by JedMaxwell »
30 Aug 2022 08:11
When Tshibola went to Villa and was in the team right away, I thought he'd be in the Prem either with them or someone else within a year or two. The manager didn't fancy him and then that was it, he was out of the side and basically finished.
He got a game for Villa in the cup against Spurs and my mate who's a Tottenham fan said he was outstanding and ripped through the Spurs midfield at times, but then he barely played for them again. Then he was lost in the mire of being on a huge contract and not playing, so became an easy target for the fans to have a go at. Such a shame as I think if he'd stayed with us, he could have had a really decent career.
With Rinomhota it's strange, as for so long he looked like a top quality Championship player. Reminded me of Sidwell, all-action and with that bit of quality. Didn't score quite so many goals but played a different role. Then last season he never really looked quite fit, I remember the Birmingham game at home when he was absolutely superb but I think his partnership with Laurent was disrupted by Drinkwater playing, and us just trying to find a way to get a lot of midfielders in together.
It's a shame he's not doing so well as he's a really decent chap by all accounts and I would have liked him to do well.