zab6359 Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 1 hour ago, sir_gary_cahill said: Can only echo this, if he keeps up this form, a so called bigger club will come in for him I think I hope not! He's a statisticians dream won more tackles than any other defender in the five main European leagues and ranked second for interceptions during the 17/18 season and our most prolific tackler and interceptor this season love the guy. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 11 minutes ago, abdulaziz1 said: But also less pressure in gambling by buying unknown talents. You'd imagine we won't have gone to get McGinn if we were in the PL. yeah.... did Leicester buy Vardy in championship, I can't remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 (edited) 6 minutes ago, zab6359 said: I hope not! He's a statisticians dream won more tackles than any other defender in the five main European leagues and ranked second for interceptions during the 17/18 season and our most prolific tackler and interceptor this season love the guy. Oops made a mistake. Edited November 8, 2019 by TRO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zab6359 Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 9 minutes ago, TRO said: yeah.... did Leicester buy Vardy in championship, I can't remember. Leicester were in the Championship yes but Vardy was non league. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zab6359 Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 He's one of only 4 Villa players with a whoscored rating above 7 this season. His timing for tackles is exquisite at times and he's probably one of the best crossers of the ball we have tbf. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 (edited) 14 minutes ago, zab6359 said: Leicester were in the Championship yes but Vardy was non league. yeah, I remember where he come from Fleetwood. Its funny, I always rated him before he got famous....early days at Leicester. He has the qualities like,when I watch Sheff Utd as a team .....that Bubbly effervescence in his play is engaging. back to Freddie....I was amazed at the stats your declared....but i do like him, just his height makes him a target for lumps. Edited November 8, 2019 by TRO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 1 hour ago, TRO said: yeah, I remember where he come from Fleetwood. Its funny, I always rated him before he got famous....early days at Leicester. When he was sat on the bench alongside Harry Kane? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotoMkali Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 3 hours ago, TRO said: yeah, I remember where he come from Fleetwood. Its funny, I always rated him before he got famous....early days at Leicester. He has the qualities like,when I watch Sheff Utd as a team .....that Bubbly effervescence in his play is engaging. back to Freddie....I was amazed at the stats your declared....but i do like him, just his height makes him a target for lumps. He is very athletic and gets up well to win the ball especially from goal kicks. He does struggle when he can't get a running jump though but engels and mings need to be winning the ball before the attacker can get to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir_gary_cahill Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 5 hours ago, TRO said: Thats my concern.....and aerial balls to the far post. When you have Full Backs that are on the small side height wise.....the opposition will pump speculative balls in to that area......Its very difficult for a small player to beat a tall player in the air, its almost a given they will win the ball. We can all see the difference what Matt Target has made.....I would be looking to introduce Hause & Ezra much more than we do....not necessarily first choice, but waiting in the wings tactically. It does infuriate me at times, that you can play some fine football during a game and get the hard work wiped out by such a simple tactic of putting a lump up against a diminutive player to create an advantage.....its so bloody mundane, yet so effective. Brighton did it with Webster and Dan Burn ( should play basket ball, not football) I thought Webster in particular was outstanding against us, I have looked on google regarding their usual left back Gaetan Bong but I can’t find anything about whether he is injured or suspended. I thought they defended manfully as a unit and were tough to break down, Graham Potter looks to be an excellent manager 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir_gary_cahill Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 5 hours ago, zab6359 said: I hope not! He's a statisticians dream won more tackles than any other defender in the five main European leagues and ranked second for interceptions during the 17/18 season and our most prolific tackler and interceptor this season love the guy. Thanks for those stats, has anyone got any idea of the fee we paid for Guilbert? All I can find is undisclosed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir_gary_cahill Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 5 hours ago, TRO said: yeah.... did Leicester buy Vardy in championship, I can't remember. According to Wikipedia, they were Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir_gary_cahill Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 1 hour ago, MotoMkali said: He is very athletic and gets up well to win the ball especially from goal kicks. He does struggle when he can't get a running jump though but engels and mings need to be winning the ball before the attacker can get to it. In my opinion, you don’t always have to win it, particularly against taller players, particularly as a centre back, you can drop off and read the game more. Ezri Konsa is an excellent example of this, based on the limited appearances I have seen of him at Brentford and at Villa. Guilbert is strong in the air and reads the game, he’s just the complete modern day full back for me, great find by Smith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 1 hour ago, sir_gary_cahill said: Thanks for those stats, has anyone got any idea of the fee we paid for Guilbert? All I can find is undisclosed It was somewhere in the region of 4.5m 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVTuco Posted November 10, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted November 10, 2019 All of a sudden, RB is our strongest position with Frederic and Elmo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abdulaziz1 Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 1 hour ago, AVTuco said: All of a sudden, RB is our strongest position with Frederic and Elmo. Well, we bought more RB's and GK's in the last few years than the other 9 positions. lol Atleast we're finally getting it right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyp Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 He's a bit of a dud this guy. Physically and conditioning wise he looks miles off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andym Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 Did some good stuff, did some really stupid stuff 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 4 minutes ago, andym said: Did some good stuff, did some really stupid stuff Yup - lucky not to have given away a pen today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Willard Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 I think he is great! Today though, didn't think he had a good game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVTuco Posted November 10, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted November 10, 2019 Elmo's done well with the time he's gotten. Time for him to get a new chance and Fred to rest a little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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