theboyangel Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 Thought we missed him.yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gharperr Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 Thought we missed him.yesterday. 10 comments about not missing his corners coming in 3..2..1... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 Thought we missed him.yesterday. What did we miss that he offers? Bacuna and guye closed down better than he does and bacuna played some good forward passes and his set pieces were much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexbelowsound Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 For Westwood to have played yesterday we would have had to sacrifice one of Gabby, Ayew or Grealish. If we didn't have 3 behind the human totem pole then we would have struggled even more than we did to create goalscoring chances IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSV Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 For Westwood to have played yesterday we would have had to sacrifice one of Gabby, Ayew or Grealish. If we didn't have 3 behind the human totem pole then we would have struggled even more than we did to create goalscoring chances IMO.wouldnt have lost much if Grealish didn't play. He was horrible. Needs to get his attitude sorted imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexbelowsound Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 For Westwood to have played yesterday we would have had to sacrifice one of Gabby, Ayew or Grealish. If we didn't have 3 behind the human totem pole then we would have struggled even more than we did to create goalscoring chances IMO.wouldnt have lost much if Grealish didn't play. He was horrible. Needs to get his attitude sorted imoAgree with you there but I would have played Gil instead of Westwood in that instance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a m ole Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 (edited) Ayew would have been better upfront working the channels and attacking the centrebacks instead of Gestede, then Westwood would have had a place to give more protection to our back four and get the ball in to Grealish/Gil in better positions which is his forte. On MOTD they pointed out Gana's awful positioning for their 2nd, he was in two minds about whether or not to press, Richardson for some ridiculous reason thought he should cover the defensive midfielder position and the rest is history. With Westwood behind Bacuna would have had more licence to support the forwards too and wouldn't have had to be relied on to keep Sigurdsson quiet, who incidentally scored from a free kick having been fouled by a pressured CB in an area that is usually covered by a deep midfielder. Edited October 25, 2015 by a m ole 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 Westwood protecting the back 4. Good one. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a m ole Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 Westwood protecting the back 4. Good one.want some stats? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexbelowsound Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 Westwood protecting the back 4. Good one.want some stats?I'll take some Westwood protecting the back 4 stats. I'm intrigued. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 I'd love some stats. Need cheering up after yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntrimBlack Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 Westwood protecting the back 4. Good one.want some stats?Of course. Where would a Westwood discussion be without stats? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinker Posted October 25, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted October 25, 2015 Westwood would have been ideal once we went 1 up, him and Sanchez, for grealish and Rudy, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a m ole Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 (edited) I don't need stats I can see it with my own eyes!!If it was all about protection then Sanchez would be a better bet, in general I think we could have done with any player in there whether it was Westwood or anyone else. So maybe we didn't miss Westwood, but we missed a midfielder behind the other two especially after we scored and Gestede had proved he was going to be as useless as a chocolate teapot, and Westwood is a midfielder. Edited October 25, 2015 by a m ole Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexbelowsound Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 Seriously, Stats please. I actually do like them and i'm not taking the piss.Westwood is a neat and tidy player who is capable of making some telling passes but in terms of protecting the back 4 i'm not convinced. If however there are some stats out there to prove me wrong I'd really like to see him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a m ole Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 I've had a look and his stats are lower than they were earlier in the season, when he was top for interceptions (between him, Sanchez, Gana and Veretout, unfair to include Bacuna as he's played at RB) I think and thereabouts with Sanchez on tackles made. Coinciding with his poor form of late, it's dropped considerably to 1.3 and 1.9 per game respectively. Gana has 3.8 and 4.1 which is really impressive and massive improvement on earlier in the season. 1.6 and 3.4 for Sanchez.But by protect the back for I only meant a presence, I wasn't envisioning Westwood steaming around like Makelele. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexbelowsound Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 I've had a look and his stats are lower than they were earlier in the season, when he was top for interceptions (between him, Sanchez, Gana and Veretout, unfair to include Bacuna as he's played at RB) I think and thereabouts with Sanchez on tackles made. Coinciding with his poor form of late, it's dropped considerably to 1.3 and 1.9 per game respectively. Gana has 3.8 and 4.1 which is really impressive and massive improvement on earlier in the season. 1.6 and 3.4 for Sanchez.But by protect the back for I only meant a presence, I wasn't envisioning Westwood steaming around like Makelele.Where did you get these stats from?I'd like to see them in comparison to other players in the Premier League because without that they are meaningless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a m ole Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 whoscored.com, they use Opta statistics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexbelowsound Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 whoscored.com, they use Opta statistics.Cheers Pal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyHowell Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 Westwood is indeed a neat and tidy player. But he never appears against good teams. He is not somebody who takes games by the scruff of the neck. I would suggest the last three seasons suggest that he is not good enough for the top half of the table. Nice lad, never shirks responsibility but is what I would call a Norwich City type of player. He seems to have grown up with Butch Wilkins as his hero! Since they have come together his sideways tendencies have grown and grown!At this moment in time we need real authority in midfield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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