Bradwell canary 109 Posted October 3, 2021 What a waste of talent. Difficult to know why, but are Villa that good that they can afford to do that? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cambridgeshire canary 6,717 Posted October 3, 2021 (edited) He begged and pleaded to move to them so he suffers with the consequences of being benched for most of the season. Could have been starting every match for us and getting tonked and spaked every match with us instead so his loss 🙃 Edited October 3, 2021 by cambridgeshire canary Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BroadstairsR 2,164 Posted October 3, 2021 4 minutes ago, Bradwell canary said: What a waste of talent. Difficult to know why, but are Villa that good that they can afford to do that? I'm half watching Palace and Leicester. Maddison was on the bench for that game as well (and Palace scored within a minute of him coming on.) Can we have both of them back please? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hoolahoop14 124 Posted October 3, 2021 (edited) Interestingly, a fair few Villa fans on Twitter are starting to turn on Emi now, saying that he’s been very poor since signing, one saying he’s “absolutely sh!te” and a few even asking if they can get their money back for him.. If there was a way to make that happen and for us to have him back, I’d be doing it in a heartbeat! Edited October 3, 2021 by Hoolahoop14 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dylanisabaddog 4,921 Posted October 3, 2021 It was a perfect storm when Emi came here. He fitted exactly what Farke wanted but the bloke at Villa clearly doesn't know what to do with him and he hasn't got Teemu to aim at. Wrong club at the wrong time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
......and Smith must score. 1,343 Posted October 3, 2021 Bet he's loving that. Oh dear, what a shame, never mind. I expect the five year contract at around £80,000 pw takes away some of the pain 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yellow Wal 314 Posted October 3, 2021 Like every other Norwich supporter I know of Emi's ability. He has had two exceptional seasons in the past three. The one where he did not shine so much was when he was in the Premiership, perhaps that's the form he is showing now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Greavsy 2,413 Posted October 3, 2021 53 minutes ago, BroadstairsR said: I'm half watching Palace and Leicester. Maddison was on the bench for that game as well (and Palace scored within a minute of him coming on.) Can we have both of them back please? Hope nothing good happened in the half you're not watching! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Duncan Edwards 2,236 Posted October 3, 2021 I thought Emi feeding Watkins would work well but then Villa signed Ings and it’s not clear quite how he fits into their system if they go with two up top. Not looking the wisest of moves at this point but it’s early days. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
canarydan23 4,060 Posted October 3, 2021 8 minutes ago, Yellow Wal said: Like every other Norwich supporter I know of Emi's ability. He has had two exceptional seasons in the past three. The one where he did not shine so much was when he was in the Premiership, perhaps that's the form he is showing now. Twoddle. People just compare his Champioship goals and assists record and compare it with his one Premier League season and simplistically say, "he was rubbish". Buendia created more chances than all bar three players in the Premier League that season, beaten only by De Bruyne, Alexander-Arnold and Jack Grealish. But if you apply a different metric and look instead at chances created to minutes played, Buendia is only beaten by De Bruyne, with our Emi creating a chance just under every 30 minutes he plays. For a team that finished rock bottom of the Premier League with a meager points haul of 21, that is a phenomenal effort. I said at the time that I didn't think Villa was the right move for him and that he'd possibly live to regret it. Another season with us, playing as well as he has done throughout his Norwich career, and I think a bigger fish, with a better manager more capable of getting the best out of him like Farke, would have come and snaffled him. 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
First Wazzock 902 Posted October 3, 2021 When someone is earning 80K a week it's difficult to tell them they have made the wrong decision. But I do feel Emi will live to regret his decision to move there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Starr 519 Posted October 3, 2021 He needs micro managing. Perhaps that's what they are doing right now. He's too good to not come good. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BigFish 1,986 Posted October 3, 2021 A pretty magical time here where all the stars aligned has led to him, good though he is, being rather overrated by many City fans.....Champions League, you are having a laugh. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dame to Blame 95 Posted October 3, 2021 O well never mine Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
