Alex Moreno - Gone to Forest On Loan

[VillaTim]

He's been poor ever since he came back from injury. Complete lack of awareness of what's going on around him. A liability

[mrfuse]

He's been poor ever since he came back from injury. Complete lack of awareness of what's going on around him. A liability

He was like this when he first started for us and then he vastly improved. He better quickly do that or hopefully Digne is back soon.

[Footy-Vill]

2 goals scored so hardly poor.
He's probably fatigued and gaining match sharpness
I think he's a real good fit for Emery style of play.

[Risso]

He’s been our worst player two home games running. Need Digne back, and quickly.

[tomd2103]

Something seems to have been wrong since he came back.  During the games I've been to, his body language and general demeanour have been really poor and he just doesn't look interested at times. 

He doesn't look to have forged any kind of understanding with Lenglet and they hardly seem to speak to each other during a game.  Both full-backs are in really poor form at the moment.

[VillaTim]

He's been poor ever since he came back from injury. Complete lack of awareness of what's going on around him. A liability

He was like this when he first started for us and then he vastly improved. He better quickly do that or hopefully Digne is back soon.

Yep Digne can't come back soon enough

[pauliewalnuts]

I like Moreno, he seems spirited, attacks well and gets the odd goal.

But we looked much more balanced with Digne.

[curiousorange]

Digne is prone to shockers but he's a senior pro. You do feel more robust with him on that side.

[Footy-Vill]

Moreno lengthy absence due to injury would have contributed to his ability to perform consistently well for 90 minutes.
Yet he's scored 2 goals.
Regarding any difficulties off the pitch, it was most likely difficult adjusting to being injured for so long including being away from Spain, as well as playing during the holiday and Christmas season for the first time in his career.

[Olof's Beard]

He missed the entirety of pre-season, as well as the first four months of the season. He had setbacks in his recovery too and then Digne getting crocked has meant he has had to play every week.

It's hardly surprising he has been a bit ropey.

[rougegorge]

He's not been the same player since returning from injury but I agree he didn't get much help tonight either.  His best form was when Ramsey was playing in front of him, and he's been blighted by injuries as well.

We haven't got any viable option until Digne gets back fit, so we have to hope he can refind that form from last season.

[Risso]

Getting the 5th goal in a demolition of the worst team the Premier League has ever seen doesn’t excuse his last two performances against Newcastle and Chelsea. Two of the most awful displays you’ll ever see.

[Nii Lamptey]

Moreno lengthy absence due to injury would have contributed to his ability to perform consistently well for 90 minutes.
Yet he's scored 2 goals.
Regarding any difficulties off the pitch, it was most likely difficult adjusting to being injured for so long including being away from Spain, as well as playing during the holiday and Christmas season for the first time in his career.

Sorry, but you’re totally wrong on this Footy. I don’t give a shite if my fullback is scoring goals. What I do expect is him to be able to tackle an already slowed, stumbling Chelsea player (after previous attempted tackle from a Villa midfielder)…. Not let him pass him by down the wing, and then proceed to chase him with a light jog.

They were all rubbish tonight, but he was head and shoulders the worst.

[Paul.S]

Not his best game but you could say that about everyone else. I think he was massively let down tonight by the lack of help in front of him. He was blowing out of his backside after about 20 minutes simply because when he went forward no one dropped in behind him and he was being asked to do an impossible job. The lack of any pace at all from Lenglet exposed the left side even more.

[VillaTim]

Not his best game but you could say that about everyone else. I think he was massively let down tonight by the lack of help in front of him. He was blowing out of his backside after about 20 minutes simply because when he went forward no one dropped in behind him and he was being asked to do an impossible job. The lack of any pace at all from Lenglet exposed the left side even more.

That's a fair point was anyone playing left midfield