dont_do_it_doug. Posted August 5, 2019 Author Share Posted August 5, 2019 It's Sissoko we want to worry about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVTuco Posted August 5, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted August 5, 2019 23 hours ago, MaVilla said: Hourihane replacing one of our wingers? am i hearing that right? madness. Replacing doesn't mean playing in the same role. But if you want to play him in an advanced role, but hang onto Jack and McGinn, what else can you do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVTuco Posted August 5, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted August 5, 2019 On 04/08/2019 at 13:20, villabromsgrove said: Scoring (and assisting) is the point of the game and Hourihane does that regularly. What position would you play him in, or would you just discount his twenty goals and assists per season potential? I think this is where I differ from many of you guys. If I believed he was able to continue assisting/scoring in the PL, I would have to make room for him. I'm hesitant, so I must not believe he will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KentVillan Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 28 minutes ago, AVTuco said: I think this is where I differ from many of you guys. If I believed he was able to continue assisting/scoring in the PL, I would have to make room for him. I'm hesitant, so I must not believe he will. I was sceptical as well, but he's just done it against a decent Champions League team who were taking the game pretty seriously as far as I could see. I think some things travel up the divisions well, and How-ri-han's left peg is one of them. Surely he'll be a threat against Bournemouth etc.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 58 minutes ago, AVTuco said: Replacing doesn't mean playing in the same role. But if you want to play him in an advanced role, but hang onto Jack and McGinn, what else can you do? dont play him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brommy Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 Could we all respect him enough to pronounce his name correctly? It is clearly detailed by Conor as How-ri-han on the recent BBC podcast, so much that Conor offered the BBC interviewer a bottle wine if he could get his name pronounced correctly on this season’s MOTD. Even captain Jack (Woodward) is pronouncing it correctly on the Villa commentaries. D D D D D D CONOR HOWRIHAN doesn’t spoil his song either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyp Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 Did nothing wrong but did absolutely nothing either. Imperative we get more of a look in in midfield against Bournemouth. He's commited but simply not good enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 Cannot find passes under pressure and cannot play one touch, it has always been his weakness when the pace of the game gets high. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyp Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 2 minutes ago, rodders0223 said: Cannot find passes under pressure and cannot play one touch, it has always been his weakness when the pace of the game gets high. And that was evident in the championship !! He went missing out there today but look we could harp on all day about him. I'd be shocked if Douglas doesn't start next weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 I don't think he was that bad, at least in the first half. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 He did OK but very clearly isn't the answer in this position at this level, only a matter of time before he gets pushed out the starting 11. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenjiOgiwara Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 (edited) Doesn't suit DMC position against very good teams. You need someone with acceleration, tackling, intensity, urgency, not a slow soft Irishman. I like Conor though so it's not like I don't wanna see him play. Just is a bad spot for him against technical world class players. At one point when Eriksen moved past him and had a shot, you could see Conor didn't have the engine to get back nor the big bollocks to land a good tackle and clatter him. That's the type of stuff that loses you a lot of points over a season. Having him at DMC against Norwich, fine. Against the best teams, no. Edited August 10, 2019 by KenjiOgiwara Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 Did what he does all the time. A very Hourihane performance. Puts pressure on everyone around him, which is the whole side when he's playing DM. Not good enough to be in that position. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted August 10, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted August 10, 2019 Yeah, of all the games to play him there, an away game in front of 58,000 home fans against CL runners up was an odd choice. I think Smith wanted to use as many of last years squad as possible but you may get away with using him against some of the bottom half teams, but Smith should have played Louis from the start for me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Inspiration Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 3 minutes ago, Tomaszk said: Did what he does all the time. A very Hourihane performance. Puts pressure on everyone around him, which is the whole side when he's playing DM. Not good enough to be in that position. Agree, could be useful at this level as an impact sub when chasing a game late but general play is far from good enough to be a regular dm in this league Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lerner's Driver Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 Just now, sidcow said: Yeah, of all the games to play him there, an away game in front of 58,000 home fans against CL runners up was an odd choice. I think Smith wanted to use as many of last years squad as possible but you may get away with using him against some of the bottom half teams, but Smith should have played Louis from the start for me. I mean, yes and no. He'll lose his place soon enough. Luiz looked decent. That will be his position soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alreadyexists Posted August 10, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted August 10, 2019 I thought he did very well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 Have a feeling that it will eventually be Nakamba who replaces him as our DM, with Luiz and McGinn making up the other three midfielders, and Grealish having to be used further forward Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Inspiration Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 1 minute ago, useless said: Have a feeling that it will eventually be Nakamba who replaces him as our DM, with Luiz and McGinn making up the other three midfielders, and Grealish having to be used further forward 100% this, team will be far more balanced Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazzap24 Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 He did his best and worked hard. It’s a tough one for me because I do think he has the ability to play at this level, but just not as a DM. Today summed it up, McGinn had more tackles and Jack played more passes. I know there is more to the game than stats, but if you’re the deep lying DM, you’d expect to be either having the most passes or the most tackles in a midfield 3? You’re either the destroyer who gets about people and breaks play up, or the player taking it off the CH’s and dictating play/tempo. He can’t really do either of those jobs effectively, so he ends up doing a bit of both and not enough of either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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