Jordan Amavi - gone again

[Chris Jameson]

He makes at least one big error in each game, looks good going forward but he's a terrible defender.

[Villafirst]

He makes at least one big error in each game, looks good going forward but he's a terrible defender.

Amavi is not a terrible defender!

[LukeJames]

He's been really poor the last two games, having said that the majority of us have been saying that he's not a defender for well over a year now, left sided midfielder all day long.

[olaftab]

He has been very dodgy last two games but still one of the better more skilful players in our team. 

[Hairbandinho]

I suspect his head is elsewhere and almost gone given his performance the last two games

[Villafirst]

Amavi is still feeling his way back from a severe cruciate knee ligament injury. Bruce reckons we'll see the best of him after 6 months competitive football. I trust SB's opinion rather than some knee-jerk comments on here.

[old man villa fan]

The one thing that he needs to cut out of his game is trying to turn a player when he is running back towards his own goal.  He hasn't got the strength and gets bundled off the ball.  Having let the player get away from him, he did well to recover and get a partial block on the ball to lift it up on to the bar.

He was caught a few time tonight because of not getting help from Ayew and Baker at times.  This meant that he was caught in no mans land and the ball was played past him to the wide player.  Ayew did some tracking back but started to fade the longer the game went on.  Baker stepped up too far at times and left a big hole between him and Amarvi.

To sell him now would not be a good move as it will be difficult to bring in a player of equivalent quality.  We may have money in our pocket but it would weaken the team in this position.  If we don't need the money, why sell.

[Jimbo]

Who's this Amarvi fella? Is he better than Amavi, because I haven't seen much to convince me he's all that. For a defender he makes an awful lot of errors.

[Ads]

He was his own worst enemy last night. In a position to clear the ball but tried to be too clever about it. He has to recognise the fundamental part of being of full back is defending and that there is little wrong with clearing into touch if needs be. It happened two or three times, one of which presented that chance where he fluffed it and hit the bar.

[frank black]

He's been one of our best players until the last couple of games, I'm prepared to cut him some slack and not call him terrible, Crap or average.

I see him as actually rather good.

[N'ZMAV]

He's a good player, miles from the finished article people expect him to be after a decent start to the season. He's miles more reliable than Aly Cissokho - who, is a total waste of space.
I wonder if this transfer talk has unsettled him a bit?
I do wish he wouldn't try and play his way out of trouble, sometimes we need to safety of row Z, or a hoof up the pitch.
Still, I don't think we should be rejecting £25mil for him.

[oswald funkletrumpet]

He's been really poor the last two games, having said that the majority of us have been saying that he's not a defender for well over a year now, left sided midfielder all day long.

Amavi in midfield with cissokho behind him would give us a much better balance

[Mister E]

He's been really poor the last two games, having said that the majority of us have been saying that he's not a defender for well over a year now, left sided midfielder all day long.

Amavi in midfield with cissokho behind him would give us a much better balance

Cissokho should be nowhere near this team; his positional sense is absolutely terrible.
Amavi had a really good first half last night and I was amazed and how his last 20 minutes just fell apart: he needs to concentrate and do the simple things (like, pass back to his keeper rather than try and jink his way out of trouble).

[Clampy]

He makes at least one big error in each game, looks good going forward but he's a terrible defender.

I don't think any club would even contemplate offering us £25m if he was a terrible defender.

[in exile]

He makes at least one big error in each game, looks good going forward but he's a terrible defender.

I don't think any club would even contemplate offering us £25m if he was a terrible defender.

I've been saying it for months, he's a full back who can't defend. Even the French play him as a winger because of it