielemans Kamara Luiz Ramsey Bailey New New IF we get those two ‘New’ positions right with genuine quality, that is one hell of a selection for a front 6. Doubt many of you will be talking much about Buendia/Zaniolo if we do. (I’m assuming Duran will be sold). Edited January 8 by Delphinho123 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thabucks Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 45 minutes ago, Kiwivillan said: He was 2nd per 90 for key passes behind KDB when Norwich were in PL. Grealish was 3rd How many seasons ago ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom13 Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 33 minutes ago, Delphinho123 said: Our core midfielders/attack will consist of: Watkins Diaby Tielemans Kamara Luiz Ramsey Bailey New New Thank you Nostradamus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom13 Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 30 minutes ago, thabucks said: How many seasons ago ? He had Pukki in front of him then, the type of forward he thrives behind. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 5 hours ago, DCJonah said: He'd have had a Bailey like season if fit. He looked superb in pre season. Well. He had a great first half in the very first game, and was the usual losing the ball and throwing arms around in all the others. I do think he'd have been useful so far though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 4 minutes ago, Tom13 said: He had Pukki in front of him then, the type of forward he thrives behind. Balding? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post kurtsimonw Posted January 9 Popular Post Share Posted January 9 4 hours ago, Delphinho123 said: This. Unfortunately, we’re seeing revisionism whilst he’s injured. Gerrard and Emery have both preferred Bailey when fit and Bailey was dreadful for the most part in the last couple of years. With Diaby/Tielemans here, he isn’t going to get much of a look in, in that no. 10 role and he isn’t physical or quick enough to play as a wide midfielder. Ramsey, McGinn and even Bailey will play that role. Bailey hasn't even been favoured this season when fit, despite his output. He's started 8 PL games and been on the bench 11 times. Last season under Gerrard when both fit (13 games) Buendia under Gerrard: 4 starts, 9 bench Bailey under Gerrard: 11 starts, 2 bench Last season under Emery when both fit (20 games) Bailey under Emery: 15 starts, 5 bench Buendia under Emery: 17 starts, 3 bench. In fact arguably the most drastic change to our team when Emery came in was the fact that Buendia was more or less starting every week. Coutinho was the biggest loser in terms of starts for that to happen, then Bailey. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 49 minutes ago, kurtsimonw said: Bailey hasn't even been favoured this season when fit, despite his output. He's started 8 PL games and been on the bench 11 times. Last season under Gerrard when both fit (13 games) Buendia under Gerrard: 4 starts, 9 bench Bailey under Gerrard: 11 starts, 2 bench Last season under Emery when both fit (20 games) Bailey under Emery: 15 starts, 5 bench Buendia under Emery: 17 starts, 3 bench. In fact arguably the most drastic change to our team when Emery came in was the fact that Buendia was more or less starting every week. Coutinho was the biggest loser in terms of starts for that to happen, then Bailey. Maybe if he says it another 100 times it will be true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPJCB Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 6 hours ago, Delphinho123 said: This. Unfortunately, we’re seeing revisionism whilst he’s injured. Gerrard and Emery have both preferred Bailey when fit and Bailey was dreadful for the most part in the last couple of years. With Diaby/Tielemans here, he isn’t going to get much of a look in, in that no. 10 role and he isn’t physical or quick enough to play as a wide midfielder. Ramsey, McGinn and even Bailey will play that role. Given the clamour to sign Zaniolo (who is just as average as Buendia), I’m not sure where people think both will play. I get it’s a squad game but I fully expect another couple of attacking additions before next season starts and I just don’t see Zaniolo or Buendia featuring much. Our core midfielders/attack will consist of: Watkins Diaby Tielemans Kamara Luiz Ramsey Bailey New New IF we get those two ‘New’ positions right with genuine quality, that is one hell of a selection for a front 6. Doubt many of you will be talking much about Buendia/Zaniolo if we do. (I’m assuming Duran will be sold). Not sure about that. I seem to recall emery liked a front 4 of McGinn, Buendia, Bailey behind Watkins at first and then Ramsey in for Bailey toward the end of the season. Youre right that diaby being around makes it more competitive but the signs in pre-season were that Buendia was preferred to Bailey. My guess is we would have started the season with Buendia and McGinn on the wings, and diaby behind Watkins. Whats changed in the interim is that Bailey’s form has astronomically improved - he’s probably benefited most from Buendia not being fit- and so buendia’s chances of getting in the side are lower than pre-injury. But it’s wrong to say that Emery didn’t like him last season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom13 Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 7 hours ago, Tomaszk said: Balding? Funny, but a player who's constantly on the shoulder. As good as Ollie is, and he's been fantastic this season, he's not that type of striker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightoffyour Posted January 9 VT Supporter Share Posted January 9 7 hours ago, Tom13 said: He had Pukki in front of him then, the type of forward he thrives behind. We could get Hogan back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom13 Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 Just now, fightoffyour said: We could get Hogan back. This joke was past its sell-by-date over four years ago. I'm not saying we should swap Watkins for that kind of striker, just stating Emi thrives behind a certain type of player with his killer through balls. There's still time for them to try and click though, but they clearly haven't so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QldVilla Posted January 9 VT Supporter Share Posted January 9 Before his injury in pre-season, thought it was the best I'd seen of him and was excited to see if that form translated into his play this season. Due to the injury, we probably won't see that this season, but looking forward to having him back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post osmark86 Posted January 9 Popular Post Share Posted January 9 3 hours ago, kurtsimonw said: Bailey hasn't even been favoured this season when fit, despite his output. He's started 8 PL games and been on the bench 11 times. Last season under Gerrard when both fit (13 games) Buendia under Gerrard: 4 starts, 9 bench Bailey under Gerrard: 11 starts, 2 bench Last season under Emery when both fit (20 games) Bailey under Emery: 15 starts, 5 bench Buendia under Emery: 17 starts, 3 bench. In fact arguably the most drastic change to our team when Emery came in was the fact that Buendia was more or less starting every week. Coutinho was the biggest loser in terms of starts for that to happen, then Bailey. Thank you. I get that some people might not like Emi as a player, but it's so rich talking about revisionism for injured players and acting like he wasn't a big part of the team last season under Emery when fit. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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