knoppy1987 Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 (edited) True. Who was going to supply him? Only had 3 midfielders left when Bannan went off. After Bennett was subbed, the two players involved in creating the first goal were no longer on the pitch. Sometimes you have to question the management. This is a new one! I am questioning the management mate. My point is we moaned for years about getting a goal scorer/poacher on here who could potentially drag us out of a mess. He did it under Houllier and if their is any tactical nouse we'll start here as it should be our number one solution going forward especially if we obtain nobody during January. Frustrations from every perspective tonight and I'm not a fan of Bannan and I know he isn't exactly protected well in the centre of the park. Edited January 22, 2013 by knoppy1987 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunnski Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Sometimes you have to question the management. we needed goals so lambert took off our shittest player and brought on our most proven goalscorer. whats to question about that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swerbs Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Does he genuinely think he's good at corners? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Con Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 I don't know what else to call it when, under pressure, you float a ball from your own corner flag towards your keeper who is also under pressure. Given did very well to take it on his chest and control it. Confident and competent. We were playing a Division Two side. Terms like "psychotic" are silly and make any reasonable argument you may have look over-stretched. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Con Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 we needed goals so lambert took off our shittest player and brought on our most proven goalscorer. whats to question about that? Getting and giving is an unappreciated art in our team. Bannan was the only player on the pitch who had patience. His job might have been a very simple one but it gave the team structure. He was an outlet in the middle who could switch play, dragging Bradford's defence side-to-side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laivasse Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Confident and competent. We were playing a Division Two side. Terms like "psychotic" are silly and make any reasonable argument you may have look over-stretched. No it was madness. Bradford didn't have a sniff in that half, yet if Given miscontrols there or Bannan miscues (like he did for several other, much simpler passes), then they're in. It was Bannan doing what he always does, making low percentage passes he doesn't need to make, hunting for the elusive glory moment to fuel his own ego. Trouble is, it never comes. He's a highlight reel player who never creates any highlights. The only 'silly' thing is accusing anyone else of being silly while praising the worst player on the pitch after an already shit performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swerbs Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Con is related to Barry Bannan and I claim my £10. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Con Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 No it was madness. Bradford didn't have a sniff in that half, yet if Given miscontrols there or Bannan miscues (like he did for several other, much simpler passes), then they're in. It was Bannan doing what he always does, making low percentage passes he doesn't need to make, hunting for the elusive glory moment to fuel his own ego. I think you're making much more of it than there was. Given controlled it. He's not great with the football. If he controlled it then it couldn't have been that bad. At least Bannan saved the corner. Trouble is, it never comes. He's a highlight reel player who never creates any highlights. The only 'silly' thing is accusing anyone else of being silly while praising the worst player on the pitch after an already shit performance. The substitution was 'tactical'. He had done his open play job as midfield lynch-pin well. We bossed the game in the first half. He wasn't at fault for the goal and only had 15 minutes of play in the second. The really 'bad' part of the match began after he went off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beasley14 Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Just a terrible player, wouldn't get in there team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuleAthon Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Is it any wonder we are shite at defending set pieces when this is the best set piece taker we have got to use in training?! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunnski Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Is it any wonder we are shite at defending set pieces when this is the best set piece taker we have got to use in training?! haha thats a good point and very true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 its probably why we are where we are. we have been making cases for sub standard/ limited players for so long, we have come to believe they are ok. they ain't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Shiiiit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amo69 Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Bannan was ok today. Did his job about as well as he is capable of. We fell apart after he went off so not sure why fans are having a go at him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vandaq Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Pure crap. Either assign him as a water boy or send him to macclesfield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphinho123 Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Pure crap. Either assign him as a water boy or send him to macclesfield I wouldn't wish that on Macclesfield. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackAVFC1993 Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Was watching the game with my uncle who supports baggies. As he was going up to take his first corner I said watch hell over hit everyone. He cant pass shoot take corners possibly the worse midfielder villa have had in premier league era. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted January 23, 2013 Moderator Share Posted January 23, 2013 It has been a while since I've seen a player boo'ed at Villa Park and I'm not advocating it happening at all because it is counter productive but I think it is in danger of happening with Bannan before the end of the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 The same people who criticise Bannan are the ones who criticised Petrov and Barry. Too much FIFA and youtube highlights methinks. You need players that offer an option and can keep the ball moving - as soon as Bannan went off, players like Lowton, Delph, N'Zogbia and the defence had nobody offering them a short pass option and our play suffered as a result. It's blindingly **** obvious that he's a very important player for us - look at the difference when he came on against Southampton; we totally transformed as a team and battered them in the 2nd half. His corners yesterday were poor, definitely, no disputing that but it's not the be all and end all of his game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papillon Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 One of the worst players we have had in a long time, he just isn't good enough. In the first half he just hit passes over everyone and into the stand, same with set-pieces. It's like he just hits them, without any target in mind, he just hits the corners like a shot and they sail over everyone. Whenever he starts a game I just know we are going to lose out in the midfield and struggle at set-pieces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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