hippo Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 On 05/07/2010 at 17:37, sir_gary_cahill said: Been selected for England u16 trials next month despite being only 14, he's a great talent, plays left wing, he was regular in our u16s last season when he was an u14. Bump - what a long way he has come since this post way back in 2010. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Zen Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 1 hour ago, BleedClaretAndBlue said: Just imagine, this could (wont though) be his last ever game in our colours. So try to enjoy it. Wow thats a realisation that just hit home a lot faster than I thought You shut your dirty mouth! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srsmithusa Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 12 hours ago, Vive_La_Villa said: I’d call it winning a foul if that makes sense. The defenders reaction or lack of it says it all. The parlance amongst referees is “drawing” the foul. Upper level players do it all the time. Just because a foul is drawn does not mean that it is no longer a foul. Defenders stepping up to draw an offside call are doing the same thing Absurd to punish it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 He's not out !! Twitter bullshit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 didnt play well tonight, too ponderous on the ball tbh. Not helped by all the static players around him though, the teams overall movement was really poor. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazzap24 Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 (edited) I thought he had a good game tbh. He’s at the stage now where he’s delivering a 7.5/10 performance as a bare minimum in pretty much every game. The way he draws players in is unreal, there was a moment when he had the ball just inside their box and four players were attempting to close him down. There were the odd flashes of magic when he drifted past a couple of players here and there, but it was more his general distribution that impressed me, he just hardly ever gives it away. Edited May 14, 2019 by wazzap24 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 I thought that was his worst performance since Smith took over. Suppose cant be brilliant each game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 He was decent, for his standards he has struggled in both legs, they had a clear plan for him and it worked very well, unlikely Saturday he didn't have the moments of quality tonight. Overall though I don't think anyone can say he played poorly, he was still at the heart of a lot of things going forward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaAlex Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 He's not Lionel Messi, there was zero space for him and very poor movement from some of our players. I think he was a bit guilty of over playing it at times but he had to take those risks, as he's a talented player and the only one who could probably magic something in such a compact area. He'll have more joy vs Leeds provided they don't kick him to pieces again, or Derby should they somehow get through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 Johansen is a good player at this level, and he marked Grealish very well in both matches. I think he'll have a bit more joy against Leeds or especially Derby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 Just now, HanoiVillan said: Johansen is a good player at this level, and he marked Grealish very well in both matches. I think he'll have a bit more joy against Leeds or especially Derby. On another note Johansen should have seem red in 1st game. Made some poor tackles tonight too Another shit ref performance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jareth Posted May 14, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted May 14, 2019 Every one of our attacking players looked rubbish, but I can't help but think because West Brom put on a bloody good game of defending. They were like us versus Boro last season - it was a real grind. Jack meanwhile did his thing, won free kicks, played the ball etc etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mic09 Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 He started to collect the ball very deep. I'm not sure if I like it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 2 minutes ago, Zatman said: On another note Johansen should have seem red in 1st game. Made some poor tackles tonight too Another shit ref performance No denying it. There was one tonight that was particularly cynical where he simply poleaxed Grealish. But he did an excellent marking job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 (edited) 10 minutes ago, HanoiVillan said: Johansen is a good player at this level, and he marked Grealish very well in both matches. I think he'll have a bit more joy against Leeds or especially Derby. He's an extremely good negative player, cannot remember him doing anything with the ball but he's superb at fouling and good at doing a man to man marking job, I think these last two games were the hardest Grealish has had all season in terms of being able to consistently have his way with his opponent. Johanssen is the reason for that. Edited May 14, 2019 by Dr_Pangloss 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a m ole Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 Neither Leeds or Derby would commit that many players so deep in defence. Their whole tactic was sit in front of him and block the pass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 1 hour ago, MaVilla said: didnt play well tonight, too ponderous on the ball tbh. Not helped by all the static players around him though, the teams overall movement was really poor. Same criticism I had of him last game, and in a couple of games before that. Sometimes he takes way too long, or makes the wrong decisions. However sometimes he can create magic out of nothing, and/or be unplayable. If we go to the PL especially though, this will HAVe to improve IMO. You could be right though, the players around him need to be on a similar wavelength. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jareth Posted May 14, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted May 14, 2019 The penalty alone was enough to give him full credit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 2 minutes ago, Dr_Pangloss said: He's an extremely good negative player, cannot remember him doing anything with the ball but he's superb at fouling and good at doing a man to man marking job, I think these last two games were the hardest Grealish has had all season in terms of being able to consistently have his way with his opponent. Johanssen is the reason for that. Apparently I can't 'like' any more posts today, but yes, I completely agree with that analysis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 I thought he was fine, got the ball passed the ball made himself available for it again, kept it ticking over, spread it wide when he could, always man marked, sometimes doubled or tripled up on seen plenty of bitter baggies fans stating Grealish is shit and McGinn is better, McGinn is a great player too, its games like these 2 when they try and nullify jack that he should be the main beneficiary of the extra time and space afforded to him we need more players around him like McGinn, better full backs and more willing runners 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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