Vela

[Juice-Terry]

Sorry if this has been posted/discussed elsewhere already, but does anyone else think that Vela had a really good game yesterday (against Aberdeen)? I'd say it's his best game for us so far. Hallberg also had a very good game. Mallan had one of his better games this season.

[Billy Whizz]

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Sorry if this has been posted/discussed elsewhere already, but does anyone else think that Vela had a really good game yesterday (against Aberdeen)? I'd say it's his best game for us so far. Hallberg also had a very good game. Mallan had one of his better games this season.

They did, but wasting your time posting it on here

[Wheat Hound]

Vela has definitely looked better sonce Hallberg came in and shared the load a bit. No coincidence our goals conceded has dropped in recent games.

Main issue now is wide and up front.

[jacomo]

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They did, but wasting your time posting it on here

Waste of time you posting this.

[NORTHERNHIBBY]

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Sorry if this has been posted/discussed elsewhere already, but does anyone else think that Vela had a really good game yesterday (against Aberdeen)? I'd say it's his best game for us so far. Hallberg also had a very good game. Mallan had one of his better games this season.

Both of those players look like they have a bit to go to get to full match fitness. Getting better and making a difference though.

[calumhibee1]

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Sorry if this has been posted/discussed elsewhere already, but does anyone else think that Vela had a really good game yesterday (against Aberdeen)? I'd say it's his best game for us so far. Hallberg also had a very good game. Mallan had one of his better games this season.

Didn’t see the game yesterday but that’s good to hear. I like the look of Hallberg so if Vela can get up to speed and we all know how good Allan can be then we’re starting to look more promising in there.

[Robbo6-2]

He touched the ball 4 times in the first half.

Slightly better in the second half but he goes missing for long periods.

Absolutely kidding ourselves on if we think hes the answer.

[Shrekko]

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He touched the ball 4 times in the first half.

Slightly better in the second half but he goes missing for long periods.

Absolutely kidding ourselves on if we think hes the answer.

So you’re definitely sure he’s not going to get better? Definitely?

The Aberdeen TV commentators were praising him saying he was getting around the park well. I think him and Hallberg were a decent middle 2 but when Hallberg got hooked it all went to pot.

[BILLYHIBS]

Found it hard to separate Vela from Fred of Man Utd tbh

They both run about a lot but don’t seem to do anything

The only difference is one cost 60m

Joking apart I still think Vela looks out of his depth at HIBS

[Sammy7nil]

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They did, but wasting your time posting it on here

They did we did not win

[The 90+2]

The guy is never suited for Scottish football. That’s being kind. Another who thought he would turn up and stroll it. At least James has character to apply himself. Vela wishes he was a ***** version of McGeough but he’s more like Ross Chisholm.

[The_Horde]

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He touched the ball 4 times in the first half.

Slightly better in the second half but he goes missing for long periods.

Absolutely kidding ourselves on if we think hes the answer.

Doing the lad a big discredit. I haven't been his biggest fan but he played well yesterday.

I watched with the Aberdeen TV commentary and they were singing his praises and reckoned he was our best player on the day.

[The_Horde]

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The guy is never suited for Scottish football. That’s being kind. Another who thought he would turn up and stroll it. At least James has character to apply himself. Vela wishes he was a ***** version of McGeough but he’s more like Ross Chisholm.

Did you watch the game yesterday?

[Dalianwanda]

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The guy is never suited for Scottish football. That’s being kind. Another who thought he would turn up and stroll it. At least James has character to apply himself. Vela wishes he was a ***** version of McGeough but he’s more like Ross Chisholm.

How do you know what he was thinking?

[BILLYHIBS]

Admins could we please merge all the Vela Shaw Doidge Hallberg Newall Horgan Maxwell Hanlon and Mallan threads please



Edit:

Not forgetting the Bartman

[Tyler Durden]

From the highlights it should really have been a penalty when Vela pushed McGinn in the back.

[Stokesy's on fire]

Vela was good yesterday no doubt about that

[Robbo6-2]

Unbelievable the blinkers folk have.

Its like you catch your wife in another mans car and she tells you they are just friends.

Hes not good enough. Compare him to the centre mids we have had over the last 3 or 4 years Mcginn,Mcgeough,Fyvie,Marv and Milligan. All of them would never hide and demand the ball all day long.

