AndyBM Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 i think it depends on who we buy to decide whos worth selling, the way i see is that them 4 players mentioned, although i do agree, are all different Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 (edited) I personally think KEA is a decent footballer, he may not have adapted to the Premiership just yet but I think he will. If we had an imposing defensive midfielder, I reckon KEA, alongside Westwood would really benefit the team as a midfield three. To be fair, most of our central midfielders would benefit playing alongside a midfield destroyer - it's something we lack! Edited December 31, 2012 by theboyangel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.Bear Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 He's been useless in the last dozen games. 28 years old as well. He isnt getting any better. It was a gamble signing and it hasnt come off. Get rid in Jan/summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TezzRexx Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Someone on Twitter just said he's off for the Africa Cup Of Nations... any truth in that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P3te Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Someone on Twitter just said he's off for the Africa Cup Of Nations... any truth in that? yup. he's in the moroccan squad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 I think so, yes. I don't understand why he was called up, but Taarabt wasn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshVilla Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 I'm sure Redknapp had something to do with that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumstopdogs Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 On the whole he's been average. Neither gives the defence protection or creates chances. Sell him if he hasn't improved by the end of the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P3te Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Sell him if he hasn't improved by the end of the season. jesus christ if every club took that approach it'd be a circus. players take different lengths of time to settle in. milner and downing didnt pull up many trees in their first season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CI Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Poor player. A liability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meregreen Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Sometimes it is possible to tell very quickly if someone is good enough. He simply isn't good enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skruff Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Everyone seemed to be hailing this signing at the beginning of the season. Got the impression that the most of us thought he looked good. Been really poor the last few matches I've seen him though. To me he looks like a different player, seems phased by the pace of the league. Anyone got any thoughts on what's happened to him? Did I completely misjudge him at the start of the season? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvfcRigo82 Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 jesus christ if every club took that approach it'd be a circus. players take different lengths of time to settle in. milner and downing didnt pull up many trees in their first season but.. Sometimes it is possible to tell very quickly if someone is good enough. He simply isn't good enough. and this has been my view for quite some time and this is also the case with Delph. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
praisedmambo Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 AvfcRigo82 - If you can't see the ludicrousness of your logic then there is no hope for you! (If you mean both those contradicting quotes) Delph has been here ages anyway, and so he'd be one of the examples where he hasn't turned it around, which KEA still can (having been here half a season). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_John_10 Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 When we first signed KEA i said it was the kind of signing we'd all be envious of newcastle making. He looked good in a decent european league, had a decent reputation and was costing little. But he just doesn't look up to it. Of course he needs to come to terms with the league but for me he doesn't look like he has the physical ability to handle the league, he's not quick and he's quite pathetically weak. He's also not that good technically so that side of his game doesn't make up for his lack of physical attributes. I won't completely write him off but i'm not confident he will become an important regular player for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingfisher Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 I think he's a really good player, surprised Delph has superseded him in the team - I know who I prefer... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KjParton Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 i think he needs another season yet - if he's still not very good next year then its time to get rid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarpie Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 i think he needs another season yet - if he's still not very good next year then its time to get rid Same here, and when he has played he haven't been utterly lost like Michael Bradley obviously was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaAlex Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 I think like most of our midfielders he is being left exposed by the severe imbalance of the partnerships we put in the middle. Westwood has proved to be an exception to that rule, however at times himself has been overawed. We need a dominant central midfielder asap, we have for years and have never got one. Its so blindingly obvious, when every year we lose midfield battles and have to rely on individual qualities of wingers and front men. El Ahmadi hasn't impressed recently but I can't see him ever impressing alongside the likes of Westwood and Delph when they all play a similar type of game. I'd be shocked if we don't get in another central midfielder this month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feyenoord Posted January 7, 2013 Author Share Posted January 7, 2013 KEA is a strange player who isnt a bad player but isnt in the right league I think he is in the wrong team to be honest. He was excellent for us last season but we play a much more attacking game than Villa. He was not really the passer in our team but really hunted down the opposition (in their own half) and retrieved a lot of possession. I've seen a fair amount of Villa games this season and he just needs to sit too deep and defend too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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