VillanousOne Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 23 minutes ago, sheepyvillian said: I can't recall seing a player be that poor for so long. It is literally like playing with 10 men. not sure you've been watching Villa for very long then 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jas10 Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Form is temporary, class is permanent… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villan95 Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 1 hour ago, sheepyvillian said: I can't recall seing a player be that poor for so long. It is literally like playing with 10 men. Hogan, Samatta, Trezeguet, Bailey are just a few attacking players that spring to mind in recent years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 3 hours ago, duke313 said: Why? Who would you have started? Emery said Bailey wasn't 100%, so he went with the same lineuup as Chelsea. Bailey. He said after he'd had an issue with his back at Chelsea yeah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepyvillian Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Just now, villan95 said: Hogan, Samatta, Trezeguet, Bailey are just a few attacking players that spring to mind in recent years. The first two were never great from the start. Bailey had injury problems when he first came. Trezeguet was no World beater, but he got us to a final and scored a goal that definitely helped us avoid relegation. Diaby has been woeful for months and has been a regular in the team, and is our most expensive signing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WooJung Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Is it just me thinking that we're doing him no favours by playing him so centrally? It seems to be exposing all of his weaknesses while exalting none of his strengths. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke313 Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 10 minutes ago, WooJung said: Is it just me thinking that we're doing him no favours by playing him so centrally? It seems to be exposing all of his weaknesses while exalting none of his strengths. His heat map for us this season suggest he spends most of his time on the right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Made In Aston Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 He needs benching for a bit. Maybe Bailey, Rogers or Zaniolo should be given a chance. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBlack Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 21 minutes ago, WooJung said: Is it just me thinking that we're doing him no favours by playing him so centrally? It seems to be exposing all of his weaknesses while exalting none of his strengths. 7 minutes ago, duke313 said: His heat map for us this season suggest he spends most of his time on the right. He was on the right most of last night. Having balls played up to him that Burn dealt with easily. Then when he tried to run on to balls, Burn just elbowed him out the way. No strength, no protection from the ref, no height meant it was pointless him being out wide. If he got the ball at his feet he might have been able to take Burn on, but he's lost his confidence. The one time he got free of him, he then pulled the ball backwards into him, instead of shooting. It was a really poor game, but not entirely his fault. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 3 hours ago, sheepyvillian said: I can't recall seing a player be that poor for so long. It is literally like playing with 10 men. 2015/16 season did happen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Scorpio Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 3 hours ago, sheepyvillian said: I can't recall seing a player be that poor for so long. It is literally like playing with 10 men. So you haven't been watching long then. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepyvillian Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Just now, Zatman said: 2015/16 season did happen But none of them were ever any good for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul33 Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 3 hours ago, tomav84 said: some maybe. in my case i've been very much proven wrong with both luiz and bailey (i wrote off the pair of them) which is why i'm giving diaby time ..... surely from that form it is better for all of us if you write Diabi off too ? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepyvillian Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 7 hours ago, Taxahunter said: Funny how Diaby gets so much support considering how bad he has been for a long period and giving that he played for 65 minutes and was part of the team that was 3-0 down and yet it's Zaniolo people are critizising as the first thing. The guy cost us 50mill and it feels like we are playing with 10 men whenever he is playing... Spot on. Remember the abuse McGinn was getting. He was nowhere near as poor as Diaby as been. 50 million for performances like that. I honestly think the young lad Wright could have performed better. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 He and Bailey haven't played in the same team much in recent months, I think that would help him a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayls Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 I reckon he’s hating the fact he left Leverkusen and they are now smashing the Bundesliga. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieVillan Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 We have 2 issues at the minute that has led to our downturn. The first issue is the absence of Pau Torres. The second is the form of Diaby. We can’t do anything about the first until Torres is fit, but we need to take Diaby out of the firing line at least. His confidence is totally shot and he’s a passenger at the moment. His drop in form is actually affecting Ollie Watkins. Im not giving up on him, but picking him and hoping he plays himself into some form is going to cost us games and points. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Segundo Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 I've not been impressed with this bloke at all. Even in the early games where he got some goals and assists he didn't strike me as great, just ok. His decision-making, crossing and passing are generally woeful and he's too easily dominated and marginalised. But Monchi must have seen something in him to so hopefully it's a Bailey/Luiz type situation and he will eventually come good. For now though we might as well play Kellyman or pretty much anyone else, they could barely be worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul33 Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 He needs to beef up a bit as he is way too soft and gets bounced around every week ..... that doesn't bode well in this league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul514 Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 21 hours ago, GlobalVillan said: He doesn't score, he doesn't beat a man, he doesn't dribble. He is winger ffs! He is a winger who is being played centrally in a new league and totally out of form right now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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