Romo wrote:Daz wrote:Frankly, I'd gladly get rid of Hoolahan. Good at times, anonymous at others. He's a player you have to shape the whole team around and if he's having a bad game, which is more often than his good games to be perfectly honest, it'll cost you. He's lightweight, loses the ball to easily in key areas, which have proved to be costly for us in the past. His passing at times is atrocious, his decision making is baffling. He'll keep the ball far too long, trying to take it around every player when he has four or five better options staring him in the face. More often that not, I've seen him run into a crowd of players when he's got a acres of space to move into. He doesn't score many, and his assist record for Norwich really isn't all it's cracked up to be, despite often being called our most creative player who can unlock defences. He's one of the most frustrating players you'll ever see. He can dribble a 120 yards, sideways, without ever moving forward. Frankly, Jonny Howson is a far better player in his role, and I think now RVW's fit, he could easily fill the role Hoolahan plays. He's stronger on the ball, a far more intelligent player and a better passer.
As far as I'm concerned, Villa are welcome to him.
unrelated question.... Are you sick of the sick of Elmander yet?
I quite like Elmander to be honest. I mean we had Grant Holt last year and Elmander's not unlike him in style of play, but infinitely more mobile ... so it's like we upgraded lol. He's assisted on as many goals as Hoolahan has this year and scored more, so I'm not gonna argue with Hughton playing him ahead of Wes.
