Panto_Villan Posted October 5, 2013 Share Posted October 5, 2013 Delph is great, isn't he? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted October 5, 2013 Share Posted October 5, 2013 I love him. Favourite player for sure and he is so vital. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isa Posted October 5, 2013 Share Posted October 5, 2013 Still doesn't offer anything in the final-third for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted October 5, 2013 Share Posted October 5, 2013 Very good again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Con Posted October 5, 2013 Share Posted October 5, 2013 (edited) Delph is great, isn't he? It looked so today. I hope the moment he beat 2 Hull players in one move when in trouble on the side-lines is replayed in front of Hodgson on MOTD. For a defensive midfielder he has a lot of skill and doesn't waste his passes. Won the midfield for Villa against Huddlestone. I would not hold him responsible for our lack of quality in the final third. Edited October 5, 2013 by Con Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panto_Villan Posted October 5, 2013 Share Posted October 5, 2013 Still doesn't offer anything in the final-third for me. Offers something in the other two, though. I'll take that right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isa Posted October 5, 2013 Share Posted October 5, 2013 Still doesn't offer anything in the final-third for me. Offers something in the other two, though. I'll take that right now. Me too but the fact he offers so little offensively means he isn't as good as everyone thinks he is. Just stands out here because of how poor our midfield is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
praisedmambo Posted October 5, 2013 Share Posted October 5, 2013 Still doesn't offer anything in the final-third for me. Offers something in the other two, though. I'll take that right now. Me too but the fact he offers so little offensively means he isn't as good as everyone thinks he is. Just stands out here because of how poor our midfield is. Er. I don't think anyone is suggesting he is good in the final third, so therefore he's probably exactly as good as everyone thinks he is. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Con Posted October 5, 2013 Share Posted October 5, 2013 Still doesn't offer anything in the final-third for me. Offers something in the other two, though. I'll take that right now. Me too but the fact he offers so little offensively means he isn't as good as everyone thinks he is. Just stands out here because of how poor our midfield is. He doesn't have to contribute offensively more than any other Ramires style player. Delph is our Ramires. He does enough with his game without scoring. If we dominated games like Chelsea he would be scoring goals. I'm sure he'll get one this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isa Posted October 5, 2013 Share Posted October 5, 2013 Same Ramires who can play wide in Chelsea's attacking midfield three and got 9 goals and 8 assists last season? Okey-dokey... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panto_Villan Posted October 5, 2013 Share Posted October 5, 2013 Con said he'd be scoring goals if we dominated games like Chelsea, and I'm inclined to agree with him here. It's much harder for him to get goals or assists without the vast attacking riches and possession that Chelsea enjoy. Not to say he's definitely as good as Ramires but just comparing stats is not a fair comparison. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isa Posted October 5, 2013 Share Posted October 5, 2013 We dominated possession today actually. Lack of final-third quality was the only reason we didn't win and Delph is expected to provide some of that quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Con Posted October 5, 2013 Share Posted October 5, 2013 We dominated possession today actually. Lack of final-third quality was the only reason we didn't win and Delph is expected to provide some of that quality. Out of Delph, El Ahmadi and Westwood, I demand the most attacking quality from El Ahmadi and Westwood, then Delph. Of that three, Delph is the key defensive player. El Ahmadi has stepped up his defensive qualities this season too but Delph just edges it for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panto_Villan Posted October 5, 2013 Share Posted October 5, 2013 Surely you'd admit you're more likely to get an assist passing to Eden Hazard than you are passing to Jordan Bowery, and more likely to score a goal being played in by Juan Mata than you are by Ashley Westwood? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted October 5, 2013 Share Posted October 5, 2013 We dominated possession today actually. Lack of final-third quality was the only reason we didn't win and Delph is expected to provide some of that quality. Out of Delph, El Ahmadi and Westwood, I demand the most attacking quality from El Ahmadi and Westwood, then Delph. Of that three, Delph is the key defensive player. El Ahmadi has stepped up his defensive qualities this season too but Delph just edges it for me. But Delph is the most creative out of the three. He was a class above any other player on the pitch in my view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P3te Posted October 5, 2013 Share Posted October 5, 2013 Still doesn't offer anything in the final-third for me. Offers something in the other two, though. I'll take that right now. Me too but the fact he offers so little offensively means he isn't as good as everyone thinks he is. Just stands out here because of how poor our midfield is. Er. I don't think anyone is suggesting he is good in the final third, so therefore he's probably exactly as good as everyone thinks he is. he's got the potential to add something in the final third if the shackles of holding the midfield together were removed IMO. we know he can score from range as he showed at leeds, and he's got a super engine, plus the aim is to start your defending from the front, and him hassling players early on could be a bonus. don't be surprised to see him taking a more advanced role in the next 18 months Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myko Posted October 5, 2013 Share Posted October 5, 2013 Has Delph slept with your missus or something Isa? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isa Posted October 5, 2013 Share Posted October 5, 2013 (edited) We dominated possession today actually. Lack of final-third quality was the only reason we didn't win and Delph is expected to provide some of that quality. Out of Delph, El Ahmadi and Westwood, I demand the most attacking quality from El Ahmadi and Westwood, then Delph. Of that three, Delph is the key defensive player. El Ahmadi has stepped up his defensive qualities this season too but Delph just edges it for me. Delph is a box-to-box player and thus is expected to produce defensively and offensively. He is not an exclusively defensive midfielder which is why Lambert said yesterday: . I thought on Saturday against Man City we asked him to play a different (deeper) role and maybe asked him to put a marker down at the beginning of the game. I thought he did it. Edited October 5, 2013 by Isa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isa Posted October 5, 2013 Share Posted October 5, 2013 (edited) Has Delph slept with your missus or something Isa? I made him my MOTM but obviously some players are beyond criticism on here. Edited October 5, 2013 by Isa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benireduk Posted October 5, 2013 Share Posted October 5, 2013 I've heard it all now. Slagging our player of the season so far. Some people.... Did you miss his run when he ran about 50 yards, holding off a couple of players before having his shot blocked? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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