DJBOB Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 Limited and targeted in the second half by the United press. To see out the last 20 minutes? Sure. To play away against United. Would rather have mcginn and take other chances up top. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 Just didn't seem to want the ball in the second half, looked done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshVilla Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 Hopefully that's the last i see of him in a villa shirt. Terrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 My heart sank when I saw him starting but was happy when he scored and hoped I would eat humble pie. But against any team that presses he really struggles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AV82 Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 49 minutes ago, Villan_of_oz said: By your post I think you don't understand my point, you need squad players and they will never be as good as your first eleven. Dendonker starts in some PL teams I don't think you understand mine. He does not fit our style of play whatsoever. They might still be shite but I think Pau or Chambers in midfield would be a very slight improvement given the way we play. Dendoncker is a solid midfield option for many Premier League teams. For us he is not. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AV82 Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 52 minutes ago, DJBOB said: Limited and targeted in the second half by the United press. To see out the last 20 minutes? Sure. To play away against United. Would rather have mcginn and take other chances up top. It really does make you wonder why he didn't try McGinn in the middle again and opt for Diaby up front/out wide. Especially early in that 2nd half when it was plain to see we were struggling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 It's crazy how slow he is. Relatively speaking of course, I'm sure he could smoke me. But in PL football he looks like he's moving in molasses. His body won't let him do anything more expansive than a 10 yard pass, usually sideways. Every time he moves the ball on its like he's playing hot potato and he gets it off at the very last moment possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Risso Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 Nice goal, but he's about as mobile as that tanker that got stuck in the Suez Canal, with an even bigger turning circle. As others have said, fine to bring on to see out the last ten mins of a game, but as a starter, not remotely good enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david-avfc Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 Played OK tonight but as others have said, he just isn’t a natural fit for Emery’s system at all. Not having a player who can receive the ball and turn into midfield when being pressed is a huge miss when he’s asked to step in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 We kept him on as I think we probably expected them to throw McTominay on early second half and just go direct but didn't happen. He was o.k. Donk is easy target but he scored and his passing and general decision making was no worse than what Luiz produced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 He was worth a try in order to get Mcginn higher up.the pitch. Just a bad signing by Gerrard. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villan_of_oz Posted December 26, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted December 26, 2023 22 minutes ago, AV82 said: I don't think you understand mine. He does not fit our style of play whatsoever. They might still be shite but I think Pau or Chambers in midfield would be a very slight improvement given the way we play. Dendoncker is a solid midfield option for many Premier League teams. For us he is not. Sorry mate, did you actually mean Chambers that's laughable 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AV82 Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 4 minutes ago, Villan_of_oz said: Sorry mate, did you actually mean Chambers that's laughable He's slightly more mobile and a better passer than Dendoncker. Don't get me wrong I'm not saying he should start, they both need selling, but it genuinely wouldn't surprise me if he was marginally better than Dendoncker in that position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 30 minutes ago, AV82 said: I don't think you understand mine. He does not fit our style of play whatsoever. They might still be shite but I think Pau or Chambers in midfield would be a very slight improvement given the way we play. Dendoncker is a solid midfield option for many Premier League teams. For us he is not. I agree. Chambers is shit but he would at least get around the pitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villan_of_oz Posted December 26, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted December 26, 2023 Just now, AV82 said: He's slightly more mobile and a better passer than Dendoncker. Don't get me wrong I'm not saying he should start, they both need selling, but it genuinely wouldn't surprise me if he was marginally better than Dendoncker in that position. Ok I still disagree, but I'll let you have that as you have articulated yourself well. I love good articulation 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom13 Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 1 minute ago, Vive_La_Villa said: I agree. Chambers is shit but he would at least get around the pitch. Chambers is shite. He'd be panic passing and giving it away left, right and centre. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AV82 Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Villan_of_oz said: Ok I still disagree, but I'll let you have that as you have articulated yourself well. I love good articulation Thanks. Anyway, I digress, I think it's fair to say that Dendoncker needs to go to a team that will play to his strengths and we urgently need a replacement better suited to our style of play. Edited December 26, 2023 by AV82 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 Calum Chambers in midfield at Old Trafford??? Now I've read everything. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villan_of_oz Posted December 26, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted December 26, 2023 2 minutes ago, Tom13 said: Chambers is shite. He'd be panic passing and giving it away left, right and centre. Stop posting things I agree with, get back in the Ollie thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom13 Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 Just now, Villan_of_oz said: Stop posting things I agree with, get back in the Ollie thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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