The Leon Bailey Thread
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Xchurch Villa
Vital 1st Team Regular
I got the impression last night that he has become the new Jack Grealish.
IE just get the ball to Leon and see what magic he can produce.
sirdennis
Alert Team
tarzansbrother
Vital Football Hero
Primed and ready to drill Bournemouth tomorrow
Xchurch Villa
Vital 1st Team Regular
Ooher missus!!
mike_field
Vital Football Legend
I saw that but didn't mention. He shouted hey about 4 times from memory until he'd got attention - that was a paper note in the sock (for those old enough) from Unai for me.
But you are right, it shows his growing importance as they listened and he then performed himself.
I miss the days of him defensively nutmegging people for giggles, but he's twice the player now without the unproductive (but entertaining) showboating.
BodyButter
Vital Football Legend
Teams are doubling up on him now. I've only ever seen them doing that to Jack. Unbelievable considering his form before.
He might get that move to Real Madrid in the end.
"Merd"
Vital Football Hero
They'll have to have Real Deeppockets
DeanoVilla
One Bloody Number
8 months ago some were prepared to write off his huge fee and give him away, now we'd probably double our money on him.
Funny old game innit.
Funny old game innit.
sirdennis
Alert Team
There are a few you could say the same about.
It's all down to the wizard that is Unai.
Melon Donkey
I am a little bit perplexed
Setting standards now from recent weeks because I thought he wasn't that great yesterday. Even though he had a decent game!.
BodyButter
Vital Football Legend
8 months ago, he was shit.
We used to play teams like Bournemouth and get rolled over easily. There isn't a player in their squad that is better than ours and yet they would show up at Villa Park and outplay us.
Unai has instilled a level of belief in these players that looks like Utd under Fergie. They know they can win every game. When we go a goal down, we don't panic. It's amazing to see and long may it continue.
We used to play teams like Bournemouth and get rolled over easily. There isn't a player in their squad that is better than ours and yet they would show up at Villa Park and outplay us.
Unai has instilled a level of belief in these players that looks like Utd under Fergie. They know they can win every game. When we go a goal down, we don't panic. It's amazing to see and long may it continue.
CDX_EIRE
Vital Football Legend
I don't even panic anymore, there have been at least 5 games this season I've sat there and expected us to score to either level or win games. Used to be the opposite, we'd sit there 1-0 up with 20 to go expecting to concede.
The Mostar game at VP I knew we'd win it. Something that wasn't intuitive before was that when you're the more dominant and the better team, sometimes its about waiting for a mistake. Its why City and United would win so late, they were so good and so dominant you had to be immaculate to win or draw.
We're very close to that. If you slip up 9/10 we'll capitalize on it especially late on. Happened to Lille, a seemingly insignificant mistake ends up in the back of the net. On the other side you have games like Bournemouth away and Luton away where our late goals were just touches of quality from Diaby, pinpoint crosses.
Top teams know the game isn't over until the whistle is blown and I think the players have learned that.
BodyButter
Vital Football Legend
