Mile Jedinak - Released

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

Thought he was outstanding today....calm, assured, solid, with a bit of vision for the ball to Kodjia.

[Old Kodjia]

Definitely improving by the game under Bruce.  That said, there is a lot of mileage in the claims that he needs to be part of a 3 or 4, not a 2, as he was under RDM.

[claret+blue ed]

Definitely a lot better than my first viewing of him against wolves, keep it up jedi

[PaulWinch again]

Glad to hear he's growing into the role.

[eamonn]

A pity just as he's building-up some rhythm, he now has to head halfway across the world for two matches meaning he'll likely be knackered for Brighton which is a huge game for us. Doesn't help that it's on the Friday night of that weekend too. I imagine we'll have far more internationals returning than Brighton will.

[Villafirst]

I wish Jedi would give up international football like Hutton has. At 32 he should be prolonging his club career and avoiding all these strength sapping, tiring long-haul flights. I thought he was immense yesterday. A dominant presence we've lacked for a long time.

[SoccerHQ]

I wish Jedi would give up international football like Hutton has. At 32 he should be prolonging his club career and avoiding all these strength sapping, tiring long-haul flights. I thought he was immense yesterday. A dominant presence we've lacked for a long time.

Try telling that to his face...

Mark Schawarzer was on the radio the other day....said one of his club managers encouraged him to feign an injury to stop going for an international match....he told him to do one!

Aussies have a good chance of playing in the world cup, Scotland don't so that's another difference.

[Nunkin1965]

Early days I know but he's doing the exact job we've painfully lacked for years. Every time the ball is in the air he's pretty much there to deal with it. He's breaking up play, keeping it simple and has good vision for a pass. He must be an awesome sight to opposition midfielders. Shame about the break but hopefully he'll come through. I think he is going to leave a big hole in this Villa team if unavailable for selection in the future.

A talented midfielder purchase in January could make things really interesting.

I'm just waiting for a thunderbolt free kick next.

[footyskillz]

Improving fitness and doing his position well.  However his passing and clearances are poor and basic at times.  But we knew that . When given freedom and later on in match was able to play assist goal pass. However he is accountable for the goal being  conceded and it must be highligted despite his assist for winning goal jediwackdud a disgraceful and lazy clearance for their goal. it was very amateur. For me this is the guy all over.  He will do some basic things and some good things too and will be recognised for his passionate play.  However I think if that was other villa players they would be lambasted so should note jedinak limitation including a pathetic clearance yesterday

[MattW]

I wish Jedi would give up international football like Hutton has. At 32 he should be prolonging his club career and avoiding all these strength sapping, tiring long-haul flights. I thought he was immense yesterday. A dominant presence we've lacked for a long time.

He's the captain of the national side and they're halfway through a World Cup qualifying campaign. Not until at least July 2018.

[Malandro]

Thought he was outstanding today....calm, assured, solid, with a bit of vision for the ball to Kodjia.

All of that. Tremendous effort.
 Being level with the half way line, I'd go as far to say it was one of the best midfield performances I've seen at Villa Park.

[class-of-82]

Hope british airways Virgin or quantas offer him a upgrade from economy for the flights there and back
Return of the jedi

[Matt Collins]

It's a real shame he'll have so little recuperation time before Brighton

Bruce said he made a mistake playing him against wolves so soon after his return, so I doubt he'll take a risk again. Obviously playing in a three should make it a bit less taxing

[Hairbandinho]

Definitely improved to become the player I thought we had bought. Also Gardner had an excellent 2nd half. Both excellent things!

Still think we need a deep lying playmaker to attack from a different angle down the middle, no idea who that could be though.

[Matt Collins]

Definitely improved to become the player I thought we had bought. Also Gardner had an excellent 2nd half. Both excellent things!

Still think we need a deep lying playmaker to attack from a different angle down the middle, no idea who that could be though.

That's the player we need to sign in January