Match Day Thread QPR vs Aston Villa

Don't think he's on loan is he? Just got a six month deal didn't he? I'd definitely be extending.

 

Yep till 31st Jan......
Keep him on to help develop furlong and kakay..

 

In the words of a big brand "I'm loving it"..............so proud of my team

 

Is he the new Ryan Nelsen?

 

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Great player and growing into matches
Getting better each match for me
Has so much time and was better than Grenlish who himself is a very good player

 

Agreed, scoring goals isn't a measure of how effective Eze is. The havoc and panic he creates in defences, direction and speed he gives to our attack is unmeasurable. Probably over a third to half of our goals have come from Eze in one way or another. Yes, I would like him to score a few more too, but that will come with time, afterall he hit the post both on Friday and against Ipswich (I think). He certainly needs to become a little calmer in 1 on 1 positions, but again that will come, the more it happens and it will.
He also takes so much pressure off Freeman. If Eze wasn't in the team defenders would be doubling up on our other creative player and kicking him off the field. Freeman is playing well because of Eze. Eze sees balls that others don't and everyone benefits

Also if he was the complete player, we would definately lose him in January, whilst he has things to learn , he may stay for us to enjoy.

 

I hope Amit is not tempted to cash in on Eze or Freeman in January, to destabilise the team after what we've been through would be foolish in the extreme...

 

His first touch is absolutely superb, which is what gives him that extra time on the ball.

 

Couldn't agree more. That to me is the sign of quality. Scholes was the master of that and if Eze could be half the player he was then the world could be his oyster.

 

I heard Bircham talking about Eze on Talksport on the way to the game.
He said he doesn't have tricks as such
He can just glide past defenders without a trick which is true if you watch for it.
He seems unbelievably smooth and fast over 2 or 3 metres
As well as excellent control, quick brain,quick feet

 

Seven clean sheets from 11 is a pretty amazing statistic for our team and says a lot, to me, about the work of the management team and the players to make themselves a difficult team to break down. All last season we (well, definitely me) were crying out for a settled defensive line; but the continued chopping and changing would never give us that. This season we are seeing the benefits of not only a solid keeper and backline, but also players in the rest of the team who recognise their duties in defending too. The results are there to see. Credit has to go to the coaching team in achieving this and getting the team to take it on; fortunately the results have increased belief and acceptance in their wider responsibilities to each other - or as we call it solid teamwork. Loving the run and long may it, and the confidence, continue.

 

To be fair we had a lot of injuries at the back last season.

 

FROM THE VILLA WEB SITE
https://www.avfc.co.uk/News/2018/10/29/five-things-we-learned-qpr-away

Queens Park Rangers 0-1 Aston Villa: 5 things we learned



1. We can't count
2. We are unclear of the rules of football, and what a goal in our net means
3. We shouldn't write articles if we weren't actually at the match and do not know the score
4. We should employ a copy checker
5. We are a tadge stupid

 

lol. They were nice about SM!

 

You may recall when Schteeve was coaching under Redkrapp at the start of the Play-Off season we were pretty tight at the back, I think Rob Green went a ridiculous number of minutes without conceding a goal when we had Dunne marshalling our back line so he clearly believes in building from the back, sound footballing strategy...

 

How long since we've had such defensive presence?...

 

It’s the base of any decent side. Considering we lost our keeper and two first choice centre half’s it pretty amazing tbh. The test will be how we react now to going a goal down . The side has great balance at the moment , something we never seemed to manage under olly . Speaking to villa fans on the train home and they basically said we did a number on them and were impressed. Other neutrals who watched the game said we looked solid and dangerous. Great to hear these comments. Sign of a decent coach to me and exactly what we needed .

 

I've been browsing a few of their forums and OMG as the yoof of today would say, their sense of entitlement is unreal, they are really just engaging in big club mentality and believe that they just have to turn up and teams will roll over to have their tummies tickled.........

Only 1 or 2 actually gave us any credit and most seem to buy into Smith's assertion that they should have won comfortably as they played all the football and missed a hatfull of clear cut chances, they must have been watching a different game to me.......it's all well and good putting together 450+ passes but if the majority are in the middle 3rd of the pitch it's really passing for passing sake, no end product and if the opposition score more than you, you lose.......

A number talked about consolidating this season and then being able to have a right good go next season, obviously FFP hasn't reached Birmingham yet!!!!!!