Quote from: paul_e on December 30, 2016, 06:43:43 PMI think he had a good first half, 2nd half he didn't have a great time but he was 2 on 1 with Sacko and Ayling far more than he should've been and the gap between him and Baker was far too wide meaning he was caught between 2 bad decisions far too many times. He didn't help himself with some of the dithering though.Even though he tried to shepherd the ball out, failed, fell on his backside appealing for something and nearly cost us a goal?
I think he had a good first half, 2nd half he didn't have a great time but he was 2 on 1 with Sacko and Ayling far more than he should've been and the gap between him and Baker was far too wide meaning he was caught between 2 bad decisions far too many times. He didn't help himself with some of the dithering though.
Brilliant and totally awful at the same time. Hold out for 25.1m and then sell.
He was okay going forwards but poor at the back. He does tend to make a mistake or two a game but gets away with it as he has the pace to get back and make amends. He didn't have that luxury yesterday as the Leeds player he was against was a quick fucker, too.He's still learning and will get better. He's also just come back from a year out and, for the most part, been very good for us. I wouldn't be so dismissive of his abilities as some are on here.
Gareth Bale started out in much the same way. He looked a disaster as a defender.I
Quote from: TheMalandro on December 30, 2016, 08:19:33 PMGareth Bale started out in much the same way. He looked a disaster as a defender.II, and I
....... and I can't quite work out how taking someones legs in the box is an auto red for denying a scoring opportunity but using your hand to push the ball off their head in a similar place isn't. Accidental handball is one thing but a genuine professional foul like that really has to be a red for me.
Quote from: paul_e on December 30, 2016, 07:54:41 PM....... and I can't quite work out how taking someones legs in the box is an auto red for denying a scoring opportunity but using your hand to push the ball off their head in a similar place isn't. Accidental handball is one thing but a genuine professional foul like that really has to be a red for me.I am surprised nobody else has mentioned this. From the first replay I saw, I thought he clearly deliberately pushed the ball away from Gestede's head to prevent him scoring. From his position, the referee should not have missed the handball and if he had seen it, he might have deemed it deliberate and a sending off offense. The linesman clearly saw what happened but would the referee accept the linesman saying it was a penalty and it was deliberate. Did the referee take the easy option by just giving a penalty.
Quote from: old man villa fan on December 31, 2016, 04:44:50 PMQuote from: paul_e on December 30, 2016, 07:54:41 PM....... and I can't quite work out how taking someones legs in the box is an auto red for denying a scoring opportunity but using your hand to push the ball off their head in a similar place isn't. Accidental handball is one thing but a genuine professional foul like that really has to be a red for me.I am surprised nobody else has mentioned this. From the first replay I saw, I thought he clearly deliberately pushed the ball away from Gestede's head to prevent him scoring. From his position, the referee should not have missed the handball and if he had seen it, he might have deemed it deliberate and a sending off offense. The linesman clearly saw what happened but would the referee accept the linesman saying it was a penalty and it was deliberate. Did the referee take the easy option by just giving a penalty.He gave him a yellow card which means they saw it as a deliberate handball but not as denying a goalscoring chance. It's the latter interpretation that I think is questionable.