C.I.D 302 Posted October 3, 2021 2 hours ago, dylanisabaddog said: It was a perfect storm when Emi came here. He fitted exactly what Farke wanted but the bloke at Villa clearly doesn't know what to do with him and he hasn't got Teemu to aim at. Wrong club at the wrong time. ROFL,rather similar to a manager that used to be here 😛................and that ended well,didn't it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kenny Foggo 1,116 Posted October 3, 2021 2 hours ago, Yellow Wal said: Like every other Norwich supporter I know of Emi's ability. He has had two exceptional seasons in the past three. The one where he did not shine so much was when he was in the Premiership, perhaps that's the form he is showing now. Wrong he performed very well in a really poor team. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kenny Foggo 1,116 Posted October 3, 2021 3 hours ago, Bradwell canary said: What a waste of talent. Difficult to know why, but are Villa that good that they can afford to do that? Well most of the "talent" we bought with Buendia's cash was sat on the bench against Burnley. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BigFish 1,986 Posted October 3, 2021 A pretty magical time here where all the stars aligned has led to him, good though he is, being rather overrated by many City fans.....Champions League, you are having a laugh. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Tea 105 Posted October 3, 2021 2 hours ago, Hoolahoop14 said: Interestingly, a fair few Villa fans on Twitter are starting to turn on Emi now, saying that he’s been very poor since signing, one saying he’s “absolutely sh!te” and a few even asking if they can get their money back for him.. If there was a way to make that happen and for us to have him back, I’d be doing it in a heartbeat! Ok, but we will have to give back 2/3’s of the players we bought in on his money. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Virtual reality 707 Posted October 3, 2021 4 minutes ago, Mr Tea said: Ok, but we will have to give back 2/3’s of the players we bought in on his money. Deal 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
K Lo 224 Posted October 3, 2021 My memory may be failing me here but I'm quite sure that suring Emi's first season at Norwich there wasn't much, if anything, to separate him from Hernández in terms of skill and ability. I even think Hernández may have had the edge on Emi at that time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Monty13 2,234 Posted October 3, 2021 1 hour ago, First Wazzock said: When someone is earning 80K a week it's difficult to tell them they have made the wrong decision. But I do feel Emi will live to regret his decision to move there. Well he’ll either come good at Villa as he is good enough or he won’t and that’s on him. When he’s taking that money home regardless, doubt he’ll have any regrets. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hogesar 9,671 Posted October 3, 2021 He always looked to have the natural ability to flourish in the prem but if he doesn't deliver this season for Villa there Will rightly be questions if he's capable at this level. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robert choice 24 Posted October 3, 2021 Wait until his best friend moves on and leaves him on his own there. For sure it is going to end in tears. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Surfer 1,547 Posted October 3, 2021 Comes on at 1-1 and Villa promptly concede... enough said. But thanks for the memories Emi. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
canarydan23 4,060 Posted October 3, 2021 1 hour ago, BigFish said: A pretty magical time here where all the stars aligned has led to him, good though he is, being rather overrated by many City fans.....Champions League, you are having a laugh. It was better the first time you said it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Icecream Snow 761 Posted October 3, 2021 4 hours ago, canarydan23 said: I said at the time that I didn't think Villa was the right move for him and that he'd possibly live to regret it. Another season with us, playing as well as he has done throughout his Norwich career, and I think a bigger fish, with a better manager more capable of getting the best out of him like Farke, would have come and snaffled him. I'm not sure who else would have been interested though. Villa knew Grealish was going for £100m+ and wanted a creative midfielder with Premiership experience, and Norwich wanted the deal done early. Villa also picked up Ings and Leon Bailey and had Jacob Ramsey come through from their academy. Buendia's strengths and weaknesses are well known: his intelligence and vision versus his lack of pace and height, I don't see another year really helping him, and I don't see the same money coming in for him in a years time, irrespective of his season. I doubt he regrets it, he's got a five year deal on allegedly £80k a week, and if we'd gone back down he'd be back to £15k a week in the Championship. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Baracouda 47 Posted October 3, 2021 I am sure, being the 'main' man at any club and your confidence, mojo and maybe tactics to suit. You then leave and need to restablish yourself and place in a side with a group of players you dont know. When you look at the many flair players and stars we sold over the years. Few have gone on and progressed to a level we thought they would. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deptford Yellow 258 Posted October 3, 2021 I said to my villa supporting acquaintance - he’ll get a red card before he gets you a next goal ... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hucks6 169 Posted October 3, 2021 Just a money grabbing so and so. Grass not always greener otbc Share this post Link to post Share on other sites