Summer 2016: Transfer rumours and suggestions

[Rudy65]

Im fed up of all the Westwood critics, he's a decent lad just struggles for confidence hopefully a drop down a division and potentially playing in a winning team will see him grow as a player. One of the only ones who looked like he gave a toss last season so for that alone he should keep his place in the new Villa side.

How many games does he need to get confident? Im sure he is a great bloke but he is a average footballer. Oh and he does point a lot and delivers terrible corners

[Rudy65]

Vardy will struggle to get as many goals in that Arsenal side as Giroud has this year, he'll get a few being slipped in behind by Ozil & Wilshire but he won't have the kick and rush that he has thrived upon this yr at Leicester

As for Westwood, not a problem with him staying, big problem if he remains our set piece taker as he is without doubt the worst I can remember

Vardy at nearly 30 will want to be a guaranteed starter which with Sanchez in the side isnt going to happen. Could go the way of Ricki Lambert in terms of a career ending move

[old man villa fan]

Im fed up of all the Westwood critics, he's a decent lad just struggles for confidence hopefully a drop down a division and potentially playing in a winning team will see him grow as a player. One of the only ones who looked like he gave a toss last season so for that alone he should keep his place in the new Villa side.

How many games does he need to get confident? Im sure he is a great bloke but he is a average footballer. Oh and he does point a lot and delivers terrible corners

Agree 100% with you.  Westwood plays in a position where he has to be involved in the game all of the time but he goes missing.  He is too weak for this position and does not have the pace to play further forward or wide.  His energy levels are very low.

[OCD]

Vardy thrived knowing that the ball would be played into him early so I don't know why Arsenal are after him. You see some of the analysis of him playing for England and he starts to make a run, the ball isn't played to him and he's left frustrated with the tactics.

[Dante Lavelli]

Vardy will struggle to get as many goals in that Arsenal side as Giroud has this year, he'll get a few being slipped in behind by Ozil & Wilshire but he won't have the kick and rush that he has thrived upon this yr at Leicester

I hope we soon have a striker that struggles to 24 goals.  I rate Giroud but appear to be in a minority as both arsenal and french fans give him shit.  I see your point though, as teams defend so deep it is hard for the strikers to shine in Arsenal's system, conversely the attacking midfielders making runs from slightly deeper should have a field day.

On a slight tangent, but I think it is poor form of Arsenal to make this bid - and it become public - just before the Euros.

[supertom]

Leicester winning the title made me like football a bit more again (generally, whilst simultaneously being more miserablist than ever as a Villa fan). It would just be so shitty to see Vardy sod off to Arsenal. He won't win the title there for certain and he'll struggle there. I don't think he's technically good enough for them and I can see him struggling to live up to the price tag. He should stick with Leicester.
But how crap would it be for Leicester, having won the league so convincingly, to still get bullied by the bigger boys and robbed of their best players. Fuck off Arsenal. Just fuck right off. Hopefully Vardy will see sense and enjoy playing for Leicester for at least another season, and in the champions league. If I were a Leicester player I'd want to be going into the Champs league looking to pull off more surprises.

Once again...fuck off Arsenal. Leave them alone. Shithouse of a club.

[Gareth]

Vardy will struggle to get as many goals in that Arsenal side as Giroud has this year, he'll get a few being slipped in behind by Ozil & Wilshire but he won't have the kick and rush that he has thrived upon this yr at Leicester

I hope we soon have a striker that struggles to 24 goals.  I rate Giroud but appear to be in a minority as both arsenal and french fans give him shit.  I see your point though, as teams defend so deep it is hard for the strikers to shine in Arsenal's system, conversely the attacking midfielders making runs from slightly deeper should have a field day.

On a slight tangent, but I think it is poor form of Arsenal to make this bid - and it become public - just before the Euros.

It happened to us, it happened to Everton when they looked like breaking through - the so called big clubs raid when they feel threatened - Vardy will just be the first, Kante & Mahrez will def be targets, wouldn't be surprised if Schmeichel ends up at Old Trafford if De Gea finally goes to Real.

My point on Vardy is that his work rate and chasing of lost causes earnt so many goals, Arse only want to score the perfect goal so he'll be running on a road to nowhere most of the time.

