Should Emi Buendia and Philippe Coutinho both start?

[Footy-Vill]

Theres no room for Coutinho where we want to go. Ineffectual yet has the ability. This is Gerrards fault! Whereas EB neaely scored goal of the seaso  and unlucky not to have scored today also hitting woodwork again.

Made some delightful play and i lost hope PC can offer much and has far less energy than Buendia. The change for Ramsey seemed unnecessary considering now in hindsight. Squad game, though, and like Disney Digne given his chance for a half but fails audition and don't think Buendia being on or off the pitch impacts Coutinho influence! PC disappointed me so much

[Bad English]

Has to go at the end of the season.

[achilles]

Has to go at the end of the season.

Totally agree, he is finished, offered absolutely nothing!

[Footy-Vill]

Will be scrutineered after the home match against Arsenal as both start.
Emery will have given instructions on how they are to play so lets hope they both show some form as the ability is undisputed.

I think long team meetings will have them and the team knowing exactly whats expected.

Can see Coutinho scoring today.

[Bad English]

Emery will have given instructions on how they are to play

The kit man will have put the kit and boots out for them too.

[Footy-Vill]

Emery will have given instructions on how they are to play

The kit man will have put the kit and boots out for them too.

As Gerrard would have said everything is in place at this club.  No excuses!

[Footy-Vill]

Will be scrutineered after the home match against Arsenal as both start.
Emery will have given instructions on how they are to play so lets hope they both show some form as the ability is undisputed.

I think long team meetings will have them and the team knowing exactly whats expected.

Can see Coutinho scoring today.

Yes they can!
Great goal and understanding between Coutinho and Buendia!
Wonderful!

[Axl Rose]

Will be scrutineered after the home match against Arsenal as both start.
Emery will have given instructions on how they are to play so lets hope they both show some form as the ability is undisputed.

I think long team meetings will have them and the team knowing exactly whats expected.

Can see Coutinho scoring today.

Yes they can!
Great goal and understanding between Coutinho and Buendia!
Wonderful!

[ChicagoLion]

Yes both can start but who do you replace them with when they both run out of gas?

[Risso]

Interesting that it was more of a 4-3-3 when we were in possession of the ball today, with Phil and Emi either side of Watkins. When Arsenal had the ball, McGinn dropped into the back line to make a five at the back.

[ROBBO]

It worries me that their legs had gone very early in the second half, Emery made changes earlier than usual but it only weakened us. It has shown up in many games now that a lot of Villa players cannot last ninety minutes.

[Risso]

Buendia is an odd one. He's got great feet, and he really put himself about a bit today, full of energy especially first half when he was buzzing all over the place. His passing though, can be really hit or miss. Iit's something with his skill that he should be much better at, but too many times he misses his target by miles.

[Mister E]

Buendia is an odd one. He's got great feet, and he really put himself about a bit today, full of energy especially first half when he was buzzing all over the place. His passing though, can be really hit or miss. Iit's something with his skill that he should be much better at, but too many times he misses his target by miles.

Yup, very noticeable in the first half.

[AV82EC]

Buendia is an odd one. He's got great feet, and he really put himself about a bit today, full of energy especially first half when he was buzzing all over the place. His passing though, can be really hit or miss. Iit's something with his skill that he should be much better at, but too many times he misses his target by miles.

Yup, very noticeable in the first half.

His decision making on passing is woeful at times and was extremely noticeable on Saturday when we and he in particular seemed to cough up possession far too readily. I don’t want to take away his ability to create from the positions he takes up but he takes the wrong option far too frequently.

[Footy-Vill]

Buendia is an odd one. He's got great feet, and he really put himself about a bit today, full of energy especially first half when he was buzzing all over the place. His passing though, can be really hit or miss. It's something with his skill that he should be much better at, but too many times he misses his target by miles.

Yup, very noticeable in the first half.

His decision making on passing is woeful at times and was extremely noticeable on Saturday when we and he in particular seemed to cough up possession far too readily. I don’t want to take away his ability to create from the positions he takes up but he takes the wrong option far too frequently.

My observation is that he needs to develop more composure in his play and think about it because he gets overly enthusiastic. On these occasions, he rushes, which results in his overhitting passes in many a game for a throughball to Watkins, which would see Ollie away on goal, or EB passes to a teammate that are really simple for him yet go out of play.
Emery knows and is working on him. Buendía has this tendency to become overly emotional, so he needs to control it. He frequently makes gestures and raises his arms, and during the melee against Arsenal, he was quick to get involved, and Mingsy had to enforce a restraining order on him by holding him back!
 
So yeah, he's undoubtedly temperamental by nature, which is a hindrance at times to his play. He simply needs to change his outlook. It's good that Emery is aware of the situation and trying to assist him through coaching and communication.

Emery:
" I think Buendia’s best quality is his mentality. He is always pushing and sometimes I have to stop him I have to control his mind because he gets so excited sometimes and he is not clear in his thoughts about what he is going to do next on the pitch. I’ve been speaking a lot to everybody and to Emi Buendia especially"