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Offline Mazrim

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Re: Aston Villa Reserves/Academy games & information
« Reply #330 on: February 11, 2013, 08:58:34 PM »
No.

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Re: Aston Villa Reserves/Academy games & information
« Reply #331 on: February 11, 2013, 09:17:47 PM »
Okay. Can he defend corners?

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Re: Aston Villa Reserves/Academy games & information
« Reply #332 on: February 11, 2013, 11:17:30 PM »
Drennan's improved a lot this year since he lost some bulk last summer.

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Re: Aston Villa Reserves/Academy games & information
« Reply #333 on: February 11, 2013, 11:24:36 PM »
Samir Carruthers got very good reviews playing for the Irish u-21s during the week. Pointless having him playing reserve football and looks a long way down the queue for first team action. Surely a loan move would help his development far more than playing underage football?

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Re: Aston Villa Reserves/Academy games & information
« Reply #334 on: February 11, 2013, 11:36:22 PM »
I would be looking to loan the likes of Johnson, Carruthers, Williams, Devine, Siegrist, Burke, Donacien etc. It's nice to keep the group together and so on but the best education they'll get is in meaningful action.

From what I can observe and from what I've learned, the quality is improving down the age groups so these players in their late teens need to be ready to push for a first team squad place or they'll be caught by those behind them.

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Re: Aston Villa Reserves/Academy games & information
« Reply #335 on: February 12, 2013, 07:48:51 AM »
I think you've got say hats off to the academy. Without the constant stream of players coming through over the last 10 years, we'd be in some real trouble.

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Re: Aston Villa Reserves/Academy games & information
« Reply #336 on: February 12, 2013, 10:09:22 PM »
Jordan Graham has been ruled out for the season. Shame for the kid, looks a talent.

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Re: Aston Villa Reserves/Academy games & information
« Reply #337 on: February 12, 2013, 10:45:54 PM »
That is a blow. Very promising player.

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Re: Aston Villa Reserves/Academy games & information
« Reply #338 on: February 14, 2013, 01:49:27 AM »
Jordan Graham has been ruled out for the season. Shame for the kid, looks a talent.

Oh FFS!

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Re: Aston Villa Reserves/Academy games & information
« Reply #339 on: February 17, 2013, 01:59:49 PM »
Aston Villa U11s 1 Coventry City 1 (Game 1)
Aston Villa U11s 8 Coventry City 3 (Game 2)

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Re: Aston Villa Reserves/Academy games & information
« Reply #340 on: February 17, 2013, 05:18:47 PM »
Just thought I'd also mention that even at this level, the players are now actively being coached to keep it narrow and play through the middle as opposed to with width when Houllier and TSM were in charge.

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Re: Aston Villa Reserves/Academy games & information
« Reply #341 on: February 17, 2013, 06:05:19 PM »
Good to know. I just wish they would coach our kids variety so that they could play through the middle but also have times where they use width.

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Re: Aston Villa Reserves/Academy games & information
« Reply #342 on: February 17, 2013, 06:10:28 PM »
Thet's the issue, though. Previously it was almost always just with width now it is almost exclusively through the middle. Very little variation. Seemed to work well today, mind.

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Re: Aston Villa Reserves/Academy games & information
« Reply #343 on: February 18, 2013, 03:35:42 PM »
When is the Ajax game?

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Re: Aston Villa Reserves/Academy games & information
« Reply #344 on: February 18, 2013, 03:37:36 PM »
Tomorrow. 19:00 KO. Away.

 


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