Leandro Bacuna - Sold

[achilles]

Hutton is 50/50 player. Yes he set up the ball for our goal and went awol on their goal.

He was marking two players (where was Elmo, gone missing) but don't let that stop you from slating him, damned if you do, damned if you don't springs to mind!

[LeeB]

Hutton was as good as I've seen him in a Villa shirt yesterday. I think we should sell him immediately though as we've just seen the last assist from him for about 18 months, if his previous record is anything to go by.

[JUAN PABLO]

Bacuna handing in a transfer request would never happen as his letter would never reach SB desk just like his awful passing.

I am amazed he is still at the club even more amazed he starts a game , this is why we are a championship side playing the likes of him.   I have never seen a player put a five yard pass off the pitch so many times or giving the ball away and he tackles like tinkerbell.

GET RID ASAP

[tomd2103]

Hutton is 50/50 player. Yes he set up the ball for our goal and went awol on their goal.

He was marking two players (where was Elmo, gone missing) but don't let that stop you from slating him, damned if you do, damned if you don't springs to mind!

Hutton had a good game yesterday.  Sometimes goals aren't really the fault of anyone, the ball just happens to break a certain way in the box and that's the way it goes.  Certainly felt that was the case yesterday, Hutton had tucked in to pick up the man at the back post (though his initial clearance wasn't great) and the ball fell in the perfect position for their winger to volley it.  He was too deep in the box for Elmohamady to be picking him up , so it was just one of those things. 

[paul_e]

Why do so many people always get on Hutton's back week after week? He always gives a 100%, never badmouths anyone (even when Lambert consigned hi, to the stiffs) and yesterday, as on many other occasions has a very decent game including setting up Gabby for his goal. I don't get it. Now Bacuna on the other hand .... !!!

because, as I said:

Simply not good enough at Premier League or Champonship level. Some give him credit for having energy around the pitch but if he's useless on the ball, very much one footed, can't pass to a team mate, gives away possession cheaply, doesn't create anything and gives away unnecessary fouls then he's no good to us.

Applies to Hutton just as well as Bacuna.  Yes Hutton got an assist yesterday (and had his best game for as long as I can remember) but it's his first for about 2 years and in between he's spent most games giving away possession in the final third.

All that said my point was that both of them are incredibly limited players who have 'running about a lot' as their best attribute but fans love Hutton and can't stand Bacuna and I can't for the life of me work out why.

[Steve67]

Not sure how or why anyone defends Bacuna. He's shit. Any comparison to Hutton or Agbonlahor is a waste of time because we all know none of them should still be here. Gabby a legend for scoring against Blues? No. For once the useless git did his job. All three of the players have held us back, they will continue to do so whilst this manager continues to pick them. Clueless, useless footballers. Bacuna is terrible.

[Clampy]

I felt for him a bit on Saturday. Once again, he was playing out of position on the left hand side. Also, I can't help thinking that had he been subbed when we were 1-0 up, the reaction would have been better than it was when he was subbed at 1-1 but that's the fickleness of some supporters I suppose.

[Risso]

I felt for him a bit on Saturday. Once again, he was playing out of position on the left hand side. Also, I can't help thinking that had he been subbed when we were 1-0 up, the reaction would have been better than it was when he was subbed at 1-1 but that's the fickleness of some supporters I suppose.

Nice inflammatory use of the word fickle. Well done.

[jwarry]

I thought he was better than Whelan on Saturday, there I've said it

[aj2k77]

It says everything about our transfer strategy that we can ''scout'' and sign Lansbury, Hourihane, Bjarnason, Whelan, Tshibola, Jedinak, Adomah and Elmohamady and still find a place for Bacuna, played out of position, playing in a position he's already proven to be inept in.

We just do not learn.

[Steve67]

It says everything about our transfer strategy that we can ''scout'' and sign Lansbury, Hourihane, Bjarnason, Whelan, Tshibola, Jedinak, Adomah and Elmohamady and still find a place for Bacuna, played out of position, playing in a position he's already proven to be inept in.

We just do not learn.

Is the right answer.

Clampy, I'm not fickle, I just don't like him! ;-)

[JUAN PABLO]

It says everything about our transfer strategy that we can ''scout'' and sign Lansbury, Hourihane, Bjarnason, Whelan, Tshibola, Jedinak, Adomah and Elmohamady and still find a place for Bacuna, played out of position, playing in a position he's already proven to be inept in.

We just do not learn.

and he gets in front of Green . Green and the new guy should have been on 10/15 mins earlier

[Hookeysmith]

If nothing else is a little unfair to keep throwing Bacuna in only for him to get stick off the crowd

He is at best an average right sided FB / Wing back or winger  - not the hub of our attacking model.
Although his attitude is to be admired after all the dogs he got previously (unjustified in my mind) we should let him go as he will never be the player for Villa some of us had hoped for - there is too much history now and every thing he does wrong, every stray pass he is slaughtered for it

[mr underhill]

if he plays for us again, you know Bruce has gone totally mad.

[JUAN PABLO]

if he plays for us again, you know Bruce has gone totally mad.

the same for Richards