Keener window-cleaner Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 I thought Gardner was one of our best players today. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 One thing you are guaranteed when you see Gardner and Westwood in the same team... **** All! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir_gary_cahill Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 I thought he played very well today in my opinion, it's great to see him finally break through 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 He was poor whenever he had to pass the ball forwards and he lacks athleticism in such away that he is really easy to bypass. We didn't do enough to strengthen this position in the summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzy Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 I thought he was alright today. Obviously a wank pass for their first goal, but our midfield was well on top for the entire game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deamie Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 Not good enough to be starting games in my opinion, gave ball away that leads to their 1st goal and offered nothing else apart form 2 off target wasted shots on goal! Rightly taken off! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 (edited) 16 minutes ago, Keener window-cleaner said: I thought Gardner was one of our best players today. Did you miss the pass he put straight to a forest player that led to their first goal on the counter attack? I though he offered very little as did Westwood. No control of the pace or tempo of the game which led to slow aimless play in most of the first half. Edited September 11, 2016 by villa89 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastie Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 8 minutes ago, deamie said: Not good enough to be starting games in my opinion, gave ball away that leads to their 1st goal and offered nothing else apart form 2 off target wasted shots on goal! Rightly taken off! Agree with this - seen nothing to convince me he will make it at 1st team level for villa - had great potential but not been the same since bad injuries - squad player at best . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keener window-cleaner Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 (edited) 18 minutes ago, villa89 said: Did you miss the pass he put straight to a forest player that led to their first goal on the counter attack? I though he offered very little as did Westwood. No control of the pace or tempo of the game which led to slow aimless play in most of the first half. Didn't want to repeat what I wrote in the match thread, but here goes :-) In that particular situation, I thought the fault for the goal was as much the other player who didn't meet his pass, at least it was both players fault, Westwood was far to easily bullied over and should have taken a free kick/yellow card when the player got passed him. The two central defenders was as much at fault to let their player have a free shot at goal, and one could as well fault Bunn. Apart from this bad pass just outside their penalty area, I thought he hardly put a foot wrong. He made several key blocks and headers just outside our area, showed good strength and won almost every duel in our half. Looking at his attacking play he contributed more than I have seen him do before, and considering he played such a big part in the defence, I was impressed by the number of forward bursts he made. He had at least two good shots at goal, of which one went very close. One of the bursts resulted in a free kick just outside their area, he also took good positions in their penalty area at many occations. Appart from this, he did the regular job of making himself available in the middle, making simple passes. I thought he contributed strongly to us dominating the game. He did, as Westwood gets praise for, make it ticking over, and on top of that, he was solid in defence and at the same time good in attack. We do see different thing in games, but for me he was one of our best players (stil prefer Tshibola and Jedinak though). Edited September 11, 2016 by Keener window-cleaner 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 League One standard player. Has looked out of place in every appearance this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keener window-cleaner Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 4 minutes ago, Dr_Pangloss said: League One standard player. Has looked out of place in every appearance this season. I rest my case and walk out - hand in hand with Gary G. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enda Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 1 hour ago, andym said: He actually had a pretty decent game apart from one pass - but that pass ended up with the ball in our net within 30 seconds. He lost the ball more than that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 Thought first half he played well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 I think just because he was slightly better than westwood still does hide the fact he is utter shit. Never want this guy wearing our colours again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post avfc1982 Posted September 11, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted September 11, 2016 Very poor in my opinion. We have too many passengers in this team and they're both in the midfield. We won't be promoted with both Gardner and Westwood in the team. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 2 hours ago, avfc1982 said: Very poor in my opinion. We have too many passengers in this team and they're both in the midfield. We won't be promoted with both Gardner and Westwood in the team. ......ditto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 If you cant inspire yourself against your old club you never will. Needs to be sold in January Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 It is shockingly obvious what is wrong and that in itself is alarmingly worrying. If these guys who have been involved in football all their lives cannot see what is wrong.....then i can only assume we are dealing with hidden agenda's its so ******* obvious its untrue. I have completely had enough of these hidden comments......This midfield is beyond **** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Czechlad Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 I don't think he was that bad. He wasn't great, but wasn't bad. Decent squad player which is all he is when everyone is fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastleBromVilla Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 3 hours ago, avfc1982 said: Very poor in my opinion. We have too many passengers in this team and they're both in the midfield. We won't be promoted with both Gardner and Westwood in the team. Agreed Gardner not good enough. He gave the ball away twice in the space of a few minutes and the second resulted in a goal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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