| Harry from Bath on James Bree 13:13 - Jan 31 with 926 views | MaySixth |
“James Bree failed to make an impact at Wigan. He isn’t the answer to our right-back problem.” The 21-year-old former Barnsley man “makes no glaring errors, but he makes so many speculative cross-field balls which no nowhere near our players”, “He’s solid but offers little going forward right now.”
“Bree has the energy and physicality to do a job for Dean Smith. He will be an asset in a team playing on the front foot”, “With more games and confidence he will get more involved with our attacking play”, “His passing is iffy and I can’t remember one decent cross he put over in the Wigan game.” |  |
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| Harry from Bath on James Bree on 13:25 - Jan 31 with 839 views | HarryfromBath |
Here are Villa fans' thoughts from last August...
“James Bree looks a good prospect", "He can clearly get up and down the line and put a ball over. His positioning can be suspect but that will come”, “He’s quite big and strong and he is quick and comfortable on the ball. I don’t see him ending up as a centre-back.”
Here also are their reflections from February 2017, just after he arrived...
"James Bree looks quite tidy, doesn’t he?” The 19-year-old made his debut at right wing-back at the City Ground. “He was very composed for a young lad, calm on the ball and he was confident when defending”, “His right foot looked decent but his left was there to stand on."
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It's interesting to note that Dean Smith doesn't want to keep him if this is true, as the 34-year-old Alan Hutton is not a long-term right-back prospect. Bear in mind though that Smith will want build a team to play with Brentford-like intensity and plenty of decent players won't fit this brief.
If the worst does happen, Bree will also be a decent option in League One but goodness knows where this leaves Josh Emmanuel (who has a League One promotion medal). |  |
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| Harry from Bath on James Bree on 13:27 - Jan 31 with 796 views | MrTown |
| Harry from Bath on James Bree on 13:25 - Jan 31 by HarryfromBath |
Here are Villa fans' thoughts from last August...
“James Bree looks a good prospect", "He can clearly get up and down the line and put a ball over. His positioning can be suspect but that will come”, “He’s quite big and strong and he is quick and comfortable on the ball. I don’t see him ending up as a centre-back.”
Here also are their reflections from February 2017, just after he arrived...
"James Bree looks quite tidy, doesn’t he?” The 19-year-old made his debut at right wing-back at the City Ground. “He was very composed for a young lad, calm on the ball and he was confident when defending”, “His right foot looked decent but his left was there to stand on."
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It's interesting to note that Dean Smith doesn't want to keep him if this is true, as the 34-year-old Alan Hutton is not a long-term right-back prospect. Bear in mind though that Smith will want build a team to play with Brentford-like intensity and plenty of decent players won't fit this brief.
If the worst does happen, Bree will also be a decent option in League One but goodness knows where this leaves Josh Emmanuel (who has a League One promotion medal). |
Pinto until the end of the season, reassess at the end of the season, hopefully include Josh Emmanuel a bit more. |  |
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