Keyblade Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 He can pick a pass that Delph and KEA are too reluctant and/or unable to. Instead of stalling attacks, he gets them started from deep. I'm sure PL will reward him and Westwood with another start against City. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 Bannan's playing better. Long term I still have concerns over him off the pitch. You can say it dosen't matter but I see a bit of Lee Hendrie in him. Gareth Barry had drink issues early in his career but knuckled down and is playing in the champions league while in his 30s, Hendrie is at Tamworth. That said, poor mis kick just before the 2nd United goal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El-Reacho Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 theres nothing on the wings though, :/ im not a 4-3-3 fan, im an old fashioned 4-4-2 kinda guy, but then, we have no decent out and out wingers only albrighton really, but we have nothing to match on the left, im still also not a fan of bannan, even after todays performance, if he continues to play good then maybe we can sell him for a pretty penny and buy someone of similar skill but more strength Both of our goals came from crosses from the wings on Saturday. I think O'Neill is currently demonstrating that two fixed wingers hugging their touchlines and trying to whip crosses into a big front man is getting redundant these days. It's easy for teams to stop it. 433 gives much more flexibility and is far harder for teams to defend against as our second goal proved. Their back four had to keep on changing who they marking and AW got free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 I think it is about time we let him ply his trade elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 I think it is about time we let him ply his trade elsewhere. Just as he's looking like one of our most creative players? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morpheus Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 All of our players have generally improved as the season has progressed and as I've stated elsewhere the appointment of our new scout may have had something to do with that. Start putting the effort in or risk being replaced and shown the door. This may have helped wee Barry to focus more and we're starting to see the benefit of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gompedyret Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 Or it could simply be that Paul Lambert generally does a fine job bringing out the best in wee Barry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted November 15, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted November 15, 2012 Yeah, it's pretty simple. Play Bannan on the wings and he's as good as useless (like McLeish did) Play Bannan in this middle in his natural position and he can influence the game. There's no point getting rid of him. Personally he'd be in my first 11, but even as a squad player it would be hard to find someone with his qualities whilst being on the small wages he's on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted November 24, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted November 24, 2012 Well anyone who's read this thread will know i'm a big fan of Bannan. And I think he's really performing well at the minute. Credit where credits due, had a fantastic game today. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daggy_333 Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 Well anyone who's read this thread will know i'm a big fan of Bannan. And I think he's really performing well at the minute. Credit where credits due, had a fantastic game today. I'm starting to think that my opinion must be tainted by where i sit in the ground lol. I think i counted 3 occasions today where he wimped out of making a challenge, the fact that he is starting week in week out now is a sad indictment of our current squad. (In my opinion) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romavillan Posted November 24, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted November 24, 2012 yep he was very good today, as was westwood. KEA wasn't as bad as some are making out but gave it away uncharacteristically a few times in crucial places. after the yellow wasn't as effective. still though, bannan looked great and pulled the strings well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 Lambert seems to be getting the best out of him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 I'm still struggling to see what he brings to the team. He has occasional moments of good passing but other than that his set-peices and all round decision making are not up to scratch. But I'd rather a decent academy lad in the squad than an over-paid journeyman, so he can stay but not he's not vital. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LockStockVilla Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 I'm still struggling to see what he brings to the team. He has occasional moments of good passing but other than that his set-peices and all round decision making are not up to scratch. But I'd rather a decent academy lad in the squad than an over-paid journeyman, so he can stay but not he's not vital. See, I'm on the other end of the spectrum. I feel like he has been making smart passes in the midfield and him and Westwood appear to have a good understanding. Also, I have been very impressed the last 3 matches because with Stevens playing at LB, Bannan has had to cover for him many times. I think his support in defense has been very good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 Fair enough. Agreed on Westwood, though, he's been an excellent find. His passing reminds me of Barry, actually. Pity we don't have Young/Milner on the wing to take advantage of those diagonal passes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LockStockVilla Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 Yeah that diagonal ball to Weimann was top drawer stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeepDish Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 I think this was Bannan' best match so far. He is improving, doing less stupid passes and he works hard and backtracks more than I though he was capable of. I thought his passing was very good today. He is getting there, and I have been one of his critics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 Starting to grow into the team and improving every week. Hope it continues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted November 24, 2012 Moderator Share Posted November 24, 2012 Not a fan of his if I'm honest but I can't deny he has improved under Lambert, I still remain unconvinced he is as good as some seem to think though. Yes he can pass a ball but for me at least he doesn't influence games enough, there is a lack of end product in his game and his set piece delivery isn't consistent enough. I never like players that appear to bottle tackles, Downing used to make my blood boil doing it and I'm starting to notice wee Barry appearing to duck the odd one. You can't play CM and do that unless you are a truly exceptional player and Bannan isn't that. All you can ask of players is that they work hard and improve, Bannan is doing those things but questions still remain for me over him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_John_10 Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 Thought he did ok. Bottled a few tackles but generally kept the ball well and has the ability to get the ball out wide quickly and accurately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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