WooJung Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 I like Elmo, he's clearly an sgin player with his own limitations, but has been a good servant to the club, lots of assists (one at Wembley last year, another one to get us there this year) and even as a squad player he has something to offer. As much as I see today's result as 2 points lost, rather than one point gained, I feel some sort of pride in him for contributing towards it. Top bloke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 Often written off but regularly comes up with the goods for us 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knoppy1987 Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 You could see he actually wanted to be out there tonight. Good attitude, good pro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 (edited) 16 hours ago, WooJung said: I like Elmo, he's clearly an sgin player with his own limitations, but has been a good servant to the club, lots of assists (one at Wembley last year, another one to get us there this year) and even as a squad player he has something to offer. As much as I see today's result as 2 points lost, rather than one point gained, I feel some sort of pride in him for contributing towards it. Top bloke Hands up I didn't want him. Always struck me as average when playing for Sunderland and Hull and thought it was Steve Bruce just helping out an old friend. Giving a 30 year old a three year deal always seemed typical us. Proved me wrong though and if we go down I think it's a stick on we give him another 12 months in the manner we did with Hutton at end of 15/16. Experienced and he can also cover a few positions which is important in 46 game league. What I like about him is his mentality. Middle of last season he had a really bad run of form (was awful in the Leeds 3-2 game) yet got focused again and played really well in the run in. Also liked his post match interview yesterday. If we had more players with his mentality in the squad we'd be outside the bottom 3 I suspect. Edited June 25, 2020 by VillaChris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indigo Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 Gotta love Elmo man. Zaha in his pocket and whipping in crosses like Beckham in his pomp. Really should have been playing this whole time, you can notice the difference when an actual right back is there. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 Fair play Steve Bruce. Superb value for money signing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villarocker Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 Played well yoday and had Zaha quiet for most of the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 (edited) Another poor decision by Dean is not starting this guy every game Imagine the amount of potentially good crosses we've missed out on. Edited July 12, 2020 by villalad21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVTuco Posted July 12, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted July 12, 2020 Elmo is currently the only one of our players I relate to. And it's not because he hasn't played. I've been supporting him all the way, and thought he should've gotten a chance after the goal he scored. Should play ahead of Gilbert or Konsa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 4 minutes ago, AVTuco said: Elmo is currently the only one of our players I relate to. And it's not because he hasn't played. I've been supporting him all the way, and thought he should've gotten a chance after the goal he scored. Should play ahead of Gilbert or Konsa. All season we've blamed lack of PL experience and Elmo been here all along 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 Just gets better with age. Consummate professional. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 (edited) Gotta be starting the last 3 after that performance , move Konsa to CB next to Mings, Elmo and Targett bombing down the wings could be decent Edited July 12, 2020 by AVFCforever1991 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 Rarely lets us down when he plays. Don't really understand why he hasn't been in since restart tbh. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blasterpocket68 Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 again this is a very sad indictment of our coaching and manager , he only played today due to injury !!! FFS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 To be fair Palace were so shit that I think we would have beaten them with Konsa at right back and Hause centre back anyway but Elmo did play well and should keep his place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbit Feet Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 Has got a lot of stick in the past. Under appreciated and valued imo, does everything well if not spectacular. Cool and experienced head we need at the moment, never seems flustered. They fact he has been here what 3 years and only has 80 pages I think underlines his consistency. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 1 minute ago, Hobbit Feet said: Has got a lot of stick in the past. Under appreciated and valued imo, does everything well if not spectacular. Cool and experienced head we need at the moment, never seems flustered. They fact he has been here what 3 years and only has 80 pages I think underlines his consistency. He had a shocking run of form around xmas in the championship season, remember that Leeds kid taking him to the cleaners second half in the 3-2 game (whatever happened to him btw) and he was poor in other games. What really impressed me was his mental strength and he was solid for us in the run in and set up the first in the play off final. Good mentality. If we had more of those in our squad we'd be out of the bottom 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphinho123 Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 He’s brilliantly average. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AV82 Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 I've always loved our Elmo. Such a tidy player with a cool head and a mean cross. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted July 12, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted July 12, 2020 He's actually a full back, which helps. He's never been amazing, but he knows what he's doing and crucially he can cross a ball. When your other wide players are Neil taylor, Trezeguet and El Ghazi, it's pretty crucial to have someone who can actually cross on the pitch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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