Westwood will develop. Anyone expecting him to be a tough tackler, or a goal scoring midfielder doesn't understand his game. He is there to feed the ball into the more creative players feet and space. His game is working well. Especially with N'Zogbia in form in front of him, and the prospect of a defensive midfielder next to him will see him flourish.
I like Westwood, but he needs a physical presence next to him. He's a good player.
Quote from: neo_Villan on February 02, 2013, 09:18:03 PMDoes anyone else get why he is started now? It was all good and well earlier in the season when we actually kept the ball. But now we have gradually become a counter-attacking long-ball team, he offers absolutely nothing. Doesn't help the defence and doesn't offer any offensive threat. Completely agree, he's "neat and tidy" but offers little protection for the defence, and nothing offensively at all.
Does anyone else get why he is started now? It was all good and well earlier in the season when we actually kept the ball. But now we have gradually become a counter-attacking long-ball team, he offers absolutely nothing. Doesn't help the defence and doesn't offer any offensive threat.
Why are so many people convinced there will be a fire sale at the end of this season and we'll end up worse than Barnsley? If we go down, and granted things look rather shit, we'll look to shed the big earners first if possible. The other new players are all under contract, and while that doesn't mean as much as it once did, they also represent the best chance of immediate promotion. There's no reason to sell.
Quote from: Toronto Villa on February 03, 2013, 06:11:50 PMWhy are so many people convinced there will be a fire sale at the end of this season and we'll end up worse than Barnsley? If we go down, and granted things look rather shit, we'll look to shed the big earners first if possible. The other new players are all under contract, and while that doesn't mean as much as it once did, they also represent the best chance of immediate promotion. There's no reason to sell.1) Benteke won't want to play in the Championship at all, and if other clubs come in for the likes of Westwood, they'll probably be off as well. We might want to shed the big earners first, but other clubs will be more interested in what they can more or less force us to sell.2) If the finances are rubbish on Premier League money, then they're going to be diabolical on Championship income. We'll need to sell anything saleable just to help Lerner's cash black hole. See my post in GM for the likely financial consequences of relegation.