AshVilla Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 From Rolls Royce to Morris Minor in the space of a week. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 Absolutely shocking for that 2nd goal. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 Brilliant with the ball usually, although not today, but it could be argued every goal was his fault today. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grobs Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 He is a liability defensively. Lenglet or Konsa are much better 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wishywashy Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 I assume he's playing through an injury tbh 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 39 minutes ago, grobs said: He is a liability defensively. Lenglet or Konsa are much better No. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villarocker Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 1 hour ago, StefanAVFC said: Brilliant with the ball usually, although not today, but it could be argued every goal was his fault today. I love the guy, I really do. But, today, the goals were mainly his fault. As a player, he won't watch that back and be happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UpTheVilla26 Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 I think it's obvious he's still not 100% fit. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 1 hour ago, grobs said: He is a liability defensively. Lenglet or Konsa are much better Seriously Lenglet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 47 minutes ago, UpTheVilla26 said: I think it's obvious he's still not 100% fit. Wouldn't surprise me if there are actually a few players playing through injury and fatigue. In honesty, even the likes of Doug has Probably needed a rest. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leeroy Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 Probably why he won’t make Spain’s squad for the Euros. Can’t defend. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andym Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 Watching again, i just can't work out what he was doing for their 2nd. Was in a decent position, checked his shoulder so knew Mbeumo was there, and then just left it. Really odd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 30 minutes ago, andym said: Watching again, i just can't work out what he was doing for their 2nd. Was in a decent position, checked his shoulder so knew Mbeumo was there, and then just left it. Really odd Scared of contact is the only thing I can think. Or he actually can't judge the cross for some reason? Appalling. Great on the ball, a liability defensively. This is Pau Torres. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom13 Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 It's awkward for him, he takes a step towards the cross as if he thinks it's going to be low or hit him, but then it's over him and somehow volleyed in. Really a bizarre goal to concede. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post GlobalVillan Posted April 6 Popular Post Share Posted April 6 An off day. Nothing more than that. He is a class player despite some of the reactionary comments in the match thread. For a first season away from his beloved homeland, adapting to the pace of the Premier League, he has been superb. Fans turn so quickly at times. 6 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 2 hours ago, Leeroy said: Probably why he won’t make Spain’s squad for the Euros. Can’t defend. And the other Spanish defenders can? Is that the strength of Spanish defenders 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jas10 Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 (edited) Maybe off topic but… why do our players so often play so poorly after a period of rest? It’s so weird… Not sure how much of a theme or constant it is but… it really does seem, this season, like we’ve tended to underperform after we come back from some sort of break and players have had a rest. Shouldn’t really be the case but I suppose the argument is a “lack of rhythm” or disruption…. we’ve seemed to play better with consecutive games and when “hitting our grove” in that sense but… we really haven’t played all that well this year anyway and aren’t as impressive as we were last year. No doubt physical and mental fatigue has played a part but, again, the rests or breaks don’t seem to have helped us much… I do think a few are carrying niggles of sorts too… maybe longer periods of rest and recovery are required but simply not possible… and those that get called up for international duty get more worn out (although a few that often don’t even play). Just a thought… I may be incorrect or barking up the wrong tree but it’s something that I feel like I’ve noticed quite a few times… 2023 was amazing… 2024 has not been all that comparable so far… Edited April 6 by Jas10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david-avfc Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 (edited) Pau is a lovely player to watch and I'd rather have him in the villa side than some of the cloggers we've been forced to endure of the many years I've supported the team, but as good as he is on the ball I never get the impression he's going to put his body on the line to stop a goal, he is too passive on the defensive side of things at times and today unfortunately all 3 goals he is culpable for not doing anywhere near enough to deal with the crosses coming in Edited April 6 by david-avfc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 2 hours ago, GlobalVillan said: An off day. Nothing more than that. He is a class player despite some of the reactionary comments in the match thread. For a first season away from his beloved homeland, adapting to the pace of the Premier League, he has been superb. Fans turn so quickly at times. No...form does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 52 minutes ago, david-avfc said: Pau is a lovely player to watch and I'd rather have him in the villa side than some of the cloggers we've been forced to endure of the many years I've supported the team, but as good as he is on the ball I never get the impression he's going to put his body on the line to stop a goal, he is too passive on the defensive side of things at times and today unfortunately all 3 goals he is culpable for not doing anywhere near enough to deal with the crosses coming in That's like a lovely shiny bucket with a hole in it. The first job of a CB is to defend.....if they can play out, that's a bonus. i.e VVD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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