UpTheVilla26 Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 If some team pays £10mill for that dross, they need to sack their entire scouting department. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 1 minute ago, UpTheVilla26 said: If some team pays £10mill for that dross, they need to sack their entire scouting department. He's not dross though is he? He does a good job at PL level when played regular. He's not Pele or anything 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UpTheVilla26 Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 No, he's not anything. He's a clumbersome waste of space and nowhere near good enough for this club. A desperate Gerrard signing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quazzie goat Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 He was fine tonight? What are people expecting from him? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HongKongVillan Posted December 14, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted December 14, 2023 He was ok last Saturday when we needed him but that walk back from midfield to defence for their goal was pretty criminal, especially he is not one of those playing every 3 to 4 days. Needs to do better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotoMkali Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 21 minutes ago, UpTheVilla26 said: If some team pays £10mill for that dross, they need to sack their entire scouting department. He was mostly fine. He's good at what he does he's just not someone who does great with wingers running at him or in possession. He's good winning the ball in the middle with great positioning and he's good in a low block he'd be very good for a team like Crystal Palace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AV82 Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 1 hour ago, HongKongVillan said: He was ok last Saturday when we needed him but that walk back from midfield to defence for their goal was pretty criminal, especially he is not one of those playing every 3 to 4 days. Needs to do better He simply isn't match fit and he's never been particularly athletic either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M_Afro Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 1 hour ago, UpTheVilla26 said: No, he's not anything. He's a clumbersome waste of space and nowhere near good enough for this club. A desperate Gerrard signing. I’m pretty sure he was a Lange signing. I don’t think Gerrard wanted him. Anyway. I think you’re being harsh. He doesn’t suit our style of play but he has plenty of international caps and plenty of premier league appearances to boot. I think he is a useful option for a lot of decent sides. He just doesn’t suit us. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaAlex Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 He was fine but he's never going to be of use in a 70% possession side. He did great coming on Vs Arsenal as he had to defend nothing more. He should go to Everton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 2 hours ago, quazzie goat said: He was fine tonight? What are people expecting from him? for 90k a week, a fair bit more tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 Missed the game today but sounds like Wolves’s starter that they were so upset to see leave didn’t have the greatest game against the Bosnian champions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said: Missed the game today but sounds like Wolves’s starter that they were so upset to see leave didn’t have the greatest game against the Bosnian champions. he wasnt terrible terrible, he was partly to blame for the goal, he was ok-ish otherwise, kinda, meh ok, i guess its just...... He's kinda like a human form sloth isnt he, as if a single sloth went on a mad evolutionary drive and he is now the most evolutionary advanced sloth on the planet. but he's still a sloth, i kinda get the impression that if there was a particularly juicy and leafy bush at the side of the pitch, i wouldnt be surprised to see him meander over to the side of the pitch for a snack. Edited December 14, 2023 by MaVilla 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 1 minute ago, MaVilla said: he wasnt terrible terrible, he was partly to blame for the goal, he was ok-ish otherwise, kinda, meh ok, i guess its just...... He's kinda like a human form sloth isnt he, as if a single sloth went on a mad evolutionary drive and he is now the most evolutionary advanced sloth on the planet. but he's still a sloth. He’s such a limited player. Put him around a lot of good players and play a low block and he can do a job. It’s pretty much how Wolves thrived with Nuno in charge. He needs to be at a team fighting relegation week in week out and I’ve no doubt he will be eventually. He must have top agent to have got this move to Villa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said: He’s such a limited player. Put him around a lot of good players and play a low block and he can do a job. It’s pretty much how Wolves thrived with Nuno in charge. He needs to be at a team fighting relegation week in week out and I’ve no doubt he will be eventually. He must have top agent to have got this move to Villa. yeah, i agree he would do well in a low block team, he has done very well for us when we have played defensively/low block tbh, but as you say he just doesnt suit how we play now, kinda like Chambers tbh, he's also ok-ish when we are backs to the wall and defending as deep as possible, but again, he doesnt suit our current style at all. either would do well at a low block team i think. Edited December 14, 2023 by MaVilla Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBlack Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 Showed again his limitations. Not good under any form of pressure, not good at passing. He served his purpose tonight.. he gave Kamara a rest. I suspect he may be able to do that in the next round too if our draw is lucky. And maybe in the FA Cup. If we can improve on him in January I'd welcome it. If we can't, he's better than nobody for the few games we'll be able to use him in. Not worth the salary he's on though, so ideally would be good to get an upgrade. See it as the most key position to improve on, given the fact Konsa is a far more able right back deputy than Donk is DM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 1 minute ago, MaVilla said: yeah, i agree he would do well in a low block team, he has done very well for us when we have played defensively/low block, but as you say he just doesnt suit how we play now, kinda like Chambers tbh, he's also ok-ish when we are backs to the wall and defending as deep as possible, but again, he doesnt suit our current style at all. either would do well at a low block team i think. As do a lot of championship and league one players. It’s backs to the wall stuff. You don’t need to worry about the ball, just stop the opponent. But apparently to some he is good enough for a team that has aspirations to finish top 4. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Scorpio Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 He certainly hasn't improved much under Emery unlike most players have. That probably tells you what will happen if we find a buyer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 He just doesn't really suit the Emery way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWARLEY2 Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 Glad we have him. Sometimes you need different options. Against Arsenal he really helped stop them overpowering us. He was tidy today. Thats his limit. Tidy and a destroyer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 The thing about Donk is that he runs funny. If his running gait wasn't so goofy, people would probably complain about him less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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