Winter transfer, gossip, speculation and usual butter ollocks thread

[Risso]

Falling out with Smith apparently.

[Jon Crofts]

Why is Engels out in the cold?

Rumour that him and Smith have had a disagreement. Daft really, 2 grown men who can't get over their differences for the good of Aston Villa.

[Damo70]

Slimani wants out at Monaco.  Wonder if he watched our game tonight!

Spurs and Manure both want Slimani apparently but Brendan Rodgers has already said the situation with Monaco is "complicated". I think they paid a loan fee and want some of it back if they are to let him go.

[Clark W Griswold]

If we're going to stick with the 3 center backs, which i hope, i think the 3 we have in are good enough but you do need 2 players as cover. The thing i would say is that both Chester and Engels are right sided so it wouldn't hurt to lose one of them and buy another left sided player with Mings and Hause injury history, but we definitely need to keep one of them. Engels would be the obvious one age wise but if he's a bit of a prat off field then maybe not, although i'm just surmising with that.

[Hookeysmith]

Why is Engels out in the cold?

Rumour that him and Smith have had a disagreement. Daft really, 2 grown men who can't get over their differences for the good of Aston Villa.

I think it is purely a case of I cannot see Engels playing in a 3, especially as we have such balance with the 3 that are there now.

Its like Jota not getting a look in due to the fact that he has no natural position in the formation we are now playing with pretty well

[aj2k77]

Chester is better on the ball than Engels. I can see the logic in wanting him on the bench rather than the other way round. Hause is the one center back that worries me.

[Jon Crofts]

Hause's distribution worries me, he attracts pressure and looks uncomfortable at times with ball at feet.

[Big Ming]

Hause's distribution worries me, he attracts pressure and looks uncomfortable at times with ball at feet.

I don't know what his pass completion stats are but they must be diabolical.

[Big Ming]

Slimani wants out at Monaco.  Wonder if he watched our game tonight!

Spurs and Manure both want Slimani apparently but Brendan Rodgers has already said the situation with Monaco is "complicated". I think they paid a loan fee and want some of it back if they are to let him go.

Why would Leicester help out either United or Spurs when they are all fishing in the European places pool?

[DB]

Hause's distribution worries me, he attracts pressure and looks uncomfortable at times with ball at feet.

I don't know what his pass completion stats are but they must be diabolical.

We just kept shouting "get rid, hoof!".

[Diablo]

Hause's distribution worries me, he attracts pressure and looks uncomfortable at times with ball at feet.

I don't know what his pass completion stats are but they must be diabolical.

I kinda just touched on this in the Nyland thread I think he is (along with the whole defensive unit) better when Reina is in goal.

[JJ-AV]

Let's try for Axel, can play left or right side - and is better than both Hause and Konsa IMO. Keep those two competitive for their places.

He and Giroud would do me.

[ozzjim]

Axel would be awesome in this setup. If we stay up a move for him would be perfect.

[Joshua Fineman]

All a bit quiet on this front really.  Not real names in the spotlight ahead of Friday...

[ChicagoLion]

Hause's distribution worries me, he attracts pressure and looks uncomfortable at times with ball at feet.

I don't know what his pass completion stats are but they must be diabolical.

He was the same against a Watford.