[tomd2103]

Vardy will struggle to get as many goals in that Arsenal side as Giroud has this year, he'll get a few being slipped in behind by Ozil & Wilshire but he won't have the kick and rush that he has thrived upon this yr at Leicester

I hope we soon have a striker that struggles to 24 goals.  I rate Giroud but appear to be in a minority as both arsenal and french fans give him shit.  I see your point though, as teams defend so deep it is hard for the strikers to shine in Arsenal's system, conversely the attacking midfielders making runs from slightly deeper should have a field day.

On a slight tangent, but I think it is poor form of Arsenal to make this bid - and it become public - just before the Euros.

It happened to us, it happened to Everton when they looked like breaking through - the so called big clubs raid when they feel threatened - Vardy will just be the first, Kante & Mahrez will def be targets, wouldn't be surprised if Schmeichel ends up at Old Trafford if De Gea finally goes to Real.

My point on Vardy is that his work rate and chasing of lost causes earnt so many goals, Arse only want to score the perfect goal so he'll be running on a road to nowhere most of the time.

It happened to Southampton as well.

[oswald funkletrumpet]

Im fed up of all the Westwood critics, he's a decent lad just struggles for confidence hopefully a drop down a division and potentially playing in a winning team will see him grow as a player. One of the only ones who looked like he gave a toss last season so for that alone he should keep his place in the new Villa side.

How many games does he need to get confident? Im sure he is a great bloke but he is a average footballer. Oh and he does point a lot and delivers terrible corners

Agree 100% with you.  Westwood plays in a position where he has to be involved in the game all of the time but he goes missing.  He is too weak for this position and does not have the pace to play further forward or widje.  His energy levels are very low.

agree that westwoods biggest problem is the total lack of physicality in his game

i lost count of the number of times last season when the opposition just rolled off him and got in behind

i level the same critisism at gestede for such a big bloke he ought to be battering the fuck out of centre halves

chuck bacuna into the mix and you have one of the main reasons we went down

let them all go (easier said than done) because moving forward they have no place at the club

[Zouch Villa]

Im fed up of all the Westwood critics, he's a decent lad just struggles for confidence hopefully a drop down a division and potentially playing in a winning team will see him grow as a player. One of the only ones who looked like he gave a toss last season so for that alone he should keep his place in the new Villa side.

How many games does he need to get confident? Im sure he is a great bloke but he is a average footballer. Oh and he does point a lot and delivers terrible corners

Agree 100% with you.  Westwood plays in a position where he has to be involved in the game all of the time but he goes missing.  He is too weak for this position and does not have the pace to play further forward or wide.  His energy levels are very low.

I've very much been a critic of Westwood, and I'm truly sick of his wafty floaty corners after this season, but I still have a sneaking feeling that there could still be a half decent player there somewhere.

With some proper coaching, and a decent leader on the pitch alongside him (someone like Petrov) and I think he could still be of use. I may be clutching at straws, and my opinions have softened two weeks into the close season, but there are players more deserving of a shove through exit doors than Ashley.

[peter w]

Westwood - I like him and think he could do well on a better midfield where he could just link play and occasionally get forward. Do the donkey work.

Vardy - Hard to say what he'll do. At 29 he could think it's he last shot at one of the big clubs. But because he's 29 he may be experienced enough to realise that he could just be their new Grancis Jeffers. Arsenal won't change for him but they do also play on the counter - look at Henry - so Wenger would get the best out of him. He's now an England international, going to a major finals, playing for the league champions, and in the Champa league. Other than potentially money and prestige what could Arsenal offer?

[Exeter 77]

Westwood is not the all around midfielder as he is too lightweight but thst doesn't mean he can't be an asset. He is definitely not a defensive player so should be played a bit further forward to make better use if his passing ability which is something successive managers have failed to do.

[aj2k77]

Westwood is not the all around midfielder as he is too lightweight but thst doesn't mean he can't be an asset. He is definitely not a defensive player so should be played a bit further forward to make better use if his passing ability which is something successive managers have failed to do.

Not quick enough in the head to play further forward.

[peter w]

Westwood is not the all around midfielder as he is too lightweight but thst doesn't mean he can't be an asset. He is definitely not a defensive player so should be played a bit further forward to make better use if his passing ability which is something successive managers have failed to do.

Not quick enough in the head to play further forward.

He'd be fine on the right side of a middle two in a 4-4-2 or on the right side of the diamond with over-lapping full-backs.

[aj2k77]

Respectfully disagree. Let's hope we have the time and money to plug a lot of the holes this summer. We can hide him in a better team with better players and definitely replace him and move him on when we are back in the top league.