Spoony Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 When the team is cooking, he’s cooking. He can’t do much when our entire game is get the ball at the back, hoof it and lose it. Anyone in front of Mings is nullified by our totally shit midfield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphinho123 Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 33 minutes ago, Spoony said: When the team is cooking, he’s cooking. He can’t do much when our entire game is get the ball at the back, hoof it and lose it. Anyone in front of Mings is nullified by our totally shit midfield. A lot of truth here. If we can sign two new midfielders to sit in front of the back 4, we’ll see some real quality from Coutinho and Buendia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 16 hours ago, MaVilla said: he struggled to get in to the game because half of our team couldnt pass the ball 5 yards if their lives depended on it, its a recurring theme and has been for most of our time back in the PL. No point in having a world class player if the rest of the team have jelly for feet. Dropping the midfielder that usually gives him the ball didn't really help things 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 Concern for me is that Gerrard seems to be turning him into a new Grealish for us. Everything has to go through him at the expense of other areas of attack. When he went off we looked a lot more threatening because he wasn't having a great game and we were a lot less predictable. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 17 minutes ago, lexicon said: Concern for me is that Gerrard seems to be turning him into a new Grealish for us. Everything has to go through him at the expense of other areas of attack. When he went off we looked a lot more threatening because he wasn't having a great game and we were a lot less predictable. Yeah this is something ive noticed too. You have players like bailey who can do some dangerous stuff same eith buendia but he seems to be turning him into the new grealish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 I just found this thread on page 3 (!) He is as good as gone, IMO. No way he re ups on this sh*t show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 5 minutes ago, maqroll said: I just found this thread on page 3 (!) He is as good as gone, IMO. No way he re ups on this sh*t show. I'm not sure I'm that bothered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 And if he does have one foot out the door, we should be starting Buendia and using Phil as a sub. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grobs Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 Not fussed if he doesn’t sign. We need more grafters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mykeyb Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 so was Ezri that bad last season? Was he that bad at the start of the season? Or is he like nearly every player in our squad who looks worse under Gerrard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Scorpio Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 Well he's gone then. To a team that he can actually show his quality in properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshVilla Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 If Gerrard going means Coutinho won't sign for us then i'm happy to take the hit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 Was brilliant in the first half. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyM3000 Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 Quality player but we need to sort out if he's here next season or not. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVTuco Posted April 9, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted April 9, 2022 Without him, we're worse than nothing. Our only real quality attacking player. If only we could take advantage of the chances he creates. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippo Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 1 hour ago, AshVilla said: If Gerrard going means Coutinho won't sign for us then i'm happy to take the hit. Could be a face saving way out for everyone. Gerrard quits by mutual consent - saying the club doesn't match his ambitions. Purslow off the hook for a shocking head coach appointment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhan_Zhuang Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 Yeah Coutinho ran the show in the first-half. You could clearly see his disgust in some other players around him though as they are just way off his vision and reading of the game. Coutinho and Ramsey link up rather well I thought, especially first-half. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 i just hope it goes something like..... "Couts mate i have 200m to spend in the summer and i want you to be the first 33m of it, we will bring in some top players to play with you Couts.....yeaaaaah course!". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 45 minutes ago, AndyM3000 said: Quality player but we need to sort out if he's here next season or not. Yes, if he's not going to sign, he should sit and let Buendia get some playing time. Coutinho isn't leading us into the Europa League this season. So if he's just a hired gun for the next seven games, just use him as a sub. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 Thought he was quality first half, all our good moves came through him and he was finding pockets of space effortlessly. Does feel poor planning given Gerrard is now deciding him and Buendia on pitch at same time can't work if he isn't going to stay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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