Demitri_C Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 Second half he looked really good.I think he will get muxh better once he gets a sustained run in the side Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 He seems to have a bit of pace and drive that Westwood doesnt have 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 He appears to be a bit of an upgrade on Westwood. He has a bit more acceleration, better at dribbling and takes more risks with forward passes. Should turn out to be a good player for us. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodytom Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 (edited) I actually agree with Woody. And I made the comparison after the Notts County game.I said that for people who didn't like Westwood, I didn't think they'd like Veretout as they seem to play the position in a very similar way.I like that style of play and so I value players who play like that. But it's clear that a large part of our fan base don't.I can see Veretout being another divisive figure.yeah. Looked tidy at times but didn't feel he imposed himself on the game enough. Played some great passes along with some bad ones. I don't see the pair working at all together against a strong team. How anybody can say he's better than westwood based on last night is beyond me. That not me saying westwood is better either. Just you can't judge on 90 mins. Edited September 23, 2015 by Woodytom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted September 23, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted September 23, 2015 Agreed again (shudder), especially against lower league opposition.I think people want him to be better thn Westwood more than actually think he's better than Westwood so far. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 He'd bloody better be better than Westwood! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodytom Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 Well there's nothing to suggest he is so far. Not as if he's come in and stands out straight away like gueye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 Veretout plays best in more advanced position to Westwood and has a different style of play (although they do posses some similar qualities). So even if he is a better player I suspect it won't make much difference to Westwood's place in the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted September 24, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted September 24, 2015 (edited) I like him a lot. Always has his head up before he receives the ball, you can tell by the way he plays that he's a decent player. Does look to me like he's struggling to adapt. I imagine at around Christmas time we will see a player who plays like Cleverley did under Sherwood. I think he has more in his locker than Westwood but I think they wil play different roles as the season goes on so the comparison isn't necessarily fair. Edited September 24, 2015 by PieFacE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Wainy316 Posted September 24, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted September 24, 2015 I mentioned before in one of the threads but Sanchez, Gana, Veretout offers the perfect balance for a midfield 3. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted September 24, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted September 24, 2015 Veretout plays best in more advanced position to Westwood and has a different style of playNot for Villa he doesn't.I've not seen him before he came here, but from what I've seen he plays the same position as Westwood and in a similar style.In fact, when Westwood has been on the pitch at the same time, it's veretout who's played deeper. Not Westwood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dn1982 Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 In the short time he's been here he's played all over the middle in both attacking and defensive positions. He's nothing like Westwood and I think in time he'll show he's a lot better player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted September 24, 2015 Moderator Share Posted September 24, 2015 I like Westwood, but I think I like Veretout a lot more. With him in the side alongside Gana I think we'd be a better side. This isn't wishing ill on Ash. It's just the reality that we can only use 11 at any one time and our summer activity has brought in someone better IMHO. Which should be the intention of transfer windows after all. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted September 24, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted September 24, 2015 As much as I like Westwood, I'll be thrilled if Veretout is better.I could say that about anyone in the squad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted September 24, 2015 Moderator Share Posted September 24, 2015 You could of course say that about anyone, but from what I've seen of Veretout so far suggests an extremely capable central midfielder who will only get better once settled and even now is good enough to start. The more he plays, the more settled he'll be. But I fully expect Westwood to be back in the centre on Saturday.The new guys are getting to a level now though where Tim will have his head wrecked by selection dilemmas every game. Can he really, for example, start Gabby ahead of Ayew on the evidence of Tuesday night assuming he's not injured of course ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaglint Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 I believe Gabby is injured so I think that will be taken care for him.I also think Veretout will keep his place. I'd agree that in general he is in a similar mould to Westwood however I agree with BOF and also think he will in time prove to be the higher quality.It's interesting that Westwood has almost always been the deep lying midfielder for us but he's hardly played in that position this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeyAnty Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 He will replace Westwood eventually. Could be wrong but did he play mostly on the RCM up to tues and changed more to LCM on Tue night? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphinho123 Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 I saw glimpses of a good player against SHA. Similar to what I said in the Ayew thread, the fans needed to see something.Our current starting XI may not be good enough to stay up. We need players like Veretout and Ayew to start performing if we're going to climb the table. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexbelowsound Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 Did reasonably well today. Has a good range of passing, but I think we knew that already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powell91 Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 I dont really get what this guy does yet and what exactly he brings to the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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