Tomaszk Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 Early days, but I'll be interested if there's any nerves when he starts, which I presume will be this week. The crowd will be itching to get going every time he gets the ball. The sort of buzz that used to go round when you know who got the ball in a bit of space. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 Wonder if they’ll double up on him like they did to Grealish last year. I hate West Ham. Really hope we do them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheltenham_villa Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 6 hours ago, Vive_La_Villa said: Wonder if they’ll double up on him like they did to Grealish last year. I hate West Ham. Really hope we do them. I cant see why. When we had Grealish, the whole world knew we played everything through him. Bailey has barely featured and isn't the same player. If the villa team don't know how they play with Bailey, I doubt west ham will either. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillanousOne Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 "can't believe he's not started yet, clearly Smith doesn't rate him and he's not good enough!" Wait, no one's posted that yet? Oh that is surprising, presume the 'write someone off brigade' are too busy plouging into the rest of the squad. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 2 hours ago, VillanousOne said: "can't believe he's not started yet, clearly Smith doesn't rate him and he's not good enough!" Wait, no one's posted that yet? Oh that is surprising, presume the 'write someone off brigade' are too busy plouging into the rest of the squad. You're way behind mate, we've passed all that. We are now retro actively worried about being a 1 man team. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 21 hours ago, Tomaszk said: Early days, but I'll be interested if there's any nerves when he starts, which I presume will be this week. The crowd will be itching to get going every time he gets the ball. The sort of buzz that used to go round when you know who got the ball in a bit of space. Think it will really help the atmosphere if he starts. Will get a massive cheer when name is read out as many there on Sunday would've been at Everton game and seen impact and buzz he created then. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 The presser wasn't encouraging in terms of him starting tbh. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 (edited) Whilst we all want to see him play every minute it is important to get him up to speed and not rush him back. If he has to come on as a sub then so be it. Hopefully it’s not to change the game though. Hopefully Smith goes back to 4-3-3 and puts Beundia out right and Watkins or El Ghazi left. Edited October 29, 2021 by Vive_La_Villa 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DCJonah Posted October 29, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 29, 2021 I'm desperate for the guy to start but you've got to trust the club. He's a huge investment and a player that will hopefully be key for us over the next few years. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich192 Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 If he doesn’t start, it’ll be disappointing, but as long as we play the right formation, I’m okay with it. Can’t wait for him to start a game though. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhan_Zhuang Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 Surely with a 45 minutes in the bank and ten days or so training Bailey is ready to play at least sixty minutes? I know, got to be cautious but I just want to see him start! Starting Bailey might make a positive difference to the way we set-up and our mentality as a team whilst certainly lifting the fans inside Villa Park. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom_avfc Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 Noticeably quiet on this thread. Thought he was completely ineffective today and never looked like creating much. The comparisons to Grealish and the statements that we’re still a one man team just with Bailey instead of Grealish may have been a bit premature. I’m sure he’ll improve on today but the anointment of him as our new Messiah was a good example of the knee jerk reactions people make. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHY Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 Just now, tom_avfc said: Noticeably quiet on this thread. Thought he was completely ineffective today and never looked like creating much. The comparisons to Grealish and the statements that we’re still a one man team just with Bailey instead of Grealish may have been a bit premature. I’m sure he’ll improve on today but the anointment of him as our new Messiah was a good example of the knee jerk reactions people make. Agree, he offered very little but is just coming back from injury. Like many wide players in today’s game though, he doesn’t look like he knew how to beat his man. These type of players are fine if they have space to run into but struggle in tight pockets or faced up by a full back. This is what made Grealish so good, would beat his man without thinking about it, he would just glide past them. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May-Z Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 I'll repeat what I said after the arsenal match... He needs the ball to feet. Lots. ...not blasted up to him from CB or chipped into the corner to run into a dead end with. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M_Afro Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 Our front three and to a lesser extent our back four will continue to struggle until we sort our midfield out. This is Dean’s biggest failing. Our midfield has been rubbish for years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted October 31, 2021 Moderator Share Posted October 31, 2021 Gained an O today. He's good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhan_Zhuang Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 Bailey was ok, still needs some match fitness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 He was a bit sloppy on the ball, some nice touches but risky passes. Not convinced with him on the left tbh, think he's better other side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 Can't take a long throw for shit, can he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhan_Zhuang Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 1 minute ago, VillaChris said: He was a bit sloppy on the ball, some nice touches but risky passes. Not convinced with him on the left tbh, think he's better other side. This is why Bailey is a strange signing when we already have Traore and Buendia for the right. Bailey naturally prefers the right but we are playing him left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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