Richard Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 Can't believe he is in ahead of Delph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstonMartin82 Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 Can't believe he is in ahead of Delph I can only assume that loyalty towards nationality has something to do with it... it's the only explanation for this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshVilla Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 Needs to be dropped on his face after that performance Its a sad state of affairs that he is anywhere near the first team Reserve player at best Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 Delph needs to start. Bannan is dire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudevillaisnice Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 It's really sad when you see Bannan in midfield compared to the days of Milner's etc.. no coincidence we are where we are when you have the likes of Bannan raking up 60 appearances for the club. Just isn't good enough and will never be good enough. Wish the club would just spend some £££ on a quality midfield, the amount of managers that have shirked away from it is unforgivable. We'd be in a much better place in the table i'm sure of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiegoD Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 Bannan has played himself out of the team today, awful performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstonMartin82 Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 His performance today was by far the worst of any Villa player all season. It would appear his average performances come against the worst teams in the league and when he comes up against a half decent team he is clearly well out of his depth. This to me tells us that his level is no where near Premier League standard. If I played today I would get rated, and would probably rate myself, 0 / 10. Bannan today got 0/10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunnski Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 atrocious. just gets worse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 Can't understand why the manager is even considering him, let alone starting him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Condimentalist Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 I'd have started him as well but he wouldn't have come out for the second half. Delph starts next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwan Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 Truly woeful. It's not just the passing but the fact that other teams just waltz over him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted March 31, 2013 Moderator Share Posted March 31, 2013 Interesting to see that people saw it as a really bad performance today - personally, I thought that he was better than Westwood today who gave the ball away an uncharacteristic amount - he made one very poor mistake - a bad pass was played in to him and rather than get it somewhere safe he tried to d something a bit more ambitious and played Suarez in - a bad error - but overall, it was Bannan that would get his head up and try to play the progressive stuff and it was actually Bannan that did much of our first half defensive work in the first half - he faded in the second as did everyone, but I think he justified his place in the team. Whether I'd keep him in for Stoke is a different question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Con Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 This is farcical. If Bannan was to blame for the loss today, why doesn't a match report even mention him? http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21915418 During the match Westwood was dispossessed twice, Sylla three times, Bannan twice. Yet only Bannan is blamed here? Some people are itching to blame Bannan for anything real or imagined. They'll have no credibility even in the event he does deserve blame for something it is that ridiculous. Compared to previous performances Westwood failed today. Bannan's passing percentage was 83% with 1 key pass (about his normal level), Westwood was down to 82%, from 97% against QPR. Westwood is not to blame either. We won the first half. Lost the second. Liverpool scored two good goals right after half time and then we had the chances but we could not come back. Weimann missed a great opportunity. His miss is Bannan's fault though according to some people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyM3000 Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 Mistakes by Bannan are magnified by the fans because nobody likes him, he is being used as a scapegoat all the time. The fans get on his back after one mistake in a game, yet Westwood and others made them too. Bannan was poor, no doubt about it but again when he went off we didn't do anything attacking wise, 2-1 down and we didn't put any pressure to score. Not saying he should still start, but replacing him with Delph or KEA isn't the answer, we would be way too defensive minded with them in and the amount of stupid fouls they give away does my nut in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstonMartin82 Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 This is farcical. If Bannan was to blame for the loss today, why doesn't a match report even mention him? http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21915418 During the match Westwood was dispossessed twice, Sylla three times, Bannan twice. Yet only Bannan is blamed here? Some people are itching to blame Bannan for anything real or imagined. They'll have no credibility even in the event he does deserve blame for something it is that ridiculous. Compared to previous performances Westwood failed today. Bannan's passing percentage was 83% with 1 key pass (about his normal level), Westwood was down to 82%, from 97% against QPR. Westwood is not to blame either. We