Nice to see him get the goal yesterday. Hopefully he will stay in the team now and could push to play alongside O'Shea on a regular basis. Would love to see Delaney myself but this guy next for me for sure.
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Nice to see him get the goal yesterday. Hopefully he will stay in the team now and could push to play alongside O'Shea on a regular basis. Would love to see Delaney myself but this guy next for me for sure.
drops to the bench today, after starting the last eight games in a row. Villa's record in those games are two wins, four draws, two losses
And he's back in! That pea-shooter he hid in his sock comes in handy as Vlaar is struck down with a mystery injury.
getting good reviews again today for his performance, has really turned his season around since he has been given a chance
had him in my fantasy football team today :(
O'Shea has been a rock at the back this season for Sunderland. Take away the 8-0 defeat to Southampton and they would have one of the best defensive records in the league. He has been far more consistent than any of their other CB's over the last several seasons.Quote:
Originally Posted by liamoo11
It's young center backs who are the currency we need though. Derrick Williams of Bristol City scored his third of the season to send them 6 points clear of the playoff positions at the top of League One. They have the best defensive record in the league and he is a fundamental part of that. Couple his age (22 this month) and his versatility and he is one that should be very close to a call up. He had a Premier League education and he is more experienced than most Irish center backs of his age. People are talking about losing Shane O'Neill to the U.S.A. Williams is a better player anyways and (theoretically) we could lose him too.
I think we should be taking a proper look at Williams & Duffy now.
How can you compare the two? Have you seen a lot of Colorado Rapids games? O'Neill is on the fringes of a team who got to the second round of the World Cup, Williams hasn't been mentioned by anyone in the Irish management team, and the chances are he won't be until August at the earliest (historically we rarely call up players playing below the Championship)Quote:
Originally Posted by TheOneWhoKnocks
When I heard on the radio Clark was sent off for a scuffle, just when he had a run in the team virtually assured, I thought he was an idiot. But I just saw the replay and Clark was entitled to react to a vicious tackle. He didn't do much wrong other than show a bit of justified anger towards a possible leg breaking lunge on a teammate.
Villa were comprehensively outplayed by Leicester. Utter garbage on their part.
Did you go to the game?Quote:
Originally Posted by Stuttgart88
If not then you can't really comment on the game as a whole.
Clark did well, but there will always be a big mistake from him, that's just the way he is.
Credit to him for backing his team mate instead of injuring one of them.
Villa will be in the Championship next season which is about Clarks level.
did you?Quote:
Originally Posted by the doc
Yes, got a compo off Clarky, I'm being serious too!Quote:
Originally Posted by tetsujin1979
Your famous backrubs are starting to pay off, Doc.
What's the point of this post?Quote:
Originally Posted by the doc
I wasn't commenting on the game as a whole, which was pretty obvious. I was clearly commenting on the preceived stupidity of getting a suspension when he had a run in the team virtually guaranteed, but I said that having seen the incident I thought he was justified backing up his teammate, as you say yourself.
Except he didn't comment on the game as a whole, at all, now did he ?Quote:
Originally Posted by the doc
Nice, lets hope this is as accurate as your saying SSL was a big part of O'Neils plans and had a big move sorted and sealed, some time back,Quote:
Originally Posted by the doc
He was possibly referring to your comment about Villa being comprehensively outplayed, still daft though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stuttgart88
Not half as daft as someone making assumptions about a game they never went to.Quote:
Originally Posted by DeLorean
Are people so stupid that they feel they can comment on a game on the basis of heavily edited highlights.
That's the trouble with forums and message boards people making claims and comments on games they haven't seen.
unfortunately, there's not enough hours in the week to watch the full 90 minutes of every game, in every league, with one or more Irish players involved.Quote:
Originally Posted by the doc
They show the main chances... if one team had loads and the other team had none, then I think it's reasonable to assume that the latter were outplayed. It's not bullet proof but I'd imagine it's accurate more often than not. Why don't you tell us what really happened then?Quote:
Originally Posted by the doc
Every match report and radio summary I heard said the same thing. These were all reports from people who were there.Quote:
Originally Posted by the doc
I haven't been to Syria myself. Does that mean I'm stupid to think it's not all peace and love there?
You shouldn't believe all that's said and written in the media.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stuttgart88
How many times have you been to a game, then watch highlights or listen to a radio report which is way off what you've just seen live?
Unless your at the game, then in my opinion you can't comment on it.
That would render about 75% of the opinions on the forum invalid, even higher if you apply it to the internet as a wholeQuote:
Originally Posted by the doc
http://www.villatalk.com/index.php/t...r-this-season/
Lads thought I would see what the fans that actually see him every week think of his performance. Gets the nod for most improved player this season
Can't wait for the doc to head over and question them all about whether they were there.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dunners
the doc's been called out about this before. He goes to Villa games but also is present at PNE games. In the past he has taken in Villa, PNE and 'Boro games on the same day, despite the games being played simultaneously. Rumours the doc attends games at Portman Rd are however unfounded.
