lexicon Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 Well-reasoned argument, Trent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 Con, can you get the stats for: Over-hitting passes yards ahead of target. Getting brushed off the ball easily. Assists this season. Goals this season. Cheers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudevillaisnice Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 A good dark horse fantasy premier league team pick next year I suspect. Brilliant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted February 14, 2013 Moderator Share Posted February 14, 2013 Well-reasoned argument, Trent. I thought I covered most of the points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted February 14, 2013 Moderator Share Posted February 14, 2013 /Sees Trent has posted in wee Bazza's thread. Runs in to see Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vandaq Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 Yeah we are really lucky to be having him, surprised barca didn`t pay a visit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArteSuave Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 No matter what anyone says on here the stats are very favourable for Bannan when you compare between other midfielders in his position. Crossing, short and long passing, accuracy, work rate, creativity. (Key passes are the creativity stat, not assists). He's most criticised for what he's not in the team to do: tackling. He's not a defensive midfielder. He's criticised for that because criticising someone for not doing something that is not their job is cheap and easy. Bannan also has that "extra gear" other players do not. He's not found it yet for us consistently but when he does he will make the doubters look silly. A good dark horse fantasy premier league team pick next year I suspect. Bollocks. I agree with Trent. As you can see from the heat map below, Bannan (left) is mainly bollocks. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il_serpente Posted February 14, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted February 14, 2013 Bollocks. I agree with Trent. As you can see from the heat map below, Bannan (left) is mainly bollocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstonMartin82 Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 No matter what anyone says on here the stats are very favourable for Bannan when you compare between other midfielders in his position. Crossing, short and long passing, accuracy, work rate, creativity. (Key passes are the creativity stat, not assists). He's most criticised for what he's not in the team to do: tackling. He's not a defensive midfielder. He's criticised for that because criticising someone for not doing something that is not their job is cheap and easy. Bannan also has that "extra gear" other players do not. He's not found it yet for us consistently but when he does he will make the doubters look silly. A good dark horse fantasy premier league team pick next year I suspect. Bollocks. I agree with Trent. As you can see from the heat map below, Bannan (left) is mainly bollocks. And next to him must be his partner... Delph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted February 14, 2013 Moderator Share Posted February 14, 2013 The heat map for the brain would support your theory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papillon Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 I suspect if Barry Bannan was up for sale, no other Premier League-club would buy him. When he has the ball in his feet and we are ready to attack or go into the final third, you can see that he is bewildered and never knows exactly what to do. Often it just ends with a high loft into the box or even too far outside and over the line for a goal-kick. He is probably the player I have seen do that the most, and it's incredibly frustrating. 9 out of 10 times he he does that instead of keeping the ball himself and taking players on, thus creating space for our wingers to play them through. His set-pieces are atrocious at best, he basically takes all of them and we never score. That is actually weird, because he can make a good pass and has good control when he plays 60 yard passes. I have seen nothing to suggest Bannan will turn into a good Premier League-player, sadly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillanousOne Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 The pointless floated corners alone are just maddeningly crap. Comparisons to Westwood are unfair as Westwood can actually tackle and do the basics well, Bannan tries too hard to be something he isn't but it's not all his fault - Lambert wants workhorses in midfield not creativity. He has four forwards for that. But I do agree that Bannan has some talent, but in the current side there is no place for him just like there is no place for Ireland. Maybe in a settled confident Villa side he could do a job - even if only off the bench, but right now he is one of many players we just can't carry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CI Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 Got a feeling he will follow the well trodden path from Aston to The Reebok next year, in the footsteps of McCann, JLS, Knight, Warnock etc etc . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstonMartin82 Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Didn't even make the bench yesterday. Is he injured, or is the best player in the Premiership unable to break into the worst team in the Premiership? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshVilla Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 He is just shite Doesn't deserve to be on the bench offers sweet **** all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supernova26 Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 Yes it has to be said, we are doing great without him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 Yes it has to be said, we are doing great without him. Only lost 2-1 at Arsenal, not the worst result, better than 8-0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CI Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 He's played 58 PL games for us. Does anyone know how many of those games we have won? He has scored 1 goal ( a pen) in 58 games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NurembergVillan Posted February 25, 2013 Moderator Share Posted February 25, 2013 He's scored less goals for us than Eric Lichaj. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyBM Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 Got a feeling he will follow the well trodden path from Aston to The Reebok next year, in the footsteps of McCann, JLS, Knight, Warnock etc etc . hope so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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