barry'sboots Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 I think we will see more over the next few months. I think he was stupidly rushed back and hopefully will now be eased back in. The only possible issue for me is that he is very similar to Makoun - a CM playmaker - in that he shows for the ball, makes space and retains possession by short sharp passing with the occasional longer ball mixed in. I am not sure whether he could play alongside Makoun (not a problem for the next 3 games admittedly). Would a CM pairing of Delph and Makoun be too lightweight? It would certainly be technically strong. The same can probably said of wee Barry?? What we really need, as far as I am concerned, is a strong DCM - Sissoko possibly and I think Hogg could be decent first reserve - and a strong ACM - Gardner possibly (?) and I would love to see Jimmy back to play this role. I am not sure yet, because I haven't seen enough of him, how Bradley fits in to a pair or a CM three and who he would compliment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 This lad has had some good reviews from many a quarter, but so did Luke Moore. I havn't seen anything that would suggest to me we have anything special on our hands.....Young players can develop, so the jury is out for me on this one. I'm not expecting anything from him, so if it happens it will be a bonus. One thing i like to see from a central midfield player is COMMAND.....Even young players that are destined to make it, you see bits of it....I don't here. He has had a cruel injury,so i hope I'm wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivaashleyyoung Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Will he back for Blackburn do we think? What a massive game that is btw. Would love to see him and NRC in the middle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiggyrichard Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 I could well be taking the bait here but he was referring to the misspelling of 'loses'. Yep...Fail You too CarewsED. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barry'sboots Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 This lad has had some good reviews from many a quarter, but so did Luke Moore. I havn't seen anything that would suggest to me we have anything special on our hands.....Young players can develop, so the jury is out for me on this one. I'm not expecting anything from him, so if it happens it will be a bonus. One thing i like to see from a central midfield player is COMMAND.....Even young players that are destined to make it, you see bits of it....I don't here. He has had a cruel injury,so i hope I'm wrong. Did you not see the Man U home game last season when he played in a CM three with Stan and Milner. For the first 25 minutes or so he ran the show and was the pick of the CM'ers on the park. He wasn't as convincing after Man U had a man sent off and MON failed to respond tactically. I think the kid showed in that game that he has a lot of talent but needs the CM set up right to allow him to play. I don't think a two of him and Stan works. Delph alongside NRC could be very interesting - I have been hoping to see this for quite a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheltenham_villa Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 This lad has had some good reviews from many a quarter, but so did Luke Moore. I havn't seen anything that would suggest to me we have anything special on our hands.....Young players can develop, so the jury is out for me on this one. I'm not expecting anything from him, so if it happens it will be a bonus. One thing i like to see from a central midfield player is COMMAND.....Even young players that are destined to make it, you see bits of it....I don't here. He has had a cruel injury,so i hope I'm wrong. Did you not see the Man U home game last season when he played in a CM three with Stan and Milner. For the first 25 minutes or so he ran the show and was the pick of the CM'ers on the park. He wasn't as convincing after Man U had a man sent off and MON failed to respond tactically. I think the kid showed in that game that he has a lot of talent but needs the CM set up right to allow him to play. I don't think a two of him and Stan works. Delph alongside NRC could be very interesting - I have been hoping to see this for quite a while. Im with the original poster, jury is still out for me. A few good performances dont make a player. Im sure he'll go on to achieve something, i just dont know if he'll fulfil his potential. Many dont. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFC-Prideofbrum Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 As long as his knee is all well and good, I think he'll become an England regular. I rate the guy extremely highly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiggyrichard Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 To be fair lads, he hasnt really had a good decent run in the team yet so its a bit unfair to say you havnt seen anything to prove how good he is...none of us have yet! MM said previously that he is very very very highly rated at the club. We also beat Fergie to his signature just out of interest. Man Utd were apparently the team who matched our bid but Ken Bates said he would only deal with us as we had conducted ourselves so well in the whole thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fran_villa Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 I hope he gets a run in the team now with Makoun being suspended. I think if we played a proper 3 man midfield with him in it we would do well.him Reo and Bradley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheltenham_villa Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 To be fair lads, he