Well, there'd be no reason for him to be there now so I don't know why you'd be making such allusions!Quote:
Originally Posted by ifk101
And the doc sits beside Kevin Grealish at Villa Park, don't you know?...
Villa wont be in the Championship next season!Quote:
Originally Posted by the doc
Starting today away to Arsenal, just played Giroud a mile onside from a long ball and Osil flick through for Giroud to slot the ball home one on one with the keeper.
Clark's positioning/ concentration letting him down there again, it's the one area of his game he's really not pushed on and improved on over the last few years and he's getting to the stage now where if he doesn't learn he never will.
Okore brain-farted and sprinted out of the line. If he came, he had to get there. He takes most of the blame.Quote:
Originally Posted by colonelwest
Although the CBs don't get as much blame for the result as Lambert and the three centre mids, as none of them offered the CBs any protection against Arsenal's plethora of attacking midfielders. Absolutely disastrous set-up against Arsenal.
No nonsense from Clark:
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As much as a tackle like that does the heart good, he's running a pretty serious risk. Many, if not most, referees would view it as excessive force and issue a red. If he did that in the opening ten minutes against Poland, for example, I'd be pretty worried about the outcome.
I don't think any referee would give a red card for that.
We're seeing two very different things so. I don't think it should be a red or anything, but my heart would definitely skip a beat if it happened in one of our games. He flies into the tackle and turns Schlupp upside down who, in fairness, helped by not playacting. You obviously have way more faith in referees than me.
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Originally Posted by DeLorean
Yeah Rooney went down easily for sure, but Clark gave him every reason to go down. He was fairly fortunate to escape I think, possibly because it was so early in the match, knowing the way these things seem to work.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stuttgart88
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8jmNWC2m6c
Yep, but isn't it terrible that we keep on referring to incidents in the "knowing how these things work" context? It's quite rare for referees (and pundits) to see things differently to how they are conditioned to see them. I'd say the few saw Clark with his hands on Rooney but barely putting any pressure on. He probably thought Roondy was hamming it up so thought stuff him. That's what I'd like to think anyway! Likewise, I think the Polish match ref was unconvinced by Fabianski's claims given how severely the Poles reacted to every other incident. The burden of proof was raised in our favour.
It is. Actually one of the better performances I've seen in recent times was Michael Oliver for the Man Utd v Arsenal cup match. He bravely gave a string of decisions against United in the second half. I thought, each time, that he'd have to give them the next one. All of the decisions were spot on and he dished out yellows for diving too, as well as sending Di Maria off for diving followed by petulance over the decision. I was actually going for United so it's not just the word of a biased ABU! Bellerin was arguably fortunate to escape a second yellow that night alright (just as he was ridiculously fortunate on Saturday) but I have to say I thought it was a really ballsy performance from Oliver.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stuttgart88
Lucky to get away with that, hard to see what happens it is do fast but his trailing leg seems to take him out,Quote:
Originally Posted by DannyInvincible
but he has to be careful he does not break his own legs, it is a pretty fine line, to judge what is acceptable.
He is currently our highest ranked player statistically.
I think Wilson and O'Shea are our top two CBs but I think Clark might be our best call at left back against Scotland. I think the occasion got the better of Brady last month and he'd be best utilised wide left. Ward is Ward - you know what you're getting and he'd probably have had the sense to "get rid" when in Brady's situation - but a Ward lacking match fitness can't be trusted.
That said, despite Wilson playing really well against Poland (in general), had Keogh or Clark done what Wilson did for Poland's goal there'd have been a national outcry on social media.
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Originally Posted by Stuttgart88
Note saying I disagree, but the according to the stats ranking, the order of merit is.
Clark http://www.whoscored.com/Players/70099
McShane http://www.whoscored.com/Players/12714
Delaney http://www.whoscored.com/Players/8466
Wilsoon http://www.whoscored.com/Players/23446
O'Shea http://www.whoscored.com/Players/70099
Clark has 8.3 clearance per game O'Shea 4.7
Clark 2 MoM, McShane 1, ducks for the other 3.
O'Shea is the better passer though.
Anyhow I just though I'd put up their stats, would be nice to see them side by side to compare, and of course the stats
are not static players move up and down. Clark has two assists too, and a gooooooooaaaaaaaaaaaaaal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ward would definitely have got rid to be fair, but I don't think he would played any role in keeping us on the front foot in the second half the way Brady did. I'd pick Brady to play against Scotland, we need to try to take the game to them. I'd be a bit gutted to see Ward back in to be honest, any combination of Coleman - O'Shea - Wilson/Clark/Brady would be preferable at this stage.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stuttgart88
True, if Keogh had defended like Brady, O'Shea or Wilson for the goal there would have been some serious fireworks around here. Might have provided some respite for Robbie Keane though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stuttgart88