Bogarde has Villa fans on their feetIt is a staple of junior football and if there was a Most Improved Player prize at Aston Villa it would surely go to Lamare Bogarde. The 21-year-old, who signed from Feyenoord at 16, was given a standing ovation upon being substituted in the victory at home to Burnley, a week on from Unai Emery leading the applause when Bogarde was withdrawn late on in the win against Fulham. Emery admires Bogarde’s versatility but it was at the base of midfield where the Dutchman, who has started Villa’s past two league matches and featured in eight of Villa’s 10 games in all competitions, looks most at home. He was Villa’s most-fouled player against Burnley, a statistic indicative of his involvement, but perhaps more tellingly he completed 97% of his attempted passes (56 out of 58). Villa’s rise has meant academy youngsters have had few opportunities but Bogarde is proving increasingly instrumental. Ben Fisher Match report: Aston Villa 2-1 Burnley
From the Guardian.QuoteHe was Villa’s most-fouled player against Burnley, a statistic indicative of his involvement, but perhaps more tellingly he completed 97% of his attempted passes (56 out of 58). Villa’s rise has meant academy youngsters have had few opportunities but Bogarde is proving increasingly instrumental.
He was Villa’s most-fouled player against Burnley, a statistic indicative of his involvement, but perhaps more tellingly he completed 97% of his attempted passes (56 out of 58). Villa’s rise has meant academy youngsters have had few opportunities but Bogarde is proving increasingly instrumental.
Hopefully he won't smile too often like our last utility player did.
From the Guardian.QuoteBogarde has Villa fans on their feetIt is a staple of junior football and if there was a Most Improved Player prize at Aston Villa it would surely go to Lamare Bogarde. The 21-year-old, who signed from Feyenoord at 16, was given a standing ovation upon being substituted in the victory at home to Burnley, a week on from Unai Emery leading the applause when Bogarde was withdrawn late on in the win against Fulham. Emery admires Bogarde’s versatility but it was at the base of midfield where the Dutchman, who has started Villa’s past two league matches and featured in eight of Villa’s 10 games in all competitions, looks most at home. He was Villa’s most-fouled player against Burnley, a statistic indicative of his involvement, but perhaps more tellingly he completed 97% of his attempted passes (56 out of 58). Villa’s rise has meant academy youngsters have had few opportunities but Bogarde is proving increasingly instrumental. Ben Fisher Match report: Aston Villa 2-1 Burnley
Quote from: PeterWithe on October 06, 2025, 12:08:57 PMFrom the Guardian.QuoteBogarde has Villa fans on their feetIt is a staple of junior football and if there was a Most Improved Player prize at Aston Villa it would surely go to Lamare Bogarde. The 21-year-old, who signed from Feyenoord at 16, was given a standing ovation upon being substituted in the victory at home to Burnley, a week on from Unai Emery leading the applause when Bogarde was withdrawn late on in the win against Fulham. Emery admires Bogarde’s versatility but it was at the base of midfield where the Dutchman, who has started Villa’s past two league matches and featured in eight of Villa’s 10 games in all competitions, looks most at home. He was Villa’s most-fouled player against Burnley, a statistic indicative of his involvement, but perhaps more tellingly he completed 97% of his attempted passes (56 out of 58). Villa’s rise has meant academy youngsters have had few opportunities but Bogarde is proving increasingly instrumental. Ben Fisher Match report: Aston Villa 2-1 BurnleyThink it was the guardian who were calling him limited after the draw at Everton. Referencing both him and Buendia as evidence of our decline since running PSG close. Both did ok in that game and have done very well since.
Quote from: aj2k77 on September 13, 2025, 09:12:35 PMCrap on the ball. Which isn't good when you're a midfielder.Harsh, he was far from the biggest problem today.
Crap on the ball. Which isn't good when you're a midfielder.
Quote from: PeterWithe on October 06, 2025, 12:08:57 PMFrom the Guardian.QuoteHe was Villa’s most-fouled player against Burnley, a statistic indicative of his involvement, but perhaps more tellingly he completed 97% of his attempted passes (56 out of 58). Villa’s rise has meant academy youngsters have had few opportunities but Bogarde is proving increasingly instrumental. Those are ridiculous stats. As for our youngsters breaking through, again I'm a firm believer that rather than group them all together in a pointless League Cup game, we give individuals a chance to play in the real first team. Unai deserves praise for sticking with him even if he was only there by chance due to injuries.
Quote from: Rudy Can't Fail on October 06, 2025, 01:37:51 PMQuote from: PeterWithe on October 06, 2025, 12:08:57 PMFrom the Guardian.QuoteHe was Villa’s most-fouled player against Burnley, a statistic indicative of his involvement, but perhaps more tellingly he completed 97% of his attempted passes (56 out of 58). Villa’s rise has meant academy youngsters have had few opportunities but Bogarde is proving increasingly instrumental. Those are ridiculous stats. As for our youngsters breaking through, again I'm a firm believer that rather than group them all together in a pointless League Cup game, we give individuals a chance to play in the real first team. Unai deserves praise for sticking with him even if he was only there by chance due to injuries.Ridiculous, but not an outlier IIRC. Didn't he also have mad passing stats in last year's Arsenal away fixture, after which he also received a lot of plaudits?Edit: here are his stats from that game.