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Heroes & Villains => Heroes Discussion => Topic started by: Michel Sibble on March 01, 2012, 11:30:41 AM
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from the Broken Biscuit Company: LINK (http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17219967)
Aston Villa have offered a new contract to United States goalkeeper Brad Guzan.
But Villa boss Alex McLeish is unsure whether the 27-year-old wants to stay as number one Shay Given's understudy.
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Guzan has made just six Premier League starts since arriving at Villa Park in August 2008 and may decide to seek first-team football elsewhere.
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I'd be surprised if he took it, it's alright Mcleish saying Given is 35 but he's also on a 5 year deal.
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I'd be happy if Guzan stayed as back up to Given. He done well earlier this season when Given got injured.
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Guzan is fine as number 2 and young Ben Siegrist as number 3 next season.
I hope he signs the contract.
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There aren't many clubs out there who have such a good option as reserve keeper.
Hope he signs it, couldn't blame him if he went elsewhere.
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Didn't McLeish say recently if Given is fit he starts, so Brad knows however well he plays or poorly Given is playing, he wont play, that must be pretty dispiriting, and doesn't happen in any other position.
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He seems to have improved a lot from crosses this season, from the little we've seen of him.
Hope he signs, but wish him all the best if he doesn't.
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I'd like to clarify, I'd like him to sign but I can't see the incentive for him. Mcleish has said Given will play if fit and has a deal for another 4 years after this season, so it doesn't give Brad much encouragement.
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Its probably time that Brad Jr was playing somewhere regularly as a starter.
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it will all depend on if anyone else comes in for him and offer him 1st team football and at what level, if he gets a prem or good champs team he will go,
if there is not a lot of options he might sign again for us
i would like him to stay, but he is a very good keeper in my view, and is far to good to not be playing regulary for someone somewhere
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Didn't McLeish say recently if Given is fit he starts, so Brad knows however well he plays or poorly Given is playing, he wont play, that must be pretty dispiriting, and doesn't happen in any other position.
I don't really think he mean't it that way, I'm sure if Shay was playing poorly he'd be dropped.
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Given IMO is not likely to start every game for a whole season because of injuries. I hope Brad can see this any maybe think "I'll give it another 2 years see how I get on"
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I would like him to stay but understand he needs first team football.One idea would be to sign him up long term and loan him out the problem is that Given is not as bullet proof as Big Brad was so we would need a call back clause which would be hard to get another club to go for.
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I'd be disappointed if he chose to sign a new contract. He's not going to shift Given from the #1 spot any time soon so it wouldn't say much about his ambitions if he was happy to sit on the bench picking up X amount of thousands a week. At 27 he really should be thinking of playing.
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Tricky... Well basically we have ballsed up again.
With Given's injury history we need a decent reserve keeper (i.e. like Guzan) but I'd completely understand if he wanted out. So we'll need to sign a new guy and I reckon that'll cost 2m maybe 3m to get the required quality (plus wages etc).
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I think if he's got any ambition he'll leave. He's 27 so unless he wants a job as a professional prem reserve 'keeper he needs to move. a year or two at a championship side perfroming well and he'll be back in the premiership with a big club.
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Happy if he stays. Goes with my best wishes if not.
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I reckon it will boil down to.
Are we keeping Given beyond the summer? If so then Brad must know his chances could be limited to half a dozen games here and there and the odd cup match.
Does he actually want a proper career or is he happy to do a Taylor and make lots of money from being a career second choice who has had virtually no proper career.
How happy would we be if this contract was being offered to a 27 year old defender, striker or midfielder that will spend most of the time on the bench?
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Like most I'd love for him to stay as we all know what a good keeper he is, but to be honest if I was him I'd probably leave in search of regular first team football, I could see him playing for someone like Bolton, they need a decent keeper - or perhaps one of the teams that comes up next season.
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I would also be happy if he stays I think he is a good back up keeper for Shay but whether he stays or not is another matter.