I never thought we should have let him go. He's a ghood option out wide, can create, and has a great chip finish which suits our style of play...
All people remember of Vela is his great chip finishes against crap teams; not the rest of his game - which involved going invisible for large periods and getting bundled off the ball easier than a 5 year old thrown into a seniors game.
Very much this, I really enjoyed Vela, but his physicality was terrible for playing in England. Can't access youtube at work, does the video show any sign of him improving in that area? Is he still playing from the wing?
In that video he was rolling defenders and standing strong under challenges to set up goals and scoring goals.
Was just going to say this. He certainly came across as much stronger on the ball in that vid, using his body to hold off defenders in the box and score on a couple of occasions.