Conor Hourihane - thanks and farewell

[ChicagoLion]

Another classic performance from the Hologram, For some reason Smith has picked week after week.

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I think his continued selection is one of Smith's biggest failings.

He's so poor off the ball, so slow, so one footed, he's got to be left out.

To look better at the press without him in midfield is a huge indictment.

One of many I hope aren't here next season.

[Matt Collins]

In fairness who should be playing instead?

Don't think he'll be in the team at the start of next season tho

[Risso]

He was woeful tonight, but then why Smith keeps asking him to do a job he clearly isn't suited to is beyond me.

[Risso]

In fairness who should be playing instead?

Who would be worse?  Would O'Hare for example, be less effective than Hourihane was tonight?

[ChicagoLion]

I refuse to accept we don’t have someone in the squad that would be more effective.

[Risso]

I refuse to accept we don’t have someone in the squad that would be less effective.

Errr?

[PeterWithesShin]

He's one of the weirdest players i've known. A midfielder that gets as many goals and assists as him would normally be a player you build a team around, and yet he seems pretty incompetent at every other aspect of the game and is one of the first players you'd want a permanent replacement for.

[Matt Collins]

In fairness who should be playing instead?

Who would be worse?  Would O'Hare for example, be less effective than Hourihane was tonight?

I don't know.. But I doubt that if he'd played all season he'd have the same goals and assists

Let's hope he comes back to villa next season ready to go straight into the team

[TheMalandro]

Westwood and Downing’s lovechild.

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I'd change shape until Jack is back. We were no worse off with 442. They had just as much of the ball.

[brian green]

Wee Barry

[themossman]

That 50/50 he didn’t fancy tonight sums him up and goes against all the stats and the sexy free kicks.

[footyskillz]

Did anyone else notice the look in his eyes applauding the villa fans .
Maybe contempt
Maybe tears ?!
Had an interesting look into crowd

I saw on Telly and I think he knows he's not a favorite but was clapping to acknowledge fans support of team.

Seems a decent character but think he's lost a lot of confidence as a player.

Really should have just chipped in over rushing keeper tonight .

And there was more than one 50/50 he didn't get involved with.
The one most are talking of after his initial corner was cleared - really he should have read that and made it to the ball.

However there was another instance before a fall by 'mopey' or 'soy sauce' in area that he didn't make tackle.

Also lost out in middle with one

And another left side second half where he stopped and was waving it out of play.

He's nothing more than decent level championship player.
A top level one on his day
And be struggling to be even mid level at the moment

Send him to Huddersfield next season in exchange for moy, billing or even Jonathan Hogg!

[footyskillz]

Indeed. One thing really annoyed me watching him yesterday was his unwillingness to receive the ball, whether it be from throw-ins or when the defence bring the ball out, he never looks to make himself available. He has a talent of finding an opposition player to hide behind.

Still doing it a month on - running away from throw ins

Indeed he runs away when there is a throw! Tonight I felt your annoyance
Fine if he's vacating space for other players but it's a kinda cowardice.
A lack of responsibility.

He goes missing ! and I hoping the coaching team with  makes him watch on  devices and recordings of  his positioning and duties.

It was beyond a joke tonight where he took up non position to receive the ball majority of time.