Keyblade Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 He played most of pre season. Really surprised we let him go, he showed some potential and I just thought it was a case of someone from a foreign league taking 6 months or so to get used to the pace. He looked good in every game this season bar Hereford by all accounts (this is the only one I didn't see). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu_The_Villan Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 real shame that we let him go imo he was absolutely superb against fulham at home last season, he is outstanding and would walk into our current shambles of a midfield Totally agree. The middle of our midfield is piss poor. Letting Makoun go was a major mistake, shocking decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briny_ear Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 He played most of pre season. Really surprised we let him go, he showed some potential and I just thought it was a case of someone from a foreign league taking 6 months or so to get used to the pace. He looked good in every game this season bar Hereford by all accounts (this is the only one I didn't see).Hereford was the only game he played for us this season. :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CI Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 I was at the Fulham 2-2 last year, we lost the middle of the park to Murphy and one Steve Sidwell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CI Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 I think I might have looked good against Hereford Even Ireland got 7 out of 10 that night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulver Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 7 or 8 starts (was it?) and two man of the match performances. Man Utd away and Fulham at home The gripers moan we can't take too much from the Man Utd away game as it was 'just one match' Yet we can all still revel in Petrov's one and only excellent match for us (his debut) and that was over 5 bastard years ago! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shillzz Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Going to have to disagree about Petrov, he's been a very steady performer since he's been here, and usually turns in the best performance from CM most weeks. Hasn't actually had a bad game under McLeish, and tends to get praise even abyss of positivity that is the VT match reaction threads. Agree about Makoun though, he should still be here. Given that he started nearly every pre-season match, I still think something went on that we don't know about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaRoy Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 I know it was only a preseason game, but Makoun linked up well with N'Zogbia in that preseason match away at Braga. Not sure if French being their first language had anything to do with it. I was looking forward to seeing this relationship flourish on the pitch. Poor decision, very poor decision allowing him out on loan. Did Olympiakos pay a fee for the loan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_John_10 Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 I don't see how having a player in the squad not good enough for premiership football would benifit us at the moment. Is he even starting in the greek league? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaRoy Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 I don't see how having a player in the squad not good enough for premiership football would benifit us at the moment. Thats hugely debatable. I'd disagree, he had some good games and some not so good. Started off very well away at Wigan and was easily our man of the match at United. He only played a few times, was clearly adjusting to the pace of the league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir_gary_cahill Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 agree with you completely villaroy, i'm convinced that he would've been superb for us this season if he was still here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 I don't see how having a player in the squad not good enough for premiership football would benifit us at the moment. Thats hugely debatable. I'd disagree, he had some good games and some not so good. Started off very well away at Wigan and was easily our man of the match at United. He only played a few times, was clearly adjusting to the pace of the league.I agree. We didn't see enough of him to be able judge his true ability. People making judgements on him from the few games he played, whether they be positive or negative, clearly have an agenda. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Basically Jenas was Makoun's replacement in the squad and look how that is turning out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micflair Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 I don't see how having a player in the squad not good enough for premiership football would benifit us at the moment. Is he even starting in the greek league? ugh again - he only played 8 games. How can you judge the guy on 8 games!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_John_10 Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 I'm not just basing it on his poor performances for us. I'm basing it on the fact we improved once he was dropped, the manager who signed him didn't put him back in the team, the assistant manager who took over didn't put him back in the team and the new manager didn't think much of him. The best team that wanted him was a team from the greek league and even there he seems to be spending most of the time on the bench. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulver Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Going to have to disagree about Petrov. Hasn't actually had a bad game under McLeish Were you at the game last Saturday ? He was 2/10 at best. And that's being generous Add to that virtually every other game this season where he's been lead footed and took any sting out of our attack with his flat out refusal to pass the ball forwards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CI Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Makoun was not MOM v Fulham in the 2-2 Far from it intact, We even made sidwell look good that day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulver Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Makoun was not MOM v Fulham in the 2-2 Far from it intact, We even made sidwell look good that day You've definitely got memory problems. He got 47% of the MOTM vote that night on here, as well as mine And he got it at the game too, if memory serves me right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CI Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Was at that game Ulver, Doug Ellis lower so close to the play Makoun did ok, but far from MoM We lost the midfield battle and paid the price that day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir_gary_cahill Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 rubbish ci, it was 1 of the best performances i've seen from a villa player, he completely bossed the midfield, he was absolutely superb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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