It will be interesting to see how Ming’s performs against Arsenal - our defense could be in for a tough afternoon.
Do you really think his name has an apostrophe in it?
Mings is so dominant in our own box when defending corners. Brilliant.When we get a corner, the instruction should be 'aim for Mings head'.Do we need a set piece coach?
Quote from: PaulWinch again on January 16, 2025, 11:00:52 AMSo I’d see it slightly differently. Mings did well under the aerial bombardment towards the end. But I’d say he had pretty poor night from a distribution perspective and that was quite a key factor in them being able to launch attacks and create pressure. With Torres, I think we keep the ball better and face less of the issues we did face.Both good players, but if we’re trying to control games - particularly against better opposition than Everton - we can’t keep gifting the ball back.Don’t think Mings’ distribution was any worse than most of our outfield players last night - and was prob a fair bit better than those playing higher up. Mings is more competent in his perceived weaker area than Pau and his struggles with the defensive side of things.
So I’d see it slightly differently. Mings did well under the aerial bombardment towards the end. But I’d say he had pretty poor night from a distribution perspective and that was quite a key factor in them being able to launch attacks and create pressure. With Torres, I think we keep the ball better and face less of the issues we did face.Both good players, but if we’re trying to control games - particularly against better opposition than Everton - we can’t keep gifting the ball back.
Mings distribution has been as good as Torres this season if not better.
Quote from: VillaTim on January 16, 2025, 05:45:12 PMMings distribution has been as good as Torres this season if not better.I'm a massive fan of everything Mings has done for us, and I appreciate that your Pau Torres voodoo doll needs a few more crazy pins jabbing into it, but this is absolutely nuts.
Quote from: Dave on January 16, 2025, 06:08:53 PMQuote from: VillaTim on January 16, 2025, 05:45:12 PMMings distribution has been as good as Torres this season if not better.I'm a massive fan of everything Mings has done for us, and I appreciate that your Pau Torres voodoo doll needs a few more crazy pins jabbing into it, but this is absolutely nuts. I'd probably right now pick Mings over Torres on the merits discussed earlier, but making claims like that is just fucking stupid.
The point being made is , Pau Torres passing this season has been nothing special and that's his main strength as we know his defensive game is quite average .
Quote from: VillaTim on January 16, 2025, 06:34:27 PMThe point being made is , Pau Torres passing this season has been nothing special and that's his main strength as we know his defensive game is quite average .His pass through to Duran for the goal versus Bayern will live long in our Villa memories.