MapleVilla Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 He was playing alongside Meatballs yesterday wasn't he? He's often been better just behind Watkins but yesterday he looked so good in the middle. There was a few times in the first half where Odegaard and co were breezing through our midfield a little bit. But in the second half the tweak we made (instruction or tactical adjustment) made a huge difference. We were bossing cosistently, and he looked so good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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beasley14 Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 I thought he played really well in the middle yesterday, better than I thought he would do especially considering the opposition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWARLEY2 Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 1 hour ago, MaVilla said: Jesus. He was even better than i remembered. Dropping like Kamara does and then playing inch perfect balls through the press. And still had energy to close down after 90 minutes. What a passer of the ball he is . 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beasley14 Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 Deserved that goal too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 22 minutes ago, MWARLEY2 said: Jesus. He was even better than i remembered. Dropping like Kamara does and then playing inch perfect balls through the press. And still had energy to close down after 90 minutes. What a passer of the ball he is . he was impressive, they way he handled the ball in those tight spaces made me wince, but he was brilliant at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 Remember how harsh we were on him at the beginning of the season. I really hate football fans sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alakagom Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 9 minutes ago, Keyblade said: Remember how harsh we were on him at the beginning of the season. I really hate football fans sometimes. Beginning of the season? More like few games back 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 8 minutes ago, Alakagom said: Beginning of the season? More like few games back Early in the season the insults were more personal. Legs have gone, fat P.O.S. etc. You would think we'd resigned Danny Drinkwater the way VT was then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troon_villan Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 Watched Pau misplace a few passes early in the game and said "don't worry, I've got you bro" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom13 Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 17 hours ago, MaVilla said: What a player!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turvontour Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 What a ball for the Watkins goal. To have the composure in the last minute to put it perfectly into his stride is amazing. You would forgive a player for an anywhere will do type clearance but that was measured. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinker Posted April 16 VT Supporter Share Posted April 16 19 hours ago, MaVilla said: Need to change my motm award, he killed it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 It’s took him a while to show what he is capable of but on Sunday he looked like the player many clubs wanted a few seasons back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 19 hours ago, MaVilla said: pings the ball with aplomb. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaJay Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 His best game for us vs Arsenal, it can't be underestimated how instrumental he was to us controlling that second half, it was a truly world class performance and we wouldn't have won that game without him dictating that game. I'm not sure I've seen an as assured performance from a villa midfielder vs that quality of opposition. Absolutely brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 1 hour ago, turvontour said: What a ball for the Watkins goal. To have the composure in the last minute to put it perfectly into his stride is amazing. You would forgive a player for an anywhere will do type clearance but that was measured. a mirror of the ball he played for Lukaku at Wembley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 17 hours ago, Keyblade said: Remember how harsh we were on him at the beginning of the season. I really hate football fans sometimes. We are ALL guilty of premature judgement. The ability to integrate in to the mechanism of a team, takes time.....and we are all too judgmental too soon.....because we feel obliged to be. Just because we have been watching the game for years, we feel obliged to know......and I think it's prudent to say, not sure yet. I could get annoyed with myself, for doing it. Many of us are impatient. I know I am, sadly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jas10 Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 (edited) My apologies Youri… you’ve been excellent and at a time of such need Possesses so much quality, unlucky not to get a goal in that game… Didn’t think he could hack it in a deeper role (has been really good in an attacking role but looked poor in central midfield earlier in the season) and may cost us with lapses/mistakes (mainly due to exhaustion) but he’s been superb… obviously helps having an elite, world class manager such as Unai but… he deserves a lot of credit and is becoming a key player… No one knows better than Unai as regards improving players and managing fitness/stamina levels… hopefully we’ll have better luck next season and not so many (serious) injuries… with a bit of strengthening we will be a hugely formidable outfit too (even more than we are rn!) and have plenty of high quality options in the squad. Edited April 16 by Jas10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulMcGrath_5 Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 11 minutes ago, TRO said: We are ALL guilty of premature judgement. The ability to integrate in to the mechanism of a team, takes time.....and we are all too judgmental too soon.....because we feel obliged to be. Just because we have been watching the game for years, we feel obliged to know......and I think it's prudent to say, not sure yet. I could get annoyed with myself, for doing it. Many of us are impatient. I know I am, sadly. Yeah, premature JUDGEMENT--that's me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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