JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 2 hours ago, NurembergVillan said: Look at him in the background here. He's up for being one of us and getting us out of this hole, so let's give him the opportunity to do that. Yup watching the highlights made me take my words back about him acting like a billy big bollox prick when he was subbed off....lol. He was going nuts. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonVillian Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 Still should not be playing as woefully unfit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 4 minutes ago, LondonVillian said: Still should not be playing as woefully unfit. He’s only going to get match fit by playing matches and you can’t say our results have been bad even when blooding him. As I said earlier, his next opportunity for a match will not be until Bournemouth next month by which time he will have been with us almost a month and played a number of competitive fixtures, plus he’s doing extra fitness training apparently. By the time Bournemouth comes around he will have pretty much been on a full preseason training program with us. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonVillian Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 1 minute ago, LondonLax said: He’s only going to get match fit by playing matches and you can’t say our results have been bad even when blooding him. As I said earlier, his next opportunity for a match will not be until Bournemouth next month by which time he will have been with us almost a month and played a number of competitive fixtures, plus he’s doing extra fitness training apparently. By the time Bournemouth comes around he will have pretty much been on a full preseason training program with us. Results have been ok - imagine if we played against brighton with a fit midfielder and a striker though? Personally I don't think we have the luxury of "blooding" right now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunderball Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 (edited) Still short but noticeably better than his debut. I think he will come good. You can see his personality and drive, you can also see its lack of match sharpness that's bringing him up short. He has that PL urgency and energy that we haven't got. As others have said, has what both Lansbury or Hourihane just don't have in their locker. We need him to come good so keep blooding him, he should be there in 3 games time. Edited January 22, 2020 by thunderball 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philosopher Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 I thought he really helped us retain possession yesterday. Alongside Nakamba he can really excel. I have always liked the combination of a ball winner and a distributor. Put a playmaker in front and you have a midfield built to control matches. Add a potent striker and wide players with good movement and you have some sexy football to enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 50 minutes ago, LondonVillian said: Results have been ok - imagine if we played against brighton with a fit midfielder and a striker though? Personally I don't think we have the luxury of "blooding" right now There was certainly an element of risk but it seems like it will be paying rewards for the remainder of the season. A fully fit ball playing midfielder who is in his prime and an important part of a Premier League winning side would be a massive asset to a team in our position. A real ‘moneyball’ signing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeyAnty Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 So is he cup tied or not? Hopefully not so he can get minutes before Bournemouth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 26 minutes ago, HeyAnty said: So is he cup tied or not? Hopefully not so he can get minutes before Bournemouth He's already appeared in it for Burnley unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alreadyexists Posted January 22, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted January 22, 2020 (edited) I don’t understand what he meant by ‘the chair got a good battering’ ? Edited January 22, 2020 by alreadyexists Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom13 Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 22 minutes ago, alreadyexists said: I don’t understand what he meant by ‘the chair got a good battering’ ? He was hitting the chair to celebrate. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom13 Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 3 hours ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: Yup watching the highlights made me take my words back about him acting like a billy big bollox prick when he was subbed off....lol. He was going nuts. What did he do when he came off? I never noticed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alreadyexists Posted January 22, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted January 22, 2020 1 minute ago, Tom13 said: He was hitting the chair to celebrate. Ah, thanks, didn’t get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NurembergVillan Posted January 22, 2020 Moderator Share Posted January 22, 2020 7 hours ago, NurembergVillan said: Look at him in the background here. He's up for being one of us and getting us out of this hole, so let's give him the opportunity to do that. @alreadyexists as the video in this tweet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 7 hours ago, NurembergVillan said: Look at him in the background here. He's up for being one of us and getting us out of this hole, so let's give him the opportunity to do that. He’s so out of shape he couldn’t even get out of his seat to celebrate!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMcKenna Posted January 22, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted January 22, 2020 He was better last night but was a bit Hourahanish at times getting caught on the ball. Need to build up his confidence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alreadyexists Posted January 22, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted January 22, 2020 10 minutes ago, NurembergVillan said: @alreadyexists as the video in this tweet Ah, thanks NV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 1 hour ago, Tom13 said: What did he do when he came off? I never noticed. he shook his head and looked dejected hard to tell if he's frustrated at being subbed or frustrated at himself because he needed to be subbed, he must know that his fitness isn't there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alreadyexists Posted January 22, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted January 22, 2020 (edited) 4 minutes ago, villa4europe said: he shook his head and looked dejected hard to tell if he's frustrated at being subbed or frustrated at himself because he needed to be subbed, he must know that his fitness isn't there Even at the time I think I took it as him not being happy with performance/fitness. I’d doubt many players like being subbed but three games in to a loan would be a bit of an odd time to publicly show anger at the manager. Benefit of the doubt anyway. Edited January 22, 2020 by alreadyexists 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 I'm happy for him being visibly upset at being subbed, shows he cares and wants to be on the pitch. It's not as though he was throwing a tantrum or throwing his shirt at the manager or anything like that. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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