hasnt really had a good decent run in the team yet so its a bit unfair to say you havnt seen anything to prove how good he is...none of us have yet! Surely thats the only thing to say. He hasnt had a decent run, therefore i havent seen anything to say how good he is. It would be wrong for me to say hes crap based on not seeing him, all im saying is that ive heard it all before about young lads and i will make up my mind when ive seen him play over the course of a season. I saw his performance against United, i also saw him play against Wigan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFC-Prideofbrum Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 To be fair lads, he hasnt really had a good decent run in the team yet so its a bit unfair to say you havnt seen anything to prove how good he is...none of us have yet! MM said previously that he is very very very highly rated at the club. We also beat Fergie to his signature just out of interest. Man Utd were apparently the team who matched our bid but Ken Bates said he would only deal with us as we had conducted ourselves so well in the whole thing. Was Man City apparently, although United, Spurs, Everton were all interested I think was what I read somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barry'sboots Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 i also saw him play against Wigan. Bit harsh to judge him on that game though. He was thrown straight into a start by MON in his first experience of the Premier League alongside a very poor (and probably unfit) Stan who hadn't really performed in pre-season either. I blame MON for that game when he should have started with NRC and Sidders, the pairing that had done so well in the Peace Cup and were on form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob182 Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 This lad has had some good reviews from many a quarter, but so did Luke Moore. I havn't seen anything that would suggest to me we have anything special on our hands.....Young players can develop, so the jury is out for me on this one. I'm not expecting anything from him, so if it happens it will be a bonus. One thing i like to see from a central midfield player is COMMAND.....Even young players that are destined to make it, you see bits of it....I don't here. He has had a cruel injury,so i hope I'm wrong. Did you not see the Man U home game last season when he played in a CM three with Stan and Milner. For the first 25 minutes or so he ran the show and was the pick of the CM'ers on the park. He wasn't as convincing after Man U had a man sent off and MON failed to respond tactically. I think the kid showed in that game that he has a lot of talent but needs the CM set up right to allow him to play. I don't think a two of him and Stan works. Delph alongside NRC could be very interesting - I have been hoping to see this for quite a while. Im with the original poster, jury is still out for me. A few good performances dont make a player. Im sure he'll go on to achieve something, i just dont know if he'll fulfil his potential. Many dont. I'm one of the many who think he will fulfill his potential. Obviously we can never tell how a youngster will adapt or grow in a league. But I've seen enough to know that he definatly has something special about him and, from what's been said by MM, he seems to have the right attitude too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisNichollsToe Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 The boy oozes class, just needs to build his fitness up, and then have a run in the team next to Makoun. Dare i say it, could he be another candidate for the"hole" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daholteend Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 When Baker went off in the 36th minute, how many of us would have selected Delph at LB? It was a brave move by Mr H and Delph didn't let himself or the team down. While obviously not a left back he played confidently and luckily t'rovers were not much of a threat. I think he might have had trouble with Salgado on another day where Blackburn might have shown up. I was pleased to see him back on the pitch although concerned that a wayward knock might put him back on the injured list. He came through with flying colours and showed no lack of confidence. It was good to see. On the bright side he seemed to avoid any further injury. It will be interesting to see whether he plays against Citeh on Wednesday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maradona10 Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 That ball he played to Albrighton, was World Class! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B36villa Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 fair play to the kid for slotting in at left back did see him sometimes going to move to the middle then realise he was meant to play left back. all in all a good performance and good run near the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beasley14 Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 Got so much talent, im glad that he isnt injured anymore, i would have him in CM, although i can't complain about them protecting him. Played very well when he came on today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudevillaisnice Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 Gave a good interview on AVTV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaRoy Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 He plays with a refreshing ammount of confidence, doesn't look fazed. Hope he gets a run soon. Great personality in the Villa camp aswell it seems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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