praisedmambo Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 also think Vlaar and KEA will add more than last season now they should be up to speed KEA? Why can't he improve on last season? Has KEA not already shown you why. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
praisedmambo Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 Good game KEA, long may it continue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 Very pleased about this. I always thought he had more too show, but he was mediocre in the pre season as well. But fair play to him, really had a good match I thought. Best one yet actually. You must have missed the Crewe and Malaga games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vandaq Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 No, he was on another level yesterday. But if I go back there might be things I have missed, but I still stand by that. Either way, this is good news as many had written him off a little bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwan Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 I think he can do a job and he did a great one yesterday, but he'll always be limited by his range of passing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isa Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 I think he can do a job and he did a great one yesterday, but he'll always be limited by his range of passing There is nothing wrong with his range of passing. He just hasn't really shown it here so far. At Feyenoord his passing ability was one of the best in their team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KHV Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 I think he can do a job and he did a great one yesterday, but he'll always be limited by his range of passing There is nothing wrong with his range of passing. He just hasn't really shown it here so far. At Feyenoord his passing ability was one of the best in their team. The dutch league is proper shit though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwan Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 I think he can do a job and he did a great one yesterday, but he'll always be limited by his range of passing There is nothing wrong with his range of passing. He just hasn't really shown it here so far. At Feyenoord his passing ability was one of the best in their team. I think he's had plenty of time to show his range but it hasn't popped up. He can definitely pass the ball in tight spaces and with little chips but I don't think he can really spray it across the pitch. Again, he's very energic and combative and harasses the other team very well. Just pointing out some of his cons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bose Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 I think he can do a job and he did a great one yesterday, but he'll always be limited by his range of passingThere is nothing wrong with his range of passing. He just hasn't really shown it here so far. At Feyenoord his passing ability was one of the best in their team. The dutch league is proper shit though The technical ability of the top teams is very high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isa Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 (edited) The dutch league is proper shit though My point is that his range of passing shouldn't be written off due to one poor season when he has displayed good passing ability in career beforehand. I think he's had plenty of time to show his range but it hasn't popped up. He can definitely pass the ball in tight spaces and with little chips but I don't think he can really spray it across the pitch. Again, he's very energic and combative and harasses the other team very well. Just pointing out some of his cons One season (in which he hardly played regularly) is plenty of time? Edited August 18, 2013 by Isa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 I think he can do a job and he did a great one yesterday, but he'll always be limited by his range of passing There is nothing wrong with his range of passing. He just hasn't really shown it here so far. At Feyenoord his passing ability was one of the best in their team. The dutch league is proper shit though The quality of the opposition has nothing to do with his ability to kick a football various distances. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 Probably fair to say he'll get more time and space to pass the ball in Holland. Anticipation of where the pass is going might not be as high from the opposition aswell. Anyway, played well yesterday. We played him as the most advanced midfielder of the three which rather than attacking he was the first to press and tackle the Arsenal player who was on the ball. He did that well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morkery Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 I think he can do a job and he did a great one yesterday, but he'll always be limited by his range of passing There is nothing wrong with his range of passing. He just hasn't really shown it here so far. At Feyenoord his passing ability was one of the best in their team. The dutch league is proper shit though The English league would be without any imports (I disagree about the dutch league btw) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KHV Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 I think he can do a job and he did a great one yesterday, but he'll always be limited by his range of passing There is nothing wrong with his range of passing. He just hasn't really shown it here so far. At Feyenoord his passing ability was one of the best in their team. The dutch league is proper shit though The quality of the opposition has nothing to do with his ability to kick a football various distances. He doesnt get anywhere near as much time and space in the premier league. Villa also spend a lot more time without the ball than Feyenoord did when he was there. He could dictate more games in Holland. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 I think he can do a job and he did a great one yesterday, but he'll always be limited by his range of passing There is nothing wrong with his range of passing. He just hasn't really shown it here so far. At Feyenoord his passing ability was one of the best in their team. The dutch league is proper shit though The quality of the opposition has nothing to do with his ability to kick a football various distances. He doesnt get anywhere near as much time and space in the premier league. Villa also spend a lot more time without the ball than Feyenoord did when he was there. He could dictate more games in Holland. But the comment was about his range of passing, which is a technical attribute and so the quality of league would have no impact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isa Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 I think he can do a job and he did a great one yesterday, but he'll always be limited by his range of passing There is nothing wrong with his range of passing. He just hasn't really shown it here so far. At Feyenoord his passing ability was one of the best in their team. The dutch league is proper shit though The quality of the opposition has nothing to do with his ability to kick a football various distances. He doesnt get anywhere near as much time and space in the premier league. Villa also spend a lot more time without the ball than Feyenoord did when he was there. He could dictate more games in Holland. But the comment was about his range of passing, which is a technical attribute and so the quality of league would have no impact. It would to an extent. Range of passing doesn't mean how far you can kick a ball. It is to do with your overall passing game which in-turn is linked to your decision making. Less time on the ball places much more onus on the intelligence and decision-making of a player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KHV Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 I think KEA struggles when he has little time to make a decision Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 I think KEA struggles when he has little time to make a decision That's a fair point. He did do and was subsequently dropped from the team. Since being given another go towards the end if last season he has looked much better. So perhaps he has adjusted to the pace? Or we can just write him off permanently because of a few shakey performances after a solid start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isa Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 I think KEA struggles when he has little time to make a decision Agree but adapting to the pace of our league can take a while which is why we shouldn't just write off his passing ability on the back of last season. I believe his failure last season was down to him struggling to adapt to the pace of the league rather then any innate lack of quality. However we'll find out this season... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NurembergVillan Posted August 18, 2013 Moderator Share Posted August 18, 2013 I think KEA struggles when he has little time to make a decision That's a fair point. He did do and was subsequently dropped from the team. Since being given another go towards the end if last season he has looked much better. So perhaps he has adjusted to the pace? Or we can just write him off permanently because of a few shakey performances after a solid start. Yeah, it wouldn't be like us to have a midfielder who took a while to settle into a new league (and role within the team) only to then become a lynchpin of the side. Anyone remember why we used to clap in the 19th minute last season? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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