Emi Buendia - Injured

[Rudy Can't Fail]

I'm a big fan of Emi, but I think he's been getting knocked off the ball far too easily recently.   

Recently?  Sorry Chris, I think that's been his biggest issue all along.

Recently, as in the last two or three games, he's really gone up a level or two. Probably his best performances in a Villa shirt. Obviously Emery trusts him and has had bigger problems to fix (the defence, McGinn and Watkins) but you get the feeling somebody has been having a word or two in Emi B's ear. I still think there's more to come from him as technically he's got the talent, it just needs fine tuning.

[Dante Lavelli]

I hope Buendia becomes Emery’s next project after he’s fixed up Watkins.  He strikes me as a player with greater potential than the rest of our squad but working out exactly where to play him and how he should operate is a tough puzzle.

[not3bad]

Lots of positives from today but only fair, I think, to include Buendia. To me he seemed to be everywhere!

[Toronto Villa]

He was superb. An absolute pest to play against.

[Monty]

Jenas on MOTD just pointed out how clever all his little movements are, always finding a pocket of space, always disrupting opposition lines. He was electric today.

[Dante Lavelli]

My favourite player. I’ve said it before, but I hope Emery’s next project is Buendia as his ceiling is sky high.

[Baldy]

Poor little Emi, he is getting no credit for the fantastic assist for our goal against Brentford. Match of the Day etc ignored him. In a crowded 6 yard box he instantly controlled a 'pinball wizard' of a ball and had the awareness to lay it perfectly off to Luiz to calmly finish.

Emi is our driving force going forward, takes risks, sometimes make mistakes but also deserves a lot of credit towards our fantastic goal scoring run.

He has allayed many of the concerns we had in the last transfer window about our lack of attacking prowess.

[Monty]

He's an angry little man as well isn't he? Helps when we're pressing, but I wonder how the rest of the players react to his little tantrums. Is it understood that he's just a sulky wee firecracker and no one should take them personally a la Bruno Fernandes, or is he resented a la Zaha?

[danno]

He's an angry little man as well isn't he? Helps when we're pressing, but I wonder how the rest of the players react to his little tantrums. Is it understood that he's just a sulky wee firecracker and no one should take them personally a la Bruno Fernandes, or is he resented a la Zaha?

He reminds me of Scrappy Doo.
Admittedly I only saw the highlights but I thought as well as the assist he did well to win the free kick that led to a chance for Ramsey.

[Monty]

But everyone hates Scrappy Doo!

[danno]

But everyone hates Scrappy Doo!

Pish!  His uncle doesn’t!

[Brazilian Villain]

He's an angry little man as well isn't he?

Is there any other type?

[LeeB]

He's an angry little man as well isn't he? Helps when we're pressing, but I wonder how the rest of the players react to his little tantrums. Is it understood that he's just a sulky wee firecracker and no one should take them personally a la Bruno Fernandes, or is he resented a la Zaha?

I think it's easily the former

[Monty]

I definitely agree, but yeah, you look at his scrunched up bawling little face in those moments and think, fuck, were I his teammate I'd want to slap him!

But that's how it is sometimes. When he made that assist for Doug, calm as a capybara under all that pressure, I wanted to reach through the screen and give him a big embarrassing Latin smooch.

[LeeB]

I've given some of my best pals to this day dogs abuse on the pitch, and vice versa