This guy hides behind the opposition, runs about abit, pretends to be the hard man and give away a couple of fouls each half. Not a great passer and doesnt look dangerous going forward.

Hallberg is a far more effective centre mid than him.

[JimBHibees]

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Sorry if this has been posted/discussed elsewhere already, but does anyone else think that Vela had a really good game yesterday (against Aberdeen)? I'd say it's his best game for us so far. Hallberg also had a very good game. Mallan had one of his better games this season.

I like him just needs games but works hard and will score goals when up to speed.

[The 90+2]

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Did you watch the game yesterday?

Yes I watched it back. And he does the bare minimum in a game. Makes Mallan look like a Trojan.

[The 90+2]

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How do you know what he was thinking?

Psychic 👍

[The 90+2]

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Unbelievable the blinkers folk have.

Its like you catch your wife in another mans car and she tells you they are just friends.

Hes not good enough. Compare him to the centre mids we have had over the last 3 or 4 years Mcginn,Mcgeough,Fyvie,Marv and Milligan. All of them would never hide and demand the ball all day long.

This guy hides behind the opposition, runs about abit, pretends to be the hard man and give away a couple of fouls each half. Not a great passer and doesnt look dangerous going forward.

Hallberg is a far more effective centre mid than him.

Shouts and points and makes himself look busy. Like Ross Chisholm.

[ddoc]

Watching on Hibs TV I was surprised when the Aberdeen commentator singled him out for praise. I barely realised that he was on the pitch up to then.
Maybe he was on the wind up.

[FilipinoHibs]

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Doing the lad a big discredit. I haven't been his biggest fan but he played well yesterday.

I watched with the Aberdeen TV commentary and they were singing his praises and reckoned he was our best player on the day.

Yes and Aberdeen TV spent most of the time complaining all Dog's one on one where offside and Hibs' players were divers. Only complimentary thing they said about us was Vela.

[JimBHibees]

Him and Hallberg getting better each game and providing better basis in midfield.

[Heckys Wheel]

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Him and Hallberg getting better each game and providing better basis in midfield.

Yep, both are improving game on game which is also allowing Mallan to play better as well. Midfield looks more balanced now for sure.

Wingers aren’t doing it just now. Middleton and Horgan both look low on confidence and quality.

[Hibee Mac]

Think people are getting overly critical of Vela because he's not as good as McGinn or Dylan. That's a very tough ask being ask good as they were, I watched the first half last night on replay and Vela was doing a good job of being tight to his man at all times and won the ball back a couple times doing so.

I think he's an important cog in the midfield if we are to push on and progress back to where we belong in the table.

[BILLYHIBS]

I did not go to Pittodrie but going on what some posters are raving about on here he must have improved 100% since the Celtic game

In fairness the Celtic game was one of his better games so week on week improvement is logical

The poster that said he had four touches first half sounds about closer to the mark

To me he gets about the park but slowly and does not do anything of note in a game where you say to yourself that was well played or that was well done

A case in point would be his closing down of Hickey in the Hearts game where he got there too late to close him down causing the ball to take a wicked deflection

I also remember Michael Stewart calling him lazy

Hallberg looks more of a natural footballer but still does not look up to speed

If they can both continue to get up to speed together and form a formidable midfield partnership together so be it

[Tyler Durden]

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Think people are getting overly critical of Vela because he's not as good as McGinn or Dylan. That's a very tough ask being ask good as they were, I watched the first half last night on replay and Vela was doing a good job of being tight to his man at all times and won the ball back a couple times doing so.

I think he's an important cog in the midfield if we are to push on and progress back to where we belong in the table.

McGinn and McGeouch? It’s more a case that he’s not as good as Milligan or Tom Taiwo or Justin Skinner. Or Brian Hamilton.

So far, he just hasn’t been any good at all. He was so abysmal in his first 5/6 games that it’s now viewed as a positive that he won possession a few times. He doesn’t look like scoring, doesn’t create anything and does very little defensively.

[BonnieFitbaTeam]

[QUOTE=Robbo6-2;5950977]Unbelievable the blinkers folk have.


Oh, the irony!

No-one is suggesting he's a world beater, but if you can't see the significant improvement in Vela's performances over the last few games - presumably as his fitness gets up to speed - then never mind blinkers, it's a blindfold you're wearing.

Hallberg is starting to look decent too, imo.