Oaks Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 ...and he's not McLeish! Haha, this weekend I brought a mate to Newcastle who is not that much into football, and gave him a few tips if any other Villans tried to have football chat with him. The two pieces of advice if he got caught out were to say either, "Well, the important thing for the squad is to get the supply line to Darren Bent going and get some width from the fullbacks in attack" or ".....well, at least McLeish is gone..." The second one always works a treat And there's always "Did you see that ludicrous display the other night". Or "the problem with Arsenal is they always try to walk the ball in to the net". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Condimentalist Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 Conversation reminds me of Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8pints Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 ...and he's not McLeish! Haha, this weekend I brought a mate to Newcastle who is not that much into football, and gave him a few tips if any other Villans tried to have football chat with him. The two pieces of advice if he got caught out were to say either, "Well, the important thing for the squad is to get the supply line to Darren Bent going and get some width from the fullbacks in attack" or ".....well, at least McLeish is gone..." The second one always works a treat And there's always "Did you see that ludicrous display the other night". Or "the problem with Arsenal is they always try to walk the ball in to the net". "That's the Villa for you though isn't it?" is one I hear around the ground a lot, whatever's happened, so that could be useful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troon_villan Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 Starting today for the U-21's alongside Bowery and Gabby, hopefully a good run out for all three! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponky Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 Anyone see him in action? Opinions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qwpzxjor1 Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 I was following Matt Kendrick's and official updates on Twitter and he seemed very involved. Most of the updates involved him in some way, which is good. Sounds like he's always wanting to get on the ball and look to pass people in. Or it might have just been that they wanted to focus the updates on him. Interested to see what people who watched the game thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gee1971 Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 I thought he did well.He got the ball,kept it simple and passed to a claret n blue shirt(very carrick-esque) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8pints Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 I thought he did well.He got the ball,kept it simple and passed to a claret n blue shirt(very carrick-esque) I think his own description of the type of player he is seems true. The good thing is he seems to want to back it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Haha I see your getting your Nightly shift of Comments in 8pints Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8pints Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Haha I see your getting your Nightly shift of Comments in 8pints As always Ex-Red Devil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Haha I see your getting your Nightly shift of Comments in 8pints As always Ex-Red Devil. Hey its better than being a current red devil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qwpzxjor1 Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 He said when he signed he saw himself as a Michael Carrick type player. Sounds like he really is, and thats great news. We need the sort of player who can keep things simple, calm down the play and pick out nice passes at key times. Barry Bannan is an excellent passer of the ball, but I don't think he's particularly good at the simpler things. Sometimes we need someone to sit in the midfield and play simple balls, slow down the pace of the game if the momentum is with the opposition, and just stay composed. Too many of our players are always looking to be too direct, too keen to play the killer ball all the time. What Carrick always did well was be able to decide the tempo of the game and calm the team down, but when the time was right he had a good enough range of passing to be able to play the right ball or take a shot at goal. If Westwood is anything like Carrick was in his prime then I'm genuinely excited for his prospects here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Yeah agreed, Bannan is not so good at sitting an dictating the tempo of a match. Whereas I think Westwood can, and will be very successful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted September 11, 2012 Moderator Share Posted September 11, 2012 Bannan's problem for me has always been his play when not in possession. I'm looking forward to seeing Westwood and how he can control a midfield. If he really is a Carrick type, then he'll have to be able to control it very well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TracksuitManager Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Any idea on his shirt number? I've got a feeling he may start this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattyp_avfc Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Any idea on his shirt number? I've got a feeling he may start this weekend. 15 mate! Benteke is number 20, Bowery is number 21 and Bennett is number 27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nnock1984 Posted September 15, 2012 Share Posted September 15, 2012 Looked tidy on possession today, can see him getting in for Ireland at some point before Christmas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted September 18, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted September 18, 2012 Crewe manager Steve Davis on Westwood's transfer to Villa: "Clubs had monitored Ash for a long period of time. Villa came in, we thought Villa was a bit of a surprise. But then we found out that they had a thirty game dossier on him so they've done their homework; they knew what they were getting. But nobody else did, so fair play to them; they came in late with all their money and what a fantastic opportunity for him."Wikipedia Interesting. I assume PL started this dossier while at Norwich. Good scouting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 You'd probably find a similar story behind the transfers of Lowton, Vlaar, Bennett, Bowery, Benteke and KEA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 Yeah I imagine PL has a wealth of talent's from abroad and in the Lower leagues. At least we have a proper scouting network now, what a difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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