Leon Bailey

[Vive_La_Villa]

The comments on here. Do you think he turned on the taps voluntary? He was clearly distressed by his miss the and emotions got the better of him. He is most likely pretty embarrassed about it!  

[Davkaus]

1 hour ago, imavillan said:

the players own reaction at the end tells you how bad a miss it was... but hey that sort of stuff happens, better players than Bailey have missed chances

 

I don't think it does. The timing of it in the game lead to the emotion from both the player and fans, IMO. If that happens on 60 minutes, people have a look and htink "could have done better, but tough chance", and we move on. It being a last gasp chance to win the game amplifies it

[WHY]

A guy rang up the phone in on Talksport who said he didn’t  know Bailey personally but has always followed his career. He suggested yesterday was the Birthday of a friend who had died. He said it was the same person he paid tribute to when he scored against Everton when he came on a sub. He thinks he might have wanted to pay tribute to her again by scoring and suggested this is why he was so upset. Sort of make sense and shut them pricks up on Talksport who thought he went OTT, hence the phone in. To be fair Darren Bent did say he thought it might be something else that set him off and that no one knows what someone might be going through. 

Edited January 5, 2023 by WHY

[JAMAICAN-VILLAN]

4 minutes ago, WHY said:

A guy rang up the phone in on Talksport who said he didn’t  know Bailey personally but has always followed his career. He suggested yesterday was the Birthday of a friend who had died. He said it was the same person he paid tribute to when he scored against Everton when he came on a sub. He thinks he might have wanted to pay tribute to her again by scoring and suggested this is why he was so upset. Sort of make sense and shut them pricks up on Talksport who thought he went OTT, hence the phone in. To be fair Darren Bent did say he thought it might be something else that set him off and that no one knows what someone might be going through. 

Yes this is true, Stefanie " Steffie " Gregg.

I never realised it was a year already

 

[Keyblade]

He does 1 dribble too many. He really is skilled and rapid, his decision making needs to improve. You usually don't need to beat your man more than once, in fact what ends up happening is that you confuse yourself instead and lose the ball. Keep it simple. Why is Riyadh Mahrez so good for example? He'll beat the defender proper 1 time, then get a shot off or a key pass immediately. He's deadly. Leon is not scary like that. It doesn't help that he's been scuffing and snatching at shots lately either.

[duke313]

1 hour ago, WHY said:

A guy rang up the phone in on Talksport who said he didn’t  know Bailey personally but has always followed his career. He suggested yesterday was the Birthday of a friend who had died. He said it was the same person he paid tribute to when he scored against Everton when he came on a sub. He thinks he might have wanted to pay tribute to her again by scoring and suggested this is why he was so upset. Sort of make sense and shut them pricks up on Talksport who thought he went OTT, hence the phone in. To be fair Darren Bent did say he thought it might be something else that set him off and that no one knows what someone might be going through. 

This might actually explain why he held on to ball for too long instead of passing. He was desperate to score.

[Kingman]

Needs to start against Stevenage, A perfect Hatrick will do his confidence the world of good! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[DaveAV1]

8 hours ago, Kingman said:

Needs to start against Stevenage, A perfect Hatrick will do his confidence the world of good! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I’d agree the game vs Stevenage is a good opportunity to restore some confidence. Leon clearly has lots of raw talent it just needs polishing. His time here was difficult at the start with injuries and then managerial upheavals.
 

Now he’s in a much better environment with a manager who can really help him. He will of course have to put in plenty of effort on his own part. If Unai sees that he has the mentality to succeed then he can have a great future with us. Time will tell. 

[CVByrne]

He was very good against United. I think if he just had his shooting boots on he had two great chances against Liverpool and Wolves. He's getting the chances though which is at least a positive. Also his xG to goals return is 32 goals from 28.52 xG in Germany and Prem. For Villa he's 4 goals from 4.32 xG.

Also he's being played out of position too. I think he is at his best in a wide mid role making the runs from there when space has been created by the two forwards. Like everyone else in the squad lets give them time and make decisions at end of the season

[Spoony]

Is he aware there are 10 other people in the team on the pitch?

[Spoony]

edit: no need and I think Ive made my point. He doesn’t give a toss about Villa or the team. So unbelievably greedy, won’t pass, can’t shoot. I’m desperate for him to leave. 

 

Edited January 8, 2023 by Spoony

[joshharris12]

Saw enough imo not good enough 

[rodders0223]

Can't believe how shit he is.

[UpTheVilla26]

His head is shot. Get him off asap.

[M_Afro]

Awful today again. I am very quickly running out of patience with him. The Grealish three (Bailey, Ings, Buendia) will all be gone before the start of next season I reckon. 

[Delphinho123]

I’d sell him at the first sight of a decent offer

[DJBOB]

Lol you guys are going to be disappointed. He’s not going anywhere. 

[sharkyvilla]

He always seems better playing from the left to me.  

[Delphinho123]

2 minutes ago, DJBOB said:

Lol you guys are going to be disappointed. He’s not going anywhere. 

Yep. Unfortunately you’re right 

[DJBOB]

There you go folks. Put two on a plate for them. 
 
Also horribly shanked a goal on his right. 
 
The Leon Bailey experience!