JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 20 minutes ago, MaVilla said: to be fair, he wasnt exactly setting the league alight before he got injured, the first few games he was good, but he plateaued a bit before his injury. Hopefully he will raise his level a bit, but all that aside, his work rate and never give up attitude will be priceless for us, we definitely missed his work rate and terrier like attitude, regardless of anything else. We missed his work rate and tenacity in our midfield, no doubt about that, hopefully he can spur a few other players to at least pretend they are trying I agree, but whats sad is that half a John McGinn would have been better than some of our recent midfielders displays. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 9 minutes ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: I agree, but whats sad is that half a John McGinn would have been better than some of our recent midfielders displays. ye, cant disagree with that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick76 Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 10 hours ago, M_Afro said: You are doing well to think of 2 or 3. I genuinely can’t think of one. It’s our biggest weakness Down hill, wind assisted of course 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenjiOgiwara Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 I just hope we don't rush him 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazrim Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 On 08/03/2020 at 09:41, nick76 said: Down hill, wind assisted of course Guilbert, El Ghazi, Grealish (especially with the ball), Samatta, Mings & Targett are all above average pace for their positions, I would say. But individual pace isn't the issue. Pace that we play at as a team is. And getting caught flat footed and out out of position makes us look slower than we are. Don't get me wrong, we could use more pace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir_gary_cahill Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 If we relying on McGinn coming back to keep us up, then that’s not a good scenario in my opinion. He is a very good player but he’s not Pele or Beckenbauer, he’ll work hard and pop up with a few goals and assists. We paid £3m for him from the Scottish league from Hibernian. It’s like deja vu from last season when Grealish came back from injury and along with Mings got us promoted. McGinn has adapted to the Premier League very well, having him back will seem like a new signing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted March 9, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted March 9, 2020 3 minutes ago, sir_gary_cahill said: If we relying on McGinn coming back to keep us up, then that’s not a good scenario in my opinion. We're not relying on him. We're just looking forward to having a very good player back in the squad. It looks like our survival could go down to very very fine margins. Having a player of McGinn's quality in the squad who could turn a defeat into a draw or a draw into a victory could well be the difference between staying up and going down. he doesn't have to be Beckenbauer to contribute to a Villa result. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir_gary_cahill Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 2 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: We're not relying on him. We're just looking forward to having a very good player back in the squad. It looks like our survival could go down to very very fine margins. Having a player of McGinn's quality in the squad who could turn a defeat into a draw or a draw into a victory could well be the difference between staying up and going down. he doesn't have to be Beckenbauer to contribute to a Villa result. I think you are correct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizzzle Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 What are the chances of him being on the bench tonight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ouchmefoot Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 7 minutes ago, Bizzzle said: What are the chances of him being on the bench tonight? Not in contact training yet so zero. might make chelsea bench tho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizzzle Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 29 minutes ago, Ouchmefoot said: Not in contact training yet so zero. might make chelsea bench tho Yeh I thought that would be the case Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 For people saying he won't be the saviour, well yes, he won't. But he'd be a huge improvement over Hourihane or Drinkwater in that midfield, and even Douglas at this point. Both in attack and defence. His energy and ability to win the second balls will be invaluable as well as being on the same wavelength as Jack and being able to be a threat going forward as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 7 hours ago, Keyblade said: For people saying he won't be the saviour, well yes, he won't. But he'd be a huge improvement over Hourihane or Drinkwater in that midfield, and even Douglas at this point. Both in attack and defence. His energy and ability to win the second balls will be invaluable as well as being on the same wavelength as Jack and being able to be a threat going forward as well. He really struggled in the the 6 weeks or so leading up to his injury. Then when he left the field we saw the horror of what actual bad performances from bad players looked like I'm looking forward to seeing him back. Hope he's not told to do that thing when he basically hangs around up front and leaves our midfield open again. He probably will. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Okonokos Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 23 minutes ago, Tomaszk said: He really struggled in the the 6 weeks or so leading up to his injury. Then when he left the field we saw the horror of what actual bad performances from bad players looked like I'm looking forward to seeing him back. Hope he's not told to do that thing when he basically hangs around up front and leaves our midfield open again. He probably will. He was struggling for 5 or 6 matches because he tore his thigh playing for Scotland and was having injections just to get through training. Even playing through the pain at obviously 50% he was still never worse than a 7/10. So we haven't seen a 100% fit McGinn since about October time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 1 hour ago, Tomaszk said: He really struggled in the the 6 weeks or so leading up to his injury. Then when he left the field we saw the horror of what actual bad performances from bad players looked like I'm looking forward to seeing him back. Hope he's not told to do that thing when he basically hangs around up front and leaves our midfield open again. He probably will. Yeah I want the midfield dynamo McGinn not the Scottish Riquelme he thought he was lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sir_gary_cahill Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 The postponement of all elite football until 3 April gives this man the opportunity to fully regain match sharpness which can only be a good thing for us I think. We’ve missed him an awful lot in my opinion, his enthusiasm and willingness to work spreads throughout the team when he plays 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 1 minute ago, sir_gary_cahill said: The postponement of all elite football until 3 April gives this man the opportunity to fully regain match sharpness which can only be a good thing for us I think. We’ve missed him an awful lot in my opinion, his enthusiasm and willingness to work spreads throughout the team when he plays We've got to be one of the luckiest clubs in the world. This might save both us, and Deano! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir_gary_cahill Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 Just now, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: We've got to be one of the luckiest clubs in the world. This might save both us, and Deano! I think you are correct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alreadyexists Posted March 13, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted March 13, 2020 Right, nobody cough near SJMG! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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