Birkir Bjarnason - Released

[Rudy Can't Fail]

I file Birkir down as one of those players i dearly want to love. But the very very few things he's done in a Villa shirt make it almost impossible

I still have no idea what his best role is either

We've noticed, Steve.

[PeterWithesShin]

I love you Birkir!

[Tayls_7]

I love you Birkir!

ég elska þig líka. hvernig er rétti skinninn þinn?

[PeterWithesShin]

Jah, flobba dobba dob dob.

[footyskillz]

Vs Wigan
Haven't now recently seen all goals and some highlights it was brilliant to get on the end of that cross and get the 3 points .

Well played Bjarnasson!

[in exile]

He' rough, crude and not very good.
Just my opinion of course

[Brend'Watkins]

I thought he was okayish but was partially at fault for the 2nd goal.  It was his responsibility to prevent the cross.  He was too far away from his player.  Whelan might have done a better job defensively but there's no way he would have got himself into the position to score the winner as BB did.  So all is forgiven.

[RussellC]

I'm still really torn on BB. Does some things really well, and others really poorly. I agree that we could have done more to stop Powell getting the cross in for the 2nd goal and he very nearly gifted them another after a very heavy touch when taking the ball whilst facing his own goal, later on that half.

Despite his transition to a holding midfielder, he still seems to me to be a player that doesn't really have a natural position.  That said, I think he did enough on Saturday to warrant an extended run in the side now, so hopefully he can add some more consistency to his game.

[sirlordbaltimore]

He was largely very poor on Saturday for me. Then pops up with a crucial winner and it's all forgotten

[Risso]

He was largely very poor on Saturday for me. Then pops up with a crucial winner and it's all forgotten

I agree.  He mostly doesn't do very much with the ball, and played a part in their first goal with a lazy pass back to Jedinak when he wasn't under any pressure.

[Clampy]

He was largely very poor on Saturday for me. Then pops up with a crucial winner and it's all forgotten

Agree.  He couldn't seem to get into the game but he did what he normally does quite well and get's into the box which won us that game.

[Steve67]

If we can sell him. Do it. He's not bad but we could loan to buy so much better.

[PeterWithesShin]

I'd like to see him have a run of games to see how good he is, or isn't. He certainly has the knack of getting into goal scoring positions, but I think his longest run of starts is 3 games, which has happened only twice since he signed.

[Ad@m]

He was largely very poor on Saturday for me. Then pops up with a crucial winner and it's all forgotten

I agree.  He mostly doesn't do very much with the ball, and played a part in their first goal with a lazy pass back to Jedinak when he wasn't under any pressure.

Woah, woah, woah!  That first goal was no-one's fault but Jedinaks.

[jwarry]

Clickbait site but rumours of him departing

http://www.insidefutbol.com/2018/08/14/player-agrees-terms-but-aston-villa-resisting-selling-to-italian-club/386195/