Swerbs Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 Looked like he played well. Unlucky with the free-kick. The pass at the end to Bent was good but hardly think it deserves the plaudits it seems to be getting. Fully expect any pro footballer to see and execute that pass. That said, that doesn't always happen at VP. I guess Delph shouldn't be considered a pro footballer then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodytom Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 (edited) Looked like he played well. Unlucky with the free-kick. The pass at the end to Bent was good but hardly think it deserves the plaudits it seems to be getting. Fully expect any pro footballer to see and execute that pass. That said, that doesn't always happen at VP. I guess Delph shouldn't be considered a pro footballer then. I don't believe their is a player at Aston Villa who can not see/execute that pass. Whether they do or not is a different matter. There certainly shouldn't be given the wages they earn. It's a pass that I've executed on a number of occasions albeit at a much lower level. I've made better passes and so has Westwood (to Gabby v Norwich). It really wasn't THAT outstanding. Having said all this, I find it remarkable that there are so many pro players that can't use both feet, or clear the first man at a corner. Maybe my expectations are too high? Edited September 2, 2014 by Woodytom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Stevo985 Posted September 2, 2014 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted September 2, 2014 What a weird post. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArteSuave Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 Having said all this, I find it remarkable that there are so many pro players that can't use both feet, or clear the first man at a corner. Maybe my expectations are too high? Here's the thing, nobody can do everything right all the time. The difference is that the good players do stuff right more of the time. So while everyone at Villa could see/time/make the pass like that, most of them couldn't do it a very high percentage of the time. I feel like out of our entire squad Westwood would execute it with the highest percentage success rate. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodytom Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 Having said all this, I find it remarkable that there are so many pro players that can't use both feet, or clear the first man at a corner. Maybe my expectations are too high? Here's the thing, nobody can do everything right all the time. The difference is that the good players do stuff right more of the time. So while everyone at Villa could see/time/make the pass like that, most of them couldn't do it a very high percentage of the time. I feel like out of our entire squad Westwood would execute it with the highest percentage success rate. That's a fair enough point. I would probably agree with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 I'm concerned that Cleverley is going to knock Westwood out of the team. In general, I wanted to sign a right-winger or right-sided forward so that N'Zogbia would be the one to be rotated out, because if truth be told, Westwood has started well this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bose Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 Our central midfield will now be three of Westwood, Delph, Cleverley, Richardson and Sanchez. Now players have to perform to keep their place and we can mix it up depending on the opposition. Fantastic. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbie09 Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 I'm sure Westwood will continue to improve and remain one of the first names on the team sheet. It's his shirt to lose and Cleverley will have a tough task to dislodge him if he has been signed to play in the same position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArteSuave Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 I'm concerned that Cleverley is going to knock Westwood out of the team. In general, I wanted to sign a right-winger or right-sided forward so that N'Zogbia would be the one to be rotated out, because if truth be told, Westwood has started well this season. Maybe Cleverley will sometimes play as a winger/wide forward like he did at wigan. Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milfner Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 Of the current three midfielder starters, Richardson will be the one replaced by Cleverley because of his ability to press the ball. And whilst Sanchez isn't up to pace, Westwood will remain one the first names of the team sheet for me. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swerbs Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 Cleverely will take Richardson's place I think. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 Our midfield probably looks the strongest since 2011 when Young and Downing left. Certainly a fair amount of top level experience in it now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weedman Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 Richardson has moved wide the last couple of games when N'Zogbia has come off for Sanchez, so maybe the plan is Westwood, Delph, Cleverley and Sanchez to compete for the middle 3 spots, with N'Zog, Richardson, Gabby and Andi competing for the wide spots and Benteke and Kozak the main 2 up front. Richardson and N'Zogbia can cover in the middle of we get injuries and there's still Joe Cole as well Nice to have options for a change! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonno_2004 Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 At the end of the day, Richardson and/or Westwood will miss out given Sanchez and Cleverley have been brought in (and are probably all-round better players for their respective positions) - but that's the beauty of having a squad and not the same players who play every week regardless of form and to a certain extent fitness. What a pleasure it will be to potentially see Westwood brought on to replace a tiring N'Zogbia, with Cleverley moving out wide, when we are looking to hold onto the ball late on in the game and run the clock down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post lmarsha_926 Posted September 4, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted September 4, 2014 (edited) http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11677/9455592/premier-league-201415-ed-chamberlin-picks-five-stars-of-the-season-so-far?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitterEd Chamberlain picks Westwood as one of his five stars of the season so far 3. Ashley WestwoodIn the summer it seemed fashionable to tip Aston Villa for the drop and they were well backed with Sky Bet to do so. It's early days but that looks unlikely now.Winning at home, where they struggled for so much of last season, will give Paul Lambert a huge boost. Their next five games are absolutely brutal but Villa remain masters at pulling off a shock and are still the Premier League's hardest team to predict for punters.Ashley Westwood remains a model of consistency in midfield. Westwood’s strength is his efficient passing style, which means his best work often goes unnoticed. This season he has looked more dynamic and with Fabian Delph's England call-up, plus Tom Cleverley's arrival, Westwood is set to kick on to the next level.Some Villa fans still dont think he offers that much Edited September 4, 2014 by lmarsha_926 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LockStockVilla Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 Absolutely no way Westwood loses his place in the team anytime soon. He has rapidly progressed in his time at Villa so far and imo he still has a way to go until he hits his prime, which is a very good thing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 Absolutely no way Westwood loses his place in the team anytime soon. He has rapidly progressed in his time at Villa so far and imo he still has a way to go until he hits his prime, which is a very good thing. I'm not sure. I can't see Sanchez and cleverley being signed to come off the bench. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panto_Villan Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 I don't think they'll be handed permanent starting places until they earn them, though. I rate Cleverly higher than Westwood, but I doubt Lambert will replace the latter until Cleverly comes on and does something special or Westwood has a shocker. As people say, competition for places can only be a good thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 I don't think they'll be handed permanent starting places until they earn them, though. I rate Cleverly higher than Westwood, but I doubt Lambert will replace the latter until Cleverly comes on and does something special or Westwood has a shocker. As people say, competition for places can only be a good thing. Yeah its a great thing. With our next 6 games I think it will give the manager reason to change and try different things. I imagine it won't be long till cleverley is starting week in week out and Sanchez will depend on how he settles and the form of Westwood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJT123 Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 We have too many midfielders! I would like to see Delph, Westwood, Sanchez and Cleverley all start. Strength in depth feels weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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