My favourite current Villa player by a country mile. I hope we keep him.Bree and Taylor are abject, Hutton and Elmo are adequate and have a good attitude. Keep Hutton and Elmo and move on Bree and Taylor methinks.
Not for me, we need to move on. I'm fine with keeping a few experienced heads but not by giving new contracts to people. He was better once we shifted him to left back because at that point he stopped trying to get forward. I think if we want to play 2 up front we can't have full backs who struggle in the opposition half so we should take this as a chance to pick up someone who can over lap and get crosses in early on that side, especially if we're building around Jedi or Whelan sitting in front of the centre backs.
It does seem funny how we loaded that side of the pitch. Bree has to be the future now as he has potential and will be on a low wage.
Quote from: Nastylee on June 10, 2018, 08:46:07 AMIt does seem funny how we loaded that side of the pitch. Bree has to be the future now as he has potential and will be on a low wage.Not sure he is ready for that just yet. Ideally we would have two decent options either side, with the younger players providing support. I think Neil Taylor’s confidence and form are shattered and we should maybe look at moving him on and bringing in a first choice option at left back. If Hutton is to be re-signed then one of Elmohamady or De Laet has to go, or perhaps even both. A quartet of Elmohamady / De Laet, Hutton, Bree and a new left back would be about right.
Bree was a first team regular in a Barnsley side who were around the top 6. Give him a run to gather his confidence and he will be able to do a job there.
Quote from: tomd2103 on June 10, 2018, 10:18:05 AMQuote from: Nastylee on June 10, 2018, 08:46:07 AMIt does seem funny how we loaded that side of the pitch. Bree has to be the future now as he has potential and will be on a low wage.Not sure he is ready for that just yet. Ideally we would have two decent options either side, with the younger players providing support. I think Neil Taylor’s confidence and form are shattered and we should maybe look at moving him on and bringing in a first choice option at left back. If Hutton is to be re-signed then one of Elmohamady or De Laet has to go, or perhaps even both. A quartet of Elmohamady / De Laet, Hutton, Bree and a new left back would be about right. Bree was a first team regular in a Barnsley side who were around the top 6. Give him a run to gather his confidence and he will be able to do a job there.Thinking all but the most proven players aren't good enough for us is what got us into this mess.
He's a trier, a good bloke but still one who's not given us value for money.Time to move on.
Quote from: amfy on June 10, 2018, 04:07:30 PMQuote from: tomd2103 on June 10, 2018, 10:18:05 AMQuote from: Nastylee on June 10, 2018, 08:46:07 AMIt does seem funny how we loaded that side of the pitch. Bree has to be the future now as he has potential and will be on a low wage.Not sure he is ready for that just yet. Ideally we would have two decent options either side, with the younger players providing support. I think Neil Taylor’s confidence and form are shattered and we should maybe look at moving him on and bringing in a first choice option at left back. If Hutton is to be re-signed then one of Elmohamady or De Laet has to go, or perhaps even both. A quartet of Elmohamady / De Laet, Hutton, Bree and a new left back would be about right. Bree was a first team regular in a Barnsley side who were around the top 6. Give him a run to gather his confidence and he will be able to do a job there.Thinking all but the most proven players aren't good enough for us is what got us into this mess.Agree about Bree, but he has frozen a bit when he has played at Villa Park, particularly against Brentford. He’s still only young, so it might be worth him havin* another season as an understudy.
Quote from: sirlordbaltimore on June 10, 2018, 04:24:12 PMHe's a trier, a good bloke but still one who's not given us value for money.Time to move on.The same could be said for Bruce. As for Hutton, I do worry how losing Snodgrass, Terry and possibly Chester, we'll have very little leadership on the pitch. Hutton has always led by example, dragging us forward by the short and curlies to attack. For that he'll always have my appreciation and respect.
Quote from: tomd2103 on June 10, 2018, 05:13:10 PMQuote from: amfy on June 10, 2018, 04:07:30 PMQuote from: tomd2103 on June 10, 2018, 10:18:05 AMQuote from: Nastylee on June 10, 2018, 08:46:07 AMIt does seem funny how we loaded that side of the pitch. Bree has to be the future now as he has potential and will be on a low wage.Not sure he is ready for that just yet. Ideally we would have two decent options either side, with the younger players providing support. I think Neil Taylor’s confidence and form are shattered and we should maybe look at moving him on and bringing in a first choice option at left back. If Hutton is to be re-signed then one of Elmohamady or De Laet has to go, or perhaps even both. A quartet of Elmohamady / De Laet, Hutton, Bree and a new left back would be about right. Bree was a first team regular in a Barnsley side who were around the top 6. Give him a run to gather his confidence and he will be able to do a job there.Thinking all but the most proven players aren't good enough for us is what got us into this mess.Agree about Bree, but he has frozen a bit when he has played at Villa Park, particularly against Brentford. He’s still only young, so it might be worth him havin* another season as an understudy.Doesn't look like we're going to have that luxury. Get a good pre-season in and then he's going to have to step-up. The kids are going to be thrown into the limelight this season and they're going to have to grow up fast. It will be the making of some. Others will have to dust themselves off and 'go again'.
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