sidcow Posted October 2, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted October 2, 2020 42 minutes ago, DCJonah said: To be fair he was probably our 3rd/4th choice in that position. It shows. I think he was bought to play in and develop into a decent PL player. He's never going to do that is my point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZL- Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 No one covered themselves in glory last night but Nakamaba performed his duties well. I'm not expecting him to go on to become our next Idrissa Gueye but I've seen more good games from him since he joined than I have from most of this back up team. Most of his shockers came in that period from January when we were in absolute freefall and by the time we restarted the league Luiz luckily had absolute skyrocketed in performances If a good offer came I would consider selling but I am interested to see if he can catch up to the speed of the premier league like Konsa and Luiz (of course unlikely to that level). Depth is going to be key this season and he's one of the few players I have faith in as a backup. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwi1890 Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 Another brief cameo yes the game was done and dusted but thought he did well regardless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 1 hour ago, gwi1890 said: Another brief cameo yes the game was done and dusted but thought he did well regardless I liked at 7-2 he took down I think it was Salah outside the box and the defenders gave him a high 5. We dont have enough of these tactical fouls in our team 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotoMkali Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 27 minutes ago, Zatman said: I liked at 7-2 he took down I think it was Salah outside the box and the defenders gave him a high 5. We dont have enough of these tactical fouls in our team Was a smart foul. Unlucky to be booked as well. He just got in his way a bit and I feel like Salah could have stayed up. Good to bring off the bench. Same with Conor now we don't have to bring him on when we are chasing games I think we will see a much better side of him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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abdulaziz1 Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 I’m somehow looking forward for his contribution this season. I think he offers another dimension to other players which we have. I think Smith need to have courage to start and rotate and use what he have. Might even get benefited by the new players. He isn’t better than McGinn or Luiz at all but he offers something different for certain games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Silvers Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 11 hours ago, Rds1983 said: Would Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laughable Chimp Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 Looking at Nakamba's history, I didn't realize we bought so many ex-Brugge players in one summer. Wonder if there was any specific connection we have with Brugge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 6 minutes ago, Laughable Chimp said: Looking at Nakamba's history, I didn't realize we bought so many ex-Brugge players in one summer. Wonder if there was any specific connection we have with Brugge. According to Björn Engel's agent Evert Maeschalck it was him who brokered our deals with the players with history in Belgium along with Jesus Pitarch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 14 hours ago, abdulaziz1 said: I’m somehow looking forward for his contribution this season. I think he offers another dimension to other players which we have. I think Smith need to have courage to start and rotate and use what he have. Might even get benefited by the new players. He isn’t better than McGinn or Luiz at all but he offers something different for certain games. I think he at least has to be seen as fresh legs to kill games off, whether or not deano has that confidence in him I'm not so sure, should have come on in the Leeds game for example just to give mcginn a breather, we can be guilty of overplaying players at time, McGinn being one of the prime examples 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abdulaziz1 Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 3 hours ago, villa4europe said: I think he at least has to be seen as fresh legs to kill games off, whether or not deano has that confidence in him I'm not so sure, should have come on in the Leeds game for example just to give mcginn a breather, we can be guilty of overplaying players at time, McGinn being one of the prime examples Totally agree with that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 4 hours ago, Laughable Chimp said: Looking at Nakamba's history, I didn't realize we bought so many ex-Brugge players in one summer. Wonder if there was any specific connection we have with Brugge. Suso was a big fan of the alcoves 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 4 hours ago, Laughable Chimp said: Looking at Nakamba's history, I didn't realize we bought so many ex-Brugge players in one summer. Wonder if there was any specific connection we have with Brugge. Buy one get one free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 (edited) 10 hours ago, sne said: According to Björn Engel's agent Evert Maeschalck it was him who brokered our deals with the players with history in Belgium along with Jesus Pitarch Does Belgium have/had a stars in their eyes type programme? "Tonight Mathieu I'm going to be Jorge Mendes....." Edited October 31, 2020 by VillaChris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lichfield Dean Posted October 31, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted October 31, 2020 7 hours ago, Zatman said: Suso was a big fan of the alcoves One of the funniest films of all time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villarocker Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 20 hours ago, Laughable Chimp said: Looking at Nakamba's history, I didn't realize we bought so many ex-Brugge players in one summer. Wonder if there was any specific connection we have with Brugge. We certainly do. This man is a Villa fan and starred in the movie In Bruges. Maybe he started the connection for us and really is more a secret agent than hitman? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abdulaziz1 Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 Last time against Stoke, only Nakamba seem to be good. To be honest can’t remember wether it was Stoke or Burton but I’ve seen much improvement in his all round game. I know that especially Burton isn’t the time to judge him, but I still think he could be useful to the squad. Wether he’s a long term solution or not, that’s another case. I really hope he steps up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 There’s a player in there somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abdulaziz1 Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 Just now, Vive_La_Villa said: There’s a player in there somewhere. I think so too, limited but useful. Sometimes you can do wonders with limited players if you knew how to use them under the system. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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