Nabby Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 According to TS today he has been playing injured , problem with his knee. Hopefully we are safe after next game and he can be rested against Burnley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexbelowsound Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 There's no reason to suggest he won't want to resign with us so hopefully we'll see an extension agreed in the Summer. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danishlad Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 Just watched the game again. Awesome performance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samjp26 Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 There's no reason to suggest he won't want to resign with us so hopefully we'll see an extension agreed in the Summer. I think he'll definitely sign an extension, this has pretty much been his first season for us no thanks to the injury last year. He has finally settled in and is a first team regular, we've seen what he is capable of but we've also seen some mistakes which is bound to happen and we've seen it from Baker/Clark when they were a similar age (worse than Okore though in all honesty). I think next season we'll really see Okore come into his own, hopefully with some new talent in the team and under new ownership, with a solid pre-season under his belt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P3te Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 This summer is the best time to sign him up on a new 4-5 year deal. He's been good, but made mistakes as mentioned above, so he's unlikely to have ideas above his station in terms of money. If we wait til after next season, when he could really step up his game, we'd be in a much trickier spot since he'd have a year left and potentially be highly sought after. It's worth a gamble tying him up now I think 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 Arsenal performance all over again. Steps up way too high, commits himself too much, let's runners in behind him for fun and generally no idea what is going on behind him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 Vlaar isnt really helping him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 He's not really helping himself, tactically he's absolutely clueless and is continually getting caught on the wrong side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 I am forced to go back to my original post again. Brainless, unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 way i see it is Pelle is bullying Okore and Vlaar as leader should have went for Pelle and let Okore take a runner who has a hat-trick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farlz Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 Shambles, absolute shambles. I like Okore but he has so many mistakes in his game, it's ridiculous. Woeful performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isa Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 Vlaar seems to be copping more of the flak but Okore was the worst player on the pitch. I wouldn't even grade him 1/10 if I'm being honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunnski Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 Big season for him next year to see if he can cut it at this level and do what the likes of Clark has done and become a better player by learning from his mistakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaglint Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 Wow what a time to turn in a performance like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myko Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 I realise it's not always a very accurate way of judging but has looked a totally different player to that one who played against Chelsea in the Champions League. It was his pace and ball playing which stood out then but they seem to be two of his worst attributes now. Not just today, has looked clumsy on the ball for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matrim Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 Was very poor today. As I said in the match thread I think he needs to have a vocal organiser beside him and thats why he looked so good with Clark. You would constantly see Clark telling him where to go and what to look out for 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 Think he needs to sharpen his studs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samjp26 Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 As a big fan of Okore even before he came to Villa, I have to say that is the worst I have ever seen him play. However, I think we need to go easy here - he has played remarkably well at times this season and is still only 22-years-old. He and Clark were a great partnership and I do believe that partnerships are key to good defences rather than having one individual "stand-out" defender. Vlaar should have got the lad out of the mental mess today, but instead Vlaar himself joined in with the antics. To me that shows now that Sherwood was right in taking away the captain's armband from Vlaar. After today I imagine Okore will feel like crap, but I'm not going to let this performance overshadow the progress he has made this season, and I look forward to seeing him and Clark together with Vlaar hopefully gone in the summer. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poitier Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 Wasn't it Okore and Clark that got torn apart by Arsenal when we tried to play a high line? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onmeedson Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 Decision making, looks over weight and his total lack of pace does not leave to much in his locker. Needs a massive improvement or just a squad player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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