Couldn't agree more. He really should jump at the chance to join Valencia if its true they've bid.
Good post. The exaggeration over how shit he is one here has gone so far overboard. I reckon he will do well at a club preferably who play a midfield three, where he would be first choice every week.
With respect to Valencia over Villa the other factor will be his wife and if he has kids which I cant remember. If he stays and goes to Villa that would be a factor while many would simply think it would be a lack of ambition.
Also the exaggeration of how shit he is just indicates to me how many have absolutely no clue about why a footballer is any good or not. I sometimes end up defending him not because I think he is right for us but because so many of the criticisms are simply inaccurate.
I dont think he is right for us because what we really need is a CM who is capable of also running at defenders with the ball at his feet.
His main strength is that he is really good at keeping the ball moving and unfortunately so many of his critics simply dont understand why that is a valuable asset and also simply dont understand when its happening or the indicators to show whats going on.
However we dont need a player who's main attribute is keeping the ball speed up, we need a CM who can both pass and run with the ball.
I hope wherever he goes he does really well. He has been nailed with criticism that far exceeds what he has deserved and is also so often wildly inaccurate and based on a mixture of ignorance and mob mentality at times.