dudevillaisnice Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 captaincy to dunne even worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyBM Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 fair point lads, theres no one else experienced enough maybe hand it to given? maybe not have a captain at all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulver Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 Another stunning performance of footballing prowess and leading the side like a captain from lead legs today NOT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.I.C.O. Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 Petrov proved today why he's just an average journeyman. He may be a nice bloke and a great guy to have around behind the scenes and on the training ground, but he's no leader and such a powderpuff on the field. Just the sort of man to captain a sinking ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanky Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 Couldn't quite work out where Petrov and Delph were supposed to be playing second half. Delph was far too deep and Petrov seemed far too high up the pitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juanpabloangel18 Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 people on twitter claiming stan and zog had some sort of post-match bust up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meregreen Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 Back to his anonymous worst today. Like a few others. Needs to be replaced as soon as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROTTERDAM1982 Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 Well if thats the case, Petrov showed more fight in the tunnel than he did on the pitch. At least N'Zog did'nt hide today.**** off Petrov, and take Warnock, Dunne, Collins and Heskey with you. No fight, no desire, no commitment, no professionalism, an absolute disgrace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Czechlad Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 We have Bannan, Gardner, Herd, and Ireland and yet they didn't start. Petrov is past him prime and is just getting worse. Delph is a championship players at best. Those 4 guys have either made a name for themselves or at least have great potential and probably deserve a chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chappy Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 We have Bannan, Gardner, Herd, and Ireland and yet they didn't start. Petrov is past him prime and is just getting worse. Delph is a championship players at best. Those 4 guys have either made a name for themselves or at least have great potential and probably deserve a chance. Herd was injured and Gardner is on loan... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted December 19, 2011 Moderator Share Posted December 19, 2011 Petrov is past him prime and is just getting worse. Probably MOTM in the previous game, scored 3 goals this season already and probably a few assists. He had a bad game by all accounts, it happens to everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegiddygambler Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 I was pleased to read today that Stan has called for AM to be given £ to spend the window. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barry'sboots Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 Petrov is past him prime and is just getting worse. Probably MOTM in the previous game, scored 3 goals this season already and probably a few assists. He had a bad game by all accounts, it happens to everyone. He had a bad game, IMO, because McLeish sold him short. Two men in CM against Plop's three meant that we were always going to be short. He did the same with Delph - he wants to turn him into a DCM when he will never be a DCM. He should have gone with: --------------- Clark -------------- ------------------------ Delph ----- ---- Stan --------------------------- And combated their three and left our front three to get on with attacking. It was this formation at the start of the last of MON's seasons that allowed us to beat them, and deservedly so, at Anfield. To play a top 6 side with 3 in CM with only two CM'ers is impossible, unless you have Viera and Petit maybe. McLeish just hasn't got a clue. And 4-4-2 is not more attacking if you never have the ball. 4-5-1/4-3-3 can be just as attacking if played correctly as shown by Barca etc.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Czechlad Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 We have Bannan, Gardner, Herd, and Ireland and yet they didn't start. Petrov is past him prime and is just getting worse. Delph is a championship players at best. Those 4 guys have either made a name for themselves or at least have great potential and probably deserve a chance. Herd was injured and Gardner is on loan... Gardner was sent on loan before he got a chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyBM Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 i dont agree with a 3 man centre midfield, never have no matter who it is, especially 2 kids, but i do agree that petrov needs freedom to attack and not be restricted to covering the back line if we had a decent midfielder sitting behind petrov, you would only need one to add, the wingers should be tracking back and helping as well, dont give them an easy ride Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barry'sboots Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 i dont agree with a 3 man centre midfield, never have no matter who it is, especially 2 kids, but i do agree that petrov needs freedom to attack and not be restricted to covering the back line If you look at results over the past 5 or 6 years when we play the Big 6, particularly Plop, Arsenal and Chelski who tend to play 4-5-1/4-3-3, our better results typically come when we match up to this system, keep it tight and frustrate them. When we try to go 4-4-2 we invariably get swamped by them in CM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsimonw Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 Petrov is past him prime and is just getting worse. Probably MOTM in the previous game, scored 3 goals this season already and probably a few assists. He had a bad game by all accounts, it happens to everyone. Agreed. Some seem very at the ready to criticise Stan whenever they can. Doesn't matter how many good games he has, as soon as he has a bad one they're on his back. Doesn't surprise me that he looked far worse playing alongside Delph, he'd manage to make Zidane look a clown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyBM Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 could all this be a reflection though of petrov looking good in comparison to our other centre mids? makoun, ireland, delph, neither these 3 are anything to excited about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaAlex Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 Petrov had at one point the most interceptions in the league, don't know if that's still the case, he's also scored three excellent goals. I'd say he's having a good season from what I've seen. If that idiot sells him in January I fear for us as we're then only left with Gabby and the kids who give a crap about the club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supertom46 Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Favourite goal out of that lot was the Palace goal. Fantastic day out with a late Petrov equaliser. Perfect. I've always supported Petrov, like I do now with Ireland. I feel though that they get the same treatment, probably because they're not the perfect Centre Midfielders we want. They do different jobs to your bog standard player and I love them both for what they do, especially Stan!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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