Marc Albrighton

[Vlad the Fox]

Proper 

 

 

 

 

[Sampson]

Said it before but he’s really growing into that full-back position this season. When he’d played it before I thought he wasn’t strong enough defensively and I thought wing-back was his best position these days. But he’s done well virtually every time he’s played full-back this season.

[Ric Flair]

Becoming our version of James Milner

[moore_94]

43 minutes ago, Ric Flair said:

Becoming our version of James Milner

Said this to my sister on the way home from the match yesterday

 

Will happily play where needed and will always put 110% in

 

Just centre back and striker left I think? 

[majaco]

Ever present winning the league.  Not good enough since.  Crazy game.

[TJB-fox]

12 hours ago, Sampson said:

Said it before but he’s really growing into that full-back position this season. When he’d played it before I thought he wasn’t strong enough defensively and I thought wing-back was his best position these days. But he’s done well virtually every time he’s played full-back this season.

Disagree, think he’s really poor defensively and terrible as a fullback, which is a shame because his defensive work as a winger is great.
 

Not his fault though, ageing legs and lack of game time in a deeper role makes it difficult for him.

Edited 18 February 2022 by TJB-fox

[Sampson]

17 minutes ago, TJB-fox said:

Disagree, think he’s really poor defensively and terrible as a fullback, which is a shame because his defensive work as a winger is great.
 

Not his fault though, ageing legs and lack of game time in a deeper role makes it difficult for him.

When was the last time he had a bad game as a full back though? He’s played it 4 or 5 times this season and done well every time.

[TJB-fox]

22 minutes ago, Sampson said:

When was the last time he had a bad game as a full back though? He’s played it 4 or 5 times this season and done well every time.

Look no further than last night, his slip cost us the goal. 

[Sampson]

1 minute ago, TJB-fox said:

Look no further than last night, his slip cost us the goal. 

Huh? He played well.

 

A slip happens to anyone, it’s just bad luck, it isn’t horrible defending.

[TJB-fox]

Just now, Sampson said:

Huh? He played well.

 

A slip happens to anyone, it’s just bad luck, it isn’t horrible defending.

If a fullback plays well for 90 minutes but gives away a goal is that a good performance? Not really. 
 

 

[Sampson]

Just now, TJB-fox said:

If a fullback plays well for 90 minutes but gives away a goal is that a good performance? Not really. 
 

 

Mate, you said he’s poor defensively and terrible as a full back. All players slip, one slip doesn’t make you terrible defensively.

 

I think you’re alone in thinking he had a bad game last night.

[TJB-fox]

2 hours ago, Sampson said:

Mate, you said he’s poor defensively and terrible as a full back. All players slip, one slip doesn’t make you terrible defensively.

 

I think you’re alone in thinking he had a bad game last night.

He is, I’m not basing my opinion on his slip last night though I’m basing it on watching him fill in at fullback over the years. 
 

As a fullback he’s positionally awful and gets his distances all wrong. 
 

Im not saying he had a bad game but his slip cost us the goal so you can’t say he played well. 
 

Not a dig at Mark I’m a big fan but he’s simply not a fullback and if you pay attention he really is quite poor there. I think because he’s been such a great servant and has such an exemplary attitude sometimes when he underperforms it gets looked over.

Edited 19 February 2022 by TJB-fox

[Tielemans63]

Thought Marc had a decent game today in a slightly more advanced position. His combination with Riccy worked well for the most part.

[Will1981]

Left-Back, Right-Back, Left-Wing or Right-Wing he always puts in 100% effort and gives an 7 or 8 out of ten performance.

 

Legend.

[BenTheFox]

How can you not love this guy? He isn't the most spectacular player in the world but more or less any good side needs a player or two like him i.e. reliable, committed and will do a job for you. You very rarely get a really bad game out of him. He is to us what James Milner is to Liverpool. 

[StriderHiryu]

11 hours ago, Will1981 said:

Left-Back, Right-Back, Left-Wing or Right-Wing he always puts in 100% effort and gives an 7 or 8 out of ten performance.

 

Legend.

Despite this season being poor, Albrighton overall has had a good one. Probably one of our more consistent players this time round.

 

Effort is always labelled with his performances, but he's better than that. He might not be a game changer like Maddison or Vardy but when he plays well we generally win. He's underrated even by our own fans!

 

Amazing we got him for free really.

