Ashley Westwood

[Swerbs]

Looked like he played well. Unlucky with the free-kick. The pass at the end to Bent was good but hardly think it deserves the plaudits it seems to be getting. Fully expect any pro footballer to see and execute that pass. That said, that doesn't always happen at VP. 

I guess Delph shouldn't be considered a pro footballer then.

[Woodytom]

 

Looked like he played well. Unlucky with the free-kick. The pass at the end to Bent was good but hardly think it deserves the plaudits it seems to be getting. Fully expect any pro footballer to see and execute that pass. That said, that doesn't always happen at VP. 

I guess Delph shouldn't be considered a pro footballer then.

 

 

I don't believe their is a player at Aston Villa who can not see/execute that pass. Whether they do or not is a different matter. There certainly shouldn't be given the wages they earn. It's a pass that I've executed on a number of occasions albeit at a much lower level. I've made better passes and so has Westwood (to Gabby v Norwich). It really wasn't THAT outstanding.

 

Having said all this, I find it remarkable that there are so many pro players that can't use both feet, or clear the first man at a corner. Maybe my expectations are too high? 

Edited September 2, 2014 by Woodytom

[Stevo985]

What a weird post.

[ArteSuave]

Having said all this, I find it remarkable that there are so many pro players that can't use both feet, or clear the first man at a corner. Maybe my expectations are too high? 

 

Here's the thing, nobody can do everything right all the time. The difference is that the good players do stuff right more of the time.

 

So while everyone at Villa could see/time/make the pass like that, most of them couldn't do it a very high percentage of the time.

 

I feel like out of our entire squad Westwood would execute it with the highest percentage success rate.

[Woodytom]

 

Having said all this, I find it remarkable that there are so many pro players that can't use both feet, or clear the first man at a corner. Maybe my expectations are too high? 

 

Here's the thing, nobody can do everything right all the time. The difference is that the good players do stuff right more of the time.

 

So while everyone at Villa could see/time/make the pass like that, most of them couldn't do it a very high percentage of the time.

 

I feel like out of our entire squad Westwood would execute it with the highest percentage success rate.

 

 

 

That's a fair enough point. I would probably agree with that. 

[HanoiVillan]

I'm concerned that Cleverley is going to knock Westwood out of the team. In general, I wanted to sign a right-winger or right-sided forward so that N'Zogbia would be the one to be rotated out, because if truth be told, Westwood has started well this season. 

[bose]

Our central midfield will now be three of Westwood, Delph, Cleverley, Richardson and Sanchez. Now players have to perform to keep their place and we can mix it up depending on the opposition. Fantastic.

[Robbie09]

I'm sure Westwood will continue to improve and remain one of the first names on the team sheet. It's his shirt to lose and Cleverley will have a tough task to dislodge him if he has been signed to play in the same position.

[ArteSuave]

I'm concerned that Cleverley is going to knock Westwood out of the team. In general, I wanted to sign a right-winger or right-sided forward so that N'Zogbia would be the one to be rotated out, because if truth be told, Westwood has started well this season. 

 

Maybe Cleverley will sometimes play as a winger/wide forward like he did at wigan. Link

 

[Milfner]

Of the current three midfielder starters, Richardson will be the one replaced by Cleverley because of his ability to press the ball. And whilst Sanchez isn't up to pace, Westwood will remain one the first names of the team sheet for me. 

[Swerbs]

Cleverely will take Richardson's place I think.

[VillaChris]

Our midfield probably looks the strongest since 2011 when Young and Downing left. Certainly a fair amount of top level experience in it now.

[weedman]

Richardson has moved wide the last couple of games when N'Zogbia has come off for Sanchez, so maybe the plan is Westwood, Delph, Cleverley and Sanchez to compete for the middle 3 spots, with N'Zog, Richardson, Gabby and Andi competing for the wide spots and Benteke and Kozak the main 2 up front. Richardson and N'Zogbia can cover in the middle of we get injuries and there's still Joe Cole as well

Nice to have options for a change!

[jonno_2004]

At the end of the day, Richardson and/or Westwood will miss out given Sanchez and Cleverley have been brought in (and are probably all-round better players for their respective positions) - but that's the beauty of having a squad and not the same players who play every week regardless of form and to a certain extent fitness.

 

What a pleasure it will be to potentially see Westwood brought on to replace a tiring N'Zogbia, with Cleverley moving out wide, when we are looking to hold onto the ball late on in the game and run the clock down.

[lmarsha_926]

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11677/9455592/premier-league-201415-ed-chamberlin-picks-five-stars-of-the-season-so-far?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

Ed Chamberlain picks Westwood as one of his five stars of the season so far

 

3. Ashley Westwood

In the summer it seemed fashionable to tip Aston Villa for the drop and they were well backed with Sky Bet to do so. It's early days but that looks unlikely now.

Winning at home, where they struggled for so much of last season, will give Paul Lambert a huge boost. Their next five games are absolutely brutal but Villa remain masters at pulling off a shock and are still the Premier League's hardest team to predict for punters.

Ashley Westwood remains a model of consistency in midfield. Westwood’s strength is his efficient passing style, which means his best work often goes unnoticed. This season he has looked more dynamic and with Fabian Delph's England call-up, plus Tom Cleverley's arrival, Westwood is set to kick on to the next level.

Some Villa fans still dont think he offers that much

Edited September 4, 2014 by lmarsha_926

[LockStockVilla]

Absolutely no way Westwood loses his place in the team anytime soon. He has rapidly progressed in his time at Villa so far and imo he still has a way to go until he hits his prime, which is a very good thing. 

[DCJonah]

Absolutely no way Westwood loses his place in the team anytime soon. He has rapidly progressed in his time at Villa so far and imo he still has a way to go until he hits his prime, which is a very good thing.

I'm not sure.

I can't see Sanchez and cleverley being signed to come off the bench.

[Panto_Villan]

I don't think they'll be handed permanent starting places until they earn them, though. I rate Cleverly higher than Westwood, but I doubt Lambert will replace the latter until Cleverly comes on and does something special or Westwood has a shocker.

 

As people say, competition for places can only be a good thing.

[DCJonah]

I don't think they'll be handed permanent starting places until they earn them, though. I rate Cleverly higher than Westwood, but I doubt Lambert will replace the latter until Cleverly comes on and does something special or Westwood has a shocker.

As people say, competition for places can only be a good thing.

Yeah its a great thing. With our next 6 games I think it will give the manager reason to change and try different things. I imagine it won't be long till cleverley is starting week in week out and Sanchez will depend on how he settles and the form of Westwood.

[KJT123]

We have too many midfielders! I would like to see Delph, Westwood, Sanchez and Cleverley all start. Strength in depth feels weird.