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Offline Steve67

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Re: Ashley Westwood
« Reply #810 on: December 27, 2015, 11:02:33 PM »
Been said before but if this is the quality of the type of player we aspire to then no wonder we are bottom. He is a lightweight midfielder who can pass a ball. However, there are other parts of the game that he really lacks. File under: replace.

Offline villan from luton

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Re: Ashley Westwood
« Reply #811 on: December 27, 2015, 11:25:42 PM »
He aint brilliant I agree, but I thought he did well yesterday

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Re: Ashley Westwood
« Reply #812 on: December 27, 2015, 11:31:58 PM »
Yes mate, I agree. I also thought he played quite well at the barcodes too.

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Re: Ashley Westwood
« Reply #813 on: December 27, 2015, 11:32:58 PM »
Cant get in the Dundee team, but good enough for the premier league?? Westwood was good yesterday for me, he gets lots of stick and I am not greatest fan but really thought he was decent

I too thohgt he was ok yesterday. I thought Gana was our weakest link in midfield against Wham.

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Re: Ashley Westwood
« Reply #814 on: December 27, 2015, 11:40:35 PM »
No pace. No dribble. Can pass to the right shirt but only if it's sideways or backwards or less than 10 yards forwards. No goal threat. Awful set pieces. Doesn't win the ball in the tackle very often. Inconsistent tracking of runners. Occasional pass interception.

And he's played well over 100 games.

Offline villan from luton

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Re: Ashley Westwood
« Reply #815 on: December 27, 2015, 11:44:06 PM »
Cant get in the Dundee team, but good enough for the premier league?? Westwood was good yesterday for me, he gets lots of stick and I am not greatest fan but really thought he was decent

I too thohgt he was ok yesterday. I thought Gana was our weakest link in midfield against Wham.

I actually thoug Gana or whatever his name is was good yesterday Mr McMahon. He was awful at the barcodes and wanted him out, but thought he was good yesterday. Actually thought Sanchez was playing well also before the injury, but 4 CM too many foe me

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Re: Ashley Westwood
« Reply #816 on: December 28, 2015, 01:53:24 AM »
I think Westwood will be useful next season and played ok against West Ham. I would prefer a fit Gardner in there for his better passing and shooting.

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Re: Ashley Westwood
« Reply #817 on: December 28, 2015, 01:58:25 AM »
OzzyJim, Westwood was good yesterday.

Offline old man villa fan

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Re: Ashley Westwood
« Reply #818 on: December 28, 2015, 03:02:59 AM »
No pace. No dribble. Can pass to the right shirt but only if it's sideways or backwards or less than 10 yards forwards. No goal threat. Awful set pieces. Doesn't win the ball in the tackle very often. Inconsistent tracking of runners. Occasional pass interception.

And he's played well over 100 games.

I would agree with that analysis.  Therefore nowhere near good enough to play in a crucial area of the pitch.  Comments about him doing well yesterday - compared with what?  Did he influence our attacking moves, did he break up play in the defensive third of the pitch?  No, he did his usual of keeping the game ticking over by passing to somebody in no better position than himself.

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Re: Ashley Westwood
« Reply #819 on: December 28, 2015, 07:56:16 AM »
No pace. No dribble. Can pass to the right shirt but only if it's sideways or backwards or less than 10 yards forwards. No goal threat. Awful set pieces. Doesn't win the ball in the tackle very often. Inconsistent tracking of runners. Occasional pass interception.

And he's played well over 100 games.

I would agree with that analysis.  Therefore nowhere near good enough to play in a crucial area of the pitch.  Comments about him doing well yesterday - compared with what?  Did he influence our attacking moves, did he break up play in the defensive third of the pitch?  No, he did his usual of keeping the game ticking over by passing to somebody in no better position than himself.

I think we are all in agreement here. Played well enough against West Ham and Newcastle but is not considered good enough overall to influence an upsurge in results. We are bottom because we have players like him in the team all too often. That said, on the odd occasion, he puts in an above average performance. If we could replace him with someone like Flamini then I'd be happier.

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Re: Ashley Westwood
« Reply #820 on: December 28, 2015, 08:35:06 AM »
I think Westwood will be useful next season and played ok against West Ham. I would prefer a fit Gardner in there for his better passing and shooting.

a fit gardner?

isnt that a mythical creature a bit like a unicorn?

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Re: Ashley Westwood
« Reply #821 on: March 16, 2016, 12:31:21 AM »
Look you lot it's not nice you saying we're the worst. 

But midfielder Ashley Westwood says it is unfair to label them the worst-ever Premier League side as they have already eclipsed Derby's 2007-08 11-point total and Sunderland's 15-point haul in 2005-06.

"We’ve been called the worst team in Premier League history and, of course, that does hurt," said Westwood.

"The facts are we’re not. We’ve got enough points to show that we’re not the worst, but it’s still not nice to hear."

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Re: Ashley Westwood
« Reply #822 on: March 16, 2016, 12:41:07 AM »
Thanks Ashley. That could be taken from thst Boring James Milner parody account.

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Re: Ashley Westwood
« Reply #823 on: March 16, 2016, 01:42:16 AM »
Can't tackle can't shoot and is slow for a midfielder what's not to like.

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Re: Ashley Westwood
« Reply #824 on: March 16, 2016, 02:38:39 AM »
Look you lot it's not nice you saying we're the worst. 

But midfielder Ashley Westwood says it is unfair to label them the worst-ever Premier League side as they have already eclipsed Derby's 2007-08 11-point total and Sunderland's 15-point haul in 2005-06.

"We’ve been called the worst team in Premier League history and, of course, that does hurt," said Westwood.

"The facts are we’re not. We’ve got enough points to show that we’re not the worst, but it’s still not nice to hear."

What's just as bad about the claim is that it discounts 130 odd years of football records. Oh shit, that's right Sky invented football in 1993ish.

 


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