Con Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 KEA is still improving. It takes time to adjust to the Premier League. We are just now beginning to see what he can do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVTuco Posted December 16, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted December 16, 2013 I'm on the fence with this guy. He's not great, but not terrible either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caw2510 Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 KEA is still improving. It takes time to adjust to the Premier League. We are just now beginning to see what he can do. He's had a season and half how much time are we meant to give him because right now he's a 4/10 at best Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Con Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 KEA is still improving. It takes time to adjust to the Premier League. We are just now beginning to see what he can do. He's had a season and half how much time are we meant to give him because right now he's a 4/10 at best Scored two goals, one assist and only six other players in the Premier League have won more balls for their team. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caw2510 Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 KEA is still improving. It takes time to adjust to the Premier League. We are just now beginning to see what he can do. He's had a season and half how much time are we meant to give him because right now he's a 4/10 at best Scored two goals, one assist and only six other players in the Premier League have won more balls for their team. stats like that are meaningless, i could say he wins the ball back because we have less possession then other teams if he was that good he would stand out in our poor midfield but he dosent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Con Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 stats like that are meaningless, i could say he wins the ball back because we have less possession then other teams if he was that good he would stand out in our poor midfield but he dosent It's not a meaningless statistic. Someone says they don't know what KEA contributes. That shows them. Tackles. Two goals and an assist. Want more? Of course. We all want more. But to say he's contributed "nothing" is a gross misrepresentation of the facts. It's probably fair to say KEA has been our second best midfielder this season behind Delph who is an excellent player. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caw2510 Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 It's probably fair to say KEA has been our second best midfielder this season behind Delph who is an excellent player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciggiesnbeer Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 stats like that are meaningless, i could say he wins the ball back because we have less possession then other teams if he was that good he would stand out in our poor midfield but he dosent It's not a meaningless statistic. Someone says they don't know what KEA contributes. That shows them. Tackles. Two goals and an assist. Want more? Of course. We all want more. But to say he's contributed "nothing" is a gross misrepresentation of the facts. It's probably fair to say KEA has been our second best midfielder this season behind Delph who is an excellent player. Its more than fair, it is the truth. Our midfield is poor no doubt about it, but Sylla and Westwood should get far, far more stick than KEA. He had a bad season last year, we all know it. He is much improved this season. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 I'm on the fence with this guy. He's not great, but not terrible either. thats what he is. He is not Xavi and he is not Lee Cattermole. He is a worker who does a job and probably in among our best players this season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villan_007 Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 I'm on the fence with this guy. He's not great, but not terrible either. thats what he is. He is not Xavi and he is not Lee Cattermole. He is a worker who does a job and probably in among our best players this season Yep I agree with this. The thing is KEA and Westy are the typical unfashionable midfielders. The get the ball from the defense and move it forward break up play and do the donkey work. We don't have the other players to compliment them. The fact he has started chipping in with goals ans assists is a credit to him, because it's not part of his game at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwan Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 He's a weird one for me. I can see what he can do and he pops up with the odd moment of skill like the cross versus Soton or the goal versus WBA. But I think he does a terrible job of linking up with players and his passing most of the time is supremely negative. Besides that cross, I don't remember one pass that put anyone in a good position. He's been guilty of dwelling on the ball twice in our own half that has directly led to goals (Newcastle, Fulham) and for someone that has pretty good technique, he can't dribble forward with the ball either. He can do a job, I think, but this is about the peak of what we will see of him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIVillan Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 How long did Petrov take to settle in and he was only coming in from Scotland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 should have played yesterday, can see the difference in midfield when he is out. Delph and KEA should play in midfield next home game 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 KEA is still improving. It takes time to adjust to the Premier League. We are just now beginning to see what he can do. He's had a season and half how much time are we meant to give him because right now he's a 4/10 at best Scored two goals, one assist and only six other players in the Premier League have won more balls for their team. stats like that are meaningless, i could say he wins the ball back because we have less possession then other teams if he was that good he would stand out in our poor midfield but he dosent Neither did Petrov. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 Weswood is suspended so he will start v Palace. Mr average for me which is probably a step up from this time last season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rovers13 Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 I agree that he does good work pressing, but so does delph, and the fact that him and delph are both so negative with their passing really hurts the attack, and is part of the reason the ball always ends up back at Guzan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NurembergVillan Posted December 23, 2013 Moderator Share Posted December 23, 2013 That and Guzan's the only player ever in any space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_John_10 Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 What's the point of this guy? What does he offer? All he does is give the ball away or allow people to just waltz past him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electric Avenue Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 Before we criticise him, think of all the shirts we are shifting in Morocco . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 Before we criticise him, think of all the shirts we are shifting in Morocco . Ohh, I new there must have been a reason. Now to find the reason for Tonev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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