rodders0223 Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 Absolute toilet. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Scorpio Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 3 good games so far. Worrying! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillon66 Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 6 minutes ago, rodders0223 said: Absolute toilet. Are you drunk ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 5 minutes ago, Dillon66 said: Are you drunk ? Not at all we've had tons of the ball crying out for that attacking player to make use of it and create in the final third and he's done nothing. Incapable of playing a through ball or defence splitting pass or beating a man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 1 minute ago, rodders0223 said: Not at all we've had tons of the ball crying out for that attacking player to make use of it and create in the final third and he's done nothing. Incapable of playing a through ball or defence splitting pass or beating a man. How about the ball to Ings? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillon66 Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 1 minute ago, rodders0223 said: Not at all we've had tons of the ball crying out for that attacking player to make use of it and create in the final third and he's done nothing. Incapable of playing a through ball or defence splitting pass or beating a man. He's beaten a man more than once today - as for defence splitting passes, it's kind of hard when you've got 2 statues playing in front of you. I'm not a massive Coutinho fan but give the kid a break, at least he's trying to make something happen... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 Really odd game to start bashing Coutinho. He's not been incredible but he's been our best player. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 15 minutes ago, rodders0223 said: Absolute toilet. Nah, not at all. His passing has been bad today - everything else has been good tbh. He's played a lot worse than this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam2003 Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 I am not too worried here about Coutinho himself (beyond wanting Buendia on the field more). He looked class when he arrived. Obviously he’s looked poor after a few weeks of being coached by Gerrard but so has everyone else. But you have to hope his upside is significant if we get a real manager in. When that new manager comes in I’m sure they’ll play 4-5-1 and I think he’ll be much better in that three behind the striker with Buendia and Bailey. If not… it was always a gamble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted August 28, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted August 28, 2022 6 hours ago, Davkaus said: Really odd game to start bashing Coutinho. He's not been incredible but he's been our best player. Really? Looks the shadow of the player who first arrived here right now to me. Seems to lose the ball at his feet quite regularly for some reason at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwi1890 Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 4 minutes ago, sidcow said: Really? Looks the shadow of the player who first arrived here right now to me. Seems to lose the ball at his feet quite regularly for some reason at the moment. what has he got to work with though literally no movement or options the only option is to pass it wide to Dinge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 I think teams have worked out that stop coutinho and theres zero creatvity with villa under the system Gerrard is playing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 1 minute ago, PaulC said: I think teams have worked out that stop coutinho and theres zero creatvity with villa under the system Gerrard is playing Stop Coutinho lol he's hardly getting tripled up on like ASM He stops himself. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 So many excuses rolled out for him, but considering he's supposed to be a next-level world-superstar signing you'd think he'd be able to find two midtable PL strikers with a few passes into dangerous positions. Not a player we needed. Not a good signing. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozvillafan Posted August 28, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted August 28, 2022 2 hours ago, gwi1890 said: what has he got to work with though literally no movement or options the only option is to pass it wide to Dinge. This. He grabs the ball deep, turns his man and looks up to see both Ings and Watkins standing still and marked. What's he supposed to do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 (edited) 10 minutes ago, ozvillafan said: This. He grabs the ball deep, turns his man and looks up to see both Ings and Watkins standing still and marked. What's he supposed to do? Pass the ball and move? Emi does it. Your man either plays a dead ball over the top or pass it wide and then lumbers around the pitch with his head bowed like it is a chore. Ings and Watkins were willing runners today they get in the channel a plenty and we're on their own. Coutinho two miles away trying to shift his arse to break into a jog. Run at people play one twos drag people out of position commit people run with the ball literally all the high risk stuff a player in that position is allowed Trots around the pitch for an hour a million miles off the pace and its everyone else fault. The amount of excuses made for this guy is unreal. Edited August 28, 2022 by rodders0223 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avfc1982am Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 He was gash today. too many feints and flick without end product. Another player that has gone backwards since he arrived. No way should he be in front of Buendia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 Both Grealish then, and Buendia now, seem to be able to find Ollie Watkins with passes in dangerous areas on a semi-regular basis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevonIsAPlaceOnEarth Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 Two unbelievable performances and a dozen meh performances. But at least we got some nice pictures of him holding a koala. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozvillafan Posted August 28, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted August 28, 2022 25 minutes ago, rodders0223 said: Pass the ball and move? Emi does it. Your man either plays a dead ball over the top or pass it wide and then lumbers around the pitch with his head bowed like it is a chore. Ings and Watkins were willing runners today they get in the channel a plenty and we're on their own. Coutinho two miles away trying to shift his arse to break into a jog. Run at people play one twos drag people out of position commit people run with the ball literally all the high risk stuff a player in that position is allowed Trots around the pitch for an hour a million miles off the pace and its everyone else fault. The amount of excuses made for this guy is unreal. You completely misunderstand me: I much prefer Buendia. But Buendia often finds the same problems. We don't have a lot of movement up front, nor people making supporting runs from midfield. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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