knoppy1987 Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Anonymous. I have nothing against Gabby but he is not Premier League quality and it is getting to the point in time when his pace isn't getting him by. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave J Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 His time is up, ship him out now for goodness sake. Someone please,please tell me what does he do/bring to team apart from being able to run quickly in a straight line?? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 His time was up a very long time ago based on his sheer lack of ability with the ball at his feet. Poor footballer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshVilla Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Did we really give this bloke a new deal Nearly as bad as giving the manager one both as shit as each other 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 We supposedly play possession football. This guy can't pass it to save his life. Why is he in the team? Lambert totally bottling it by not dropping him. He's probably the least effective person for this new style. And he was captain as well! I wouldn't be sad if he never played for the club again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeyAnty Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 He was amongst our better players today. That isn't meant as a compliment to Gabby. I thought he was his usual shocking self. Playing him is like playing with 10men. We gave him a new contract as well. I support Lambert but playing him every week makes it really hard at times. We cant score, well start at looking at this guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humanoid Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 His time is up, ship him out now for goodness sake. Someone please,please tell me what does he do/bring to team apart from being able to run quickly in a straight line?? His pace and excelleration on and off the ball used to cause other teams a headache. I don't think any team is seriously concerned about him anymore. He's never been the same since "bulking up" his muscles. IMO, it was this that was likely to have given him more than the usual amount of injuries over the past 4 years, and being constantly played out of position has contributed to his form steadily declining. Lambert still must think there's a hope he could recapture his form like he had under MoN. It's not impossible, but IMO Gabby should go back to the size his body was naturally before and work at improving his play in the role Lambert's giving him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimzk5 Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Shite and has been for the last 5 seasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 He isn't even doing it in away games anymore which was my sole reason for wanting him to still start games for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbie09 Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Would anyone like to try and defend him after this? In his only defence he was not alone today. His performance today was quite possibly the worst I have witnessed in my 45 years as a season ticket holder. He should be ashamed of his application today. Whilst he is a starter we will continue to struggle. Simply not good enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave J Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 His time is up, ship him out now for goodness sake. Someone please,please tell me what does he do/bring to team apart from being able to run quickly in a straight line?? His pace and excelleration on and off the ball used to cause other teams a headache. I don't think any team is seriously concerned about him anymore. He's never been the same since "bulking up" his muscles. IMO, it was this that was likely to have given him more than the usual amount of injuries over the past 4 years, and being constantly played out of position has contributed to his form steadily declining. Lambert still must think there's a hope he could recapture his form like he had under MoN. It's not impossible, but IMO Gabby should go back to the size his body was naturally before and work at improving his play in the role Lambert's giving him. Never going to happen, although he is still capable of running quite fast, he will never be as quick as he used to be, and this I'm afraid is all he ever had to offer. Simply got to be dropped immediately, he is not good enough in my humble opinion to represent ASTON VILLA. I suggested a while back that a straight swap with Burnley for Danny Ings might be worth a shout, as if they'd want to do this now! Boy are we stuck with him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumstopdogs Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 The captain of Aston Villa football club - an absolute disgrace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Oh dear he was awful today. Frankly he has been coasting for about 18 months and someone should tell him that to his face. Raise his game, or get shipped out- no matter if you think you are Mr Aston Villa. Once he gets to about 32 and the pace goes, he will be a barely a championship player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Yes he was awful but we are not playing to his strengths. The counter attacking style we used to play suited him much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbie09 Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Yes he was awful but we are not playing to his strengths. The counter attacking style we used to play suited him much better. He no longer has any strengths. He's a busted flush. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dakid007 Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 I would seen 10 year girls with more technical ability. I bet he only do about 6 kick ups Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeyAnty Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 Im getting crosser everytime i think about him today. Hes making me not sleep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshVilla Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 The counter attacking style we used to play suited him much better. Is that because he has more space to run into after his heavy touch always sends the ball 100 yards in front of him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeyAnty Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 Went in and looked at his opta stats for yesterday. Do these look good enough for a player who should be playing for Villa. 16 passes 10 competed. 62% 4 heading duals - 2 won 50% 1 shot off target - if you would call it that as he hit the top teir. 2 clearances 2 take ons - 1 won 50 % Thats it folk. Disgraceful if you ask me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeyAnty Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 Went in and looked at his opta stats for yesterday. Do these look good enough for a player who should be playing for Villa. 16 passes 10 competed. 62% 4 heading duals - 2 won 50% 1 shot off target - if you would call it that as he hit the top teir. 2 clearances 2 take ons - 1 won 50 % Thats it folk. Disgraceful if you ask me. Just to add to that, joe Cole who was playing similar position had 39 out of 45 passes successful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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