Villa Players on International Duty - Covid impacts

[cdbearsfan]

Yes. The point of going to Croatia is that they don't have to isolate in a bog standard hotel room while they're there, as they would if they went straight from South America to the UK, so can keep themselves active and fit, hopefully.

[Steve67]

Yes. The point of going to Croatia is that they don't have to isolate in a bog standard hotel room while they're there, as they would if they went straight from South America to the UK, so can keep themselves active and fit, hopefully.

Righto, thanks mate.  I presume they also miss the Everton game, unless they arrive back tomorrow?

[cdbearsfan]

There appears to be some debate but greater minds than mine seem to have deduced that they'll likely be back the day of the Everton game so it would be unlikely they'd play.

[olaftab]

It's a bugger's muddle.

[LeonW]

Tim Vickery on 5 live:
Apparently, all the Argentinian premier league players were told on the Saturday by the Brazilian  authorities that they had to quarantine but the team decided to travel to the game on Sunday anyway. The Argentina association thought (even after this notification on Saturday) that the same rules as those in place during the Copa America during Brazil still applied.

5 Live also said that Villa did give permission for our players to go but Tottenham didn’t and they decided to travel anyway.

Martinez is quoted as saying that “After winning the Copa America, the whole team wants to be with the group. It’s something beautiful that we have and we assume the consequences.”

[Brazilian Villain]

You clearly have to be a master of subterfuge to get past Brazilian border staff.

I've been to Brazil. They'll let anyone in.

Getting into Brasil is easy, it's leaving that's the difficult part.

[eamonn]

Tim Vickery trying to explain everything on SSN with Mr Cool’s Dream, Ian Mum’s definitive Style Council history, on the shelf behind him. I knew he was a clever bloke with impeccable taste.

As you were.

Ian what? There's a surname called "Mum"?! Well, I'll be damned...

[lovejoy]

Looks like the Brazilian no shows will be impacted too. Now it is Liverpool, Man C, Chelsea etc watch it all kick off.

[cdbearsfan]

Thiago Silva out of Villa game. Brazil have banned all the players who refused to go with the exception of Richarlison as thanks for releasing him for the Olympics when they didn't have to.

[Percy McCarthy]

Tim Vickery trying to explain everything on SSN with Mr Cool’s Dream, Ian Mum’s definitive Style Council history, on the shelf behind him. I knew he was a clever bloke with impeccable taste.

As you were.

Ian what? There's a surname called "Mum"?! Well, I'll be damned...

Sorry, Munn. Autocorrect compounded by my terrible eyesight.

[Demitri_C]

Thiago Silva out of Villa game. Brazil have banned all the players who refused to go with the exception of Richarlison as thanks for releasing him for the Olympics when they didn't have to.

Although it helps us thats very bitter by the  Brazilians.

[olaftab]

It’s not. A rule has to be implemented and respected.

[astonvilla82]

Simon Jordan mentioned any Brasil players called up from England would have to isolate for ten days anyway, so what's the point of going

[eamonn]

Tim Vickery trying to explain everything on SSN with Mr Cool’s Dream, Ian Mum’s definitive Style Council history, on the shelf behind him. I knew he was a clever bloke with impeccable taste.

As you were.

Ian what? There's a surname called "Mum"?! Well, I'll be damned...

Sorry, Munn. Autocorrect compounded by my terrible eyesight.

Ha...bit of a shame, it was a great quirk.

[cdbearsfan]

Simon Jordan mentioned any Brasil players called up from England would have to isolate for ten days anyway, so what's the point of going

He's wrong. Brazilian nationals are exempt from that rule. Hence Willian started training with his new club more or less as soon as he arrived from Arsenal.