won the first half. Lost the second. Liverpool scored two good goals right after half time and then we had the chances but we could not come back. Weimann missed a great opportunity. His miss is Bannan's fault though according to some people. You are a wind up merchant. Do you think that his performance today was an acceptable level? You are always finding superficial stats to defend him, you are now relying on a match reports non mention of him... do you realise that the match report was written by one person who watched the game? What makes this persons opinion so much stronger than everyones on here? The fact is Con that Bannan did not get a single pass right today despite what your unverified and fictitious stats state, he got dispossessed THREE times which lead to THREE goalscoring opportunities for Liverpool, his corners were once again pathetic and his deep lying crosses were about as dangerous as a potato gun. His performance today was one of the worst I have ever seen in a Villa shirt and I'm not exaggerating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_John_10 Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 yet Westwood and others made them too. If Westwood performs at a consistently shit level like bannan then it will reach a point where he's treated in a similar manner. Also if he proves himself to be a word removed like bannan then it may go someway to speeding that up. But players like Westwood haven't been consistently shit like Barry Bannan and therefore fans are less likely to jump on their mistakes. Bannan is shit and a word removed. An ultimate combination for any man. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstonMartin82 Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 Mistakes by Bannan are magnified by the fans because nobody likes him, he is being used as a scapegoat all the time. The fans get on his back after one mistake in a game, yet Westwood and others made them too. Bannan was poor, no doubt about it but again when he went off we didn't do anything attacking wise, 2-1 down and we didn't put any pressure to score. Not saying he should still start, but replacing him with Delph or KEA isn't the answer, we would be way too defensive minded with them in and the amount of stupid fouls they give away does my nut in. Bannan has more assists this season for the opposition than he does for us. One mistake in a game? I made it three before Lambert got fed up with him. He isn't a scapegoat. I am a critic of his, though I said his performances against Reading and QPR was okay, but today it was unforgivable. A better player wouldn't not only **** his own team up with ridiculous mistakes, but actually contribute towards forcing the team forward. A better player than Bannan in the team this season would see us very comfortably in mid-table. It's that simple. He is not good enough. Not by a long way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Con Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 (edited) Mistakes by Bannan are magnified by the fans because nobody likes him, he is being used as a scapegoat all the time. The fans get on his back after one mistake in a game, yet Westwood and others made them too. Bannan was poor, no doubt about it but again when he went off we didn't do anything attacking wise, 2-1 down and we didn't put any pressure to score. Not saying he should still start, but replacing him with Delph or KEA isn't the answer, we would be way too defensive minded with them in and the amount of stupid fouls they give away does my nut in. When we lose Bannan is the scapegoat, even if his play did not lead to any of the goals, as in the case today. When we win he never earns credit even if he is involved in the build up. I don't think Bannan is hated because he is Scottish or because he went drinking ... my view is some fans won't be happy until they have a universal hero like a Gerrard, Bale or Lampard in midfield who can do everything. Bannan is not that type of player and so Bannan is using up the spot where Universal Hero should be*. Westwood only gets the nod over Bannan because he is still on his honeymoon period. If Bannan were to leave, they'll pick on Westwood. Me, I don't think a modern football team needs a Lampard or Gerrard. The game has evolved from that. Would be awesome to have a Bale though. *I notice in the Sylla thread fans are beginning to criticise this specialist DM for "not getting forward enough". they yearn for a hero more than they care for results IMO. Edited March 31, 2013 by Con Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted March 31, 2013 Moderator Share Posted March 31, 2013 Villalion - I thought he was better than Westwood today. The idea that every one of his passes went awry is ridiculous. Did you actually see today's game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstonMartin82 Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 Villalion - I thought he was better than Westwood today. The idea that every one of his passes went awry is ridiculous. Did you actually see today's game? His passes under 20 yards may have hit target though he does practise with a football everyday and we shouldn't be dancing in the street if he does manage this. His long balls didn't hit target and his crosses didn't hit target. On top of that he got dispossessed three times in incredibly dangerous positions, once putting Liverpool clean through. If Westwood was worse than Bannan today why did Lambert pull Bannan off? Especially so if we were chasing a game and creativity is meant to be the main attribute that Bannan brings? Westwood wasn't great, but I wouldn't say he was worse than Bannan but appreciate your view. Westwood has been pretty good this season, especially at the beginning of the season, but Bannan has been dire all season. This is why Bannan attracts stick... he isn't good enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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