RIMBAUD Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 3 minutes ago, bcnram said: He is much calmer and disciplined and is the better player for it. Playing alongside Davis is key imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sexydadbod Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 1 minute ago, Wolfie20 said: His form since returning has been patchy to say the least which doesn't surprise me but to say that today he would have been ripped apart if Johnson hadn't been playing in front of him is totally without any basis. You say Fozzy isn't as good as people think he is - I've got news for you, your assessment of players isn't as good as you obviously think it is. Then why did Johnson play at left midfield today rather than a natural winger in Russell? Rowett didn't play Johnson there just for the fun of it. My assessment may not be as good as I think it is but it is purely my opinion. Maybe I'm wrong, maybe you're right, or maybe I'm right and you're wrong. I'm not the only one who holds this view as many other users (including @LazloW) above hold the same reservations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 Best home performance of the season. I must admit I raised an eyebrow when I saw the team selection. Johnson and Nugent and instead of Russell and Martin concerned me. However, although Johnson was our poorest player and Nugent missed 3 first half chances, Rowett got it spot on. Johnson's strength and 65 minutes of perpetual motion from Nugent helped set up the win. Another poster commented that Nugent needlessly ran himself into the ground. It was the constant harrying that made Villa keep making mistakes. I thought Keogh and Huddlestone were neck and neck for MOTM until Keogh's run and pass for the second goal. The rest of the defence and Ledley weren't far behind. 7 points, or more, from the next 3 games and I will start to believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve How Hard? Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 25 minutes ago, lioncoeur said: I'm beginning to get the impression that Gary Rowett is some sort of magician. Hand on heart, some of the early season performances had me wondering whether he should do a disappearing act or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archied Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 Rowett has figured out that it don't matter if the other side have more of the ball as long as you do not let them do a thing with it , how many time did we force villa sideways and backwards without even needing to put a tackle in ,,,,,?i don't care what anybody says but That kind of team work was bloody great to watch today , we don't dive in all the time , we mix up pressing and sheparding and you just know we are about to nick the ball or force a mistake and rip through them and score ,,,, rowett is building a bloody good team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamRam Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 41 minutes ago, rynny said: I don't like putting people on ignore. I may disagree with @Ninos on a lot of things but he is still entitled to his opinions. No matter how wrong they are Whilst I agree the sentiment, there is a difference between an opinion and what Ninos posts. I make no secret of thinking GR is the wrong man for the job, however am open to be proven wrong, which at the moment he is doing. Todays match for me was GRs best as a manger at the club, he restricted Villa to creating nothing through his team selection and tactics, whilst we looked threatening throughout his game. I thought his substitutes were made at the right time and although I was hoping for Winall the introduction of Martin was the right call which was proved by the improvement both on and off the ball once he come on. The poster you refer to, seems more intent on trying to wind people up than recognising the contribution of a player. Won’t put him on ignore though, one I wouldn’t have a scooby how to do, and secondly his posts make mine look knowledgeable:-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfie20 Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 4 minutes ago, McLovin said: Then why did Johnson play at left midfield today rather than a natural winger in Russell? Rowett didn't play Johnson there just for the fun of it. My assessment may not be as good as I think it is but it is purely my opinion. Maybe I'm wrong, maybe you're right, or maybe I'm right and you're wrong. I'm not the only one who holds this view as many other users (including @LazloW) above hold the same reservations. Based on Rowetts' post-match interview, he decided to play Johnson instead of Russell because he anticipated a highly physical game, with no mention of needing to specifically protect Forsyth anymore than any other player. My reading of his selection, could be right, could be wrong but hey, feel free to continue to rubbish one of our players after a good performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 2 hours ago, cannable said: Pressing masterclass. Russell the only poor performance but scored. BJ functional. Everybody else exceptional. First time I though “how ******* good is he?” about Huddlestone. About time Keogh stole the ‘bauer’ suffix off of Bucko. Ridiculously good. Russell poor? I would have to disagree. He should have squared to Martin to make it 3 but did quite well for me. Way ahead of Johnson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 2 hours ago, Ninos said: Great win ... CM The only blemish ... He was pathetic. One good defensive headed clearance otherwise looked like he just couldn’t be arsed. I think we may have seen his last appearance for us. What does Rowett see in Martin that we don’t? lol ? ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gritstone Ram Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 I noticed today that if a defender or midfielder went forward then we lost the ball the tracking back from our team was impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cannable Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 7 minutes ago, sage said: Russell poor? I would have to disagree. He should have squared to Martin to make it 3 but did quite well for me. Way ahead of Johnson. I thought his positioning was horrendous, conservative at best Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted December 16, 2017 Author Share Posted December 16, 2017 @Boycie‘s barmy army! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistaram Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 33 minutes ago, Wolfie20 said: His form since returning has been patchy to say the least which doesn't surprise me but to say that today he would have been ripped apart if Johnson hadn't been playing in front of him is totally without any basis. You say Fozzy isn't as good as people think he is - I've got news for you, your assessment of players isn't as good as you obviously think it is. Hear hear all fullbacks need help from the player in front of them Does anyone really believe that Baird did not get help from Weimann Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mafiabob Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 1 minute ago, Boycie said: @Boycie‘s barmy army! On the Boycie Choo Choo to the prem...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve How Hard? Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 2 minutes ago, Boycie said: @Boycie‘s barmy army! Thread carefully, you're one dodgy performance from the sack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamRam Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 11 minutes ago, sage said: Russell poor? I would have to disagree. He should have squared to Martin to make it 3 but did quite well for me. Way ahead of Johnson. Thought Johnson was immense today, most of his good work was off the ball, and probably goes unnoticed when you are comparing him to a player that runs with the ball, also thought Russell did well when coming on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKRam Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 3 hours ago, Ibby said: What a job Rowett has done. Present tense if you please!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcnram Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 38 minutes ago, RIMBAUD said: Playing alongside Davis is key imo. I agree, and better coaching / tactics. I thought today both centre backs were immense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gone Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 I've been critical of Rowett, however today he got his tactics spot on, he's won me over. Solid performance all round, thought Thorne was a class above when he came on, grear performance, great day! Ps. Anyone notice the treatment Grelish got? Throughout the game he got clattered of the ball, loved it, brilliant piece of management if those were the orders. COYR, roll on the Christmas schedule Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 16 minutes ago, AdamRam said: Thought Johnson was immense today, most of his good work was off the ball, and probably goes unnoticed when you are comparing him to a player that runs with the ball, also thought Russell did well when coming on. I am not comparing him to anyone. I know he isn't a winger. He gives the ball away so much and doesn't win enough tackles for a bloke his size. He wasn't awful, just everyone else was better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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