VillaChris Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 Think he just about deserves a thread of his own. Has improved immensely since joining the club and I hope he's given a shot this season to cement a place. I was surprised McLeish only gave him a few starts last season, well not surprised as such, more disappointed. He is, at the very least, solid. I like him. (Sorry to Bicks!) In fairness to TSM, he was injured for 4 months last season so wasn't available until February. I like him aswell. The Spurs game last season, he had Aaron Lennon in his pocket and I remember he had a good game against Bale the previous year so his positioning is good and he dosen't struggle against pace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 I really hope he gets a starting spot next season - I think he can be a great player for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironsid Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 I agree with Bickster on this one. Make sure a defender can do what it says on the tin first. If he can add something to the attack now and again it's a bonus. I think Lichaj falls into this class of player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amo69 Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 I don't rate Hutton, but I don't think Walker 'pulled up trees'. I agree Baz, defensively he was weak, very weak, he still is too tbh but lots of people seem to prefer full backs that attack to full backs that can defend. Me? I like defenders to defend first of all, if they can attack every now and again, it is a bonus. Lichaj at RB is defensively better than Walker & Hutton by long margins I disagree with this, if Walker couldn't defend he wouldn't have been first choice RB for a team that finished fourth. If Lichaj was a better defender then him then he would have started over Hutton who was shocking. There seems to be a misconception that defenders that are very good coming forward cant defend when it's more of a case of they occasionally get caught out for being too far forward. A fullback will always be able to defend otherwise they are not a full back surely? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enda Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 He did well today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudevillaisnice Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 Reading through the thread of the game against Newcastle some like him some don't rate him. Personally I like him, think the loan spell at Leeds helped him alot.. also it's nice to have some depth now in fullback positions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 Great squad player to have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 Good defensive performance but going forward I don't think he's that good. Definitely an important squad player though but I expect Bennett to be in at left back pretty soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moose Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 If Lichaj was a better defender then him then he would have started over Hutton who was shocking. Hutton started because McLeish bought him. Every man and his dog could see Hutton was piss-poor in pretty much every minute of football, sorry - "football" he played. Lichaj is a better full-back than Hutton was during his AV tenure (and yes I know that technically should be "has been" rather than "was", but he's as good as gone in my eyes). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 Lichaj can't attack whether on the right or the left, he's an excellent backup for both full back spots in the same vein that Tony Hibbert is for Everton, in my opinion. He can't beat a man and loses the ball when he tries, solid tho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LockStockVilla Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 Lichaj can't attack whether on the right or the left, he's an excellent backup for both full back spots in the same vein that Tony Hibbert is for Everton, in my opinion. He can't beat a man and loses the ball when he tries, solid tho I do disagree on this. While he does struggle attacking as a LB, as somebody mentioned previously he can get forward better from the RB position. Unfortunately fur us, we just have not seen it much for the first team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 Lichaj can't attack whether on the right or the left, he's an excellent backup for both full back spots in the same vein that Tony Hibbert is for Everton, in my opinion. He can't beat a man and loses the ball when he tries, solid tho I do disagree on this. While he does struggle attacking as a LB, as somebody mentioned previously he can get forward better from the RB position. Unfortunately fur us, we just have not seen it much for the first team. I haven't seen him beat a man once in a Villa shirt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarethRDR Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 I haven't seen him beat a man once in a Villa shirtYes, that particular section of tube8 is quite hard to find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8pints Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 I haven't seen him beat a man once in a Villa shirtYes, that particular section of tube8 is quite hard to find. I looked for it on Tube8 but couldn't find it, I couldn't find anything about football on there at all really, apart from John Terry's' account. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LockStockVilla Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 I haven't seen him beat a man once in a Villa shirtYes, that particular section of tube8 is quite hard to find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quizme Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 Great squad player. Never lets us down IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beasley14 Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 Always does a job IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phumfeinz Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 Looks a bit like Christian Bale IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 Has a surname that's difficult to spell IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrackpotForeigner Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 First name's Eric IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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