GeordieVillan Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 3 minutes ago, OutByEaster? said: Man of the Match for me - his positioning as a right back has come on leaps and bounds and I don't think there can be any question that this is now his best position. I thought he was outstanding tonight against a Palace side whose success is based on their wingers. Desire, hard work and some good work on the ball. Agreed - credit to both him and Cissokho. You just don't feel that we would have seen the same from Richardson and Hutton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avfc1982am Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Fantastic performance from him tonight. FWIW I would not change a thing for Saturday. Every player tonight deserves to stay in the starting 11 bar injuries. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark_1989 Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 He had a decent game tonight in truth, but regardless of what position he plays, he is not Premier League starting quality in the slightest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avfc1982am Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 25 minutes ago, Mark_1989 said: He had a decent game tonight in truth, but regardless of what position he plays, he is not Premier League starting quality in the slightest. Probably our best RB though and obviously starting quality if he performs like that. Hardly gets beat for pace or strength at RB and that'll do for me at the mo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunnski Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Quality tonight and showed great character and skill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Well played Leo. That's our best defensive unit, it will probably struggle v Leicester as they have much better strikers than Palace but we need to keep that together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 but he was sunbathing last week. doesnt deserve any man of the match awards because of that 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Think some are going overboard re: his performance last night. Good defensively but same as Hutton, wasn't cutting it when he had to make a cross or get the ball into the box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regulus_blacklist Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 I still feel he'll do great in midfield for Villa. Veretout, Gana and Bacuna would be a great midfield for us. Richards is more solid defensively and should be used in RB to allow Okore to play in CB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 8 minutes ago, Regulus_blacklist said: I still feel he'll do great in midfield for Villa. Veretout, Gana and Bacuna would be a great midfield for us. Richards is more solid defensively and should be used in RB to allow Okore to play in CB. I don't think he's got anything to offer over what we've already got tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 (edited) Ideally he's a useful, cheap, squad player who won't let you down when called upon and can play a couple of positions. However because the club is such a mess he's the best right back at the club and should start every game. Edited January 13, 2016 by villa89 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itdoesntmatterwhatthissay Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Jesus was he tight to the attacker, you'd have thought he was a RB! Superb today and not only did he defend well but he played a full back position well too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted January 13, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted January 13, 2016 6 hours ago, lexicon said: Think some are going overboard re: his performance last night. Good defensively but same as Hutton, wasn't cutting it when he had to make a cross or get the ball into the box. Given where we are right now, "Good defensively" is all we need. We'll worry about attacking from fullback when we have two that don't fall over their own shadows on a regular basis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 I worry about him though because he's definitely not consistently good at defending. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexbelowsound Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Difference is we know that he can cross a ball and make a telling pass and we also know that's the opposite for Hutton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samjp26 Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Think he may have been told not to get forward as much yesterday, both he and Cissokho were focused on defending first and foremost, with getting forward as an afterthought. As much as we know he can cross the ball, he did a great defensive job yesterday. As I've said before, he isn't the best player in the world and he never will be, but he gives 100% and I genuinely believe he loves being here. He is a strong/quick athlete who is still learning, I think under a proper coaching setup like the one Garde has started to bring in he can really thrive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest av1 Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 2 hours ago, lexicon said: I worry about him though because he's definitely not consistently good at defending. Agreed. He seems a great lad, and his versatility makes him a good squad player, I think he will be a more than useful member if the squad next season. But his ability sadly doesn't match his attitude, the fact he is probably the best RB at the club says more about us than him. I don't think there will be any Premier League takers for him when we go down. All that said, its difficult not to like him given his attitude and work rate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 having an absolute nightmare summed by letting ball run through that got Bunn booked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted January 16, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted January 16, 2016 5 minutes ago, Zatman said: having an absolute nightmare summed by letting ball run through that got Bunn booked I think that's a bit strong... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVTuco Posted January 16, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted January 16, 2016 Not his best game this one. We'll see what his role is if Debuchy arrives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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