Con Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Given attempts to make Bannan the scapegoat for almost the entire thread, this article is essentially a vindication of those who erred to disagree. WARNING: Contains heat maps Aston Villa’s Tactical Imbalance: Left-Sided Problem Only a New Signing Can Solve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwan Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Congratulations, you have posted an article that summarizes what we all thought. Bennett is poor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstonMartin82 Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 You said Bannan is going to be sold for £20m. Nuff said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Stevo985 Posted May 30, 2013 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted May 30, 2013 What's happened in this thread, some people won't hear anything good about Bannan so anyone with something, anything, good to say is, compared to them, "insanely supportive". In fact, that person is the one with the level-headed reasonable argument. Are you really surprised about this? I made a long and (i'd like to think) reasoned post that was actually really complimentary of Bannan, pointing out what I thought his strengths were and how I thought he could improve. And you ripped me to shreds for it, ignored the positives and started criticising Westwood. It's no wonder people aren't more positive. Even if they are, they still have you acting bat shit crazy towards them! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skruff Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 (edited) Given attempts to make Bannan the scapegoat for almost the entire thread, this article is essentially a vindication of those who erred to disagree. WARNING: Contains heat maps Aston Villa’s Tactical Imbalance: Left-Sided Problem Only a New Signing Can Solve It's the Barry Bannan thread. There is little point in posting how bad Bennett is here, it's allready being done in the Bennett thread. Two players can be bad, at the same time. You know that right? Besides Bennett has been taking far more stick in his thread, and on twitter for that matther, then what Bannan has. Actually, you have been taking far more stick then Bannan has and rightly so. You've polarized the whole discussion to a point where people flagg Bannan off in a far worse matter then they would other wise, simply because they think you're an idiot. Edited May 30, 2013 by Skruff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KHV Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 I cant believe how long this thread is! 297 pages dedicated to a man with less talent than Isiah Osbourne. Unbelievable 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted May 30, 2013 Moderator Share Posted May 30, 2013 Ah but he is potentially world class, has Beckham esq ability and is a natural leader of men. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Con Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Ah but he is potentially world class, has Beckham esq ability and is a natural leader of men. You think you are being sarcastic but that is my serious opinion. I'm not always right, but I was right when 5 years ago I said Fergie would move Wayne Rooney into midfield. He finally did that before he retired this year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KHV Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Ah but he is potentially world class, has Beckham esq ability and is a natural leader of men. You think you are being sarcastic but that is my serious opinion. I'm not always right, but I was right when 5 years ago I said Fergie would move Wayne Rooney into midfield. He finally did that before he retired this year! So does this mean we can expect wee Barry to come good in 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted May 30, 2013 Moderator Share Posted May 30, 2013 Ah but he is potentially world class, has Beckham esq ability and is a natural leader of men. You think you are being sarcastic but that is my serious opinion. I'm not always right, but I was right when 5 years ago I said Fergie would move Wayne Rooney into midfield. He finally did that before he retired this year! No I'm not being sarcastic although I am mocking this opinion. To quote a wise fellow from this site, everyone is entitled to their opinion they just aren't entitled to have it taken seriously and I can't take yours seriously. As for what you might or might not have said about Rooney 5 years ago I literally couldn't careless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted May 30, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted May 30, 2013 Ah but he is potentially world class, has Beckham esq ability and is a natural leader of men. You think you are being sarcastic but that is my serious opinion. I'm not always right, but I was right when 5 years ago I said Fergie would move Wayne Rooney into midfield. He finally did that before he retired this year! Well that's me convinced. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciggiesnbeer Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 No harm in a fan having a player he thinks will come good. I think Bennett will be a great player for us. Anyway the Bannan issue is becoming moot. Clearly Lambert doesnt think he is a starter after he tried him for a while. I expect competition for his spot to get even greater next season. Hopefully he will rise to that challenge but for me he has had so many opportunities already I dont see him getting too many more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Con Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Ah but he is potentially world class, has Beckham esq ability and is a natural leader of men. You think you are being sarcastic but that is my serious opinion. I'm not always right, but I was right when 5 years ago I said Fergie would move Wayne Rooney into midfield. He finally did that before he retired this year! So does this mean we can expect wee Barry to come good in 2018 Shaun Maloney is playing some of his best, most consistent, most timely football of his career at age 30. Very few players are consistently brilliant from 17 to 40. Most players blossom at different ages. Bannan's best football is ahead of him. Like Maloney, I hope at some stage VTers will be saying 'we ought to sign him back'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skruff Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 That might very well happen Con, but I doubt we'll ever look back and say that his set pieces truly was world class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 I cant believe how long this thread is! 297 pages dedicated to a man with less talent than Isiah Osbourne. Unbelievable their is a line you just crossed there. Osbourne had no talent at all. Was it the Zilina game was probably one of worst individual performances in a Villa jersey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djamfisher Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 I've heard in the last couple of days, from what I thought was a reliable source, that Bannan and N'Zogbia have been told they can leave. Same source also said the away kit's gonna be black and pink. So I'm starting to think not such a reliable source anymore. :-) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpaywasawesome Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 (edited) Osbourne had 2 games - Man U and Everton - maybe another which I may have forgotten, where he looked pretty good, all action in midfield, and driving forward with the ball. I think those performances were just down to his athleticism and opposition underestimating/not knowing how he played. His lack of skill on the ball was sussed out eventually and he became somewhat of a liability. On Bannan, he can play some beautiful passes both long and short. We've all seen him do those kind of passes when he's had the time and space to pick them out (assist for Albrighton at Fulham comes to mind) but he doesn't possess the physique/athleticism or close control dribbling skills to make that space for himself. It's kind of like owning a Ferrari with no wheels, you know how fast it could potentially go but without the wheels, you'll never get to see it ... Same with Bannan. Edited May 31, 2013 by Alpaywasawesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KjParton Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Who to believe Premier league manager with fantastic history in player management and sussing out ability or Anonymous poster on fan forum with no serious history in player management and sussing out ability. hmm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DelboyVilla Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Personally I think Barca are waiting in the wings as an Iniesta back up. You can never have too many baby faced left footed playmakers in your team??? All that buying Neymar is just a smoke screen for their real target, wee Barry. If only we can convince them that Ireland is a folicly changed Xavi we'll be on to a double win situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troglodyte Posted May 31, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted May 31, 2013 Iniesta's right footed. So maybe they'll sign Bannan as well to offer some balance - Barça don't have any left-footed central midfielders. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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