JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 If he had more pace he would be a beast. Without it, I see him being more of a Gareth Barry, Lee Hendrie (When good) etc than a fully midfield dynamo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stegzy Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 12 hours ago, JoeB said: Thought Jack was excellent yesterday, but does anybody know what the beef is with Baker!? That was a crunching tackle I expect it’s just that Baker Knows how talented Jack is, from his time here, and wanted to either hurt him or scare him out of the game a bit. It doesn’t work though as Jack is used to it ever since his time at Notts County when he was smashed by everyone but always dusted himself off and carried on. He’s a tough bugger! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troglodyte Posted January 2, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted January 2, 2018 4 hours ago, lapal_fan said: I hope next time he's in that position, he absolutely creams it in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stegzy Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 (edited) Has anyone got a gif of that bit of skill when he prevented the throw in and set up the counter with that pirouette thing yet? Edited January 2, 2018 by stegzy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 17 hours ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: If he had more pace he would be a beast. Without it, I see him being more of a Gareth Barry, Lee Hendrie (When good) etc than a fully midfield dynamo. Have to say he does look a lot quicker. I forgot but read that lallana was playing in the championship at jacks age. I could see Grealish going on to have a similar career. Be nice if it was with us though 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeB Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 21 hours ago, av1 said: I don't there is a beef, more just down to how young Nathan plays. Part of the reason I rated him actually, just surprised to see him go in so hard on an ex teammate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeB Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 15 hours ago, stegzy said: I expect it’s just that Baker Knows how talented Jack is, from his time here, and wanted to either hurt him or scare him out of the game a bit. It doesn’t work though as Jack is used to it ever since his time at Notts County when he was smashed by everyone but always dusted himself off and carried on. He’s a tough bugger! You're probably right, aside from the tackle it was nice to see him stay on his feet a bit more. Must have gained in confidence as well as strength, he was able to utilise it against Bristol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 20 hours ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: If he had more pace he would be a beast. Without it, I see him being more of a Gareth Barry, Lee Hendrie (When good) etc than a fully midfield dynamo. At the top level lack of pace is an issue. He had no problem sprinting away from the Bristol City players as we saw with the third goal. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 1 hour ago, VillaChris said: At the top level lack of pace is an issue. He had no problem sprinting away from the Bristol City players as we saw with the third goal. Well he almost got caught to be fair. Imagine him with Traores pace. Mouthwatering. lol However as some else above said, he does look quicker and stronger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danishlad Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 Just listened to a podcast where Palace fans are complaining about Benteke not having passion for the club and Stoke fans complaining that Shakiri doesn't try at all or love the club. We have bought a lot of players who don't really care about this club. And you could see it in their performances. It is so refreshing to see Jack play for villa. Imo he really cares and wants the team to win. He makes a few mistakes but he has been my man of the match 3 times in a row. I hope he can continue this form and achieve something similar to Kane at Spurs or Gerrard at Liverpool who are also local lads who loved their club. I guess my point is that you can't underestimate the impact a talented local lad can have on a club. I'm excited! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 On 03/01/2018 at 14:01, Danishlad said: Just listened to a podcast where Palace fans are complaining about Benteke not having passion for the club and Stoke fans complaining that Shakiri doesn't try at all or love the club. We have bought a lot of players who don't really care about this club. And you could see it in their performances. It is so refreshing to see Jack play for villa. Imo he really cares and wants the team to win. He makes a few mistakes but he has been my man of the match 3 times in a row. I hope he can continue this form and achieve something similar to Kane at Spurs or Gerrard at Liverpool who are also local lads who loved their club. I guess my point is that you can't underestimate the impact a talented local lad can have on a club. I'm excited! He is a real talent. If it keeps it up it's a matter of time a big club will come calling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 The one thing he really needs to work on is urgency when he has the ball. He's still a bit pedestrian which makes him less effective than he could be. Still from what I've seen he's improved this since he came back and if he can add a bit more drive he'd be really very good at this level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farlz Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 Yet again another good performance from him. Even getting back defensively was great to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 Class act. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 Standard Grealish. Too good for this league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 Maturing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briny_ear Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 Another good performance this evening. When I saw him lying comatose on a street in [?] Ibiza a couple of years ago I really feared that our Jack was spiralling downwards uncontrollably. But now I dare to hope he has un-messed his head and is going to show us what some always believed he was capable of. Although immensely unfashionable to say such a thing, I have a sneaky feeling that Steve Bruce has handled him better than a succession of more Villatalk-favoured managers sucky as Garde, RDM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeyAnty Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 12 minutes ago, Dick said: Maturing Yes attitude has totally changed from two years ago. Gets fouled and just gets up and on with it. Ones things for sure, we will have bother keeping hold of him if we dont get promtoed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 Needs to add goals. Came very close today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 30 minutes ago, Dick said: Maturing Absolutely, both in attitude, in match smarts, and physically filling out as well. He's made a massive difference since getting up to speed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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