[BenTheFox]

Is he our best free transfer of all time? I know Cambiasso was very influential in his season here, but Albrighton has been a consistent performer here for years. 

[ParkerPen]

8 minutes ago, StriderHiryu said:

Despite this season being poor, Albrighton overall has had a good one. Probably one of our more consistent players this time round.

 

Effort is always labelled with his performances, but he's better than that. He might not be a game changer like Maddison or Vardy but when he plays well we generally win. He's underrated even by our own fans!

 

Amazing we got him for free really.

Villa mate of mine is still cross about this now!

[StriderHiryu]

15 minutes ago, ParkerPen said:

Villa mate of mine is still cross about this now!

He should be! Boyhood fan of the club, has gone to become a legend for another club, winning the FA Cup and Premier League. My understanding is he didn't even want a massive new contract, just an extension! They really messed up big time with that one.

[coolhandfox]

21 minutes ago, StriderHiryu said:

He should be! Boyhood fan of the club, has gone to become a legend for another club, winning the FA Cup and Premier League. My understanding is he didn't even want a massive new contract, just an extension! They really messed up big time with that one.

Sort of gives you a indication of how poorly managed they were at the time, which resulted in their relegation to the Championship.

[KrefelderFox666]

1 hour ago, ParkerPen said:

Villa mate of mine is still cross about this now!

 

43 minutes ago, StriderHiryu said:

He should be! Boyhood fan of the club, has gone to become a legend for another club, winning the FA Cup and Premier League. My understanding is he didn't even want a massive new contract, just an extension! They really messed up big time with that one.

 

20 minutes ago, coolhandfox said:

Sort of gives you a indication of how poorly managed they were at the time, which resulted in their relegation to the Championship.

Took a while before Pearson dropped him into our starting XI though, so he didn't hit off from the start. I think around the time the Great Escape started he featured for us (probably not a coincidence).

[Sampson]

The fact he is still topping our pressing stats and in the top 3% of pressers in the "big 5 leagues" at 32 is incredible. 

He's just relentless. Must be one of those players who you love to play with as a teammate and his teammates must feed off that kind of relentless energy.

Edited 3 March 2022 by Sampson

[Supergray22]

On 03/03/2022 at 08:54, Sampson said:

The fact he is still topping our pressing stats and in the top 3% of pressers in the "big 5 leagues" at 32 is incredible. 

He's just relentless. Must be one of those players who you love to play with as a teammate and his teammates must feed off that kind of relentless energy.

Those stats are just unreal. Coupled with the fact that he seems so on top of his all round game at the moment I would have no reservations starting with him at the moment. Exactly the sort of example we need and brings out the best in those around him. 

[filbertway]

On 18/02/2022 at 19:51, Ric Flair said:

Becoming our version of James Milner

Always seen him as a less talented Milner. Just happy to put a shift in, brings a tremendous level of work rate and will happily play where he's needed. I do enjoy the simplicity to his game, his first thought is always to go forwards quickly and is always looking to keep the tempo up. 

 

I really wish we could transfer the mentality of some of the title winning team into some of our newer more talented players. They probably wouldn't be with us if they were the whole package though.

[Ric Flair]

2 hours ago, filbertway said:

Always seen him as a less talented Milner. Just happy to put a shift in, brings a tremendous level of work rate and will happily play where he's needed. I do enjoy the simplicity to his game, his first thought is always to go forwards quickly and is always looking to keep the tempo up. 

 

I really wish we could transfer the mentality of some of the title winning team into some of our newer more talented players. They probably wouldn't be with us if they were the whole package though.

It's actually quite astonishing the longevity in efficiency and reliability we have gotten from certain members of that title winning side. We start to understand more how it might of happened in 2015/16, the longer time goes on. Fuchs, Morgan and Albrighton were all targets for criticism (I'm hugely guilty of this) in recent years when deployed as 1st choice and seen as underperforming/declining and the notion that weren't serious in our attempts to progress and rebuild. However as with all 3, they were or have become bit part players at our club and yet their output as a result has improved. They seldom let us down, last season Fuchs was unreal for a stretch of games in Oct and Nov when we had problems and Morgan as well stepped in and did a monumental job on occasions in recent years. Albrighton does the same year in, year out. He's had about 7 replacements for his position and yet he just waits, gets selected in whatever position and usually when shit hits the fan he's the one who starts to help turn it back around.

 

Genuine club stalwarts.