Philippe Senderos

[silhillvilla]

Played Swiss Phil today. As an ex centre half, I know a clean sheet for a defender feels like a hatrick to a striker.

[Singapore Villa]

He had a very good game yesterday.  Pleased for him.  Okore may struggle to displace him if his form is consistent.

[Villafirst]

Okore will turn out to be our best defender. Hope his fitness is ok - that's my only worry

[Smirker]

Okore will turn out to be our best defender. Hope his fitness is ok - that's my only worry

That's what I think as well.

As for Senderos, an Arsenal supporting lad I know reckons he is utter shite so surprised how well he did yesterday really.

[Villa in Denmark]

Okore will turn out to be our best defender. Hope his fitness is ok - that's my only worry

That's what I think as well.

As for Senderos, an Arsenal supporting lad I know reckons he is utter shite so surprised how well he did yesterday really.

Most Arsenal supporters don't know their arse from their elbow.  Pay no attention.
They think that anyone who doesn't get sold for £20m is shite and not worthy.
He's an upgrade on Baker and Clark at the moment because he's at least as talented and not got the experience of being shellshocked over the last two years.
Hopefully they can be rehabilitated by being used sparingly alongside some experienced defensive partners.  Same goes for Lowton and even maybe Bennett.

[PaulWinch again]

Senderos always looked ok to me and then he'd make a horrible error, if he cuts those errors out he can be good. Loved his reaction at the final whistle yesterday.

[Toronto Villa]

I said when he signed that he'll mostly have solid games but he'll throw in the odd clanger too. We may as we'll accept that and not get too upset when it happens. It's what we are getting. But I genuinely believe he will give us PL quality performances most weeks and in doing so improve us overall. He won't make the constant errors made by Baker. And he does two other things. 1) allow Vlaar to worry about his game and 2) allow Okore to develop without being rushed in. Okore is the future but easing him in and also Donacien will serve us well in the long run.

[IAmTheOneIanOlney]

I said when he signed that he'll mostly have solid games but he'll throw in the odd clanger too. We may as we'll accept that and not get too upset when it happens. It's what we are getting. But I genuinely believe he will give us PL quality performances most weeks and in doing so improve us overall. He won't make the constant errors made by Baker. And he does two other things. 1) allow Vlaar to worry about his game and 2) allow Okore to develop without being rushed in. Okore is the future but easing him in and also Donacien will serve us well in the long run.

Absolutely, and viewed that way, it's a very sensible signing. If we can maintain the defensive solidity we saw yesterday, then the younger and more inexperienced players can learn from watching our defenders, rather than constantly being in the firing line themselves.

[dekko]

I said when he signed that he'll mostly have solid games but he'll throw in the odd clanger too. We may as we'll accept that and not get too upset when it happens. It's what we are getting. But I genuinely believe he will give us PL quality performances most weeks and in doing so improve us overall. He won't make the constant errors made by Baker. And he does two other things. 1) allow Vlaar to worry about his game and 2) allow Okore to develop without being rushed in. Okore is the future but easing him in and also Donacien will serve us well in the long run.

Came here to post the exact same thing.  He might not be great but hes a lot more solid than his predecessors, therefore the team is better with him in it.

[Rudy65]

Senderos always looked ok to me and then he'd make a horrible error, if he cuts those errors out he can be good. Loved his reaction at the final whistle yesterday.

I noticed that reaction and loved it.

He probably feels he has something to prove to all the doubters, inc me!

[Witton Warrior]

Senderos always looked ok to me and then he'd make a horrible error, if he cuts those errors out he can be good. Loved his reaction at the final whistle yesterday.

I noticed that reaction and loved it.

He probably feels he has something to prove to all the doubters, inc me!

They've all got something to prove to us!
Delighted with yesterdays performance overall - keep it going lads
As long as Senderos performs in a Villa shirt I don't care what he did before

[dave shelley]

Any links to the Senderos full-time reaction?  I was at a wedding all day yesterday and have seen nothing until the goal on SSn about 15 minutes ago.

[Lastfootstamper]

Any links to the Senderos full-time reaction?  I was at a wedding all day yesterday and have seen nothing until the goal on SSn about 15 minutes ago.

Beeb iPlayer, perhaps? It was on MOTD. Went up to Ron like he'd won a Cup for the first time in 58 years.

[dave shelley]

thank you

[PeterWithesShin]

I don't think MOTD is on iplayer yet. And as we were last it will be brief highlights so I doubt it will show the full-time reaction of players. Youtube will be a better bet for that i'd guess as someone in the crowd may have filmed it.