StefanAVFC Posted February 17, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted February 17, 2015 He's a very good footballer but lacks many physical attributes. Comfortably a PL player. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 He's a very good footballer but lacks many physical attributes. Comfortably a PL player. does that not contradict itself? Unless you are a top class player you need physical attributes for Premier League. You can get away with it if you are Sergio Aguero or David Silva but not if your Borja Valero for example Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dr_Pangloss Posted February 17, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted February 17, 2015 Westwood is solid, good technique, good distribution, not bad a player by any stretch of the imagination, for the money he's a very good signing. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted February 17, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted February 17, 2015 He's a very good footballer but lacks many physical attributes. Comfortably a PL player. does that not contradict itself? Unless you are a top class player you need physical attributes for Premier League. You can get away with it if you are Sergio Aguero or David Silva but not if your Borja Valero for example It doesn't contradict because it's your opinion that you can get away with it. If he was more physical, bigger, stronger pacier, a better tackler then he has the potential to be a top player as the footballing element is there. Unfortunately he lacks many of these so he will continue to be a solid PL player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Can you tell me another player of his attributes in the top flight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Darren fletcher off the top of my head, slightly taller but he doesn't really use his height for anything, not much else in it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VILLAMARV Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Can you tell me another player of his attributes in the top flight? Joe Allen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Fletcher is a lot more physical than Westwood though id give you Allen but cant think of many more tidy midfielders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted February 17, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted February 17, 2015 Leon Britton strikes me as one as well. Cabaye, Anita, McCarthy (never strikes me as tall). I'm on my phone atm but will take another look when I get home. Small technical players make it in the prem. it's not fair to use one example (Valero) as an argument that they don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Can you tell me another player of his attributes in the top flight? The exact same? No. I can give you some similar players. Tom Cleverley Joe Allen Vurnon Anita Leon Britton James McArthur Liam Bridcutt Westwood is a technically sound Premier League player. He's not Yaya Toure. If anyone thinks he's useless and doesn't belong at Villa in our current state. You do not understand how football works; how it's played, how matches or squads work. I'd query if those questioning him have ever played football at any level, because if you can't appreciate what he does you just don't get it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted February 17, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted February 17, 2015 He's a great squad player for us to have. We're not in a position to have fantastic players on the bench. For the price we paid for him, the wages he's on, and his own ability I wouldn't want him anywhere else other than Villa Park. As I said yesterday, I think he should drop to the bench and shouldn't be in the starting eleven. However, last season he was the first name on the teamsheet for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted February 17, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted February 17, 2015 Ice cream 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 He has had his limitations.....but i think he may be one that TS may get some more out of. He has one thing going for him under the new regime....he ain't frightened to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isa Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 If anyone thinks he's useless and doesn't belong at Villa in our current state. You do not understand how football works; how it's played, how matches or squads work. I'd query if those questioning him have ever played football at any level, because if you can't appreciate what he does you just don't get it. Ah, yes. You have to have played football to 'get' football. That old chestnut. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villianusa Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 If anyone thinks he's useless and doesn't belong at Villa in our current state. You do not understand how football works; how it's played, how matches or squads work. I'd query if those questioning him have ever played football at any level, because if you can't appreciate what he does you just don't get it. Ah, yes. You have to have played football to 'get' football. That old chestnut. I wouldn't say that, but it does give a slightly better understanding of how a team works together and how certain players effect games. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isa Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 (edited) I wouldn't say that, but it does give a slightly better understanding of how a team works together and how certain players effect games. Very true but it is not a proviso. You only have to look at the 'insight' offered by some the pundits that hog our screens. On the other hand, some of the highest standard analyses I've read have been from journalists/bloggers. Edited February 18, 2015 by Isa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVTuco Posted February 18, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted February 18, 2015 (edited) I wouldn't say that, but it does give a slightly better understanding of how a team works together and how certain players effect games. Very true but it is not a proviso. You only have to look at the 'insight' offered by some the pundits that hog our screens. On the other hand, some of the highest standard analyses I've read have been from journalists/bloggers. Thinking Westwood is not very good definitely is not a sign of a lack of deeper football knowledge, that's for sure. Edited February 18, 2015 by AVTuco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isa Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Will be dropped from tomorrow's team along with Cleverley according to John Percy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Good news if true. I hope its 4-4-2 with Sanchez and delph as our 2 midfield players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz316 Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 I take it all back tim! Finally someone who knows a league 1 player when he sees one!love the comment about having no football knowledge if you don't rate westy!.And how any player who hides and has no impact on a game at all can be described as class I have no idea.the man sums up villa over the last 3 years and it would be a dream come true if he never played for villa afain. Go on Tim! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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