Alan McCafu

[old man villa fan]

Bree serves his apprenticeship over the next 18 months and then becomes the best right back in the history of football. Hutton is ok, but, if we want to get promoted next season....

We play Bree as first choice but not all of the time and develop him in the Championship.  He goes up into the PL as first choice.  You do not want him being blooded in the PL.

[tomd2103]

I hope De Laet is going to come back ok from injury fully.

He is a  very good right back at championship level.

Yep and this news about Hutton means we will have 4 right backs next season if you include Richards.  Not ideal, especially as Richards and Hutton are probably on big wages. 

Hutton must have a very good agent or Lambert and co. must have been incredibly niaive for a contract like that to be agreed.

[Richard]

5 if you include Bacuna ! But I can see most of them playing in other positions like left back centre half or defensive midfield even.

[Steve67]

Bree serves his apprenticeship over the next 18 months and then becomes the best right back in the history of football. Hutton is ok, but, if we want to get promoted next season....

We play Bree as first choice but not all of the time and develop him in the Championship.  He goes up into the PL as first choice.  You do not want him being blooded in the PL.

We agree then mate!

[tomd2103]

5 if you include Bacuna ! But I can see most of them playing in other positions like left back centre half or defensive midfield even.

Not sure I can.  De Laet, Bree and Bacuna as a utility option would be fine.  The wages picked up by Hutton and Richards would be better invested in other areas.

[sirlordbaltimore]

Not sure what's depressed me more this week, this news or Richards returning. Two players i'd pay good money to never watch in the shirt again

[ASHTONVILLA]

Three clean sheets and one of our best players in all three games. Well done Hutton.

Taylor looks loads more solid than the feckless Amavi too.

[Toronto Villa]

Amavi will be a very effective winger in the coming weeks.

[Ian.]

Yep, two full backs playing well does make a difference. Most the season Hutton and Amavi have been pretty erratic. Really disappointed with Amavi.

[paul_e]

Yep, two full backs playing well does make a difference. Most the season Hutton and Amavi have been pretty erratic. Really disappointed with Amavi.

That's not really fair, Amavi was playing well until the new year but I think the £25m thing got into his head and he took his eye off things.  I want us to keep faith with him though because I still think he can become a very good fullback in a couple of years with decent coaching.

[Three Spires Villa]

I thought Hutton was very good today

[Ads]

Ha! He's got a new song finally hailing him as the Scottish Cafu.

[Ian.]

Yep, two full backs playing well does make a difference. Most the season Hutton and Amavi have been pretty erratic. Really disappointed with Amavi.

That's not really fair, Amavi was playing well until the new year but I think the £25m thing got into his head and he took his eye off things.  I want us to keep faith with him though because I still think he can become a very good fullback in a couple of years with decent coaching.

He's still been very erratic and has cost us points, fair or not.
I thought he'd tear this league up going forward and also be solid when needed to defend. He hasn't been very good.  I could say something similar about Ayew too.
Both players have a lot of potential, it's just not happening.

[UK Redsox]

Hutton has been very good, bordering on excellent in the last few games

[AGRIPPA]

I hope De Laet is going to come back ok from injury fully.

He is a  very good right back at championship level.

Yep and this news about Hutton means we will have 4 right backs next season if you include Richards.  Not ideal, especially as Richards and Hutton are probably on big wages. 

Hutton must have a very good agent or Lambert and co. must have been incredibly niaive for a contract like that to be agreed.

It's doubtful that Lambert agreed his contract... If he said he wanted him others would have agreed the salary