Andreas Weimann

[Mister E]

There's some harsh assessment here for a fella that can clearly finish - goals agin' Liverpool and Manure in the season before last attest to that. I think he has good positioning and scoring instincts ... but he needs to be played in a team that is going forwards rather than one that is always on the back foot.
I'd say: cut him some slack, don't overplay him and pick him in a side that can play him in on goal.

[pauliewalnuts]

There's some harsh assessment here for a fella that can clearly finish - goals agin' Liverpool and Manure in the season before last attest to that. I think he has good positioning and scoring instincts ... but he needs to be played in a team that is going forwards rather than one that is always on the back foot.
I'd say: cut him some slack, don't overplay him and pick him in a side that can play him in on goal.

I agree.

[ChicagoLion]

There's some harsh assessment here for a fella that can clearly finish - goals agin' Liverpool and Manure in the season before last attest to that. I think he has good positioning and scoring instincts ... but he needs to be played in a team that is going forwards rather than one that is always on the back foot.
I'd say: cut him some slack, don't overplay him and pick him in a side that can play him in on goal.

Agree about his scoring instinct, maybe it does not help playing with Gabby, we could do worse than trying him in the centre and told to run the channels.

[Toronto Villa]

Weimann has scores some terrific goals for us. He's far more instinctive than Gabby at the moment. He just needs to continue to develop and important get himself into better positons. You'd think he was a write off given some of the comments.

[Ron Manager]

I would give him go up front in partnership with Bent. Something different, it might just work.

[ozzjim]

I can't believe the notion of stick him up front he will score. He misses as many as Gabby, his control in possession suggests we will give the ball away as much if not more than now and he does not have the physical strength to lead the line.

As for dropping Delph and playing a 4-4-2 with Joe Cole in the centre of the park, but leaving Gabby and Weimann as a front line. Incredible on the evidence of the last 40 matches in the league. Just incredible.

[PeterWithesShin]

Yeah but Delph is one of the worst players to ever play for Villa. *winky*

[Matt Collins]

I just cannot see Weimann as a number nine. Only gabby can play the lone front man role that's why he's playing

[RussellC]

I can't believe the notion of stick him up front he will score. He misses as many as Gabby, his control in possession suggests we will give the ball away as much if not more than now and he does not have the physical strength to lead the line.

As for dropping Delph and playing a 4-4-2 with Joe Cole in the centre of the park, but leaving Gabby and Weimann as a front line. Incredible on the evidence of the last 40 matches in the league. Just incredible.

Completely agree with this. I've always regarded Weimann's finishing to be as erratic as the other facets of his game. I also struggle to feel sorry for him 'being played out of position' as I'm fairly sure that this current run in our first XI will be the peak of his career.

I like his work-rate and I like the fact that he's come though the ranks with us, but he really isn't good enough if we want to be pushing into the top half of the table. When everyone's fit, I wouldn't even have him on the bench.

[ozzjim]

Nor me. I would not have him in the side at the moment though.

[brontebilly]

I can't believe the notion of stick him up front he will score. He misses as many as Gabby, his control in possession suggests we will give the ball away as much if not more than now and he does not have the physical strength to lead the line.

As for dropping Delph and playing a 4-4-2 with Joe Cole in the centre of the park, but leaving Gabby and Weimann as a front line. Incredible on the evidence of the last 40 matches in the league. Just incredible.

agree 100%

said as much in Weimann's good spell with us a couple of years ago and got pelters on here 

just think his technical skills are so poor, maybe he can be our Dirk Kuyt again but his attitude doesnt appear to have improved a whole lot on the evidence of the first two games

Joe Cole playing in the middle of a 442  Id have more confidence in a midfield duo of Kinsella and Pires

[Matt Collins]

Yeah some of the line ups you see on here and you start to rate lambert's tactical nous!

[ACVilla]

Thought better of it

[edgysatsuma89]

Yeah some of the line ups you see on here and you start to rate lambert's tactical nous!

I'm hoping he was high on some incredible mind altering drug. There has to be a reason.

[brontebilly]

I just cannot see Weimann as a number nine. Only gabby can play the lone front man role that's why he's playing

on the evidence of the last two games (or the six months that preceded it), Gabby doesnt look capable of playing any role in top flight football. To be honest he looks done at this level, throw Bent into that category also. Perhaps Nzogbia too, achilles problem is a tough one to come back for any player but Charlie wasnt exactly blessed with great pace nor a good work ethic to recover from serious injury.

Im expecting very little from those four this season for us.