gwi1890 Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 7 hours ago, rbcuk said: He’s going to struggle if we continue to play without wingers, unless he goes thru the middle up front Yo do know there still room to get in behind if he’s playing slightly more central? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbcuk Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 23 minutes ago, gwi1890 said: Yo do know there still room to get in behind if he’s playing slightly more central? There was no room behind the striker sat, with watford playing narrow, this is why we need him down the wing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishVilla10 Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 Even if we change the system I don’t see where he fits in. I doubt we play him up top and he’s not getting ahead of Buendia or coutinho. That’s leaves a midfield place and we’ll be overrun if we play with two, assuming JJ is one of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 16 hours ago, IrishVilla10 said: Even if we change the system I don’t see where he fits in. I doubt we play him up top and he’s not getting ahead of Buendia or coutinho. That’s leaves a midfield place and we’ll be overrun if we play with two, assuming JJ is one of them. He gets in 4-2-3-1 in one of the wide spots surely, that was whole point of buying him. Yes midfield will remain issue for rest of the season but we can surely play that system v likes of Burnley and Norwich which are really key games now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishVilla10 Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 4 hours ago, VillaChris said: He gets in 4-2-3-1 in one of the wide spots surely, that was whole point of buying him. Yes midfield will remain issue for rest of the season but we can surely play that system v likes of Burnley and Norwich which are really key games now. I’m honestly not having him over Buendia or coutinho. Neither of them play in the middle, I would rather have JJ there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhan_Zhuang Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 I think he's going to find it difficult to start for us unless there's an injury to Buendia or Coutinho. Something about him makes me wonder whether he'll be happy to be on the bench. I don't think so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaParkAvenue Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 Anyone else finding it strange Bailey wasn’t at all involved against Brighton yesterday? Before the game I thought Brighton would be perfect for him, with them expected to dominate the ball and Villa looking to hit them on the break. Only last week Gerrard spoke about how it was time for Bailey to step forward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Other Mat Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 (edited) 6 minutes ago, VillaParkAvenue said: Anyone else finding it strange Bailey wasn’t at all involved against Brighton yesterday? Before the game I thought Brighton would be perfect for him, with them expected to dominate the ball and Villa looking to hit them on the break. Only last week Gerrard spoke about how it was time for Bailey to step forward. Nah... After Ollie scored we needed to see the game out calm heads were needed, to keep us tight and stop Brighton getting back in it. Edited February 27, 2022 by The Other Mat 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaParkAvenue Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 53 minutes ago, The Other Mat said: Nah... After Ollie scored we needed to see the game out calm heads were needed, to keep us tight and stop Brighton getting back in it. Yeah, I meant before that. I would have expected him to start, esp when Buendia didn’t . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mole86 Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 4 minutes ago, VillaParkAvenue said: Yeah, I meant before that. I would have expected him to start, esp when Buendia didn’t . But that wasn’t the shape we lined up with, unless you thought he’d play as one of the two up top or in the hole in place of Coutinho? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaParkAvenue Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 23 minutes ago, mole86 said: But that wasn’t the shape we lined up with, unless you thought he’d play as one of the two up top or in the hole in place of Coutinho? Again, before the game yesterday I expected him to be involved and I’m curious about why Gerrard made other choices leaving him out. The choices obviously worked well and I’m not complaining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 We don't play with Wingers so we don't need Bailey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A'Villan Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 I think if we don't have a system to incorporate a player of Bailey's abilities then that says that there's a dimension to our coaching that is perhaps lacking. It's also questionable business, management and recruitment from the club, as he is a solid investment and you would think we want to optimise his value and worth. Whether that's from a football perspective with his contributions, or from a financial perspective. I want to see him play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwi1890 Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 38 minutes ago, CVByrne said: We don't play with Wingers so we don't need Bailey He can still play a part, he could play up front in a 2 in possession and get in behind like Ollie did yesterday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 Bailey needs to be starting games soon or he will look for a move in the summer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphinho123 Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 30 minutes ago, Demitri_C said: Bailey needs to be starting games soon or he will look for a move in the summer His dad (or step dad, can’t remember which), was very arrogant when he signed, saying something along the lines of he’ll be off if we don’t make Europe. He came across as a right prick tbh, albeit I know he’s done some very admirable things with his sons and the footballing side of things. Perhaps he should have been more humble at the time and realised his son may have been a star in the bundesliga but that means absolutely nothing when moving to a better, quicker league. I hope Bailey settles, but something tells me that the system, and the lack of game time will have frustrated him enough to possibly want to move this Summer. I can certainly see his dad thinking that way. Personally, I think he can be a success here. I think he has most of the tools to be a very good PL player, it’s just going to take a lot of hard work and effort, especially as we don’t play with wingers! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 37 minutes ago, Delphinho123 said: His dad (or step dad, can’t remember which), was very arrogant when he signed, saying something along the lines of he’ll be off if we don’t make Europe. He came across as a right prick tbh, albeit I know he’s done some very admirable things with his sons and the footballing side of things. Perhaps he should have been more humble at the time and realised his son may have been a star in the bundesliga but that means absolutely nothing when moving to a better, quicker league. I hope Bailey settles, but something tells me that the system, and the lack of game time will have frustrated him enough to possibly want to move this Summer. I can certainly see his dad thinking that way. Personally, I think he can be a success here. I think he has most of the tools to be a very good PL player, it’s just going to take a lot of hard work and effort, especially as we don’t play with wingers! Thats how i see it with his dad. He will feel he should be a star player. I remember the comment he wont let his son play for "losers" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 2 hours ago, Demitri_C said: Bailey needs to be starting games soon or he will look for a move in the summer I'd rather Traore play based on balance of what I've seen from both and that doesn't even mean starts for either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphinho123 Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 22 minutes ago, Kiwivillan said: I'd rather Traore play based on balance of what I've seen from both and that doesn't even mean starts for either I don't think we'll see Traore again in a Villa shirt. And rightly so after that Brentford performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 3 hours ago, Demitri_C said: Bailey needs to be starting games soon or he will look for a move in the summer Bailey needs to get his head down and put a shift in or he will be sold in the summer. All good and well his old man giving it the biggun in a Mickey Mouse league, He’s now in the best league in the world and struggling to get a tune out of him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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