ozvillafan Posted September 23, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted September 23, 2013 His fellow forwards seemed rather distressed about his wild "shooting" efforts so maybe these were secret instructions given only to him? I think Tonev was also distressed with his shooting. Put it this way, after his wild shooting in the first half he had just about as many pops in the second. If it was a problem, surely Lambert would have addressed it at halftime? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaglint Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 (edited) I don't actually have a problem with him shooting. I would say 50% of his shots were worth a pop especially if you are supposed to have an atomic shot. 30% were him trying WAY too hard to impress and the other 20% were him being idiotic when there was a much better option available. As I say the problem isn't so much that he took too many shots, we want our players to shoot right? The problem was more that all his shots were really really crap. I'll put that down to nerves, along with a general lack of sharpness/off the pacedness. I remember Arshavin saying he nearly swallowed his lungs when he made his debut and I thought Tonev looked exactly like that after about 10 mins. I think he was shocked at how much tracking he would have to do. As far as debuts go it was clearly on the very bad side but that doesn't make him a crap player at all. Long way to go before we know if he can cut it or not. Edited September 23, 2013 by villaglint 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwan Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 Game was moving too fast for him. Nerves frayed, especially away from home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattyp_avfc Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 (edited) He looks very nervous.... He seems like a project player and I for one hope he shows us how good he can be, he has a lot of good attributes to succeed and looks like he's just trying to hard to impress, Lambert will sort him out for sure! He's by no way the finished article... He wouldn't have cost £1-2m if he was! Edited September 23, 2013 by Mattyp_avfc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supermon Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 We'll make amends with Celtic fans when we sell them Barry Bannan. Looking at his goals, Tonev can peg 'em equally hard with his left and his right. Where is this player as per youtube vid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Risso Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 The trouble is, the first time he DOES stick one in from distance, he'll be urged to SHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOTTTTTTTTTTT at every opportunity from there on in. Ask Hitzlsperger. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villan_007 Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 The commentator on saturday talked about him a fair bit. One of europes hottest young prospects. Yes please - welcome kid, take your time, settle in. Ignore the majority who say you aren't good enough after two weeks. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Risso Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 One of europes hottest young prospects. According to who? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KjParton Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 Stylian Petrov said something along those lines didn't he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Risso Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 Stylian Petrov said something along those lines didn't he? As much I love Stan, I don't think his opinion alone makes Tonev 'one of europes [sic] hottest young prospects'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamsonwoodVillan Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 I would give him a game tomorrow night and on Saturday if I'm honest. I think he looks like the kind of lad that needs the minutes to settle in on the pitch, chucking him out however bad he's been won't do him any good. He badly needs one of those 25 yard-ers to go in. I'd play him tomorrow and Saturday in the hole behind Kozak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dakid007 Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 I'm glad we have someone who isn't afraid to shoot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macca1888 Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 Once this lad has settled he will be a huge asset for the club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abdulaziz1 Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Didn't Delph said good things about Tonev ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponky Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 I'm glad we have someone who isn't afraid to shoot Very UnVilla like. Someone needs to tell him to turn around and belt the ball back to Guzan instead. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villan_007 Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 One of europes hottest young prospects. According to who? Ian Darke said it, was looking forward to seeing him after hearing so much about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThunderPower_14 Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 While it's great that he's shooting, it was pretty annoying to see him blaze away on a chance when we had a numbers advantage or had their defence on the back foot. Seeing him get one of them on target would have made me feel like it was worth a crack but he blasted them all way over or wide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
handsworthlion Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Called it from the malaga game.. The guy is pants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shillzz Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Called it from the malaga game.. The guy is pants. Well done you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
handsworthlion Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Called it from the malaga game.. The guy is pants. Well done you. What makes me say this is that the guy obviously has no football intellegence, never lifts his head or looks anything like composed on the ball, these are things you either have or dont't, and more to the point they are the things that seporate top premiership footballers and poor/average players. One thing that can overcome these issues on the other hand is pace.. Ala gabby agbonlahor, i dont think this tonev guy has pace either. Should jave gone to scotland.. More his level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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