Emi Buendia

[ChicagoLion]

He is capable of sublime moments. He can also frustratingly give the ball away too often, I said earlier his best form is when he receives and gives the ball quickly and links up attacking play.
When we have our best players on the pitch and on form , he then becomes another player that can hurt the opposition. Really good teams have multiple threats and he can be one of ours.
Starts ahead of Bailey and Sancho because of his tenacity.

[Dave]

Couple of matches ago we became the club he's played the most games for.

Good lad, would be very happy to see him sticking around the squad (albeit backing up somebody better) for a couple more years.

[Sexual Ealing]

He seems happy enough to be a squad player, he's good enough to make an impact and he also appears to value being here. He'll do for me (as desperately annoying as he is when he's off it).

[paul_e]

Couple of matches ago we became the club he's played the most games for.

Good lad, would be very happy to see him sticking around the squad (albeit backing up somebody better) for a couple more years.

Same, I know i bitch about him a lot but it really is that I don't see him as a regular starter if we want to reach our goals. As a squad player he's great because he is able to come in and have a big impact in a short time and he rarely has the sort of negative impact that we've seen from some in that role. Longer term I'd like to see this sort of job be one that we use the kids for but given most of the ones we are looking at in those roles are 17 or 18 we've got a gap to fill for a few years and there's no reason not to use Buendia for it if he's happy being that player.

[LeeB]

He seems happy enough to be a squad player, he's good enough to make an impact and he also appears to value being here. He'll do for me (as desperately annoying as he is when he's off it).

I agree with this guy.

[Dave]

Couple of matches ago we became the club he's played the most games for.

Good lad, would be very happy to see him sticking around the squad (albeit backing up somebody better) for a couple more years.

Same, I know i bitch about him a lot but it really is that I don't see him as a regular starter if we want to reach our goals. As a squad player he's great because he is able to come in and have a big impact in a short time and he rarely has the sort of negative impact that we've seen from some in that role. Longer term I'd like to see this sort of job be one that we use the kids for but given most of the ones we are looking at in those roles are 17 or 18 we've got a gap to fill for a few years and there's no reason not to use Buendia for it if he's happy being that player.

Buendia's job for the Villa of 2026 - 2028 should be to come on for the last twenty of minutes of every game to run like hell at their defenders to protect our 2-0 lead and stop us getting pushed too far back.

Then popping one in from twenty yards to seal it.

[paul_e]

Couple of matches ago we became the club he's played the most games for.

Good lad, would be very happy to see him sticking around the squad (albeit backing up somebody better) for a couple more years.

Same, I know i bitch about him a lot but it really is that I don't see him as a regular starter if we want to reach our goals. As a squad player he's great because he is able to come in and have a big impact in a short time and he rarely has the sort of negative impact that we've seen from some in that role. Longer term I'd like to see this sort of job be one that we use the kids for but given most of the ones we are looking at in those roles are 17 or 18 we've got a gap to fill for a few years and there's no reason not to use Buendia for it if he's happy being that player.

Buendia's job for the Villa of 2026 - 2028 should be to come on for the last twenty of minutes of every game to run like hell at their defenders to protect our 2-0 lead and stop us getting pushed too far back.

Then popping one in from twenty yards to seal it.

Yep, exactly, so long as he's happy with that.

[LeeB]

And the occaisonal almost-so-deft-you-miss-it assist.

[Garyth]

Also, to score a last-minute winner of every match we play vs Arsenal.

[Aldridge Villa]

Dear oh dear , think he would even struggle to make an impact off the bench such is his form at present. Slow in thought and movement.

[Flamingo Lane]

Sadly, his complete lack of upper body strength added to his slowness of movement makes him easy prey for opponents. He really should not be starting games.

[DC1874]

He was Blues tonight!

[taylorsworkrate]

I thought he was "should be fined 2 weeks wages" bad tonight. Weak, careless in possession and lazy

[brontebilly]

Sadly, his complete lack of upper body strength added to his slowness of movement makes him easy prey for opponents. He really should not be starting games.

Just a bit loose protecting the ball, always has been. Thinks he's stronger than he is. Nothing wrong with passing or movement tonight and worked hard out of possession. Wasn't the only one who lost it under little pressure. Ollie as always, Digne, Bogarde, Torres, McGinn, Rogers all guilty too.

[john2710]

Not good enough.