ozvillafan Posted November 30, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted November 30, 2014 Pants. Did you see his movement in this game? No? That's because it wasn't there to see. He has this habit, too, of going to ground every time he has his back to goal (especially second half). That alone puts us under pressure. Oh, and the penalty from Okore? Guess who lost the ball in a decent position from a bloody awful touch..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guyavfc Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 Gabby as the main man up top isn't good enough. Gabby when playing with someone who's getting more of the ball, taking more defenders out the picture (Benteke) is good enough. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GENTLEMAN Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 Sadly Gabby is not good enough to be playing 90 minutes each week, needs to be managed better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 Sadly Gabby is not good enough to be playing 90 minutes each week, needs to be managed better. That's funny, I thought Lambert was doing the best he could under the circumstances??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GENTLEMAN Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 (edited) Sadly Gabby is not good enough to be playing 90 minutes each week, needs to be managed better. That's funny, I thought Lambert was doing the best he could under the circumstances??? Like every human being, Lambert is not infallible, it would be naive and stubborn to suggest otherwise. Besides, I have been advocating the rotation of Gabby since the end of last season. I suppose with Benteke and Kozak being injured/suspended resources have been stretched, so this may have afforded GA more playing time? Edited November 30, 2014 by GENTLEMAN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 I brought this up in the match thread, but there was a point against Burnley where Cole had the ball and was looking for a pass and Gabby was just casually walking back from his offside position. So frustrating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Czechlad Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 Gabby always played his best when he was right next to Carew. He can't play the loan striker role. If we could play a 4-4-2 and have Gabby right under/next to Benteke, he might score 10+ goals a season again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThunderPower_14 Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 Gabby always played his best when he was right next to Carew. He can't play the loan striker role. If we could play a 4-4-2 and have Gabby right under/next to Benteke, he might score 10+ goals a season again. Agree with this, or out on the wing. I think his pace and power are just scary enough that he might open up some space for Benteke as well. That said, Wiemann seems to play so well with Benteke when they are both on so it will be interesting to see how Lambo squeezes them all in or out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meregreen Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 He's just too dozy to play at this level. No movement off the ball, nothing clever in his locker. Four more years of him...Jesus 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted December 1, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted December 1, 2014 Four more years of Gabby being a part of the Villa squad is fine. Four more years of him playing every minute of every game is not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Would've been interesting what would've happened if Benteke hadn't got the red v Spurs as remember Gabby was benched for that game and Weimann scored in it which suggests he wouldn't have walked back in. I've always said I'm happy with him starting most away games as we tend to get results but he really shouldn't be starting every single home game aswell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itdoesntmatterwhatthissay Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 Finally bothered to play football for 90, not 45 minutes. We need more of that, and so does he. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted December 7, 2014 Moderator Share Posted December 7, 2014 He's an odd one, when we play better he plays better, when we play worse, he plays worse. I wonder if he'd be incredible at Real Madrid? Probably not. Anyways, a good performance today, a mature one too, worked hard, was creative and carried a threat with his pace. Good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 He's an odd one, when we play better he plays better, when we play worse, he plays worse. I wonder if he'd be incredible at Real Madrid? Probably not. Anyways, a good performance today, a mature one too, worked hard, was creative and carried a threat with his pace. Good. Not his biggest fan but probably more down to the fact he could play his own game today, we dominated possession and he was mentally and physically **** from chasing down players, shit balls and having to be defensively switched on all game. He was fresh and alert in all the right positions today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farlz Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 (edited) He was shocking in the first half, a lot better in the second though. Great run from him in the build up to the goal. Edited December 7, 2014 by Farlz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 A good game from Gabby, get yourselves ready for a 15 game run were he is absolutely trash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 Yes he pace today was just too much for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbie09 Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 Was it his 5th booking today? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 No, only Clevereley was on 4 yellows before the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodytom Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 The more I read about potential goings on at the club, the more I believe that this guy is the major issue. I'm not sure who he thinks he is, or what he thinks makes him so special but his name has cropped up time & time again in articles suggesting disagreements & bust ups with management over the past few years. Now, not all them will be true but it also ties in with MMs comments about him a few years back. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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