Ashley Westwood - Sold to Burnley

[Drummond]

He reminds me of Petrov.

[ozzjim]

Not sure we will learn much about Westwood. He will be solid, keep the ball moving and look generally accomplished. We might learn more about Vetout and possibly Sanchez.

[silhillvilla]

He reminds me of Petrov.

Not in the same league Imho , in fact not even close.

[tomd2103]

Still not totally convinced about Westwood.  Think he's solid but hasn't really progressed too much over the last three years.

To be honest, I can't really see him getting much better from this point.  We're going to need better if we are to going to progress. 

[Toronto Villa]

We will learn more about westwood in the next 4 games. All winnable.

all games are winnable*

*smashes head against nearest wall

[PeterWithesShin]

all games are winnable*

*Said Alex McLeish never.

[olaftab]

He reminds me of Petrov.

Not in the same league Imho , in fact not even close.

Let's not revise everything because of the circumstances of Stan quitting the game but he wasn't that good and in fact below average for a season and half.

[silhillvilla]

He reminds me of Petrov.

Not in the same league Imho , in fact not even close.

Let's not revise everything because of the circumstances of Stan quitting the game but he wasn't that good and in fact below average for a season and half.

Jesus, this one again. Regardless of that, he's a league or two above Ashley Westwood .

[Marlon's Hairy Wood]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3201839/Premier-League-managers-need-proper-scouting-lower-divisions-instead-looking-overseas-signings.html

An interesting article from Adrian Durham, who often sings Westwood's praises. I'm not sure I agree with it though. The fact that Westwood is the only example that he can come-up with perhaps suggests that it's the exception to the rule and that Sherwood has a more valid point. Also, doesn't really account for the fact that Westwood has been a mainstay in a side that's been hanging onto its Premier League status by the skin of its teeth ever since he's been in it.

Christ that articles a joke on many levels

Ibe's hardly a difficult find for instance if he's in the England under 17 set up

and it's like he doesn't realise each club has scouts who concentrate on each region/league. It's not as though theres one scout at each club, and they're spending only 10% of their time looking at the english leagues

I think Westwood's an okay player, but i'd prefer to see Gueye and Sanchez sitting behind Gil in a midfield 3 i think.

[OCD]

Hopefully it will prove that he's got better players around him that can help him step up. There's been times where I thought he was an England player in the making but that's when he's been at his best and being talked about with England in mind can only happen if he achieves those levels on a consistent basis.

[Risso]

He reminds me of Petrov.

Not in the same league Imho , in fact not even close.

Let's not revise everything because of the circumstances of Stan quitting the game but he wasn't that good and in fact below average for a season and half.

For a lot of that time he was played out of position out wide wasn't he?

[Clampy]

We will learn more about westwood in the next 4 games. All winnable.

Why the next four games? Why not the next couple of season's?

[Drummond]

It's an unsung role, nothing glamorous or earth-shattering happens. He just takes the ball from the defence, distributes it, keeps the ball moving and covers in front of defence.

[not3bad]

He reminds me of Petrov.

Not in the same league Imho , in fact not even close.

Let's not revise everything because of the circumstances of Stan quitting the game but he wasn't that good and in fact below average for a season and half.

For a lot of that time he was played out of position out wide wasn't he?

I think it was more about adjusting his game to the Premier League.  Wasn't he an attacking midfielder in Scotland but dropped back to defensive midfielder at Villa?

[saunders_heroes]

He reminds me of Petrov.

Not in the same league Imho , in fact not even close.

Let's not revise everything because of the circumstances of Stan quitting the game but he wasn't that good and in fact below average for a season and half.

For a lot of that time he was played out of position out wide wasn't he?

I think it was more about adjusting his game to the Premier League.  Wasn't he an attacking midfielder in Scotland but dropped back to defensive midfielder at Villa?

That's exactly how it was in my opinion. Fans expected an attacking midfielder with goals galore but he was played in a defensive role at Villa, and bloody good at it he was as well. Westwood isn't fit to lace his boots.